House Passes H.R. 3038, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II

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Today, Congressman Kevin Cramer joined a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3038, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II. The bill extends the programmatic and expenditure authority of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) under current policy through December 18, 2015. The bill also authorizes appropriations for Federal-aid highway, highway safety, and public transportation programs. The bill also transfers approximately $6.1 billion from Treasury's General Fund to the HTF's Highway Account and $2 billion to its Mass Transit Account. Click here for an explanation of the budget offsets for this transfer.

"Congress needs to pass a long-term highway bill. I've stressed to the chairmen of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Ways and Means Committee, who have jurisdiction on this, I want a long-term bill to provide state highway departments and businesses certainty without living from one short-term extension to another. However, to ensure construction continues during the summer construction season without delay I voted in favor of today's extension as they continue to negotiate," said Cramer.

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