# 119-hr-3972: Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 2025

119-hr-3972, Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3972
- Congress: 119
- Title: Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Redirects unobligated NEVI funds to traditional highway and bridge projects.** The bill would limit leftover National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure formula money to a short list of highway uses and set an annual, state-by-state distribution for future unobligated amounts. - States: Future-year unobligated NEVI funds would be distributed to States on October 1 using a formula tied to existing highway apportionments under sections 104(c) and 165, and would be additive to current highway funding. - Projects and communities: Unobligated funds could fund road construction, bridge replacement or rehabilitation, wildlife-vehicle collision improvements, commercial truck parking, and related engineering and design services. - EV deployment and oversight: The bill creates set-asides for the Joint Office and for grants to States or localities that need extra help deploying charging infrastructure, while restricting most unobligated NEVI money to the specified highway-related uses.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- States get unused EV funds for roads: mixed, high. This bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to give States any NEVI Formula Program and related charging‑grant amounts that are unobligated on the date of enactment. NEVI and charging‑grant amounts made available for future fiscal years would be distributed to States on October 1 of eac…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3972 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3972)

## Related
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3972 (as of 2026-07-25).