HEAT Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
Introduced
Summary
Adds extreme heat to federal emergency relief for transportation infrastructure. It would also require a Transportation Research Board study on heat damage costs and a Department of Transportation report on best practices for highways, bridges, and rail.
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- State departments of transportation, public transit agencies, and bridge operators would become eligible for emergency relief when extreme heat damages roads, bridges, or related structures. The bill notes more than 85,000 movable girders or bridges are over 50 years old and at higher risk, and it adds a proviso about relief for bridges whose deterioration was substantially caused by heat.
- Rural communities with limited route redundancy are singled out as especially vulnerable to heat-related transport disruptions. Recognizing extreme heat as a qualifying event aims to protect key local routes during long heat waves.
- The Transportation Research Board would study measurable costs of long, intense heat waves and recommend how to track heat damage. The Secretary of Transportation must publish best management practices within 1 year to improve highway and bridge safety in extreme heat.
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New rules for heat emergency relief
This bill would add extreme heat and heat waves as qualifying events for federal emergency relief. The change would apply to roads, bridges, and transit. If enacted, State departments of transportation, transit systems, Amtrak, freight rail, and local governments could seek federal help after heat events. The bill would also bar emergency relief for any bridge whose physical deterioration was substantially caused by extreme heat. These changes would take effect upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 12/12/2025
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