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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5886 
To prioritize highway improvement projects that promote national defense, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2025 
Mr. PATRONIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To prioritize highway improvement projects that promote 
national defense, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Warrior Road Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CIVIL DEFENSE. 
Section 310 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘to consult, from time to time, with 
the Federal Civil Defense Administrator relative to the 
civil defense aspects of highways so constructed or recon-
structed’’ and inserting ‘‘to develop a priority listing con-
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taining the 3 highest priority projects from each State rel-
ative to the civil defense aspects of highways so con-
structed or reconstructed. At least every 2 years, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency to consider whether to 
update such listing or to reprioritize projects. The Sec-
retary shall submit each listing, and any update carried 
out pursuant to this section, in an electronic format to 
each Member of Congress’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS 
THAT PROMOTE NATIONAL DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in consultation with the Secretary of War, shall 
submit to Congress, including in an electronic format to 
each Member of Congress, a report that contains a list 
of highway improvement projects that— 
(1) would promote national defense consistent 
with the core purposes of highway funding; and 
(2) are designated as important to national de-
fense pursuant to section 210 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(b) 
HIGHEST
PRIORITY
PROJECTS
IN
EACH 
STATE.—The list compiled pursuant to subsection (a) 
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shall include not less than 3 of the highest priority 
projects in each State. 
SEC. 4. PRIORITIZING FUNDING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE. 
(a) DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.—In awarding discre-
tionary grants under title 23, United States Code, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall give priority to projects des-
ignated as important to national defense pursuant to sec-
tion 210 of title 23, United States Code, and projects des-
ignated under section 311 of title 23, United States Code. 
(b) APPORTIONMENT FUNDS.—To be eligible for dis-
bursement of funds under section 104 of title 23, United 
States Code, a State or metropolitan planning organiza-
tion shall ensure that such State or organization will give 
priority to projects designated as important to national de-
fense pursuant to section 210 of title 23, United States 
Code, and projects designated under section 311 of title 
23, United States Code. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITION OF STATE. 
The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 101 of title 23, United States Code. 
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