# 119-hr-8188: Tribal Roads Improvement Act

119-hr-8188, Tribal Roads Improvement 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 2026-06-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8188
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tribal Roads Improvement Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-04-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-04

## Summary

**Expands Tribal Transportation Program funds to cover road grading on Indian tribal lands.** The bill would remove a restriction that blocks use of TTP money for grading and would require a study to measure how that change affects road miles, safety, access, and tribal employment. - Tribal governments: Would be able to use Tribal Transportation Program funds for road grading as an eligible activity, giving tribes more flexibility to maintain dirt and gravel roads and reduce vehicle damage. - Residents and emergency services: Better graded roads aim to improve emergency response times, reduce isolation, and make it easier for people to reach schools, clinics, and markets. - Oversight and evaluation: The bill would mandate a stand-alone study to be completed within 3 years tracking metrics like how many tribes spend at least 25 percent of TTP funds or at least $500,000 on grading, miles graded, condition improvements, economic and employment impacts, and tribal satisfaction. The Secretary must report results and recommendations to Congress within 2 years after the study ends.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More road grading for Tribal lands: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would let Tribes use Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) funds for road grading on Indian tribal lands. It would do this by inserting the words "grading and" into the highway statute that previously limited TTP uses. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of…

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- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1923: Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8188 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8188)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1923: Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1923)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8188 (as of 2026-06-04).