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Did Rob Wittman secure $8 million for the Powhite Parkway Extension?

Matches stated record claim. The 2026 spending law he voted for sets aside $8 million for Powhite Parkway Extension engineering, with him listed as the requesting member.

Robert J. "Rob" Wittman

$8 million for the Powhite Parkway Extension

Matches stated record claim

What they say

He says he secured $8 million in federal money for the Powhite Parkway Extension in Chesterfield County.

“secured $8 million in federal dollars for the Powhite Parkway Extension in Chesterfield County”

What the record shows ·

The explanatory statement for the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 lists $8,000,000 for Powhite Parkway Extension Phase II preliminary engineering, under the Transportation Department's highway account, with Wittman as the requesting House member. The act became Public Law 119-75 on February 3, 2026, and says that statement governs how its money is allocated. He voted Yea on the final House vote, which passed 217-214.

Limit: This shows the money was set aside for the project, not that it has been spent.

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  1. Re-Elect Rob Wittman for Congress, issueshttps://robwittman.com/issues/

    Rob Wittman for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01. Written in the first person: economy, education, fiscal accountability, health care, infrastructure, security, natural resources and energy.

    candidate statement

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  2. Explanatory statement on H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2026-01-22/html/CREC-2026-01-22-pt2-PgH1353-2.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jan 22, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Submitted by Rep. Cole, chair of House Appropriations, Congressional Record, January 22, 2026, H1353-H1909. Division D's Community Project Funding table (columns: Agency, Account, Recipient, Project, State, Amount, House and Senate requesters, Origination) has the row: Department of Transportation, Highway Infrastructure Programs, Powhite Parkway Extension Phase II--Preliminary Engineering, VA, 8,000,000, House requester Wittman, no Senate requester, origination H.

    official legislative record

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  3. Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Feb 3, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Signed 2026-02-03. Section 4 gives the House explanatory statement the same effect for divisions A through D as a conference report's joint explanatory statement. Division D is the Transportation-HUD act.

    official legislative record

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  4. H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (119th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7148

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Cole. Passed the House 341-88 on 2026-01-22; the House agreed to the Senate amendments 217-214 on 2026-02-03; became Public Law 119-75 the same day.

    official legislative record

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  5. House roll call 53, 2026 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On agreeing to the Senate amendments to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, 2026-02-03. Passed 217-214. Wittman voted Yea. This sent the bill to be signed as Public Law 119-75. Read through the Congress.gov house-vote API on 2026-10-01; the Clerk's site returned HTTP 403 that day.

    official legislative record

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