The ADAPT Assets Act establishes a national framework for cost-effective disaster preparedness and would provide $2 billion every year to support the development of 10 large-scale critical infrastructure projects
Support federal funding and a national framework for disaster-resilient infrastructure projects, including $2 billion annually for large-scale critical infrastructure projects.
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Evidence
The ADAPT Assets Act establishes a national framework for cost-effective disaster preparedness and would provide $2 billion every year to support the development of 10 large-scale critical infrastructure projects.
Now is the time to act to increase federal funding to shore up our infrastructure and create tens of thousands of union construction jobs...
Current federal surface transportation law expires in September 2026, and Congress will soon consider new, multi-year legislation to plan and execute on surface transportation infrastructure projects.
I worked alongside Senators Schiff and Padilla to secure federal funding for critical infrastructure upgrades... and I will continue to support investments like these that serve our community and help safeguard our future.
May 22, 2026 ... urged the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to prioritize and strengthen federal funding for active transportation infrastructure...
The release says current federal surface transportation law expires in September 2026 and says Congress will soon consider new multi-year legislation to plan and execute infrastructure projects.
The release says Garamendi and Thompson introduced the ADAPT Assets Act, which establishes a national framework for disaster preparedness and would provide $2 billion every year for large-scale critical infrastructure projects.
The latest office press-release index items in the June 11-July 10 lookback window are housing, agriculture, and defense-related releases; the page's latest infrastructure-specific item remains the May 22 BUILD America 250 Act release, not an ADAPT Assets Act enactment or appropriation announcement.
The House Bills This Week page lists legislation scheduled for consideration during the week of June 29, 2026; H.R. 8653 / ADAPT Assets Act is not listed among the scheduled measures.
Congress.gov states that enacted bills and joint resolutions appear on the public laws list after NARA assigns public law numbers. The 119th Congress public-laws page contains no match for H.R. 8653 or ADAPT Assets Act.
Garamendi announced introduction of H.R. 8653, the ADAPT Assets Act, and said the bill establishes a national framework for disaster preparedness and would provide $2 billion every year for 10 large-scale critical infrastructure projects.
Assessments
Garamendi introduced and advocated for the ADAPT Assets Act, which directly matched the promised national disaster-resilient infrastructure framework and $2 billion annual funding level. However, the evidence shows only introduction and continued advocacy, with no enactment, public law, floor passage, or appropriated annual program by July 10, 2026. Under the rubric, this is a serious legislative attempt that failed to deliver the promised federal outcome, so it is not fulfilled but earns an effort badge.
Garamendi publicly backed and co-introduced the ADAPT Assets Act, which matches the promised national framework and $2 billion annual funding level, but the evidence shows introduction and advocacy only, not enactment or appropriated funding. That supports partial credit rather than full delivery.
The evidence shows Garamendi actively supported and introduced legislation matching the promise's main elements: a national disaster-resilience framework and $2 billion annually for large-scale critical infrastructure projects through the ADAPT Assets Act. However, the record provided shows introduction, advocacy, and some project-specific funding wins, not enactment of the national framework or the annual $2 billion program itself. Because he materially advanced the promise but there is no evidence the promised federal program was actually delivered, this is best scored as partial rather than delivered.