Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

This bill is a fiscal year 2026 appropriations measure for the Departments of Transportation (DOT) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and related agencies. It provides funding across DOT programs (including the Federal Aviation Administration, rail, highways, surface transportation, and planning) with detailed allocations, governance requirements, and numerous policy riders. The act also integrates several policy aims—such as advancing infrastructure planning, supporting rural and tribal projects, promoting equity in grant awards, and strengthening cyber and information security—while establishing reporting, reprogramming, and oversight conditions for agencies and Congress. A notable feature is the inclusion of congressionally directed spending (earmarks) within transportation planning and development activities, and specific limits on how funds can be transferred or used, subject to appropriations committee notification and approval. In addition to plain appropriations, the bill contains numerous administrative provisions governing how funds may be moved within the department (including the Working Capital Fund), conditions on credit assistance and contracts, reporting duties (e.g., on FAA budget plans and meeting schedules for advisory councils), and emergency-designation style language intended to influence budget enforcement and flexibility. It also directs substantial FAA allocations across operations, facilities, research, and grants, with various program-specific requirements and offsets, and it provides targeted funding for equity-focused infrastructure investments and for projects in historically disadvantaged or persistent-poverty areas.