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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Section 6 › Proposal

Federal-aid highway obligations capped at $62,657,105,821

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6, Sec. 6. Written by .

Federal-aid highway obligations capped at $62,657,105,821

The document says “shall notWho acts: Secretary of TransportationHow: statuteSec. 6 in the PDF
What the document says

“Funds available for the implementation or execution of authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall not exceed total obligations of $62,657,105,821 for fiscal year 2026”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6

Division D caps obligations for authorized federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs at $62,657,105,821 for fiscal year 2026. The cap applies only to contract authority from the Highway Trust Fund other than the Mass Transit Account. A separate line provides $63,396,105,821 from that fund to pay the obligations incurred.

What the document actually says

“Funds available for the implementation or execution of authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall not exceed total obligations of $62,657,105,821 for fiscal year 2026”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6
That sentence, in plain words

Money for road and road safety building may not go past one figure this year. The figure is about 62.7 billion dollars.

What this is about

A cap on obligations limits what can be promised, not what is paid out. The money comes from a fund fed by fuel taxes.

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