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HR3972119th CongressWALLET

Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]

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Summary

Redirects unobligated NEVI funds to traditional highway and bridge projects. The bill would limit leftover National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure formula money to a short list of highway uses and set an annual, state-by-state distribution for future unobligated amounts.

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  • States: Future-year unobligated NEVI funds would be distributed to States on October 1 using a formula tied to existing highway apportionments under sections 104(c) and 165, and would be additive to current highway funding.
  • Projects and communities: Unobligated funds could fund road construction, bridge replacement or rehabilitation, wildlife-vehicle collision improvements, commercial truck parking, and related engineering and design services.
  • EV deployment and oversight: The bill creates set-asides for the Joint Office and for grants to States or localities that need extra help deploying charging infrastructure, while restricting most unobligated NEVI money to the specified highway-related uses.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

States get unused EV funds for roads

This bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to give States any NEVI Formula Program and related charging‑grant amounts that are unobligated on the date of enactment. NEVI and charging‑grant amounts made available for future fiscal years would be distributed to States on October 1 of each fiscal year. Each State's share would match its regular highway apportionment and the money would be used only for highway construction, bridge repairs, wildlife‑collision improvements, commercial truck parking, and directly related engineering or design work. The bill would set aside formula shares for the Joint Office and for States or localities needing help, but those set‑asides would also be limited to the same highway uses. These redistributed amounts would be extra to existing highway apportionments and would remain available until the original NEVI deadline. States could not use these unobligated funds for broader EV charging deployment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]

SD • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]

    CO • R

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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