States would gain more flexibility over how they spend federal highway money under this bill. Currently, federal law allows states to shift up to half of their federal highway aid funds from one program category to another — for example, moving bridge-repair money toward a road-safety project. This bill raises that ceiling from 50 percent to 75 percent, giving state transportation officials more control over where existing federal dollars go. The change does not add new highway funding — it simply lets states redirect more of what they already receive to meet their highest-priority infrastructure needs.
Congressional Summary
Highway Funding Transferability Improvement ActThis 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; andPromoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation Formula Program (also known as the PROTECT Formula Program).
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-05-13
- Date Added
- 2026-06-15
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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