Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act

Bill: 119-s-2635
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2025-07-31
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5001: 1)

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2635 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 31, 2025 Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to increase flexibility for emergency relief projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act . 2. Federal-aid highway emergency relief Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Imposition of deadline (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may not require any project funded under this section to advance to the construction obligation stage before the date that is the last day of the sixth fiscal year after the later of— (A) the date on which the Governor declared the emergency, as described in subsection (d)(1)(A); and (B) the date on which the President declared the emergency to be a major disaster, as described in that subsection. (2) Extension of deadline If the Secretary imposes a deadline for advancement to the construction obligation stage pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may— (A) on the request of the Governor of the State, issue an extension of not more than 1 year to complete the advancement; and (B) issue additional extensions after the expiration of any extension, if the Secretary determines the Governor of the State has provided suitable justification to warrant such an extension. (i) Emergency relief manuals Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall— (1) update the Emergency Relief Manual of the Federal Highway Administration; (2) provide the updated Manual to each State department of transportation; and (3) make the updated Manual publicly available on a website of the Secretary. .