# 119-hr-7442: National Bridge Funding Reform Act

119-hr-7442, National Bridge Funding Reform Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7442
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Bridge Funding Reform Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-04

## Summary

**National Bridge Program** creates a single, deck-area-based federal program for bridge funding and removes the Carbon Reduction and PROTECT programs. - States: The program receives 5.5% of the remaining highway formula funds. - How money is split: Apportionment is 75% by a State's total bridge deck area and 25% by the deck area of bridges classified as in poor condition. - What it pays for and flexibility: Funds may be used for replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection, and construction of bridges on Federal-aid highways, and States may at their discretion use funds for bridges not on Federal-aid highways. Distribution calculations use the National Bridge Inventory as of Dec. 31, 2024.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New National Bridge Funding Program: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create a National Bridge Program at the Department of Transportation. The program would get 5.47660865256628% of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of section 104(b). The Secretary would apportion those funds to States 75% b…
- Repeal of Carbon Reduction and PROTECT: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would remove the Carbon Reduction Program (former section 175) and the PROTECT Program (former section 176) from Chapter 1 of title 23. States and local governments would lose the statutory basis for those programs. That could reduce federal support for carbon-reduction and res…

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- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-45: FIND Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7442 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7442)

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- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-925)
- [119-hr-4363: Defend Girls Athletics Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4363)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7442 (as of 2026-06-04).