Issue / Highway Trust Fund
Senate Clears 1-Month HTF Extension for President’s Signature
Oct 02, 2021 | Jeff DavisAt 1:30 p.m. today, the U.S. Senate held a special session lasting less than five minutes, during which the Senate passed legislation...
House Passes 30-Day Surface Extension as Infrastructure Bill Shelved Temporarily
Oct 01, 2021 | Jeff DavisAfter a day-long lapse in Highway Trust Fund spending authority and the furlough of some 3,700 U.S. Department of Transportation...
This federal agency could shut down if Congress doesn’t pass an infrastructure bill this week
Sep 28, 2021 | Jeff DavisThere were five short extensions in 2014 and 2015 before a five-year bill passed, according to a tally maintained by Jeff Davis, a...
House to Debate Infrastructure Bill Monday, with Possible Reconciliation Bill Later in the Week
Sep 24, 2021 | Jeff DavisHouse Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced to the House this afternoon that "On Monday, September 27, pursuant to the Rule...
Deadlines Start Catching Up with Congress Next Week
Sep 17, 2021 | Jeff DavisAfter a very slow month, Congress will have to making moves next week to pass some key fiscal policy legislation next week, staring...
How Long Can the Highway Trust Fund Go Without Another Bailout?
Sep 17, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Federal Highway Administration briefed states last month on new procedures that would be used in the even that the cash balance in...
30 Years Ago: The Failure of the “Nickel for America”
Sep 10, 2021 | Jeff Davis(I meant to revisit this on August 1, on the 30th anniversary of the event, but the rollout of the bipartisan infrastructure bill...
The Infrastructure Bill’s Twin 2027 Problems
Aug 27, 2021 | Jeff DavisAs of this writing, it appears likely that the bipartisan infrastructure bill will be the law of the land by October 1 and will...
House Passes Budget, Sets Sept. 27 As Passage Deadline for Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Aug 24, 2021 | Jeff DavisBy a perfectly attended party-line vote of 220 to 212, the House of Representatives has adopted a special rule (H. Res. 601) that...
Three things the infrastructure plan missed
Aug 23, 2021 | Jeff DavisIt does include reauthorization of the HTF and a $118 billion bailout from the Treasury’s general fund to meet the needs of the...
Senate BIB Funding Totals – Combined Trust Fund and General Fund
Aug 20, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill provides $454.2 billion in guaranteed funding over five years for the "traditional"...
Will the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Breach the Debt Ceiling?
Aug 20, 2021 | Jeff DavisWhat does the debt ceiling have to do with bailing out the Highway Trust Fund? Quite a lot, actually. Section 80103 of the...