Washington, DC—July 10, 2024…Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 31 to 26.
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee Chairman Steve Womack (R-AR) said, “With both targeted investments and targeted cuts, the Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill carefully allocates resources to the most critical missions at DOT and HUD while meeting our responsibility to rein in spending with a reduction of $7 billion below Fiscal Year 2024. The bill prioritizes the safety of all modes of transportation from our railways to roads and airways. We ensure a responsible safety net with housing support for our most vulnerable citizens. This bill includes numerous wins for communities across the nation, including Arkansas’ Third District. I’m pleased the bill passed the full committee today, and I look forward to getting it across the finish line. Thank you to my dear friend Chairman Cole for his leadership in this process.”
Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said, “To herald the nation into the America of the future, we need to build smarter, move faster, and push the boundaries of ingenuity. This just-advanced bill reflects those points. Whether on a highway or airport runway, the strength of our transit systems, flow of freight, and safety of the traveling public are prioritized. Safety net resources to help vulnerable populations, including veterans and the elderly, are maintained. Responsible community investments support local decision-making, and we protect taxpayers from the Administration’s burdensome overreach. Chairman Womack’s leadership and experience as a mayor led to a measure dedicated to fiscal discipline and effective policy.”
Subcommittee Chairman Womack’s opening remarks are available here.
Chairman Cole's opening remarks are available here.
Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act:
The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides a total discretionary allocation of $90.400 billion, which is $7.084 billion (7.3%) below the Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level.
The bill provides a non-defense discretionary total of $90.022 billion and a defense discretionary total of $378 million.
This bill prioritizes highway, railway, and aviation safety while maintaining housing assistance for our nation’s most vulnerable.
A summary of the bill is available here.
During the markup, Committee Republicans refused amendments offered by the Democrats that would have:
- Allowed the enforcement of the electronic logging device rule with respect to commercial motor carriers transporting livestock or insects.
- Allowed funds to be used to require inward-facing cameras or require a motor carrier to be enrolled in the Department of Labor’s registered apprenticeship program as conditions for participation in the safe driver apprenticeship pilot program.
- Allowed DOT speed limiter regulations on commercial motor vehicles.
- Provided funding for the failed California High Speed Rail project.
- Allowed potential reimplementation of COVID-19 mask mandate.
- Promoted and advanced critical race theory.
- Funded polarizing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
- Funded the Administration’s wasteful green agenda.
- Exposed Americans to religious discrimination.
- Allowed unapproved flags to be flown over federal facilities.
Adopted Amendments
- Womack #1 (Manager’s Amendment) – Makes technical, bipartisan changes to the bill and report.
- The amendment was adopted by voice vote.
- Reschenthaler #1 – Prohibits tolls on Pennsylvania federal highways and bridges.
- The amendment was adopted by a vote of 34 to 22.
- Clyde #1 (En Bloc) –
- Prohibits social cost of carbon considerations in rulemaking, guidance, or agency actions.
- Limits the Department of Transportation Secretary to economy flights on commercial airlines.
- Prohibits the Department of Transportation from implementing automated traffic enforcement, including red-light, speed, and stop sign enforcement.
- The amendment was adopted by a vote of 31 to 25.
Bill text, before adoption of amendments, is available here.
Bill report, before adoption of amendments, is available here.
A table of included Community Project Funding requests is available here.
