US Senate stopgap fails to renew more than $38B a year in state transportation funding

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: August 4, 2026

Words: 861

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — The stopgap spending bill supported by an overwhelming majority of U.S. senators does not address tens of billions in expiring transportation funding, leaving states facing a massive effective budget cut starting Oct. 1.

The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law, which authorized highway and transit programs for five years, expires Sept. 30. Roughly $38.6 billion per year in extra federal transportation funding is set to expire with it, even if the continuing resolution the Senate …

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