U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
Highway Trust Fund
Highway Trust Fund
The actual receipts, outlays and balances will be posted each month shortly after month-end as the information becomes available.
PDF: Highway Account Balance Chart
Status of the Highway Trust Fund - Fiscal Year 2019
HPLS-10
Table FE-1
| October 2018 |
November 2018 |
December 2018 |
January 2019 |
February 2019 |
March 2019 |
April 2019 |
May 2019 |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
August 2019 |
September 2019 |
Fiscal Year to Date |
Percent Change from Prior Year |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Account | ||||||||||||||
| Opening Balance | $32,605,372,070 | $28,988,031,190 | $28,799,197,977 | $28,914,137,536 | $28,726,184,162 | $29,153,105,231 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $32,605,372,070 | -21.3% |
| Receipts: | ||||||||||||||
| Net Tax Receipts | 690,674,000 | 3,715,308,000 | 3,207,236,000 | 2,895,457,000 | 3,117,555,000 | 3,429,814,926 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17,056,044,926 | 4.8% |
| Interest Income | 58,046,699 | 49,878,918 | 53,987,910 | 56,122,400 | 50,658,143 | 54,143,184 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 322,837,255 | 42.5% |
| Other Receipts | 1,821,340 | 2,052,866 | 78,867,024 | 1,586,421 | 1,547,756 | 1,865,498 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 87,740,906 | -17.2% |
| Total Receipts | 750,542,039 | 3,767,239,783 | 3,340,090,934 | 2,953,165,822 | 3,169,760,900 | 3,485,823,608 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17,466,623,087 | 5.2% |
| Transfers: | ||||||||||||||
| To Mass Transit Account | 300,000,000 | - | - | 400,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 700,000,000 | -22.2% |
| From Mass Transit Account | - | 9,659,052 | - | 49,169 | 1,543,958 | 2,564,883 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13,817,062 | 13.7% |
| Outlays | 4,067,882,920 | 3,965,732,049 | 3,225,151,375 | 2,741,168,365 | 2,744,383,789 | 2,617,992,086 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19,362,310,582 | 1.1% |
| Closing Balance | 28,988,031,190 | 28,799,197,977 | 28,914,137,536 | 28,726,184,162 | 29,153,105,231 | 30,023,501,637 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30,023,501,637 | -21.0% |
| Mass Transit Account | ||||||||||||||
| Opening Balance | 11,902,062,262 | 11,644,051,059 | 11,448,065,377 | 11,299,748,223 | 11,430,040,542 | 10,966,114,118 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11,902,062,262 | -19.9% |
| Receipts | ||||||||||||||
| Net Tax Receipts | 93,447,000 | 543,697,000 | 469,456,000 | 423,853,000 | 459,841,000 | 456,986,872 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,447,280,872 | 0.9% |
| Interest Income | 21,938,702 | 20,097,239 | 21,451,513 | 22,184,791 | 18,897,425 | 19,835,525 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 124,405,195 | 44.5% |
| Other Receipts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0% |
| Total Receipts | 115,385,702 | 563,794,239 | 490,907,513 | 446,037,791 | 478,738,425 | 476,822,396 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,571,686,067 | 2.3% |
| Transfers | ||||||||||||||
| To Highway Account | - | 9,659,052 | - | 49,169 | 1,543,958 | 2,564,883 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13,817,062.00 | 13.7% |
| From Highway Account | 300,000,000 | - | - | 400,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 700,000,000.00 | -22.2% |
| Outlays | 673,396,906 | 750,120,869 | 639,224,666 | 715,696,303 | 941,120,892 | 628,744,206 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,348,303,841.77 | 4.2% |
| Closing Balance | $11,644,051,059 | $11,448,065,377 | $11,299,748,223 | $11,430,040,542 | $10,966,114,118 | $10,811,627,425 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10,811,627,424.98 | -23.2% |
PDF: Table FE-1
Should a situation occur where FHWA cannot fully reimburse States, the agency may take some or all of the following actions:
These are some of the possible actions FHWA might take in the event of a cash shortfall. The specific actions would depend on the exact nature of the shortfall.
