S. 1733 Introduced Transportation and Public Works

Highway Funding Transferability Improvement Act

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for increased transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Introduced May 13, 2025 Cosponsors 1 (1 D) Latest action July 23, 2025

Summary

Highway Funding Transferability Improvement Act
This bill increases the amount of federal highway program funds that a state may reallocate annually between designated programs. 
Specifically, for the following programs, the bill allows a state to reallocate up to 75% (currently, 50%) of the annual funding for each program to any of the other programs:
- National Highway Performance Program;
- Surface Transportation Block Grant Program;
- Highway Safety Improvement Program;
- Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program;
- National Highway Freight Program;
- Carbon Reduction Program; and
- Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation Formula Program (also known as the PROTECT Formula Program).

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Jul 23, 2025 Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Hearings held.
  2. May 13, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  3. May 13, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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