I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3663 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish requirements for owners 
of certain bridges, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 29, 2025 
Mr. VAN DREW (for himself and Ms. TITUS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish require-
ments for owners of certain bridges, 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 ‘‘Bridge Protection 
Act’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
ADDITIONAL 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 
BRIDGE 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 180. Requirements for certain bridges 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—As a condition for receiving 
funds under this title, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall require any owner of a covered bridge to conduct ves-
sel collision vulnerability assessments using the American 
Association of State Highway and Transportation Offi-
cials Method II and submit the results of such assessment 
to the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) RESULTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—If a covered bridge as-
sessed under subsection (a) exceeds the American 
Association of State Highway and Transportation 
Officials risk threshold for such bridge, the owner 
shall develop and implement a risk reduction plan 
not later than 1 year after the completion of the as-
sessment under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) INELIGIBILITY
FOR
FUTURE
GRANTS.— 
Beginning on October 1, 2026, if an owner of a 
bridge required to develop a risk reduction plan 
under paragraph (1) fails to develop and implement 
such plan, the owner shall be ineligible for any Fed-
eral grant relating to such bridge, unless such owner 
receives an extension to implement such plan from 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(c) INTEGRATION OF DATA.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the completion of an assessment under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Transportation shall integrate 
the results of such assessment into the National 
Bridge Inventory of the Department of Transpor-
tation. 
‘‘(2) PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE DATA.—In in-
tegrating results under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may withhold any sensitive secure data that the Sec-
retary determines appropriate to preserve the secu-
rity of the bridges involved in such assessments. 
‘‘(d) COVERED BRIDGE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered bridge’ means a bridge over navigable 
water that was built before 1996. 
‘‘§ 181. Interdisciplinary Bridge Safety team 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall establish an interdisciplinary bridge safety team 
within the Department of Transportation to provide guid-
ance, oversee compliance, and maintain a national vulner-
ability database for bridges. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The team established under 
subsection (a) shall be comprised of detailees from the 
Federal Highway Administration, the Coast Guard, and 
the Corps of Engineers. 
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‘‘§ 182. Bridge vulnerability grant program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall establish a program to provide grants on a competi-
tive basis for assessments and physical improvements for 
covered bridges. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an owner of a covered bridge 
shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant under 
this section may use the grant provided to carry out as-
sessments or make physical improvements to a covered 
bridge. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pro-
gram under this section, $500,000,000 for fiscal years 
2026 through 2030. 
‘‘(e) COVERED BRIDGE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered bridge’ means a bridge over navigable 
water that was built before 1996.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘180. Requirements for certain bridges. 
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