Back to search
HR 2035 - 119

American Cargo for American Ships Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Bill Text Stats

4
Analyzed sections
N/A
Detected dollar total
0
Tax signals
0
Deadlines

Signal counts

Tax density 0.0%
Spending density 0.0%
Agency 1
Statutory Reference 1

Top agencies

Secretary of Transportation or recipient of such 1

Statutory references

Section 55305 of title 46 1

Affected Sectors

How to read this

Sectors are deterministic matches from official Congress.gov data and cached bill text. They are source-derived signals, not conclusions about intent or economic effect.

Evidence matches count official fields, normalized subjects, cached text snippets, or extracted entities that matched the sector rules.

Impact is a bill-level rollup used for sorting and filtering. It is not an economic impact estimate.

Confidence is the strongest individual match score behind that sector.

Evidence snippets show why a sector matched and can repeat when Congress.gov repeats the same phrase across official fields.

Transportation
30 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 92%

Transportation and Public Works

Transportation and Public Works

Marine and inland water transportation

CBO Cost Estimates

Official Congressional Budget Office cost estimate links associated with this bill through Congress.gov records.

How to read this

CBO estimates are official source documents with their own assumptions, scope, and publication dates. They can score a bill, a version of a bill, or a broader legislative package.

LawLinter stores the source link from Congress.gov and does not replace the CBO document. Use these cards as pointers for source review, not as independent fiscal advice.

CBO context shows source-attributed Congressional Budget Office cost estimates linked from official Congress.gov bill records. It is research context only; read the official CBO source document for assumptions, scope, and dates.

No CBO cost estimate is currently linked for this bill.

Existing agency spending context

Official USAspending.gov award records for agencies connected through bill-text agency signals. This helps show the existing agency spending landscape around the bill, not spending caused by the bill.

How to read this

USAspending records describe federal awards, grants, contracts, loans, direct payments, recipients, agencies, and dates reported through the official public spending system.

LawLinter links this context through agency names detected in bill text. That bridge is a research shortcut and should not be read as a legal or budget conclusion.

USAspending context shows official public award records for agencies connected through LawLinter bill-text agency signals. It is historical spending and award context only, not proof that this bill caused, authorized, required, or changed any award, grant, contract, payment, or program spending.

Agency spending context

Department of Transportation

Matched bill text signal: Secretary of Transportation or recipient of such
Sampled awards398
Award amount in local sample$38,252,790,885
Open official USAspending agency page
grants · 69A36524521060FSPNV

NV DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Department of Transportation
Award amount
$2,673,430,672

THE PROJECT INCLUDES ROW ACQUISITION, FINAL DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND ROLLING STOCK FOR A NEW ALL-ELECTRIC HIGH-SPEED RAIL SYSTEM BETWEEN LAS VEGAS, NV AND RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA. IT INCLUDES 218 MILES OF TRACK AND SYSTEMS, BRIDGES, HIGHWAY MODIFICATIONS, STATIONS AT LAS VEGAS AND RANCHO CUCAMONGA, A VMF MOW FACILITY IN SLOANE, NV, A MOW FACILITY IN VICTOR VALLEY, CA, AND PROCUREMENT OF 10 HIGH-SPEED TRAINSETS. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE PASSENGERS IN NEVADA AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND WILL CONNECT TO THE HIGH DESERT CORRIDOR, METROLINK, AND CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL. BRIGHTLINE WEST, THE SUBRECIPIENT, WILL FINANCE, DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM.

grants · NY-2022-042

METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Department of Transportation
Award amount
$769,197,264

