S. 2619 · 119th Congress
MORE DOT Grants Act
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More Opportunities for Rural Economies from DOT Grants Act or the MORE DOT Grants Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 31, 2025
More Opportunities for Rural Economies from DOT Grants Act or the MORE DOT Grants Act
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.
DOT must also prioritize grant applications from such jurisdictions that have not received support under the qualifying grant program during the 10-year period preceding the date of the application.
In approving applications for a qualifying grant program that includes a designated rural-set aside, DOT must give special consideration to an application from a high-density public land county or unit of local government within such a county.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: MORE DOT Grants Act
Also known as: More Opportunities for Rural Economies from DOT Grants Act
Latest action (Jul 31, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 31, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.