S3786-119

In Committee

Balance the Highway Trust Fund Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 5, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 2 and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Obligation limitation Section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f)Obligation limitationNotwithstanding subsection. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, and procurement rules. The main policy areas are Finance.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 2.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Obligation limitation Section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f)Obligation limitationNotwithstanding subsection...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 2 and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Obligation limitation Section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f)Obligation limitationNotwithstanding subsection.

Key Policy Areas

Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 2 and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Obligation limitation Section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f)Obligation limitationNotwithstanding subsection.

Policy Domains

Finance

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 5, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and …

Feb 5, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 5, 2026

Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation

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