The Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides $98.737 billion in total discretionary funding.
“This bill makes important investments to strengthen our nation’s transportation infrastructure and address the housing crisis affecting so many people across the country,” said Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies. “The funding in this bill will help make homes more affordable, reduce homelessness, improve air traffic safety, and reduce flight delays. Importantly, this bill also makes record investments in Native housing, which will help Native people in Indian Country, Hawai‘i, and Alaska buy and keep their homes. I’m proud of the work this subcommittee has done on a bipartisan basis to produce a strong bill and urge my colleagues to pass it as soon as possible.”
“This bipartisan bill makes critical new investments to help people keep a roof over their head and safely get to where they need to be—with new funding to hire more air traffic controllers and air and rail safety inspectors, boost our housing supply, sustain rental assistance, improve America’s roads and bridges, and much more,” said Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. “This bill strengthens our efforts at the federal level to address the housing crisis, invests in improving transportation infrastructure in communities across the country, and will help keep our country moving forward.”
Key Points & Highlights – Transportation
Department of Transportation (DOT): The bill provides $110 billion in total funding for the Department of Transportation, of which $81.6 billion is from obligation limitations and $28.5 billion is from discretionary funding. This amount includes significant new resources to ensure the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is able to maintain the safest, most efficient, and most complex air traffic control system in the world; to strengthen the safety of our rail network; and to make critical capital investments and improve the state of good repair of our transit systems.
RAISE Grants: The bill provides $550 million for the RAISE Grant program. When combined with the $1.5 billion in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) advanced appropriations, the RAISE Grant program will see $2.05 billion in total funding in fiscal year 2025.
FAA Staffing and Modernization: The bill provides $22 billion for the FAA, an increase of $1.931 billion over fiscal year 2024.
Highways and Bridges: The bill provides $63.171 billion for federal-aid highways, which includes $61.314 billion in funding from the Highway Trust Fund and an additional $1.118 billion for Highway Infrastructure Programs.
Amtrak and Rail Safety: A total of $3.46 billion is provided for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). This includes $2.63 billion for Amtrak—an increase of $210 million over fiscal year 2024—and other allocations aimed at improving rail safety.
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA): The bill provides $401 million for PHMSA.
Transit Infrastructure: The bill provides $17 billion for the Federal Transit Administration—including significant funds for Capital Investment Grants.
Maritime Administration: The bill provides $1.14 billion for the Maritime Administration.
Transportation Infrastructure for Tribes: The bill includes various allocations aimed at improving Tribal access to transportation infrastructure programs at DOT.
Key Points & Highlights – Housing and Urban Development
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): The bill provides $78.2 billion in programmatic funding for HUD.
Reduces Homelessness: The bill allocates funds specifically aimed at reducing homelessness through various grants.
Increases Affordable Housing Supply: Critical investments are made to increase affordable housing supply nationwide.
Expands Access to Housing Assistance for Tribes: Record levels of funding are allocated towards addressing dire housing needs within Indian Country.
Preserves Rental Assistance Programs: Significant support is maintained for HUD’s rental assistance programs aiding nearly 5 million vulnerable households.
