Just hours prior to the expiration of Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), and the end of fiscal year (FY) 2009, the U.S. Senate passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to extend funding for all federal programs for one month. The CR also includes a one-month extension of transit and highway authorization law (SAFETEA-LU), but the debate on a longer term extension is expected to continue, with action possible in the coming days. The CR, which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week, was attached to H.R. 2918, the Conference Report for the FY 2010 Legislative Branch appropriations bill. The CR was required because Congress was not able to enact any of the appropriations bills prior to the onset of FY 2010, and efforts to enact a longer term extension for SAFETEA-LU prior to the deadline fell short.