House Passes Two-Month TEA-21 Extension, But Bill Held Up in Senate
With the federal highway and transit programs facing a virtual shutdown at midnight April 30, the House has approved a bill that would keep funds flowing for two more months, but the extension has been stalled in the Senate.
The legislation, which the House passed on April 28 by a 410-0 vote, would authorize surface transportation programs at their current levels through June 30. It would be the third extension since Sept. 30, when the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) expired. New six-year reauthorizations have passed the House and Senate, but no formal meeting of lawmakers to reconcile those bills' differences has taken place.