To narrow the time frame down....I loved here in November 94 and didn't pay attention to TV until 95....I have satellite and CSPAN and CSPAN 2 are on it. At the latest, it hasn't been since St. George became Prez.
It may have been during the last Congressional two-year session; maybe the one before....as I recall, Bud Schuster was the House Committee Chair/SubChair involved with spending highway trust funds....and they went on a spending spree the likes of which will probably not be seen for another 20 years!
Sorry I can't be any more specific as to time frame