The PLOW Storms Act restores common sense by ensuring our road commissions have the flexibility and reliability they need to keep roads open, emergency vehicles moving, and families safe.
Ensure road commissions and snowplow operators can keep critical winter response vehicles operational during severe winter storms by reducing the impact of federal emissions mandates.
Occurrences
Today, Rep. Jack Bergman, joined by Reps. Tony Wied and Pete Stauber, introduced the Protecting Lifesaving Operations during Winter Storms Act, or the PLOW Storms Act, legislation aimed at ensuring snowplow operators and road commissions can keep critical winter response vehicles operational during severe winter weather events.
Evidence
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Latest News: "May 13, 2026 Bergman's PLOW Storms Act Prioritizes Public Safety Over Burdensome Federal Regulations"
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Latest News lists: "May 13, 2026 Bergman's PLOW Storms Act Prioritizes Public Safety Over Burdensome Federal Regulations."
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The displayed House vote record through June 11, 2026 lists roll calls on H.Res. 1335, H.R. 9238, H.R. 8464, H.R. 8312, H.R. 7892, H.R. 5408, S. 2, H.R. 8428, H.R. 8466, H.R. 2913, H.R. 8646, and related rules, with no PLOW Storms Act or snowplow-emissions bill shown.
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The news archive shown on Bergman's official House site lists multiple 2026 press releases and legislative announcements, including FEMA, mental health, reforestation, USPS, Gerald's Law, postal-service priorities, and other items, but it does not show a completed PLOW Storms Act enactment or implementation notice.
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The public-law compilation lists enacted 119th Congress laws with GovInfo PDF links; the visible 2026 entries through Public Law 119-88 include measures such as the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025, not the PLOW Storms Act or a snowplow-emissions exemption.
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EPA says it is issuing guidance to manufacturers on modifying DEF systems on new and existing diesel vehicles and nonroad equipment to reduce derates that can make vehicles nearly inoperable, while noting EPA cannot mandate field fixes for in-use vehicles and nonroad equipment and is relying on voluntary manufacturer software changes.
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CivicGate's Congress.gov-sourced bill page lists H.R. 8782, the PLOW Storms Act, as Introduced, with latest action on May 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The page lists only two actions: introduced in House and referred to committee.
Assessments
Bergman made a directly aligned legislative effort by introducing the PLOW Storms Act on May 13, 2026, aimed at limiting federal emissions-mandate impacts on snow-removal emergency vehicles. The bill evidence shows it remained only introduced/referred to committee, so the promised snowplow-specific federal policy change was not fully delivered. However, EPA later issued DEF/derate guidance in the same congressional term that partially addressed the underlying operational problem for diesel vehicles and nonroad equipment, though it was not snowplow-specific and relied on voluntary manufacturer action for in-use fleets. That supports partial fulfillment rather than delivered or never.
Bergman took a concrete, directly related legislative step by announcing the PLOW Storms Act in May 2026, aimed at reducing federal emissions-mandate burdens on snowplow and winter-response operations. However, the evidence does not show that the bill passed, became public law, or otherwise changed federal policy. Because the promised operational relief was not delivered, but there was a serious legislative attempt, the proper outcome is never with an effort badge.
The available evidence shows Bergman took a concrete legislative step by promoting the PLOW Storms Act on May 13, 2026, which directly aligns with the promise to reduce the impact of federal emissions mandates on snowplow and winter response vehicles. That supports meaningful effort and candidate credit for attempting to advance the policy. But the record provided does not show enactment, implementation, or any completed federal policy change that actually delivered the promised outcome, so this does not rise to partial or full fulfillment.