S. 1733 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, May 13, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryStates get more flexibility with highway funding
Ever wonder how states decide what road improvements to prioritize. Right now, states receive federal money for different types of highway projects—like fixing bridges, improving freight routes, or reducing traffic congestion—but they can only move 50% of funding from one program to another. This bill increases that flexibility to 75%, letting states shift more money between these seven different highway programs based on what they need most.
How it affects you
This change affects state and local leaders who manage road projects. With more flexibility to move funding around, they can respond faster to local transportation problems without waiting for federal approval to redirect money. The summary doesn't describe how this will change the roads or services most people experience directly, but it does give states more tools to customize how they spend their federal highway budget.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, May 13, 2025)
Highway Funding Transferability Improvement Act
This bill increases the amount of federal highway program funds that a state may reallocate annually between designated programs.
Specifically, for the following programs, the bill allows a state to reallocate up to 75% (currently, 50%) of the annual funding for each program to any of the other programs:
• National Highway Performance Program;
• Surface Transportation Block Grant Program;
• Highway Safety Improvement Program;
• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program;
• National Highway Freight Program;
• Carbon Reduction Program; and
• Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation Formula Program (also known as the PROTECT Formula Program).
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 1733
A BILL
Highway Funding Transferability Improvement Act
Sponsor: Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) · Introduced May 13, 2025 · Transportation and Public Works · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 23, 2025: “Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Hearings held.”