Issues & Modes / Funding & Finance
$1.5T Omnibus Bill Sets Regular USDOT Budget at $104B for FY 2022
Mar 09, 2022 | Jeff DavisAt 1:30 a.m. this morning, the text of the $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations package for fiscal 2022 was posted online. The House...
Time Running Out As CR Deadline Approaches, Administration Asks $33B in Emergency Funds
Mar 04, 2022 | Jeff DavisBy Monday evening, we should know if Congress will be able to meet its March 11 deadline for providing additional appropriations to...
Administration Predicts HTF Will Need Additional Bailout Before End of IIJA
Mar 01, 2022 | Jeff DavisThis afternoon, the Treasury Department released the quarterly Treasury Bulletin for March 2022, which contains the first Treasury-OMB...
Links to the Text of Major Highway and Mass Transit Authorization Laws
Feb 27, 2022 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONLinks to the Text of Major Highway and Mass Transit Authorization Laws 2021 IIJA (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), a.k.a....
House Subcommittee Explores IIJA Impact On Small Businesses
Feb 18, 2022 | Jonathan HammondTo paraphrase the classic musical “Annie Get Your Gun,” there’s “no business likes small business.” At least, that’s what...
Government Shutdown Averted (Again), Deadline Pushed to March 11
Feb 18, 2022 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the U.S. Senate passed the three-week extension of the stopgap spending bill that is funding the government and which...
Case Study: How Inflation Can Nullify Transportation Funding Increases
Feb 18, 2022 | Jeff DavisIf you follow economic news, the last few weeks have seen unsettling signs of inflation. On February 10, it was announced that the...
DOT, Energy Release Rules for National EV Charging Program
Feb 11, 2022 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy released their initial guidance and rules for the $4.2 billion in formula...
House Extends CR to March 11 As Leaders Strike Secret Spending Deal
Feb 11, 2022 | Jeff DavisThis week, Congressional leaders struck a bipartisan – but secret – deal on the ground rules for legislation finishing out the...
Vulnerable Senate D’s Propose $20B Gas Tax Holiday
Feb 10, 2022 | Jeff DavisWith high gas prices much on the mind of voters, a group of Democratic Senators led by Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) this...
Yet Another FY 2022 CR Almost Certain Now – But For How Long?
Feb 04, 2022 | Jeff DavisNext week appears to be the make-or-break week for the dealmaking on the fiscal 2022 spending bills, ahead of a February 18 government...
FTA Releases Part-Year Transit Formula Funding for FY 2022 Under CR
Feb 04, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe Federal Transit Administration yesterday released $5.9 billion in partial-year aid to transit providers for fiscal year 2022 from...