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MARCH 7 2022 ANNOUNCEMENT (DISCRETIONARY ID: D2022-RPAU-025) THIS IS A FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FFY) 2022 SECTION 5307 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING APPLICATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $769197264 REPRESENTING A 100% FEDERAL SHARE OF THE TOTAL ELIGIBLE AMOUNT. THIS APPLICATION UTILIZES ARP ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE (90) FUNDING TO PREVENT PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO CORONAVIRUS. THE APPLICATION SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES OPERATING ASSISTANCE.THE MTA AGREES THAT IF IT RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) OR THROUGH A PASS-THROUGH ENTITY THROUGH THE ROBERT T. STAFFORD DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT A DIFFERENT FEDERAL AGENCY OR INSURANCE PROCEEDS FOR ANY PORTION OF A PROJECT ACTIVITY APPROVED FOR FTA FUNDING UNDER THIS GRANT AGREEMENT IT WILL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO FTA AND REIMBURSE FTA FOR ANY FEDERAL SHARE THAT DUPLICATES FUNDING PROVIDED BY FEMA ANOTHER FEDERAL AGENCY OR AN INSURANCE COMPANY.THE MTA MAY UTILIZE GRANT ANTICIPATION NOTES (GANS) TO FINANCE THIS PROJECT. GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST OF GANS ARE OPERATIONAL EXPENSES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT BY THE FTA PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE MASTER AGREEMENT 49 U.S.C 5307 AND 2 C.F.R. PART 225 THE MTA MAY BE REIMBURSED BY THE FTA FOR ITS UTILIZATION OF GANS WITH ARP ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS.THE PROJECT IN THIS APPLICATION WILL NOT LEAD TO A FUNCTIONAL LOCATION OR CAPACITY CHANGE. PER THE ARP THE PROJECT IN THIS APPLICATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROGRAMMED IN LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANS OR STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.* PURPOSE OF THE AWARD: THIS AWARD WILL ASSIST THE MTA TO PREVENT PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO THE CORONAVIRUS.* ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE APPLICATION SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES OPERATING ASSISTANCE.* EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS APPLICATION WILL SUPPORT THE MTA DURING THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.* INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE MTA AND ITS RIDERSHIP SYSTEM-WIDE.* SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THERE ARE NO SUB-RECIPIENT ACTIVITIES WITH THIS AWARD.THE RECIPIENT CERTIFIES THAT IT AND ITS SUB-RECIPIENTS AND CONTRACTORS THAT ARE PROVIDERS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION HAVE NOT FURLOUGHED ANY EMPLOYEES SINCE MARCH 27 2020.1% SECURITY REQUIREMENT - THE MTA CERTIFIES THAT IT WILL NOT EXPEND 1% OF THE APPORTIONMENT ON SECURITY. THE MTA UTILIZES LOCAL FUNDS AND AWARDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

grants · CT-2022-005

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONNECTICUT

Department of Transportation
Award amount
$700,458,338

THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CTDOT) IS REQUESTING $332471013 OF FFY2021 SECTION 5307 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) FUNDS. THIS APPLICATION UTILIZES SECTION 5307 ARPA FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNORS AREA FOR THE EXPENSES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AS THEY CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE REQUESTED FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR THE CONTINUATION OF SUPPORT FOR THE OPERATIONAL AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE EXPENSES DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS FOR ALL CTTRANSIT BUS SERVICES STATEWIDE NEW HAVEN LINE (NHL) COMMUTER RAIL SERVICES FROM NEW HAVEN TO GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL IN NY INCLUDING THE 3 BRANCH LINES WATERBURY DANBURY AND NEW CANAAN AND SHORELINE EAST (SLE) COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE FROM NEW HAVEN TO NEW LONDON INCLUDING THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE TO STAMFORD. CTDOT CONTRACTS WITH AMTRAK ON THE SLE AND WITH METRO NORTH ON THE NHL.THE APPLICATION SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES:1) CTDOT - CTTRANSIT OPERATIONS/PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE $80000000 (100% FEDERAL)2) NHL - RAIL OPERATIONS/PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE $249471013 (100% FEDERAL)3) SLE - RAIL OPERATIONS/PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE $3000000 (100% FEDERAL)IN ACCORDANCE WITH FTAS CIRCULARS 9040.1G AND 9030.1E PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ARE CONSIDERED OPERATING COSTS. ACTIVITIES IN THIS GRANT BEGAN ON JANUARY 20 2020 AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE (SEPTEMBER 30 2029). PER ARP THE GRANT REQUESTS 100% FEDERAL SHARE AND THE ACTIVITIES IN THIS APPLICATION ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROGRAMMED IN THE LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN OR STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. CTDOT AGREES THAT IF IT RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) OR THROUGH A PASS-THROUGH ENTITY THROUGH THE ROBERT T. STAFFORD DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT A DIFFERENT FEDERAL AGENCY OR INSURANCE PROCEEDS FOR ANY PORTION OF A PROJECT ACTIVITY APPROVED FOR FTA FUNDING UNDER THIS GRANT AGREEMENT IT WILL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO FTA AND REIMBURSE FTA FOR ANY FEDERAL SHARE THAT DUPLICATES FUNDING PROVIDED BY FEMA ANOTHER FEDERAL AGENCY OR AN INSURANCE COMPANY.CTDOT RECEIVED $438720153 IN 5307 CARES FUNDING AND OBLIGATED IT IN GRANT CT-2020-005-01. CTDOT HAS ALREADY EXPENDED 80% OF THE TOTAL ALLOCATION BUT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES AND AS RESULT CTDOT CONTINUES TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL RELIEF FUNDING.THE FFY 21 GOVERNORS AREA SPLIT AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 3 2021 HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO FTA AND UPLOADED TO TRAMS.CTDOT PINNED THEIR FY2021 CERTS IN TRAMS. DUNS#: 807854583

