HEAT Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
Introduced
Summary
Would add extreme heat as a qualifying event for Emergency Relief funding for roads, bridges, and transit. It would also require a one-year study and a best-management-practices report to help track and manage heat damage.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More federal help for heat-damaged bridges
If enacted, the bill would let Emergency Relief cover damage from extreme heat and heat waves. It would add "extreme heat" to qualifying events and change language to explicitly include heat waves. The bill would also say subsection (b) does not apply to a bridge whose physical deterioration was substantially caused by extreme heat exposure, which can make more bridges eligible for federal repair funds. State DOTs, transit operators, rail systems, bridge owners, and travelers could see more federal repair help after heat damage. These changes would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 12/12/2025
Roll Call Votes
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