HR8348Referred to Committee

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the amounts States are guaranteed under the highway apportionment formula, and for other purposes.

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-04-16

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Chris Pappas

Democrat · NH · Representative

Votes with party: 92.6% (557 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/P000614

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Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

2026-04-16

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2026-04-16

Previously

Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-16

Plain-English Summary

This bill would change how federal highway funding is divided among states, likely guaranteeing each state a minimum amount of money for road and bridge projects regardless of population or other factors. The changes would affect state transportation departments and local governments that rely on federal highway dollars to maintain and improve roads. The bill is currently being reviewed by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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Subjects

Transportation and Public Works

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8348 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8348 To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the amounts States are guaranteed under the highway apportionment formula, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 16, 2026 Mr. Pappas (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Goodlander, Mr. Golden of Maine, and Ms. McBride) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the amounts States are guaranteed under the highway apportionment formula, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. GUARANTEED AMOUNTS. Section 104(c)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in clause (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) in clause (iii) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(iv) at least 0.5 percent of the total apportionment.''. <all>

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