National Bridge Funding Reform Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Feb 10, 2026
What it does
The National Bridge Funding Reform Act would eliminate the Carbon Reduction Program and the PROTECT Program, redirecting their funding to a new National Bridge Program that allocates funds based on bridge deck area—75% according to total deck area on Federal-aid highways and 25% according to deck area of bridges in poor condition. The bill affects state transportation agencies by changing how federal bridge funds are distributed, prioritizing structural condition and size of bridge infrastructure. It allows states flexibility to use funds for bridges both on and off Federal-aid highways, with funding calculations based on the National Bridge Inventory as of December 31, 2024. Conforming…
AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
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Who is involved
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