FY 2017 Transportation Budget and Appropriations Reference Page
Links to most publicly available information on the FY 2017 budget for federal transportation and public works programs.
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Jan. 2016 CBO Cash Flow Forecast for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
Projections for future Airport and Airway Trust Fund tax receipts, spending levels, and balances released as part of the Congressional Budget Office’s January 2016 preliminary baseline for budget year FY 2017.
Section-by-Section Summary of H.R. 4441 As Introduced
Section-by-section summary of H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016, as introduced in the House on February 3, 2016 by Chairman Shuster.
White House Memo Suggesting Alan Boyd for Supreme Court
Memo to President Johnson dated June 24, 1968 from Special Counsel Harry McPherson suggesting potential nominees for a Supreme Court vacancy, including the name of Transportation Secretary Alan Boyd.
1966 Briefing Book on the White House’s USDOT Bill
Briefing book prepared by the White House for members of the House and Senate Government Operations Committees on the proposed legislation creating a new Department of Transportation.
1966 (Feb.) Bureau of the Budget Comments on Draft Transportation Message
Memo dated February 15, 1966 from the Bureau of the Budget to White House counsel Lawrence Levinson detailing the Bureau’s final comments and suggestions for changes to the draft Presidential message on transportation.
1966 (Feb.) Commerce Memo on Corps of Engineers Opposition to DOT Bill
Memo dated February 15, 1966 from Commerce Department legislative liaison Paul Southwick to White House domestic policy chief Joseph Califano, Jr. stating that “It is obvious from our Congressional contacts that the Corps of Engineers…
1966 (Feb.) White House Outreach to Congress – Part 1
This is a series of memos from February 1966 describing the Administration’s attempts to reach out to key Members of Congress in advance of the formal release of the bill creating a new Department of…
1966 (Feb.) FAA Views on Draft USDOT Bill
February 4, 1966 letter from FAA Administrator Charles “Bozo” McKee to White House Budget Director Charles Schultze expressing the views of the Federal Aviation Administration on the draft bill creating a new Department of Transportation.
1966 State of the Union Address (Video)
Video of President Johnson’s State of the Union address delivered to Congress on January 12, 1966. Fast forward to the 22 minute mark for his mention of a highway safety agenda and to the 23…
Department of Transportation Act – As Introduced
Text of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 as transmitted to Congress by President Johnson on March 2, 1966 and introduced in the Senate on that date by Sen. Warren Magnuson (D-WA) as S….
1966 (Jan.) Memo to LBJ Recommending DOT Creation
January 28, 1966 memo to President Johnson from White House aides Joseph Califano, Jr. and Lee White recommending specific components of a new Department of Transportation and asking the President to side with them on…