# 119-hr-3030: Highway Formula Fairness Act

119-hr-3030, Highway Formula Fairness Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3030
- Congress: 119
- Title: Highway Formula Fairness Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Channels extra federal highway money to states that grew in population.** This bill would add a discretionary amount to each State's Federal-aid highway apportionment based on population increase and require a modernization study of the apportionment formula. - States that grew since the previous decennial census would receive an additional amount allocated in proportion to their relative population increase. - State departments of transportation and local governments, including metropolitan planning organizations, would be consulted to help develop recommended changes. - The Secretary of Transportation would study whether the current apportionment is equitable based on highway-user tax payments, general fund contributions to the Highway Trust Fund, and statutory goals, and would recommend new factors and weightings. The Secretary must submit the study and recommendations to Congress within 90 days of enactment.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Extra highway funds for growing states: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Transportation Secretary could give extra highway money to states that grew since the last census. The extra funds would be on top of normal highway funds. Each eligible state would get a share based on how much its population grew. The Secretary would decide whether to provide thes…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1923: Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3030 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3030)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1923: Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1923)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3030 (as of 2026-04-21).