HR 8870 119th Congress
BUILD America 250 Act
To authorize funding for Federal-aid highways, bridge construction and rehabilitation, highway safety programs, transit programs, and rail programs, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 62 - 2.
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the House. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · House floor actions · Code H11100 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in House | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code Intro-H | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in House | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 1000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionIntroduced in House | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H11000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H11000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H15001 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionSubcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H25000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionSubcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H25000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 62 - 2. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H19000 | Congress.gov |
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Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act or the BUILD America 250 ActThis bill authorizes federal surface transportation (highway, public transportation, and rail) programs and activities through FY2031. The bill also establishes or modifies Department of Transportation (DOT) programs and policies that are a part of the federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs. For example, the bill authorizes appropriations through FY2031 out of the Highway Trust Fund for the federal-aid highway program, the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program, highway safety programs, and bridge programs. The bill also authorizes funding through FY2031 for Amtrak. Current authorization for these programs expires on September 30, 2026.Among other provisions, the billestablishes a Surface Transportation Accelerator Grant (STAG) discretionary program to fund surface transportation projects in rural, urban, local, and regional communities;requires the Federal Highway Administration to impose a new annual electric vehicle (EV) registration fee, starting at $130 for a covered EV and $35 for a covered plug-in hybrid vehicle;exempts automated driving system technology and equipment from vehicle width requirements;establishes a consolidated state block grant program that allows DOT to allocate a lump sum to participating states to fund public transportation services in rural and urbanized areas;allows state rail safety inspectors to conduct railroad bridge inspections; andestablishes a system for state, local, and tribal governments to report safety concerns about the condition of railroad bridges.
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- Introduced in HouseMay 19, 2026