# 119-hr-8508: Piers Reinvestment Act

119-hr-8508, Piers Reinvestment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8508
- Congress: 119
- Title: Piers Reinvestment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Authorizes federal resilience grants specifically for municipal piers.** This bill would add municipal piers to the list of projects eligible for resilience and at-risk coastal infrastructure grants under the PROTECT program and raise the program's authorized funding level.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More federal grants for municipal piers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would make "municipal piers" explicitly eligible for federal resilience grants under the PROTECT program. It would add pier-strengthening projects to resilience improvement grants and include municipal piers in at-risk coastal infrastructure grants. It would also raise the prog…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-8508 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8508)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8508 (as of 2026-09-21).