White House Releases Budget Blueprint

What happened: The Trump administration April 3 released a budget request for Fiscal Year 2027.

What’s in it: The documents, which are fact sheets as opposed to line items for specific programs, call for $1.4 billion in highway and bridge discretionary grants for the U.S. Department of Transportation and propose eliminating electric vehicle charging subsidies.

What’s not in it: The request did not include details about the administration’s priorities for the next surface transportation reauthorization bill due Sept. 30.

What’s next: The President’s budget proposal is rarely acted on by Congress but serves as the annual starting point in the effort to get spending bills done by the start of the new fiscal year.