Transportation Project Accountability Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3629 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3629

   To amend title 23, United States Code, to require States to make 
 publicly available information on the selection of certain projects, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 13, 2026

Ms. Alsobrooks (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 23, United States Code, to require States to make 
 publicly available information on the selection of certain projects, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Project 
Accountability Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTABILITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 135 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) Transportation Accountability.--
            ``(1) Definition of covered project.--In this subsection, 
        the term `covered project' means a project that--
                    ``(A) is included in the statewide transportation 
                improvement program under subsection (g);
                    ``(B) will enhance or expand the transportation 
                system; and
                    ``(C) has an estimated cost of greater than 
                $10,000,000.
            ``(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of the Transportation Project Accountability Act of 
        2026 and every year thereafter, each State shall publish and 
        make publicly available, via an online platform, a report 
        that--
                    ``(A) identifies each covered project selected to 
                be carried out during the previous year;
                    ``(B) for each covered project identified under 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) includes a score based on the extent 
                        to which the covered project contributes to 
                        performance measures and targets described in 
                        the long-range statewide transportation plan of 
                        the State under subsection (f) and national 
                        goals described in section 150(b);
                            ``(ii) includes anticipated, estimated 
                        benefits to the covered project that address 
                        national goals described in paragraphs (1) 
                        through (3) of section 150(b);
                            ``(iii) identifies the year during which 
                        the covered project was first included in the 
                        statewide transportation improvement program 
                        under subsection (g); and
                            ``(iv) includes a brief description that 
                        explains the reasons for selecting the covered 
                        project, including projected or anticipated 
                        performance benefits and the approximate 
                        geographic coordinates of the covered project; 
                        and
                    ``(C) includes a brief summary and justification of 
                the metrics used to calculate scores for covered 
                projects under subparagraph (B)(i).
            ``(3) Accountability for performance.--Beginning after the 
        date of publication of the first report of the State under 
        paragraph (2), the State shall incorporate into the statewide 
        transportation improvement program under subsection (g) and the 
        long-range statewide transportation plan of the State under 
        subsection (f) a review of--
                    ``(A) the progress toward achieving projected 
                benefits and cost-effectiveness of selected covered 
                projects; and
                    ``(B) the ability of those covered projects to 
                contribute to achievement of targets described in the 
                long-range statewide transportation plan of the State 
                under subsection (g) and the national goals described 
                in paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 150(b).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 135(g)(5)(B) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) Transportation accountability 
                        report.--A report under subsection (n) may be 
                        considered to satisfy the requirements of this 
                        subparagraph.''.
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