H.R. 8801 would prohibit the District of Columbia from imposing a congestion toll on roads, bridges, or tunnels within the District. Because the bill would affect only the District of Columbia, CBO estimates that enacting the bill would not affect the federal budget.
H.R. 8801 would impose an intergovernmental mandate as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) by prohibiting the District of Columbia from enacting or enforcing a congestion toll. Because the District does not currently impose a congestion toll, CBO estimates that the cost of the mandate would not exceed the annual intergovernmental mandate established in UMRA ($107 million in 2026, adjusted annually for inflation).
The bill would not impose any private-sector mandates.
The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are David Rafferty (for federal costs) and Andrew Laughlin (for mandates). The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.
