Moolenaar Supports Legislation Increasing Highway Funding

Today, the House Appropriations Committee passed legislation funding the Department of Transportation and increasing funding for the Highway Trust Fund by a billion dollars to $46 billion.

Congressman John Moolenaar voted for the legislation and made the following statement:

"Today's legislation bolsters the Highway Trust Fund with more money for federal roads and I will continue to advocate for additional funding to fix our country's most important infrastructure needs."

Additional Appropriations Information

The House Appropriations Committee has now passed six of the twelve bills it works on annually to fund the departments and agencies of the federal government in each federal budget year.

During this process, Congressman Moolenaar has successfully worked to ensure Michigan's priorities are a part of the legislation passed by the committee. This includes:

• $75 million for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beam Research at Michigan State University.
• $447 million for opioid overdose reversal drugs and prescription drug monitoring.
• $620 million in loans and grants for expanding rural broadband access.
• $1.6 billion for the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
• $2 billion for rural development grants, including those focused on rural water and waste program loans.
• $3.1 billion for agriculture research that helps stop crop diseases including funding for the sugar beet and bean research facility at MSU.
• $6.9 billion in loans for rural electric service and telephone lines.
• $46 billion for the Highway Trust Fund.
• $71 billion for VA medical care including $8.6 billion in mental health care services; $196 million in suicide prevention outreach activities; $589 million for traumatic brain injury treatment; $387 million for opioid abuse prevention; and $270 million in rural health initiatives.