Sponsor
Robert F. Onder
Representative · R-MO
Representative · R-MO
The bill trades clearer statutory language for governments and applicants against a risk that changed cross-references will narrow eligible loan uses and create short-term implementation uncertainty.
State and local governments (and grant applicants under 49 U.S.C. §22905) will see clearer statutory citations and grant-condition language, reducing legal ambiguity when implementing or applying for loans and grants under the Surface Transportation Investment Act.
State and local governments and potential project sponsors (including small business owners) could face a narrower set of eligible uses for loans if the changed cross-reference limits allowable projects, reducing funding options for some expected investments.
State and local governments may experience short-term implementation uncertainty because the exact insertion text in §§116(d)(1)(B) and 22905(c)(2)(B) is unspecified until published, delaying clear guidance on requirements.
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Makes technical and formatting corrections to Title 49 U.S.C., fixes internal citations, and corrects a cross‑reference in the Surface Transportation Investment Act.
Makes technical, organizational, and formatting corrections to various provisions of Title 49 of the U.S. Code and to a related Surface Transportation statute. Changes include reformatting clauses and subclauses, inserting headings and punctuation fixes, and correcting a statutory cross‑reference that redirects a loan‑use citation. The bill does not create new funding, deadlines, penalties, or substantive policy standards; its main effect is to improve statutory clarity and internal citations.
Official title: To make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code.
Introduced July 17, 2025 by Robert F. Onder · Last progress September 14, 2026