[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 21 (Thursday, January 29, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S391-S392]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4284. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 7148, making further consolidated appropriations 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        After section 194 of title I of division D, insert the 
     following:

[[Page S392]]

       Sec. ___. (a) Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     issue a notice of funding opportunity for each program 
     described in subsection (c) using any amounts made available 
     in title VIII of division J of the Infrastructure Investment 
     and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 1412) for each 
     program described in subsection (c) that are unobligated and 
     have not been committed to any existing grantees.
       (b) In making awards for each program described in 
     subsection (c), the Secretary of Transportation shall first 
     prioritize any applicant that had a previously awarded grant 
     withdrawn, canceled, or terminated after December 15, 2025.
       (c) A program referred to in subsections (a) and (b) is--
       (1) the consolidated rail infrastructure and safety 
     improvements grant program under section 22907 of title 49, 
     United States Code;
       (2) the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing 
     Transportation Grant Program under section 25005 of the 
     Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 502 note; 
     Public Law 117-58);
       (3) the local and regional project assistance program under 
     section 6702 of title 49, United States Code; and
       (4) grants to States or localities under the twenty-second 
     proviso in paragraph (2) in the matter under the heading 
     ``highway infrastructure programs'' under the heading 
     ``Federal Highway Administration'' under the heading 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'' in title VIII of division J 
     of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
     117-58; 135 Stat. 1425).
       (d) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section shall 
     continue to be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) 
     of division A of Public Law 118-5 (137 Stat. 16).
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