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 2020
HPLS-10
Table FE-1
| October 2019 |
November 2019 |
December 2019 |
January 2020 |
February 2020 |
March 2020 |
April 2020 |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
August 2020 |
September 2020 |
Fiscal Year to Date |
Percent Change from Prior Year |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Account | ||||||||||||||
| Opening Balance | $24,651,555,437 | $20,227,424,890 | $20,370,277,926 | $20,406,541,154 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $24,651,555,437 | -24.4% |
| Receipts: | ||||||||||||||
| Net Tax Receipts | 773,111,000 | 3,946,552,000 | 3,249,406,000 | 3,378,915,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11,347,984,000 | 157.6% |
| Interest Income | 30,568,605 | 23,045,224 | 25,517,626 | 24,441,251 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103,572,705 | -4.0% |
| Other Receipts | 1,393,328 | 1,204,716 | 93,629,659 | 2,025,385 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 98,253,088 | 2436.1% |
| Total Receipts | 805,072,933 | 3,970,801,940 | 3,368,553,285 | 3,405,381,635 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11,549,809,793 | 155.7% |
| Transfers: | ||||||||||||||
| To Mass Transit Account | 400,000,000 | 14,526,769 | - | 400,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 814,526,769 | 171.5% |
| From Mass Transit Account | - | 11,179,660 | 1,921,311 | 599,745 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13,700,716 | 41.8% |
| Outlays | 4,829,203,480 | 3,824,601,795 | 3,334,211,367 | 2,639,360,669 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14,627,377,312 | 82.1% |
| Closing Balance | 20,227,424,890 | 20,370,277,926 | 20,406,541,154 | 20,773,161,866 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20,773,161,866 | -27.9% |
| Mass Transit Account | ||||||||||||||
| Opening Balance | 8,254,357,776 | 8,078,110,593 | 7,819,968,521 | 7,440,148,247 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8,254,357,776 | -30.6% |
| Receipts | ||||||||||||||
| Net Tax Receipts | 101,253,000 | 563,469,000 | 464,060,000 | 482,482,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,611,264,000 | 152.9% |
| Interest Income | 11,374,749 | 9,005,623 | 9,390,580 | 8,499,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38,270,552 | -9.0% |
| Other Receipts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0% |
| Total Receipts | 112,627,749 | 572,474,623 | 473,450,580 | 490,981,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,649,534,552 | 142.9% |
| Transfers | ||||||||||||||
| To Highway Account | - | 11,179,660 | 1,921,311 | 599,745 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13,700,716 | 41.8% |
| From Highway Account | 400,000,000 | 14,526,769 | - | 400,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 814,526,769 | 171.5% |
| Outlays | 688,874,932 | 833,963,804 | 851,349,542 | 842,966,036 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,217,154,315 | 126.0% |
| Closing Balance | $8,078,110,593 | $7,819,968,521 | $7,440,148,247 | $7,487,564,066 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7,487,564,066 | -34.6% |
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.
