Urgent Action Needed

Urge Your Members of Congress to Restore Public Transportation Funding

APTA strongly encourages you to urge your Representatives and Senators to Restore Public Transit and Passenger Rail Investment to FY 2026 Enacted Levels in December! 

We ask you to join APTA’s email advocacy campaign now!

On September 2, 2026, President Trump signed the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (P.L. 119-103) into law. The Act funds the Federal Government and provides a short-term Surface Transportation Authorization extension through December 11, 2026. 

The Continuing Resolution (CR) does not include “advance appropriations”, a form of guaranteed funding provided under current law, resulting in a 20 percent (-$4.2 billion) cut to public transit investment and an 81 percent (-$12.9 billion) cut to passenger rail investment from Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 levels. 

For every $1 invested in public transportation, $5 is generated in long-term economic returns. Moreover, 77 percent of Federal public transportation investment flows to the private sector.

By excluding advance appropriations, the Act disrupts and delays projects across the nation, and will hurt public transit agencies’ efforts to address the more than $150 billion state-of-good-repair backlog. 

APTA strongly encourages you to urge your Representatives and Senators to restore public transit and passenger rail investment to FY 2026 enacted levels when the CR expires on December 11.