H.R. 10241 – I–47 Future Interstate Act of 2026

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The I‑47 Future Interstate Act of 2026 amends the 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act to add U.S. Route 287 as a new high‑priority corridor and to officially designate it as Interstate I‑47. The change would apply to the stretch of US 287 running from Port Arthur, Texas, up to Choteau, Montana, affecting the states the highway traverses.

Key Provisions

Adds US 287 from State Highway 87 in Port Arthur, Texas, to US 89 in Choteau, Montana, to the list of high‑priority corridors in the ISTEA law.
Specifies that this newly added corridor will be numbered and signed as Interstate Route I‑47.

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

September 3, 2026

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Introduced in House

September 3, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

September 3, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 3, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10241

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 3, 2026

Mr. Babin (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Rose, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Williams of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate United States Route 287 as Interstate Route I–47, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the I–47 Future Interstate Act of 2026.

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Designation of Interstate Route I–47

(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.

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(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..