Increase federal funding for local road, bridge, and safety projects.

This bill would ... increase funding for vital transportation programs, continue robust federal investments in bridges, give local communities access to annual bridge and safety funds, and increase funding for planning and design in urban and rural areas.

McDonald Rivet backed legislation to boost federal transportation funding available for local road, bridge, and safety projects.

Reps. McDonald Rivet, Bresnahan Introduce Bill to Support Local Roads and Bridges | Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet
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Invest in locally-owned bridges by increasing funding to help local communities pay for repairs.

McDonald Rivet introduced an amendment to increase funding for locally owned bridge repairs.

ICYMI: As Congressional Budget Process Begins, Rep. McDonald Rivet Calls for a Budget That Helps Mid-Michigan’s Working Families | Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet
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The official press releases page shows a May 22, 2026 post saying McDonald Rivet helped pass a bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill through the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Concrete committee-stage action toward higher federal transportation funding for roads and bridges, but not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet
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The official press releases page lists a May 22, 2026 release titled "Rep. McDonald Rivet Helps Pass Bipartisan Funding for Roads and Bridges Through Committee" and summarizes that she released a statement after passing a bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill through the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Official same-term evidence that McDonald Rivet helped move a roads-and-bridges transportation funding bill through committee, but the record shown is committee passage rather than final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet
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Midland Daily News reported that McDonald Rivet was seeking millions in federal Community Project Funding for infrastructure upgrades across mid-Michigan, including road safety improvements. The listed requests included Frances Road Bridge replacement in Genesee County and State Park Drive resurfacing in Bay County with sidewalks, signage, and safer access points.

Shows concrete same-term advocacy for federal funding for local bridge, road, and safety projects, but describes requests rather than enacted appropriations.

partial same_term A for effort

Schuette aims to preserve home heating tax credit; McDonald Rivet wants to keep call centers in U.S.
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Midland Daily News reported that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the bipartisan Rapid Disaster Relief Act, co-sponsored by McDonald Rivet and others, to require FEMA reimbursements within 120 days after 90% of expenses are validated. McDonald Rivet said delayed FEMA reimbursements affected work to clear roads and restore essential services after the 2020 floods.

Shows additional committee-stage effort to improve federal disaster-recovery funding flow for local road and essential-service recovery, but not a final funding increase for road or bridge projects.

partial same_term A for effort

McDonald Rivet, Moolenaar back legislation to expedite FEMA funding
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