Senate DOT Spending Plan Draws Industry Support Over House's Deep Cuts

Engineering News-Record

By Tom Ichniowski July 23, 2023

After being shaken by the Republican-led House Appropriations Committee’s proposed fiscal year 2024 spending cuts–some of them deep–for the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, construction and transportation officials were relieved to see that the Senate Appropriations Committee, led by Democrats, propose funding numbers for DOT infrastructure programs that generally were up slightly or flat with 2023 levels. Overall, the House panel measure, approved on a 34-27, generally party-line vote on July 18, would slice DOT budget resources by $5.4 billion, to $100.9 billion. The Senate committee's version, approved unanimously on a bipartisan 29-0 vote on July 20, calls for a relatively modest $1.5-billion increase for DOT over 2023 enacted levels, to $107.8 billion. Both bills also provide funding for the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.

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