House Appropriations Committee approves FY 2019 U.S. DOT funding bill
The House Appropriations Committee recently released the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill. The legislation includes funding for the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other related agencies. In total, the bill reflects an allocation of $71.8 billion in discretionary spending - $1.5 billion above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level and $23.8 billion above the request. The allocat