The House and Senate are moving full steam ahead on completing multi-year reauthorization bills for the nation’s federal surface transportation programs for highways, freight, transit, safety and other related issues.

As part of the SAFETEA-LU rewrite process, the Senate is pursuing a two-year, $109 billion package (S. 1813) that maintains most programs at current levels plus inflation. In the Senate, the Environment and Public Works Committee handles the highway title, the Banking Committee has oversight of the transit title, and the Commerce Committee is responsible for safety and research.

• Senate MAP-21 Highway Committee Summary
• Senate MAP-21 Highway Title (S. 1813)
• Senate MAP-21 Highway Title – Manager’s Amendment
• Senate MAP-21 Highway Title – En Bloc Amendments
• Senate Banking  Transit Title
• Senate Banking Transit Committee Summary
• Senate Amendment Combining Transit, Freight, and Finance Titles

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is pushing a $262.9 billion, five-year bill, known as the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 (H.R. 7). The SAFETEA-LU law provided $286.6 billion over six years, averaging $47.7 billion per year over the FY2004-2009 period.  The House Republican proposal would average a total of $52.6 billion per year during the FY2012-2016 period while the Senate EPW bill totals around $54 billion each year.

• Text of House Reauthorization Bill to be considered by the full House (H.R. 7)
• Updated list of House Highway and Transit AMENDMENTS (http://republicans NULL.transportation NULL.house NULL.gov/singlepages NULL.aspx/1517)
• Committee Summary of House Bill (H.R. 7)
• Text of House Revenue Title (H.R. 3864)
• Comprehensive analysis by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of surface transportation reauthorization in the 112th Congress