# 119-hr-8782: PLOW Storms Act

119-hr-8782, PLOW Storms Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8782
- Congress: 119
- Title: PLOW Storms Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Treats municipal snow removal vehicles and machinery as emergency vehicles under the Clean Air Act.** H.R. 8782 would amend Section 241(5) of the Clean Air Act to add dedicated-use vehicles and machinery owned or operated by state, local, or tribal governments and used primarily for clearing snow or ice or applying anti-icing or de-icing material on public roads, public rights-of-way, or other public property to the statute's definition of emergency vehicles for purposes of the covered fleet.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Municipal snowplows treated as emergency vehicles: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would change the Clean Air Act definition of "emergency vehicles." It would say dedicated snow‑removal vehicles and machinery owned or operated by state, local, or tribal governments are emergency vehicles when used mainly to clear snow or ice or to apply anti‑icing or de‑icin…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8782 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8782)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8782 (as of 2026-09-21).