Legislation designed to update the country’s highway infrastructure networks was approved by a committee in the U.S. Senate May 26.
The Environment and Public Works Committee’s unanimous approval of a five-year, $304 billion reauthorization of surface transportation programs puts pressure on committees with jurisdiction over transit, freight and tax policies to consider missing components of the highway legislation.
Those committees have yet to schedule legislative markup hearings for the highway bill. Adoption of the panels’ input, primarily funding linked to the Highway Trust Fund, would set the stage for the bill’s consideration on the Senate floor.
