Gold Star Spouses Health Care Enhancement Act

House Bill

H.R. 3594

119th Congress

Gold Star Spouses Health Care Enhancement Act

In Committee

Introduced:May 23, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Chip Roy

Representative

Republican

TX-21

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Transportation and Public Works

Summary

This bill aims to help rural communities access federal transportation grants more easily. It would reduce the local matching funds required for certain grant programs, like those for infrastructure and airport improvements, by 50% for counties with small populations where the federal government owns a lot of the land. It would also provide more technical assistance to these communities during the grant application process and prioritize their applications if they haven't received this type of grant in the past 10 years.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

SponsorChip Roy (R-TX)

Introduced5/23/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

ChamberHouse

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Gold Star Spouses Health Care Enhancement Act

This bill aims to help rural communities access federal transportation grants more easily. It would reduce the local matching funds required for certain grant programs, like those for infrastructure and airport improvements, by 50% for counties with small popu

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This bill aims to help rural communities access federal transportation grants more easily. It would reduce the local matching funds required for certain grant programs, like those for infrastructure and airport improvements, by 50% for counties with small populations where the federal government owns a lot of the land. It would also provide more technical assistance to these communities during the grant application process and prioritize their applications if they haven't received this type of grant in the past 10 years.

Bill Number: 3594
Sponsor: Chip Roy (R-TX)
Introduced: 5/23/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Policy Area: Transportation and Public Works

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Fact Sheet

Title: Gold Star Spouses Health Care Enhancement Act
Bill Number: 3594
Sponsor: Chip Roy (R-TX)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced: 5/23/2025
Summary: This bill aims to help rural communities access federal transportation grants more easily. It would reduce the local matching funds required for certain grant programs, like those for infrastructure and airport improvements, by 50% for counties with small populations where the federal government own

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill aims to help rural communities access federal transportation grants more easily. It would reduce the local matching funds required for certain grant programs, like those for infrastructure and airport improvements, by 50% for counties with small populations where the federal government owns a lot of the land. It would also provide more technical assistance to these communities during the grant application process and prioritize their applications if they haven't received this type of grant in the past 10 years.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

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 Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program and the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). A high-density public land county is 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, DOT must give special consideration to an application from a high-density public land county or unit of local government within such a county with respect to any rural-set aside designated for the program. DOT may give special consideration to an application from a tribal government within such a county.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Reduces local matching funds by 50% for certain transportation grants in rural counties with high federal land ownership
Provides more technical assistance to these rural communities during the grant application process
Prioritizes grant applications from rural communities that haven't received this type of funding in the past 10 years

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If passed, this bill would make it easier for rural communities in the U.S., especially those with significant federal land ownership, to access important transportation funding for infrastructure and airport improvements. This could lead to more economic development and improved transportation options in these underserved areas.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Transportation and Public Works

Related Subjects

Aviation and airports

Infrastructure development

Intergovernmental relations

Land use and conservation

Public transit

Railroads

Roads and highways

Rural conditions and development

State and local finance

Transportation programs funding

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Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

3594, 119th Congress (2025). "Gold Star Spouses Health Care Enhancement Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-3594