[20210720]IN11704_众议院委员会法案将提供22%的交通支出提振.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i House Committee Bill Would Provide 22% Transportation Spending Boost July 20, 2021 The FY2022 appropriations bill for the Department of Transportation (DOT) was marked up in the House Appropriations Committee on Friday, July 16, as part of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Act, and was combined with six other appropriations bills in House Rules Committee Print 117-12 on Monday, July 19. The deadline for proposed amendments to this bill (H.R. 4502) is 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 21. In light of the short deadline, the analysis below highlights a few of the provisions of the DOT title of the bill. Funding The amounts and policies governing the vast majority of the funding in the DOT bill are determined by aviation, maritime, and surface transportation authorization legislation previously enacted by Congress. Surface transportation programs, including highway, transit, passenger rail, and traffic safety programs, are set to expire if not reauthorized by September 30. The House passed its version of a reauthorization bill, the INVEST in America Act (H.