Transportation and housing programs would receive billions of dollars in additional funding under legislation introduced early Tuesday.
The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development legislation is one of several measures the Senate and House are racing to approve before the end of the month to avoid a government shutdown.
A total of $102.9 billion in discretionary spending was included in the bill, including $25.1 billion in new budget authority for the Transportation Department and $77.3 billion for Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The measure includes $4 billion in new funding to modernize air traffic safety and funding to hire 2,500 ...