DOT Gets Funding Increase in $1.7 Trillion Federal Budget

Dec 29, 2022 at 01:48 PM CST
The spending budget for the federal government’s fiscal 2023 includes an increase in funding for the Department of Transportation that is higher than the level requested by the White House. The $1.7 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 — which advanced through the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 23 after moving through the Senate the day before — allocates $106.3 billion to DOT and its agencies, $3.4 billion more than the agency received a year ago and $1.9 billion more than the White House requested. The funding will support, among other things, national infrastructure improvements via grants to states, municipalities, Tribal authorities and metropolitan planning organizations. In particular, the bill includes $800 million for national infrastructure investment grants. “We have a big bill here, because we have big needs for our country,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who thanked House Appropriations Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Senate Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senate Vice Chair Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) for their bipartisan support. President Joe Biden vowed to sign the legislation “as soon as it reaches my desk,” a move that isn't expected until Dec. 30, when temporary funding for the government was set to run out. Biden praised the measure.

Dec 29, 2022 at 01:48 PM CST

The spending budget for the federal government’s fiscal 2023 includes an increase in funding for the Department of Transportation that is higher than the level requested by the White House.

The $1.7 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 — which advanced through the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 23 after moving through the Senate the day before — allocates $106.3 billion to DOT and its agencies, $3.4 billion more than the agency received a year ago and $1.9 billion more than the White House requested. The funding will support, among other things, national infrastructure improvements via grants to states, municipalities, Tribal authorities and metropolitan planning organizations. In particular, the bill includes $800 million for national infrastructure investment grants.

“We have a big bill here, because we have big needs for our country,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who thanked House Appropriations Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Senate Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senate Vice Chair Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) for their bipartisan support. President Joe Biden vowed to sign the legislation “as soon as it reaches my desk,” a move that isn't expected until Dec. 30, when temporary funding for the government was set to run out. Biden praised the measure.