Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
REPAIR Infrastructure Act
A Democratic bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill reauthorizes and improves the reconnecting communities program, renaming it the "Restoring Essential Public Access and Improving Resilient Infrastructure (REPAIR Infrastructure) Program." It authorizes $3,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, divided into planning grants and capital construction grants. The legislation updates selection criteria to focus on mobility, community connectivity, and economic opportunity. It also introduces new definitions for "divisive roadway infrastructure." Furthermore, the bill integrates these projects into various existing transportation grant programs.
Yes· 3 of 14
- Scored +6
Would people with disabilities be better off under this?
The bill specifically includes people with disabilities in its mission to increase safe mobility and connectivity.
- Scored +5
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
The bill provides assistance to renters and focuses on maintaining affordable housing and economic access.
- Scored +5
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill includes mechanisms to assist small businesses in maintaining stability and preventing displacement.
The opposite
- Scored -1
Does this get reliable internet to more people?
The bill focuses on physical transportation rather than digital connectivity.
- Scored -1
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?
The bill does not directly impact judicial processes or due process rights.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Mobility and Access: The bill aims to promote new or improved affordable transportation options to increase safe mobility and connectivity for all, including people with disabilities (Section 2, subsection (b)(1)(iv)(I)).
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Economic Opportunity: Projects can promote access to economic activity centers such as jobs, healthcare, grocery stores, schools, and childcare (Section 2, subsection (b)(1)(iv)(I)).
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Community Stability: The criteria include mechanisms to preserve affordability and prevent the displacement of existing residents through assistance for renters, legacy homeowners, and small businesses (Section 2, subsection (b)(1)(vi)(II)).
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Community Engagement: The bill encourages a robust community participation plan that engages members most impacted by existing facilities (Section 2, subsection (b)(1)(v)(I)).
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Affordable Housing Support: The bill supports the preservation, rehabilitation, and expansion of location-efficient affordable housing (Section 2, subsection (b)(1)(vi)(II)(bb)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Restriction on Highway Expansion: Funds from a grant under this section may not be used for a project that increases the number of travel lanes on an existing highway (Section 2, subsection (c)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people with disabilities be better off under this? — The bill specifically includes people with disabilities in its mission to increase safe mobility and connectivity. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill provides assistance to renters and focuses on maintaining affordable housing and economic access. Would children be better off under this? — The bill increases access to childcare through improved transportation connectivity. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill includes provisions for rural main streets and access via the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program. Would people in cities be better off under this? — The bill supports location-efficient housing and urban connectivity. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — The bill aims to improve community mobility and economic opportunity.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill includes mechanisms to assist small businesses in maintaining stability and preventing displacement. Is this likely to grow the economy? — The bill invests in infrastructure to promote economic opportunity and community connectivity. Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill provides $15 billion over five years to improve connectivity to economic activity centers like jobs.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — The bill incentivizes the preservation, rehabilitation, and expansion of location-efficient affordable housing. Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — The bill aims to reduce economic barriers and support community wealth-building activities.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport? — The bill focuses on improving transportation options and mobility within communities. Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change? — The bill integrates projects with the Carbon Reduction Program to reduce transportation emissions.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill prioritizes transportation projects that increase access to healthcare destinations.
- Education And Technology
- Does this get reliable internet to more people? — The bill focuses on physical transportation rather than digital connectivity.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts? — The bill does not directly impact judicial processes or due process rights.
- 12/10/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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