Congressman Jefferson Shreve announced on May 22 that the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed the BUILD America 250 Act, a bipartisan five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill known as the Highway Bill.
The legislation is important because it addresses key infrastructure needs, including investments in roads and bridges, faster project delivery, improved rail safety, and stricter oversight of commercial driver training programs. It also aims to enhance freight movement for Indiana’s distribution-based economy.
Provisions secured for Indiana’s Sixth District include measures to cut red tape by speeding up federal environmental reviews for road and bridge projects. The bill targets fraudulent commercial driver license (CDL) training schools that could allow unqualified drivers onto the roads. It also reauthorizes programs focused on upgrading dangerous rail crossings and improving rail infrastructure, while prioritizing highway improvements in busy freight corridors.
“Hoosiers sent me to Washington to solve practical problems,” said Rep. Jefferson Shreve. “These are issues and priorities that I heard directly from constituents — safer roads, faster project approvals, stronger rail infrastructure, and accountability for commercial driver training. My team and I worked hard to build these priorities into the Highway Bill — with clear priorities for Indiana’s Sixth District, and we delivered.”
The BUILD America 250 Act will now move forward to consideration by the full House.
