The Senate Committee on Appropriations marked up S. 2465, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 on July 24. The committee reported the bipartisan legislation by a vote of 27-1 from the Senate Committee. On July 14, the House Committee on Appropriations marked up its THUD Appropriations bill (H.R. 4522) and approved it.
The Senate THUD Appropriations bill, together with the IIJA’s advance appropriations, provides a total of $21.1 billion for public transit in FY26, an increase of $203.3 million (1 percent) from the FY25 enacted level and $1.94 billion more than the House THUD Appropriations bill. The bill, together with the IIJA’s advance appropriations, provides $3.55 billion for Capital Investment Grants (CIG), a decrease of $255 million from FY25 enacted levels, and $1.9 billion more than the House THUD Appropriations bill. In Missouri, this includes the Jefferson Avenue MetroLink expanson project in the City of St. Louis which is in the project development phase. The complete list of projects is included here: APTA’s CIG Project Pipeline Dashboard.
More information available here: Senate Committee Advances FY26 Transportation Appropriations Bill | Passenger Transport