# 119-hr-351: To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to prohibit congestion or cordon pricing in a value pricing program, and for other purposes.

119-hr-351, To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to prohibit congestion or cordon pricing in a value pricing program, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-351
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to prohibit congestion or cordon pricing in a value pricing program, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**A federal ban on congestion pricing in FHWA pilot programs.** H.R. 351 would prevent the Federal Highway Administration from creating or maintaining any value pricing program under Section 1012(b) that uses value pricing, congestion pricing, or cordon pricing. The change blocks use of that specific federal authority to fund or run peak‑period tolls or zone charges for entering congested city areas. State and local transportation agencies could not rely on this federal value pricing program to implement those pricing tools.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No federal approval for congestion pricing: benefit, medium. This bill would bar the Transportation Secretary from creating or running any federal value pricing program that uses congestion or cordon pricing. If enacted, federally authorized congestion or cordon fees under that program would not be allowed. The ban would override other rules within that sect…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-351 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/351)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-351 (as of 2025-12-21).