I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4170 
To require that certain aspects of bridge projects be carried out by certified 
contractors, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2025 
Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. BOST, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 
Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, and Ms. 
ELFRETH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require that certain aspects of bridge projects be carried 
out by certified contractors, 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 ‘‘Bridge Corrosion Pre-
vention and Repair Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. CORROSION PREVENTION FOR BRIDGES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLICABLE BRIDGE PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘applicable bridge project’’ means a project for con-
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struction, replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, 
or protection, other than de minimis work, as deter-
mined by the entity carrying out the project, on— 
(A) a bridge project that receives financial 
assistance under title 23, United States Code; 
or 
(B) a project for a railroad bridge (as de-
fined in section 237.5 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or successor regulations)) that 
receives financial assistance under title 49, 
United States Code. 
(2) CERTIFIED CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘cer-
tified contractor’’ means a contracting or subcon-
tracting firm that has been certified by a third-party 
organization recognized industry-wide that evaluates 
the capability of the contractor or subcontractor to 
properly perform 1 or more specified aspects of an 
applicable bridge project described in subsection 
(b)(2). 
(3) QUALIFIED TRAINING PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘qualified training program’’ means a training pro-
gram in corrosion control, mitigation, and prevention 
that is— 
(A) offered by an organization that pro-
vides trainees with a certification that meets 
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the ANSI/NACE Number 13/SSPC–ACS–1 
standard (or a successor standard) or another 
standard approved by the Administrator of the 
Federal Highway Administration; or 
(B) an industrial coatings applicator train-
ing program— 
(i) registered under the Act of August 
16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘Na-
tional Apprenticeship Act’’) (50 Stat. 664, 
chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and 
(ii) that meets the standards of sub-
part A of part 29 and part 30 of title 29, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations). 
(b) APPLICABLE BRIDGE PROJECTS.— 
(1) QUALITY CONTROL.—A certified contractor 
shall carry out aspects of an applicable bridge 
project described in paragraph (2). 
(2) 
ASPECTS
OF
APPLICABLE
BRIDGE 
PROJECTS.—Aspects of an applicable bridge project 
referred to in paragraph (1) include— 
(A) surface preparation or coating applica-
tion on steel, concrete, or rebar of an applicable 
bridge project; 
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(B) removal of a lead-based or other haz-
ardous coating from steel or concrete of an ex-
isting applicable bridge project; and 
(C) shop painting of structural steel or 
rebar fabricated for installation on an applica-
ble bridge project. 
(3) CORROSION
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM.—In 
carrying out an applicable bridge project, the entity 
carrying out the project shall— 
(A) implement a corrosion management 
system that utilizes industry-recognized stand-
ards and corrosion mitigation and prevention 
methods to address different considerations, in-
cluding— 
(i) surface preparation; 
(ii) protective coatings; 
(iii) materials selection; 
(iv) cathodic protection; 
(v) corrosion engineering; 
(vi) personnel training; and 
(vii) best practices in environmental 
protection to prevent environmental deg-
radation and uphold public health; and 
(B) require certified contractors, for the 
purpose of carrying out aspects of applicable 
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