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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5008 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct an investigation and 
study relating to purchasing certain toll roads owned by private entities 
and transferring ownership of such toll roads to States, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 19, 2025 
Mr. SUBRAMANYAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct an 
investigation and study relating to purchasing certain 
toll roads owned by private entities and transferring own-
ership of such toll roads to States, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Affordable Commutes 
Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION OF PRICING PRACTICES ON PRI-
VATE TOLL ROADS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall conduct an investigation of the price setting of toll 
roads owned by private entities, including any instances 
of price gouging, unfair practices, or unreasonable toll 
price setting. 
(b) REFERRAL OF CERTAIN UNFAIR PRACTICES.— 
In any case in which the Secretary finds any evidence of 
price gouging, unfair practices, or unreasonable toll price 
setting pursuant to the investigation under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall refer such cases to the Attorney Gen-
eral of the United States and the Federal Trade Commis-
sion, as applicable. 
SEC. 3. STUDY ON TOLL ROADS OWNED BY PRIVATE ENTI-
TIES. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility 
and fiscal implications of the Federal Government pur-
chasing toll roads owned by private entities and transfer-
ring the ownership of such toll roads to the State in which 
such roads are located, including— 
(1) whether a change in authority of toll roads 
from privately-owned to State-owned facilities would 
benefit consumers, including in the form of lower toll 
costs; 
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(2) the procedural framework necessary for the 
Federal Government to purchase and transfer pri-
vate toll roads; and 
(3) any other policies relating to tolling facili-
ties that the Federal Government can pursue to 
lower costs for commuters. 
SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 
to Congress a report containing— 
(1) the results of the investigation under sec-
tion 2; 
(2) the results of the study under section 3; and 
(3) any recommendations to— 
(A) address price gouging, unfair practices, 
or unreasonable toll price setting; and 
(B) carry out the purchases and transfers 
described in section 3. 
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