House Appropriators Mark Up $28.3 Billion DOT Bill as Democrats Call It a $20.5 Billion Cut
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Updated · POLITICO · Jun 1
House Appropriators Mark Up $28.3 Billion DOT Bill as Democrats Call It a $20.5 Billion Cut
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jun 1
Wednesday’s full House Appropriations Committee markup will test a fiscal 2027 DOT bill that Republicans say provides $28.3 billion in discretionary funding by repurposing nearly $8 billion from the 2021 infrastructure law.
Democrats argue the measure would actually leave DOT with only $20.5 billion, pointing to cuts for Amtrak, the Federal Transit Administration and the elimination of a city rail grant program.
Steve Womack says the bill shifts money from “low-priority programs” to GOP priorities including air traffic control, highways and freight rail; the THUD subcommittee advanced it last month on a party-line vote.
The markup lands as Congress also races on a separate surface transportation bill before a Sept. 30 deadline, with Senate resistance already building around rail-safety mandates, EV fees and heavier-truck provisions.
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