Congress Starts Fiscal 2027 Transport Talks Amid DHS Shutdown

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox. ] WASHINGTON — Congress has begun assembling fiscal 2027 funding bills even as lawmakers wait for the White House’s budget request and continue to negotiate an end to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. The House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee on March 25 held its “member day” hearing, offering lawmakers a chance to outline funding priorities before drafting the upcoming fiscal year’s transportation bill. In the Senate, appropriations staff also have started internal talks on anticipated transportation funding levels for the coming fiscal cycle.