BRIDGE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3701 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3701 To establish a competitive grant program to provide capital assistance for the maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation needs of commuter rail bridges. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 27, 2026 Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a competitive grant program to provide capital assistance for the maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation needs of commuter rail bridges. 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 ``Building Rail Infrastructure for a Durable and Growing Economy Act'' or the ``BRIDGE Act''. SEC. 2. COMMUTER RAIL BRIDGE GRANTS. (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5312 the following: ``Sec. 5313. Commuter rail bridge grants ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Commuter rail.--The term `commuter rail' shall have the meaning given the term by the Secretary for purposes of reporting to the national transit database under section 5335. ``(2) Commuter rail bridge.--The term `commuter rail bridge'-- ``(A) means a bridge used in commuter rail operations; and ``(B) includes a bridge described in subparagraph (A) that is also utilized for-- ``(i) intercity passenger railroad service; ``(ii) other public transportation service; or ``(iii) a roadway. ``(3) Covered grant.--The term `covered grant' means a grant awarded under subsection (b). ``(b) Grant Authority.--The Secretary may make grants to operators of public transportation systems for capital c