H.R. 7437 · 119th Congress

BASICS Act

Introduced on Feb 9, 2026 by Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8). 13 cosponsors, 7 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 9, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 9, 2026
Cosponsors
13
7 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To improve Federal transportation programs, and for other purposes.

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Kristen McDonald RivetD-MI-8Sponsor

Democrats · 6

Republicans · 7

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 9, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Feb 9, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Feb 9, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  2. ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA2 reports
    $412.3K reported (all issues)
  3. American Society of Civil Engineers2 reports
    $473.5K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS$360.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. COUNTY OF VENTURA2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  5. City of Coral Springs, FL2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  6. City of Hallandale Beach2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  7. County of Kern2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  8. County of Santa Barbara2 reports
    $48K reported (all issues)
  9. National Asphalt Pavement Association2 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)
  10. SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SEMCOG)2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  11. CITY OF DEERFIELD BEACH1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  12. Citrus County1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  13. City of Alpharetta, Georgia1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  14. City of Arlington1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  15. City of Austin1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF AUSTIN$2,530 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  16. City of Dallas1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF DALLASAI match · 100%
  17. City of Denton1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF DENTON$302.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  18. City of Elizabeth1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  19. City of Fort Lauderdale, FL1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  20. City of Miramar, Florida1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  21. City of Oviedo, FL1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  22. City of Palm Bay, Florida1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  23. City of Sumter1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  24. City of Thousand Oaks, CA1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  25. Lake County1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  26. San Joaquin Valley Regional Planning Agencies Policy Council1 report
    $13.1K reported (all issues)
  27. State of Nevada1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  28. Township of Piscataway1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.