grants · 693JJ22230000Y001TX1902389

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Department of Transportation
Award amount
$635,177,703

PROJECT TITLE: WIDEN FREEWAY ON IH 635.:::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: IH 635 FROM EAST OF US 75 TO IH 30; AT SKILLMAN/AUDELIA INTERCHANGE; AND AT IH 30. CONSTRUCT NEW ROAD, INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT, AND REHABILITATE EXISTING ROADWAY.

grants · 693JJ22330000Y001FLTPEX275
Award amount
$619,100,074

PROJECT TITLE: I275/SR93 FM N OF HFB TO N OF LOIS,SR60 FM KENNEDY TO N OF SPRUCE/TIA;ADD LANES & RECONSTRUCT;PRELIMINARY ENGINEER;DB:::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: I275/SR93 FM N OF HFB TO N OF LOIS,SR60 FM KENNEDY TO N OF SPRUCE/TIA;ADD LANES & RECONSTRUCT;PRELIMINARY ENGINEER;DB

grants · 69A36523420020FSPCT

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONNECTICUT

Department of Transportation
Award amount
$574,600,000

THE PURPOSE OF THE AWARD IS TO FUND THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION S CONSTRUCT OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WALK BRIDGE IN NORWALK, CT. WALK BRIDGE IS A FOUR-TRACK RAILROAD BRIDGE THAT CROSSES THE NORWALK RIVER, ON THE NEW HAVEN LINE SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR (NEC). THE SWING BRIDGE IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD AND IS SUBJECT TO FAILURE THAT HALTS NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND SERVICE ON THE NEC BETWEEN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILL REMOVE THE EXISTING BRIDGE AND CONSTRUCT A NEW MULTI-SPAN DUAL-LIFT BRIDGE, CONSTRUCT NEW EMBANKMENTS AND RETAINING WALLS, AND INSTALL NEW TRACK AND RAIL COMMUNICATION AND SIGNALS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF RAIL SERVICE, DECREASE MAINTENANCE COSTS, AND ALLOW FOR INCREASED CAPACITY, AS WELL AS IMPROVE NAVIGATIONAL CAPACITY AND DEPENDABILITY IN THIS SECTION OF THE NORWALK RIVER. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE AMTRAK PASSENGERS ON THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR, METRO NORTH RAILROAD COMMUTERS, AND MARINE TRAFFIC IN THIS SECTION OF THE NORWALK RIVER.

grants · 693JJ22340000Y270OHE220165

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Department of Transportation
Award amount
$533,192,000

PROJECT TITLE: BRENT SPENCE BRIDGE CORRIDOR:::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRENT SPENCE BRIDGE CORRIDOR PROJECT¿INCLUDING THE COMPANION BRIDGE¿FROM JUST SOUTH OF DIXIE HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE IN KENTUCKY NORTH TO LINN ST. IN OHIO. PROJECT WILL BE LED BY ODOT.

