Bill · H.R. 7776· House(119-HR-7776)
Highway Formula Fairness Act
- Introduced
- 3/3/2026
- Last activity
- 3/4/2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Sponsored by
- Chip Roy
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Highway Formula Fairness Act," seeks to change how certain federal highway program funds are distributed to states. It modifies the calculation of state apportionment amounts for fiscal year 2026 and subsequent years. The new calculation uses a baseline based on 2012 apportionment proportions. It also introduces an adjustment mechanism to ensure state amounts do not fall below a specific threshold. This threshold is based on a percentage of total available funds linked to highway user tax payments in each state.
Yes
Does this repair or build roads and bridges?+3
The bill establishes a funding floor to ensure states receive adequate highway program funds based on their user contributions.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Ensuring minimum funding levels: Under Section 2, the bill includes an adjustment to ensure that a state's combined apportionments are not less than a specific amount calculated from the total funds available. This provides a floor for state funding (Section 2, subsection (c)(1)(B)(i)).
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Linking funding to local highway user contributions: The bill uses an "applicable percentage" derived from estimated tax payments made by highway users into the Highway Trust Fund within a specific state. This relates the amount of money a state receives to the tax payments attributable to users in that state (Section 2, subsection (c)(1)(B)(ii)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Changes to established apportionment methods: The bill strikes the existing subsection (c) of title 23 of the United States Code and replaces it with a new calculation method. This represents a fundamental change to how the initial amount for each state is determined based on 2012 proportions (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Roads And Bridges+3
- 3/4/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 3/3/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas
Randy WeberRepublican · Texas