This page refers to the FY 2016 budget cycle. For information on the FY 2017 budget cycle (the budget submitted by President Obama on February 9, 2016), go here.

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The information is organized into five areas, roughly chronologically:

– The President’s budget request

– The Congressional budget resolution

– House appropriations action

– Senate appropriations action

– Final appropriations action

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* Indicates Recent Additions 

 

THE PRESIDENT’S BUDGET REQUEST

White House Office of Management and Budget Documents

• The President’s Budget Message – a broad overview of the priorities behind this year’s budget request (see pp. 25-27 for a narrative of infrastructure priorities) with government-wide summary tables at the back.
• The Budget Appendix – proposed appropriations language, a brief explanation of proposed changes for each account, and obligation and object class tables for the Department of Transportation, the Department of Homeland Security,  the Army Corps of Engineers, and “Other Independent Agencies” (which includes the proposed National Infrastructure Bank).
• Proposed changes to the Highway Trust Fund – excerpt from the Analytical Perspectives volume of the OMB budget documents which explains the proposed changes in the Highway Trust Fund for the GROW AMERICA Act and projected balances of the new Transportation Trust Fund.
• Proposed tax revenue changes – excerpt from Analytical Perspectives giving details of proposed changes in tax law, including the repatriation “pay-for” for GROW AMERICA (pp. 159-160) and proposed changes in the tax treatment of infrastructure bonds (pp. 165-167).
• 10-year summary table of the entire budget – shows, by agency and account, the “out-years” of the entire budget request over the next decade.

Agency Short Summaries

• U.S. Department of Transportation Budget Highlights – 59-page explanatory booklet from USDOT summarizing their 2016 budget request.
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security Budget-in-Brief – 118-page summary document of their 2016 budget request prepared by DHS.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Press Book – 51-page booklet prepared by the Corps summarizing their 2016 budget request.

Agency Detailed Justifications

• Federal Aviation Administration detailed budget justifications.
• Federal Highway Administration  detailed budget justifications.
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration detailed budget justifications.
• Federal Railroad Administration detailed budget justifications.
• Federal Transit Administration detailed budget justifications.
• Maritime Administration detailed budget justifications.
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration detailed budget justifications.
• Office of the Secretary of Transportation detailed budget justifications.
• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration detailed budget justifications.
• St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation detailed budget justifications.
• Surface Transportation Board detailed budget justifications.
• USDOT Inspector General detailed budget justifications.
• Department of Homeland Security detailed budget justifications (large file – 45 MB).
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works detailed budget justifications part 1 and part 2.

ETW coverage of the President’s budget submission (subscribers only).

THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET RESOLUTION

Congressional Budget Office Documents

• CBO March 2015 budget and economic projections – although there had been a preliminary outlook released in January, it is the March baseline that the Budget Committees have to use for their budget plans.
• CBO Analysis of the President’s budget request – there is a macro-level overview document and then there is a 2,834-page, account-by-account score (Eno members only) of all federal spending in the budget organized by functional category (transportation is function 400). There is also an Excel spreadsheet with the macro-level tables and detailed tax receipt estimates (including a breakdown of projected highway and aviation excise tax receipts).
• Joint Committee on Taxation re-scoring of the revenue proposals of the President’s budget.
• ETW coverage of the CBO re-score of the spending and the JCT re-score of the taxes (subscribers only).

House Budget Resolution

• House Budget chairman’s mark – narrative document
• House Budget chairman’s mark – overview summary tables
• ETW coverage of the House chairman’s mark (subscribers only).
• H. Con. Res. 27 – House FY 2016 budget resolution as reported on March 20.
• House Report 114-47 of the Budget Committee to accompany H. Con. Res. 27.
• House floor debate on H. Con. Res. 27 day 1 and day 2.
• H. Con. Res. 27 as passed by the House on March 25.
• ETW coverage of House passage of the budget (subscribers only).

Senate Budget Resolution

• Senate Budget chairman’s mark – narrative document and proposed legislative text
• Senate Budget chairman’s mark – detailed summary tables
• ETW coverage of the Senate chairman’s mark (subscribers only).
• Senate Budget Committee markup March 18 and March 19 (Video)
• S. Con. Res. 11 as reported in the Senate on March 20.
• Senate Budget Committee Print in lieu of a report on S. Con. Res. 11.
• Senate floor debate on S. Con. Res. 11 day 1, day 2 and day 3 (part 1, part 2 and part 3).
• S. Con. Res. 11 as passed by the Senate on March 27.
• ETW coverage of the Senate debate on the budget part 1 and part 2 (subscribers only).

Final Budget Resolution Conference Agreement

• Conference report of the House-Senate conference on the budget (H. Rept. 114-96).
• House floor debate on the conference report part 1 and part 2.
• Senate floor debate on the conference report.
• ETW coverage of the budget conference negotiations part 1 and part 2 (subscribers only).
• S. Con. Res. 11 as passed in its final form by both houses.

