Federal grants help states map rural roads for public use
S. 5181 — MAP Roads Act · Filed by John Curtis (R-UT) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 30, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill sets up a program that gives money to states. States pass the money to counties to digitize road records. Counties create maps of rural roads and put them online. The maps work with third-party mapping platforms. The program gets $20 million each year through 2031.
Who it affects
People in rural areas get better road maps for navigation and emergencies. Counties receive grants to do the digitization work.
One thing to notice
The bill protects road ownership and public access rights. It does not give the government new power over roads.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Jul 30, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 30, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- digitize — Turn paper records into computer files that can be stored online
- third-party mapping platforms — Mapping services run by companies other than the government
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,750 characters) on Aug 6, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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