Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 2025

This bill lets states repurpose unspent federal money meant for electric vehicle (EV) charging into more basic road needs. If EV charging funds aren’t used, or are set aside but still unobligated, the U.S. Department of Transportation must send them to states to fix and preserve roads and bridges, build wildlife crossings to cut animal‑car crashes, add truck parking, and do related design work. These dollars cannot be used for EV charging under this bill’s rules. The same approach also applies to a separate charging and fueling grant program: any unused money is sent to states and limited to those road and bridge uses, not charging uses.

Money gets sent out by a formula based on each state’s share of regular highway funds. For future years, the funds are to be distributed on October 1 so states can plan ahead. Some funds previously set aside for federal offices or extra‑help grants are also redirected to states for these same purposes .

• Who is affected: State transportation departments, drivers, truckers, and communities near busy roads and wildlife crossings.
• What changes: Unused EV charging funds and related set‑asides are redirected to states for roads, bridges, wildlife crossings, truck parking, and design; they cannot be used for EV charging under this bill .
• When: Unused funds move upon enactment; future‑year funds are sent on October 1 each year, using the standard highway formula .