Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act
HR 4847 extends deadlines for states to advance federally funded emergency highway projects after a declared disaster. It prevents the federal government from requiring projects to move to construction before the end of the sixth fiscal year following either a state governor's emergency declaration or the president's major disaster declaration. States can request up to one year extensions for these deadlines, with additional extensions possible if the state provides justification. The bill also requires the federal government to update and publicly share emergency relief manuals every two years to guide states on handling disaster-related highway projects. This directly affects states managing federal highway emergency funds following disasters.
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Aug 2025
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Introduced Aug 1, 2025
Last action Aug 2, 2025
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Aug 2, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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Aug 1, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Aug 1, 2025
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
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