Raising the expedited-processing threshold to $100 million in loan amounts
Raise the expedited-processing threshold for airport TIFIA loans to $100 million.
Occurrences
Evidence
Hurd said H.R. 6168 would update airport TIFIA rules and explicitly raise the expedited-processing threshold to $100 million in loan amounts.
Congress.gov still lists H.R. 6168 as Introduced, with the latest action being referral to the House Subcommittee on Aviation on 2025-11-21.
Rep. Jeff Hurd's office announced that he introduced H.R. 6168, the Airport TIFIA Financing Certainty Act, and said the bill would raise the expedited-processing threshold to $100 million in loan amounts.
Congress.gov bill text for H.R. 6168 states that Rep. Hurd introduced the bill on November 20, 2025, and section 2(d) would replace the existing $75,000,000 project-cost language with a TIFIA loan amount not exceeding $100,000,000.
Congress.gov lists H.R. 6168 with three actions: introduced on November 20, 2025, referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation on November 21, 2025. Its tracker status remains Introduced.
The official U.S. Code text for 23 U.S.C. 605, containing laws in effect on June 21, 2026, still says the TIFIA small-project reservation applies to projects with eligible project costs not expected to exceed $75,000,000.
Assessments
Hurd introduced H.R. 6168 in the 119th Congress, and the bill text directly matches the promise by proposing to raise the airport TIFIA expedited-processing threshold to $100 million. However, Congress.gov still lists the bill only as introduced, with no House passage, Senate passage, or enactment, and current statutory text still reflects the existing $75 million threshold. Because Hurd is still in the same federal term and the proposal has not yet failed or been enacted, the promise is unresolved rather than delivered or never.
Jeff Hurd materially advanced the promise by introducing H.R. 6168 on November 21, 2025, and the bill specifically would raise the expedited-processing threshold for airport TIFIA loans to $100 million. But Congress.gov still shows the measure only as introduced and referred to subcommittee, with no enactment as of the June 15, 2026 review date. Because Hurd is still serving in the same federal term and the promised policy change has not yet passed, this is best scored as unresolved rather than delivered or never; the concrete bill introduction warrants an effort badge.