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS ACTION

Subdivision of Total Appropriations by Subcommittee

• ETW table of the budget suballocations adopted April 22, 2015 that compares to FY 2015 enacted levels and to the President’s 2016 request.
• ETW coverage of the House suballocations (subscribers only).
• Report of the Appropriations Committee on the initial 302(b) budget suballocations.
• Revision #1 of the budget suballocations.
• Revision #2 of the budget suballocations.

Transportation-HUD Bill

• Hearing with Sec. Foxx (Video)
• Hearing on FHWA, FTA, NHTSA and MARAD (Video)
• Hearing on FRA, FMCSA, and PHMSA (Video)
• Printed transcript of all FY16 House Transportation-HUD hearings.
• Draft THUD bill presented to subcommittee in advance of an April 29 subcommittee markup.
• Subcommittee markup (Video)
• ETW coverage of the draft subcommittee bill (subscribers only).
• OMB letter to House Appropriations objecting to the subcommittee-approved bill.
• Draft THUD bill presented to full committee in advance of a May 13 full committee markup.
• Draft THUD committee report presented to full committee in advance of a May 13 full committee markup.
• Full committee markup (Video)
• ETW coverage of the full committee markup (subscribers only).
• Amendments adopted in full committee markup.
• H.R. 2577 as reported to the House on May 27.
• House Report 114-129 to accompany H.R. 2577 filed in the House on May 27.
• White House Statement of Administration Policy on H.R. 2577.
• Transcript of House floor debate on H.R. 2577.
• ETW coverage of House floor debate part 1 and part 2 (subscribers only).
• List of amendments adopted during House debate on H.R. 2577.
• Text of H.R. 2577 as amended and passed by the House.

Homeland Security Bill

• Hearing on TSA (Video)
• Hearing on Coast Guard (Video)
• Printed transcript of FY16 TSA and Coast Guard hearings.
• Draft DHS bill presented to subcommittee in advance of a July 9 subcommittee markup.
• ETW coverage of the release of the chairman’s mark (subscribers only).
• Subcommittee markup (Video).
• Draft DHS bill presented to the full committee in advance of a July 14 markup.
• Draft committee report presented to the full committee in advance of a July 14 markup.
• Full committee markup (Video).
• Amendments adopted in the Appropriations Committee to the draft bill and report on July 14.
• ETW coverage of the full committee markup (subscribers only).
• H.R. 3128 as reported to the House on July 21.
• House Report 114-215 to accompany H.R. 3128 as filed in the House on July 21.

Energy and Water Development Bill

• Hearing on Corps of Engineers (Civil Works) (Video)
• Printed transcript of FY16 Corps of Engineers hearing.
• Draft Energy and Water bill as presented to subcommittee in advance of an April 15 subcommittee markup.
• Subcommittee markup (Video).
• ETW coverage of the subcommittee markup (subscribers only).
• Draft Energy and Water bill as presented to the full committee in advance of an April 22 full committee markup.
• Draft committee report presented to the full committee in advance of an April 22 markup.
• Full committee markup (Video).
• Amendments adopted by the Appropriations Committee at the April 22 markup.
• ETW coverage of the full committee markup (subscribers only).
• H.R. 2028 as reported to the House on April 24.
• House Report 114-91 to accompany H.R. 2028 as presented to the House on April 24.
• White House Statement of Administration Policy on the bill pending before the House.
• Transcript of House floor debate on H.R. 2028 part 1, part 2 and part 3.
• Amendments adopted by the House to H.R. 2028.
• ETW coverage of House debate on the bill part 1 and part 2 (subscribers only).
• H.R. 2028 as passed the House on May 1.

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS ACTION

Subdivision of Total Appropriations by Subcommittee

• ETW table of the budget suballocations adopted on May 21 compared with FY 2015 and the budget request.
• ETW coverage of the Senate subcommittee allocations (subscribers only).
• Report of the Appropriations Committee on the initial 302(b) subcommittee allocations.
• Revision #1 to the budget suballocations.
• Revision #2 to the budget suballocations.
• Revision #3 to the budget suballocations.
• Revision #4 to the budget suballocations.
• Revision #5 to the budget suballocations.
• Revision #6 to the budget suballocations.

Transportation-HUD Bill

• Hearing with Sec. Foxx (Video)
• Subcommittee markup (Audio)
• Full committee markup (Audio)
• Amendments adopted in full committee markup.
• ETW coverage of the Senate committee markup (subscribers only).
• H.R. 2577 as reported to the Senate, amended, on June 25.
• Senate Report 114-75 to accompany H.R. 2577 as filed in the Senate on June 25.
• OMB letter to Senate Appropriations objecting to certain provisions in the bill.
• Amendment in the nature of a substitute (SA #2812) offered to H.R. 2577 on the Senate floor by chairman Collins on November 18, 2015.
• Senate floor debate on H.R. 2577 part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 part 6 part 7
• ETW coverage of Senate floor debate (subscribers only).

