[20151029]IN10379_众议院交通法案将使支出低于参议院法案.pdf

CRS INSIGHTHouse Transportation Bill Would Hold Spending Below Senate BillOctober 29, 2015 (IN10379) | Related AuthorRobert S. Kirk |Robert S. Kirk, Specialist in Transportation Policy (rkirkcrs.loc.gov, 7-7769)On October 22, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I) approved and ordered reported the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (STRRA; H.R. 3763). The T&I bill provides only those spending increases the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has determined are needed to cover projected inflation in the cost of the existing surface transportation program. Unlike the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act; H.R. 22), adopted by the Senate on July 30, 2015, STRRA does not increase spending beyond this CBO baseline.The two bills have important similarities, which might simplify negotiations should the House pass STRRA and should both chambers agree to a conference committee to reconcile their differences:Both bills would provide for six-year authorizations (FY2016-FY2021). Both bills would provide only three years of full funding for the Highway Trust Fund, requiring Congress to come up with new revenues o