On October 18, the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) Subcommittee released its draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations bill to fund the U.S. Department of Transportation. The bill includes $3 million – as requested by NAPA – for the Airport Asphalt Pavement Technology Program. On July 29, the House of Representatives passed its FY 2022 THUD funding bill by a vote of 219-208, which also includes NAPA’s request to fund the AAPT program at $3 million.