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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8231

Introduced

Highways First Act

Sponsor
RScott Perry· Pennsylvania
Introduced
April 9, 2026
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.April 9, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8231 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8231

To amend title 23, United States Code, to prohibit transfer of certain 
funds made available for transit projects to the Secretary of 
Transportation.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 9, 2026

Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, to prohibit transfer of certain 
funds made available for transit projects to the Secretary of 
Transportation.

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 ``Highways First Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT FUNDS.

Section 104(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
(1) and (2), respectively.

SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SHARE.

Section 5334(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``(1) Amounts'' and all that follows through the enumerator 
for paragraph (2).
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