This bill represents the last set of projects requested by Reschenthaler during the FY 2026 process, totaling nearly $215 million for southwestern Pennsylvania.
Request and secure Community Project Funding for infrastructure and community projects in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Occurrences
$199 million, requested by Reschenthaler, to support the inland water system, infrastructure projects, and law enforcement in southwestern Pennsylvania
I am proud to announce this legislation includes over $6 million in community project funding that I secured for southwestern Pennsylvania.
Evidence
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The office says the funding bill signed on November 12, 2025 included $6.5 million in community project funding secured by Reschenthaler for southwestern Pennsylvania, and that these were the first 6 of 15 local projects signed into law for FY2026.
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The House advanced FY2026 appropriations legislation containing $199 million requested by Reschenthaler for the inland water system, infrastructure projects, and law enforcement in southwestern Pennsylvania; the release says the bill still awaited Senate action. The same release also notes a November 12, 2025 package signed into law with six additional projects and $6.5 million for the region.
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The House advanced the FY2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act with $8.5 million requested by Reschenthaler for PA-14 road construction; the release says it was the last set of projects in the FY2026 process and still needed Senate passage and the president's signature.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 7148 as Public Law 119-75, approved February 3, 2026, with legislative history showing House passage on January 22, Senate passage on January 30, and House concurrence in Senate amendments on February 3.
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Reschenthaler's office said he secured $34.5 million in Community Project Funding and $167.2 million for Montgomery Lock and Dam in FY2027 House appropriations bills, but stated the legislation had only been reported out of committee and still awaited House and Senate passage and enactment.
Assessments
The promise was to request and secure Community Project Funding for southwestern Pennsylvania infrastructure and community projects, not to secure every pending request. The evidence shows Reschenthaler-requested projects were enacted while he was serving in federal office: a November 12, 2025 funding law included $6.5 million for six local projects, and H.R. 7148 later became Public Law 119-75 on February 3, 2026, updating earlier pending PA-14 funding. Additional FY2026/FY2027 requests still pending do not negate that enacted community project funding was secured during the same term.
The promise was to request and secure Community Project Funding for southwestern Pennsylvania, not to secure every requested project or a specific total. The evidence shows that on November 12, 2025, a funding bill was signed into law that included $6.5 million in community project funding for six southwestern Pennsylvania projects secured by Reschenthaler. That satisfies the core promised outcome within his current federal term. Later FY2026 requests were still pending Senate action, but those unresolved items do not negate that some requested infrastructure and community funding was already enacted.