Thanks to a burst of late June activity by the House Appropriations Committee, the first batch of fiscal year 2023 spending bills was nearing a House floor vote by the week of July 18.

A bipartisan group of senators has set up a roadblock, perhaps insurmountable, against a congressionally mandated US Dept. of Veterans Affairs proposal revamping the agency's extensive network of hospitals and other health care facilities.

Program was created by the IIJA.

Transit new starts initiative is a big winner, with small funding increases seen in other programs.

The Reconnecting Communities pilot program has about $200M per year in grants, and will announce the first round of awards in early 2023.

Committee seeks boosts for GSA buildings, EPA water projects, military construction and overall Corps civil works programs.

Plan requires approval by Congress, where reactions were mixed.

The three-contract rail megaproject is estimated at nearly $5 billion.

The program will target only non-federally owned dams.

EPA shifts to rolling decisions on initial loan applications, looking to speed the approval process.

Story updated on 6/14/2022 with comments from National Association of Clean Water Agencies.