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.

Jack Bergman · Michigan · Republican

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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.

Bergman introduced legislation to let local road agencies maintain reliable snowplows during winter storms despite federal emissions-related derate issues.

Bergman's PLOW Storms Act Prioritizes Public Safety Over Burdensome Federal Regulations | U.S. Representative Jack Bergman
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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.

Introduced the PLOW Storms Act to keep snowplows and road commission vehicles operational during severe winter storms.

Press Releases | U.S. Representative Jack Bergman
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Evidence

Latest News: "May 13, 2026 Bergman's PLOW Storms Act Prioritizes Public Safety Over Burdensome Federal Regulations"

Bergman's official website shows a May 13, 2026 news item announcing the PLOW Storms Act, which is directly framed as reducing burdensome federal regulations affecting public safety and winter response operations. This is concrete legislative activity aligned with the claim, but the available evidence does not show enactment or a final policy change in the lookback window.

unresolved later_term A for effort

U.S. Representative Jack Bergman
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Latest News lists: "May 13, 2026 Bergman's PLOW Storms Act Prioritizes Public Safety Over Burdensome Federal Regulations."

Bergman's official House site shows a concrete May 13, 2026 action on the PLOW Storms Act, directly aligned with reducing federal emissions-regulation burdens on winter response operations. This supports effort, but the listing alone does not show enactment or implementation.

unresolved later_term A for effort

U.S. Representative Jack Bergman
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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.

Bergman's own vote-record page does not show floor passage of the PLOW Storms Act in the displayed post-introduction period. That weighs against fulfillment because the promise required an actual federal policy change, not merely introduction or advocacy.

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Vote Record | U.S. Representative Jack Bergman
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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.

The official news archive provides no evidence that the snowplow/emissions mandate policy was enacted or implemented. Combined with the separate May 13 PLOW Storms Act announcement, the record supports effort without delivery.

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U.S. Representative Jack Bergman - Latest News Archive
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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.

This secondary index, while less preferred than Congress.gov/GovInfo directly, provides no indication that the PLOW Storms Act became public law. It supports a non-delivery finding unless later official bill-status evidence shows enactment.

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List of acts of the 119th United States Congress
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Assessments

never unknown A for effort

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.

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never unknown A for effort

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.

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