S. 2635

Summary

S. 2635, the Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 31, 2025 by Sen. Alex Padilla (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on Jul 31, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5001).

Record

Text

S. 2635 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S2635 IS: Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-31
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2635  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 31, 2025   Mr. Padilla  (for himself and  Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Environment and Public Works    A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to increase flexibility for emergency relief projects, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act  .
2.
Federal-aid highway emergency relief
Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(h)
Imposition of deadline
(1)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may not require any project funded under this section to advance to the construction obligation stage before the date that is the last day of the sixth fiscal year after the later of—
(A)
the date on which the Governor declared the emergency, as described in subsection (d)(1)(A); and
(B)
the date on which the President declared the emergency to be a major disaster, as described in that subsection.
(2)
Extension of deadline
If the Secretary imposes a deadline for advancement to the construction obligation stage pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may—
(A)
on the request of the Governor of the State, issue an extension of not more than 1 year to complete the advancement; and
(B)
issue additional extensions after the expiration of any extension, if the Secretary determines the Governor of the State has provided suitable justification to warrant such an extension.
(i)
Emergency relief manuals
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall—
(1)
update the Emergency Relief Manual of the Federal Highway Administration;
(2)
provide the updated Manual to each State department of transportation; and
(3)
make the updated Manual publicly available on a website of the Secretary.
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A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to increase flexibility for emergency relief projects, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Alex Padilla (D) sponsors S. 2635, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Alex Padilla

Sen. · D–CA · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 31, 2025

John Cornyn

Sen. · R–TX · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 31, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 2635 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works

Environment and Public Works

Referred To · Jul 31, 2025 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 2635 has taken 2 actions since Jul 31, 2025.

Votes

S. 2635 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 2635, as Identical bill.

HR 4847Transportation Emergency Relief Extension ActAug 2, 2025 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 2635 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act — Display Title
• Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to increase flexibility for emergency relief projects, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named S. 2635 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2635 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2635’s is Transportation and Public Works.

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