REPAIR Infrastructure Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
Introduced
Summary
Expanded REPAIR funding and equity-focused project criteria. This bill would reauthorize and rename the REPAIR program and set new rules to fund projects that restore public access, limit displacement, and prioritize affordable, safe transportation.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
More REPAIR funding, no added lanes
If enacted, the bill would authorize $3.0 billion per year from the Highway Trust Fund for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 for the REPAIR program. Each year $750 million would be reserved for planning grants and $2.25 billion for capital construction grants. The funds would be available until spent and administered as if apportioned under title 23, with Tribal projects treated as allocated under chapter 2. The bill would also bar using REPAIR grant money to add travel lanes to an existing highway.
Let REPAIR projects use other funds
If enacted, the bill would let projects eligible under the REPAIR program also qualify for funding through many federal highway programs. That list includes the National Highway Performance Program, Surface Transportation Block Grants, Highway Safety Improvement Program, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality, National Highway Freight, Rural Surface Transportation, and the Territorial Highway Program. The change would create more ways to pay for reconnecting and access projects but does not directly give money to individual households.
Study and fix divisive roads
If enacted, the bill would define 'divisive roadway infrastructure' to include high‑speed roads, grade separations, viaducts, limited‑access highways, and main arterial facilities that block community connections. The Highway Safety Improvement Program would get explicit authority to evaluate the impacts of these divisive roadways as part of safety and planning work.
Anti-displacement rules for REPAIR grants
If enacted, the bill would change how REPAIR planning and construction grants are judged. Applicants could include land‑use data on duplexes, triplexes, quadruplexes, and parking rules. Projects would be scored for transit access, safety, public health, and support for local economic activity. Applications would need strong community participation plans, signed partnership letters with budgets, and tools to help renters, legacy homeowners, and small businesses stay in place.
Carbon funds tied to emissions cuts
If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary to certify that a State reduced transportation emissions per person and per unit of economic output before that State may use Carbon Reduction funds first for REPAIR projects. If a State is certified, it would need to use those 104(b)(7) funds for REPAIR‑eligible projects first, including ones that had planning grants. Any remaining Carbon Reduction money could then be used for other eligible projects under section 133(b).
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Raphael Warnock
GA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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