Congress proposed a 20% cut to transit and 80% cut to rail funding!
On September 2, 2026, President Trump signed the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (P.L. 119-103) into law. This funding law supports federal programs and includes short term funding for “Surface Transportation”. However, this law does not include “advance appropriations”, a form of usally guaranteed funding, which results in a 20% (-$4.2 billion) cut to public transit investment and an 81% (-$12.9 billion) cut to passenger rail investment from FY 2026.
Our friends at the APTA (American Public Transit Association) are mobilizing to save federal transit funding. TRU, along with the APTA, strongly encourages you to tell your Representatives and Senators to restore transit and passenger rail funding to FY 2026 levels.
Please take a minute to email your members of Congress, and tell them you care about funding transit and rail service across the USA.
Millions of Americans rely on transit and rail service to get to work, friends, family, and opportunity. These cuts come at a time when our transit agencies are finally stabilizing post-COVID, and looking to expand service to meet the needs of every American. Additionally, these rail cuts are devastatingly large, and could seriously imperil
Additionally, the APTA has put together other resources, including: