S 2465, explained
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Active Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 125. · Author: Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
In plain English
This bill sets aside federal money for fiscal year 2026 (October 2025 through September 2026) for transportation and housing agencies. It funds the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and several related agencies. The bill also sets rules for how these agencies can use the money.
If this passes
What would actually change, according to the official CRS summary. No predictions, no opinions.
- Federal money would be allocated to the Department of Transportation for aviation, highways, railroads, transit, maritime, and pipeline safety programs.
- Federal money would be allocated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing assistance, public housing, community development, and fair housing programs.
- Federal money would be allocated to related agencies including Amtrak, the National Transportation Safety Board, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.
- Requirements and restrictions would apply to how all these agencies can spend the money provided in this bill and other appropriations acts.
Who's lobbying this bill
247 organizations reported lobbying activity
mentioning this bill. Federal lobbying reports list the bills an organization worked and its total quarterly lobbying spend, they don't say which side the organization took, and fees aren't itemized per bill.
American Chemistry Counciltotal lobbying spend, quarters naming this bill · 6 filings
$17.5M General Dynamics Corptotal lobbying spend, quarters naming this bill · 3 filings
$10.5M Rtx Corporation And Affiliatestotal lobbying spend, quarters naming this bill · 3 filings
$9.0M
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Sources
- Bill text and CRS summary: Congress.gov.
- Lobbying activity: quarterly LDA reports filed with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House (lda.senate.gov).
- Votes: official House Clerk and Senate roll-call records. PAC contributions: FEC bulk data (committee-to-candidate transactions).
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