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Updated · POLITICO · Aug 10

Senate Passes Surface Transport Extension to Dec. 11 as House Weighs 90-6 Stopgap

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Updated · POLITICO · Aug 10

Senate Passes Surface Transport Extension to Dec. 11 as House Weighs 90-6 Stopgap

1 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Aug 10

A Dec. 11 extension for surface transportation programs cleared the Senate 90-6 just before recess, preventing authority now set to expire on Sept. 30 from lapsing if the House approves it.
The stopgap is folded into a broader government funding bill, giving Congress a lame-duck window after the Nov. 3 midterms to try to push through a full reauthorization.
The Senate also confirmed TSA administrator nominee David Cummins on a 51-47 vote, along with nominees for the NTSB, Surface Transportation Board and DOT chief financial officer.
A Senate reconciliation blueprint released Friday did not get a vote before recess, leaving uncertain any chance to use that process for transportation funding, including air traffic control upgrades.
Labor groups already criticized the extension for not renewing advance appropriations from the 2021 infrastructure law, signaling the funding fight will continue in fiscal 2027 talks.

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