HR 3972

Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 2025

Summary

Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 2025 This bill effectively eliminates the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program and the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program. Specifically, this bill requires states to use unobligated funds under these Department of Transportation (DOT) programs only for certain non-electric vehicle related projects. As background, on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14154,  Unleashing American Energy , which directed federal agencies to immediately pause the disbursement of funds for electric vehicle charging stations made available through the NEVI and CFI programs. Under this bill, states may use any of the unobligated funds from these programs for projects that include the construction or rehabilitation of a federal highway, the replacement or rehabilitation of bridges, improvements that reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions (e.g., wildlife crossing structures), or parking for commercial motor vehicles. DOT must apportion any of its unobligated or future fiscal year funds from these programs to the states based on the current methodology for apportioning federal highway funds.

Bill status

Status
In committee
Sponsor
Rep. Dusty Johnson [R-SD-At Large]
Cosponsors
2
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Introduced
2025-06-12
Latest action
2025-06-13: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2025-06-13: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • 2025-06-12: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2025-06-12: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2025-06-12: Introduced in House
  • 2025-06-12: Introduced in House