HR 8870 — To authorize funding for Federal-aid highways, bridge construction and rehabilitation, highway safety programs, transit programs, and rail programs, and for other purposes.
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-05-19
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sponsors (5)
- Graves, Sam (R, MO-6) — sponsor · 2026-05-19
- Larsen, Rick (D, WA-2) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Rouzer, David (R, NC-7) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Webster, Daniel (R, FL-11) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D, DC-0) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
Action timeline (14)
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- — Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged
- — Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged
- — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 62 - 2.
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in House · 2026-05-19 — open
Bill text (extracted)
Amendments
Congressional Research Service briefs (1)
CRS reports that cite this bill in their relatedMaterials — what Congress was reading on the topic. Click any report for its summary, formats, and bill-citation walk.
- Surface Transportation Reauthorization: Passenger and Freight Rail Issues
R48881· Reports · 2026-05-22The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58) contained, among other provisions, a five-year reauthorization of federal surface transportation (highway, public transportation, and rail) programs set to e
Connected on the graph
7 typed relationships in the influence graph — 6 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (4)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | ← | Rouzer, David | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-19 | ← | Webster, Daniel | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-19 | ← | Larsen, Rick | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-19 | ← | Norton, Eleanor Holmes | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
cited in report (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | R48881 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials |
clip about (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | ← | bcf31ad8 | — | clip |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | ← | Graves, Sam | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graves, Sam (R, house MO-6) | sponsor | 4 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Larsen, Rick (D, house WA-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D, house DC) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Rouzer, David (R, house NC-7) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Webster, Daniel (R, house FL-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 183 | $149,933 | $149,933 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 66 | $117,999 | $117,999 |
| 3 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 58 | $62,389 | $62,389 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 18 | $19,950 | $19,950 |
| 5 | bnsf railway | 0 | $0 | 19 | $19,000 | $19,000 |
| 6 | cassidy and associates | 0 | $0 | 3 | $14,100 | $14,100 |
| 7 | route 66 shooting sports park | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 8 | axadvocacy | 0 | $0 | 5 | $13,749 | $13,749 |
| 9 | self | 0 | $0 | 12 | $13,291 | $13,291 |
| 10 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 7 | $12,750 | $12,750 |
| 11 | unemployed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $11,500 | $11,500 |
| 12 | pepper contracting services inc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 13 | indian tribe | 0 | $0 | 4 | $8,800 | $8,800 |
| 14 | watco companies inc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $8,200 | $8,200 |
| 15 | alg senior | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,286 | $7,286 |
| 16 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $7,008 | $7,008 |
| 17 | mega builder | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 18 | cedar grove | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 19 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 20 | live oak bank | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 21 | clearpath foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 22 | capital management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 23 | mvp llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 24 | altria | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,800 | $6,800 |
| 25 | kit bond strategies llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 535 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 3 yes / 0 no / 274 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Graves, Sam (R · house · MO-6) · sponsor
- Larsen, Rick (D · house · WA-2) · cosponsor
- Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D · house · DC) · cosponsor
- Rouzer, David (R · house · NC-7) · cosponsor
- Webster, Daniel (R · house · FL-11) · cosponsor
Timeline
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- 2026-05-23 · Cited in GAO report R48881 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2026-05-23 · mentioned in bcf31ad8-c68a-4c28-b4d5-326c7d5105d4 · clip
- 2026-05-19 · cosponsored by Rouzer, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-19 · cosponsored by Webster, Daniel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-19 · cosponsored by Norton, Eleanor Holmes (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-19 · cosponsored by Larsen, Rick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-19 · sponsored by Graves, Sam (sponsor) · sponsorship
News clips about this bill
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2026-05-23 · GDELT
Friday morning in Washington D.C., the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed H.R. 8870, the BUILD America 250 Act with Rep. Vince Fong’s (CA-20) support.