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Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · R–TX
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The bill would give the U.S. Route 287 corridor from Port Arthur, Texas, to Choteau, Montana, a federal high-priority designation and name it Interstate Route I–47. Its proposed changes concern the corridor’s legal designation and numbering. The supplied text does not establish when road improvements would occur or when drivers could use the entire corridor as an Interstate.
(a) Designation as high priority corridor Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 Stat. 2032; 135 Stat. 596) is amended by adding at the end the following: (103) United States Route 287 from State Highway 87 in Port Arthur, Texas, to United States Route 89 in Choteau, Montana.
The route referred to in subsection (c)(103) is designated as Interstate Route I–47.
Section 1 would name the bill the “I–47 Future Interstate Act of 2026.”
This Act may be cited as the I–47 Future Interstate Act of 2026.
Section 2(a) would add a high-priority corridor to the existing transportation law: U.S. Route 287 between State Highway 87 in Port Arthur, Texas, and U.S. Route 89 in Choteau, Montana.
(a) Designation as high priority corridor Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 Stat. 2032; 135 Stat. 596) is amended by adding at the end the following: (103) United States Route 287 from State Highway 87 in Port Arthur, Texas, to United States Route 89 in Choteau, Montana.
Section 2(b) would add the new corridor to an existing provision concerning Interstate designation and expressly designate it Interstate Route I–47. The existing provision’s full requirements are not reproduced in the bundle.
(b) Designation and numbering as Interstate Section 1105(e)(5) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 109 Stat. 597; 135 Stat. 598) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by striking and subsection (c)(102) and inserting subsection (c)(102), and subsection (c)(103); and (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by adding at the end the following: The route referred to in subsection (c)(103) is designated as Interstate Route I–47.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 16, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 3, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-16T08:08:53Z. 2026-09-03: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 2026-09-03: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-09-03. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. A route designation alone does not establish a spending earmark. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No separate narrow carve-out, special exemption, or preferential exception was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. The geographic scope of the bill’s central policy alone is not treated as such a benefit. This conclusion does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
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