Yesterday, a broad coalition of 45 industry partners, led by APTA, sent letters to Congressional Committee leaders and Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg urging Congress and the Administration to provide at least $10 billion of additional public transit funding in the reconciliation bill, the Build Back Better Act. We also urge Congress to provide significant, dedicated high-speed rail funding in the bill.

Providing this additional $10 billion of public transit funding will honor the commitment of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework agreed upon by President Biden and Senate Republicans on June 24, 2021. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework included an additional $49 billion of new investment for public transit. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), as passed by the Senate, includes $39 billion of new investment for public transit. We urge Congress to honor the agreed-upon Framework funding levels and provide at least $10 billion of additional public transit funding in the reconciliation bill.

Please click here to view the letter to Congressional leaders. Please click here to view the letter to Secretary Buttigieg.

We strongly encourage you to contact both the White House and your Members of Congress and urge them to provide an additional $10 billion of funding for public transit in the Build Back Better Act. We also urge you to ask them to provide significant, dedicated funding to construct high-speed rail in the United States.