I look forward to working with Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, and my other colleagues on both sides of the aisle to get this critical legislation across the finish line.
Work to get the BUILD America 250 Act across the finish line and enacted.
Occurrences
"I am proud to have helped shape this bipartisan bill, and thank Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen for their leadership. I look forward to continuing to advance these lasting infrastructure improvements benefiting our communities all across North Carolina and the entire country."
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Releases BUILD America 250 Act
I look forward to continuing to advance these lasting infrastructure improvements benefiting our communities all across North Carolina and the entire country.
Evidence
Leaders of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee formally introduced H.R. 8870, the BUILD America 250 Act, on May 19, 2026, and announced a markup for May 21, 2026. The release says the bill is intended as a bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill and that the committee’s goal is to send legislation to the President’s desk before the current authorization expires on September 30, 2026.
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, following a 14-hour legislative markup, approved H.R. 8870, the BUILD America 250 Act, on May 21, 2026.
Committee leaders released the text of the BUILD America 250 Act on May 17, 2026 and said their ultimate goal was to send legislation from Congress to the President’s desk before the current surface transportation authorization expires on September 30, 2026.
Rouzer’s official website posted a May 22, 2026 item titled “Rouzer, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Pa...” referencing the BUILD America 250 Act, indicating Rouzer publicly promoted the committee’s action on the bill.
The committee posted a BUILD America 250 Act markup amendments page showing H.R. 8870 and amendment activity associated with the markup process.
The Congress.gov Public Laws page lists enacted bills and joint resolutions after they receive public law numbers; the page does not show the BUILD America 250 Act among enacted public laws in the visible listing.
Assessments
The promise was to work to get the BUILD America 250 Act enacted. Evidence shows Rouzer was involved in advancing the bill during the 2026 House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee process: the bill text was released, formally introduced as H.R. 8870, marked up, and approved by committee, and Rouzer publicly promoted that action. However, the record provided does not show final House passage, Senate passage, or enactment into law. The public-laws evidence suggests it had not yet been enacted as of the assessment date, but because the bill was still actively moving within the same Congress and the available evidence does not establish a final failure, the best judgment is unresolved rather than delivered or never. Rouzer appears to have made a serious legislative effort, so effort_badge is warranted.