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The bill tidies and clarifies statutory language for federal surface transportation programs—reducing long-term confusion for state and local agencies and grant recipients—while creating short-term uncertainty until final text is published and modest compliance costs to implement the changes.
State and local transportation agencies will have clearer statutory references and fewer drafting errors, reducing confusion when administering federal surface transportation programs.
State and local grant recipients will face clearer grant-condition language, reducing uncertainty about federal requirements for projects and funding.
State and local transportation agencies and grant recipients may face short-term ambiguity because technical insertions use unspecified placeholder language until the exact text is published, which could delay implementation decisions.
State and local governments administering or receiving federal grants may incur administrative and legal compliance costs to update policies and conduct legal review in response to even minor statutory changes.
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Introduced July 17, 2025 by Robert F. Onder · Last progress July 17, 2025
Makes targeted technical and formatting corrections to title 49 of the U.S. Code and related statutes to improve clarity and internal consistency. The bill revises wording, punctuation, headings, cross‑references, and enumeration levels in parts of chapter 224 and updates a citation in the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021, without creating new program authority, funding, deadlines, or agencies.