MORE DOT Grants Act
Introduced Jul 31, 2025 by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
It's waiting on a committee vote to reach the full chamber. Most bills never leave this stage.
This bill revises the process for awarding grants to high-density public land counties and any units of tribal or local governments within such counties under certain Department of Transportation (DOT) programs. Examples of qualifying grant programs include the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program, the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program, and the Airport Improvement Program (AIP).
The bill defines a high-density public land county as a county that has a population of not more than 100,000 people and in which the federal government owns or manages more than 50% of the land.
For these jurisdictions, any requirement for local matching funds under a qualifying grant program must be reduced by 50%.
On request, DOT must provide additional technical assistance to such jurisdictions before and during the annual application period for each qualifying grant program.
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
No floor votes yet — it hasn't reached the floor of either chamber.