Issue / FY22
House Starts FY22 Appropriations Process, Deeming 9.5 Percent Funding Increase
Jun 17, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe annual appropriations process for fiscal 2022 will start next week, now that the House Appropriations Committee has been given a...
Revised Version of House Democratic Transportation Bill to Be Marked Up Tomorrow
Jun 08, 2021 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released a revised version of the INVEST in America...
President Biden’s First Budget: An Overview
Jun 03, 2021 | Jeff DavisWhen the fiscal 2022 federal budget was (finally) released last Friday, I of course spent the first few days (Memorial Day weekend)...
Even With Jobs Plan, Investment Funding in FY 2022 Would Drop Under Biden Budget
Jun 03, 2021 | Jeff DavisSeveral things became clear after the White House released President Biden's full budget for fiscal 2022 last Friday. One was the full...
Next Steps on Appropriations: House to “Deem” Massive Domestic Spending Increase, Consider $84.3B THUD Request
Jun 02, 2021 | Jeff DavisNow that President Biden has submitted his full budget request for fiscal year 2022, Congress can get to work considering the request....
Biden Budget Continues Traditional OMB Approach to Corps of Engineers
May 30, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Biden Administration has requested $6.8 billion in regular appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers' water resources program...
Biden Proposes $88 Billion USDOT Budget for FY22
May 28, 2021 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden's first budget request has asked Congress to provide $88.2 billion in gross discretionary budgetary resources for the...
Biden Budget Flat-Lines Highway Trust Fund for 10 Years
May 28, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe budget documents provided by the White House and the Department of Transportation today show new contract authority levels for the...
White House to Release First Biden Budget on May 27
May 13, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe White House announced today that President Biden's first budget request will be transmitted to Congress on Thursday, May 27. The...
FY22 Earmarking Structure Takes Shape
Apr 30, 2021 | Jeff DavisPlans for Congress to bring back earmarked transportation projects this year are proceeding apace in three of the four power structures...
Senate GOP Infrastructure Bill Is Inclusive Of, Not In Addition To, Ongoing Program Spending
Apr 23, 2021 | Jeff DavisSenate Republicans this week released an outline of a five-year, $568 billion framework for spending on traditional sectors of public...
Buttigieg Defends His First Budget Before House Appropriations
Apr 16, 2021 | Jeff DavisU.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg went before the House Appropriations Committee this week to defend part of the Biden...