grants · 693JJ22530000Y001TX2025274

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Department of Transportation
Award amount
$446,503,594

PROJECT TITLE: WIDEN ROAD AND ADD LANES ON SH 6:::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: SH 6 FROM SH 21 TO BS-6R SOUTH; WIDEN FREEWAY FACILITY FROM 4 TO 6 LANES, IMPROVE FRONTAGE ROADS, ADD LOCAL ACCESS LANES AND ADD BICYCLE AND PEDEDSTRIAN FACILITIES

Campaign Finance Context

Related FEC/OpenFEC campaign-finance records for lawmakers and candidates tied to this bill through source-attributed legislative relationships. These are not donations to the bill itself.

How to read this

Amounts shown here are campaign-finance totals for sponsor or cosponsor-linked candidates and their committees in the displayed FEC cycle.

They are not donations to this bill, spending on this bill, or proof that money influenced or caused sponsorship, cosponsorship, votes, or legislative outcomes.

If multiple linked lawmakers have FEC records, this section can show multiple candidate cards and separate sponsor/cosponsor rollups.

Campaign-finance context uses source-attributed FEC/OpenFEC records that are related or relevant to the displayed bill, lawmaker, candidate, committee, or legislative relationship through deterministic links. It is research context only, not proof of influence, causation, endorsement, or that money caused a sponsorship, vote, or legislative outcome.

No FEC/OpenFEC campaign-finance context is currently linked for this bill.

Lobbying Context

Related LDA.gov filings where public lobbying activity descriptions reference this bill. These records are source-attributed research context, not evidence of influence or causation.

How to read this

LDA filings are public lobbying disclosure records. LawLinter links them here only when the filing activity text contains an exact-looking reference to this bill.

A filing can mention many issues, clients, agencies, or bills. A match should be treated as a pointer for review, not as a conclusion about why legislation changed or how any lawmaker acted.

Lobbying context uses source-attributed LDA.gov records that appear related to this bill through bill references in public lobbying activity descriptions. It is research context only, not proof of influence, causation, endorsement, lobbying effectiveness, or legislative intent.

No LDA.gov lobbying disclosure context is currently linked for this bill.

Summary

00 Introduced in House Jun 6, 2025

American Cargo for American Ships Act This bill requires 100% of equipment, materials, and commodities procured, furnished, or financed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and transported on ocean vessels to be transported on U.S.-flagged commercial vessels. (Current cargo preference laws require that a minimum percentage of federally financed ocean cargo be transported on U.S.-flagged commercial vessels. For civilian agencies and agricultural cargo, the minimum is generally 50%.) Specifically, the bill imposes the requirement on DOT (for cargo it contracts for or procures for itself) and recipients of DOT funding (for cargo DOT has financed with federal funds or advanced funds for the recipient to obtain). As under current cargo preference laws, the requirement applies to the extent those vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for U.S.-flagged commercial vessels, in a manner that will ensure fair and reasonable participation of U.S.-flagged commercial vessels by geographic area.

Sponsors

Timeline

Jun 10, 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Jun 9, 2025

Mr. Ezell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Jun 9, 2025

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2546-2547)

Jun 9, 2025

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2035.

Jun 9, 2025

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Jun 9, 2025

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2557-2558)

Jun 9, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 373 - 14 (Roll no. 157). (text: CR H2546-2547)

Jun 9, 2025

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 373 - 14 (Roll no. 157). (text: CR H2546-2547)

Jun 9, 2025

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jun 6, 2025

Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-147.

Jun 6, 2025

Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-147.

Jun 6, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 116.

Apr 2, 2025

Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged

Apr 2, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Apr 2, 2025

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Mar 12, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced in House

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced in House

Mar 11, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

House Votes

Roll call 157 · Session 1 · Jun 9, 2025
Passed

Amendments

No amendment records are currently available for this bill.
Compiled bill record. Bill pages combine Congress.gov source payloads, normalized relationships, cached text analysis, vote links, and deterministic sector/signal extraction. This is not an official government record or legal advice; use the official source link when accuracy matters.