H.R. 8231

Summary

H.R. 8231, the Highways First Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 9, 2026 by Rep. Scott Perry (R). It was referred to Transportation And Infrastructure, and last saw action on Apr 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Record

Text

H.R. 8231 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 8231 IH: Highways First Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8231  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 9, 2026   Mr. Perry  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to prohibit transfer of certain funds made available for transit projects to the Secretary of Transportation.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Highways First Act  .
2.
Transfer of highway and transit funds
Section 104(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking paragraph (1); and
(2)
by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.
3.
Transfer of amounts and non-Government share
Section 5334(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking  (1) Amounts  and all that follows through the enumerator for paragraph (2).

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To amend title 23, United States Code, to prohibit transfer of certain funds made available for transit projects to the Secretary of Transportation.

Sponsors

Rep. Scott Perry (R) sponsors H.R. 8231 alone.

Scott Perry

Rep. · R–PA-10 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 8231 went before 1 committee: Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Apr 9, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8231 has taken 2 actions since Apr 9, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8231 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8231 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Highways First Act — Display Title
• Highways First Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 23, United States Code, to prohibit transfer of certain funds made available for transit projects to the Secretary of Transportation. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8231 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Science/Technology.

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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 H.R. 8231 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8231’s is Transportation and Public Works.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8231, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 63 (Thursday, April 9, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PERRY:H.R. 8231.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2831]

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