Congressman Tim Moore’s (NC-14) legislation to designate U.S. Highway 74 from I-26 in Columbus to I-85 in Kings Mountain as a future interstate has been included in the bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act
Tim Moore will pursue designating U.S. Highway 74 from I-26 in Columbus to I-85 in Kings Mountain as a future interstate.
Occurrences
my constituents are facing daily infrastructure challenges that can be remedied by this committee... the very first bill I introduced when I came to Congress last year would designate U.S. Route 74 from in Columbus, North Carolina, to Kings Mountain, as a future interstate.
Evidence
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Congressman Tim Moore’s legislation to designate U.S. Highway 74 from I-26 in Columbus to I-85 in Kings Mountain as a future interstate has been included in the bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act, a five-year surface transportation reauthorization package released this week by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
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Route 74 from I-26 in the ...
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The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, following a 14-hour legislative markup today, approved H.R. 8870, the BUILD America 250 – a bipartisan ...
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The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, following a 14-hour legislative markup today, approved H.R. 8870, the BUILD America 250 ...
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Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (Introduced 02/13/2025) ... The bill has the status Introduced ... referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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Tim Moore (NC-14) | Written Testimony ... the Committee has already been hard at work on the next surface transportation bill, and we plan to mark it up early this year.
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The committee agreed to H.R. 8870 and ordered it favorably reported to the House, as amended.
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The substitute text added U.S. Route 74 from I-26 near Columbus to I-85 near Kings Mountain as a high-priority corridor and future interstate route.
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The Problem Solvers Caucus said H.R. 8870 advanced out of committee by a 62-2 vote and that Transportation and Infrastructure leaders briefed members on the legislation's pathway to becoming law.
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Section 1303 would add United States Route 74 from I-26 near Columbus, North Carolina, to I-85 near Kings Mountain, North Carolina, to the high priority corridors list and include subsection (c)(103) in the future interstate designation provision.
Assessments
Moore promised to pursue the future-interstate designation, not necessarily to secure final enactment. In the same federal term, he introduced a stand-alone U.S. 74 future-interstate bill and the same corridor language was incorporated into H.R. 8870, the BUILD America 250 Act. The broader bill advanced out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee by a 62-2 vote, though it had not yet become law as of the latest evidence. That is enough to fulfill a 'pursue' promise, with timing in the same term.
Moore did more than promise support in principle: he introduced H.R. 1333, testified before the relevant committee, and secured the U.S. 74 future-interstate language into the BUILD America 250 Act substitute and committee markup during his current term. The designation was not yet enacted into law, but the pledge was to pursue the designation, and the record shows active, concrete pursuit in the same term.
Moore introduced the stand-alone U.S. 74 future-interstate bill, testified before the relevant committee, and the proposal was later incorporated into the BUILD America 250 Act and advanced through committee. Because the promise was to pursue the designation rather than guarantee final enactment, these actions satisfy the commitment within the current term.
Moore clearly pursued the promise: he introduced a stand-alone bill in 2025 to designate U.S. Highway 74 from I-26 in Columbus to I-85 in Kings Mountain as a future interstate, and the designation language was later included in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's BUILD America 250 Act and advanced through committee markup in 2026. That shows material legislative action and meaningful progress during his current term. However, the evidence provided does not show final House passage, Senate passage, or enactment into law, so the promised outcome itself has not yet been fully delivered. Because he actively advanced the proposal but there is no proof of completion, the best judgment is partial rather than delivered.