H.R.7442

National Bridge Funding Reform Act

Introduced·2/9/26

Prefiled

Introduced2/9/26

Chamber Passed

Final Passage

Complete

Introduced

H. R. 7442

Introduced in House · February 17, 2026

February 9, 2026

Mr. Nehls (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Williams of Texas, and Mr. Gill of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To eliminate the Carbon Reduction Program and PROTECT Program and dedicate the funding to a new bridge formula program that distributes funding based primarily on overall deck area, 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. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “National Bridge Funding Reform Act”.

HR7442 U.S. House: National Bridge Funding Reform Act