# 119-hr-8653: ADAPT Assets Act

119-hr-8653, ADAPT Assets Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8653
- Congress: 119
- Title: ADAPT Assets Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Protecting critical transportation infrastructure from natural hazards** by funding regional demonstration projects that harden, adapt, elevate, or relocate vulnerable highways, transit, and port facilities. The bill would create a competitive program that awards up to 10 demonstration grants to regional consortia and public owners. - Regional planners, States, Tribal governments, metropolitan planning organizations, public transit agencies, ports, and local governments could apply. Grants may fund predevelopment activities and capital construction to protect highways, transit, and port facilities. - High-cost projects that face delivery or institutional barriers can get multiyear agreements if total costs are at least $500.0 million, with the Secretary allowed to reduce that threshold for Tribal applicants, rural regions, or insular areas. The Federal share may not exceed 80 percent. - Projects must show they address documented hazard exposure, preserve mobility and emergency access, and demonstrate regional governance and readiness. The Department of Transportation would coordinate with other federal agencies, maintain a monthly public dashboard with project details, and set up an interagency working group to report program outcomes and benefit cost analyses. *Authorizes $2.0 billion per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, totaling $10.0 billion in authorized funding.*

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Multiyear grants for big projects: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would let the Secretary enter multiyear grant agreements to fund large resilience projects over several fiscal years. To qualify, a project generally would need an estimated total cost of at least $500 million (the Secretary may lower that for Tribal applicants, rural regions,…
- Federal coordination and reporting: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require DOT to coordinate the program with EPA, FEMA, Interior, Commerce, and the Army Corps to align federal resilience work. The Secretary would set up an interagency working group within 1 year. That group must report to two congressional committees not later than 4 ye…
- New transportation resilience grant program: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a new grant program to pay for demonstration projects that make critical transportation infrastructure more resilient. The program would award up to 10 competitive grants to MPOs, States, local governments, transit agencies, ports, toll authorities, Tribal governme…
- Program funding and matching rules: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would authorize $2 billion per year for the program for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031, with those funds available until spent and up to 2% for admin and technical help. The Federal share of any project would be capped at 80 percent, so State, local, Tribal, or private…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-8653 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8653)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [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-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [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-8653 (as of 2026-09-21).