Homeland Security Bill

• Hearing with Sec. Johnson (Video)
• Subcommittee markup (Audio)
• Full committee markup (Audio)
• Amendments adopted in full committee markup.
• S. 1619 as reported to the Senate on June 18.
• Senate Report 114-68 to accompany S. 1619 as filed in the Senate on June 18.
• OMB letter to Senate Appropriations objecting to certain provisions in the bill.

Energy and Water Development Bill

• Subcommittee markup (Audio)
• Full committee markup (Audio)
• Amendments adopted in full committee markup.
• ETW coverage of the full committee markup (subscribers only).
• H.R. 2028 as reported, amended, in the Senate on May 21.
• Senate Report 114-54 to accompany H.R. 2028 as filed in the Senate on May 21.
• OMB letter to Senate Appropriations objecting to certain provisions in the bill.
• White House Statement of Administration Policy on the Senate version of H.R. 2028.

FINAL APPROPRIATIONS ACTION

Continuing appropriations resolution to December 11, 2015 (Public Law 114-53)

• List of FY 2016 appropriations “anomalies” requested by OMB for inclusion in a CR (members only).
• List of authorizations expiring at the end of FY 2015 requested by OMB for inclusion in a CR (members only).
• U.S. Department of Transportation shutdown plan in the event of a lapse in appropriations during FY 2016.
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security shutdown plan in the event of a lapse in appropriations during FY 2016.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shutdown plan in the event of a lapse in appropriations during FY 2016.
• Continuing resolution through December 11 as filed in the Senate (as SA #2689 to H.R. 719) on September 24.
• White House Statement of Administration Policy on the “clean CR” to December 11.
• CBO score of the CR to December 11 (if extended for a full year).
• Text of Public Law 114-53.
• OMB bulletin implementing the CR to December 11.

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (increasing the statutory Budget Control Act caps on FY 2016 appropriations)

• Text of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 as posted on the House document website at midnight on October 26.
• Modifications to the text of the Bipartisan Budget Act offered by Speaker Boehner late on October 27.
• Section-by-section summary of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.
• Table showing the discretionary spending caps in the Budget Control Act of 2011 and their changes and amendments since then through the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.
• Congressional Budget Office score of the original version of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.
• Revised Congressional Budget Office score of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 as modified by the Boehner amendment and made in order for House consideration.
• White House Statement of Administration Policy on the BBA.
• House floor debate on the BBA.
• Senate floor debate on the BBA part 1 part 2 part 3.
• Text of the enrolled bill presented to the President for signature and enacted into law as Public Law 114-74.

Continuing appropriations resolution to December 16, 2015 (signed into law on December 11).

Continuing appropriations resolution to December 22, 2015 (signed into law on December 16).

Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2016 (omnibus appropriations package)

• Legislative text of the proposed Consolidated Appropriations Act as posted on the House document website at 1:34 a.m. on December 15, 2015.
• Explanatory statement for Divisions A through E, including Division D (Energy and Water Development) – searchable version as printed in the Congressional Record.
• Explanatory statement for Divisions F (Homeland Security) through L (Transportation-HUD) – searchable version as printed in the Congressional Record. 
• One-page summary table of the entire omnibus appropriations package.
• Department of Transportation account-level table. (Eno members and ETW subscribers only.)
• Comparison table of omnibus appropriations levels vs. FAST Act authorizations. (Eno members and ETW subscribers only.)
• Transportation-HUD bill table showing total subcommittee budget breakdown. (Eno members and ETW subscribers only.)
• Federal Aviation Administration funding table showing FAA accounts broken down by program, project and activity. (Eno members and ETW subscribers only.)
• Federal Transit Administration new starts funding table. (Eno members and ETW subscribers only.)
• List of general provisions pertaining to USDOT in the omnibus bill. (Eno members and ETW subscribers only.)
• Table of TSA, Coast Guard and FEMA security grant funding in the omnibus bill. (Eno members and ETW subscribers only.)
• White House Statement of Administration Policy on the omnibus appropriations  legislation.
• Congressional Budget Office score of the omnibus appropriations legislation.
• Special rule from the House Rules Committee for House floor consideration of the omnibus appropriations legislation (H. Res. 566).
• House floor debate on the omnibus package – part 1, part 2, and roll call vote.
• Senate floor debate on the omnibus package – part 1 and part 2.
• Text of H.R. 2029 as enrolled, presented to the President, and signed into law on December 18, 2015 as Public Law 114-113.
• December 30, 2015 White House Office of Management and Budget report to Congress on the budget scoring of the omnibus appropriations act, with subcommittee-by-subcommittee comparisons to the Congressional Budget Office’s score.