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2014 Transportation Weekly Archive Index
Sep 16, 2015 | Jeff Davis2014 Transportation Weekly Archive Index January 2014 January 13, 2014 update #1 January 13, 2014 update...
2009 Transportation Weekly Archive Index
Sep 10, 2015 | Jeff Davis2009 Transportation Weekly Archive Index January 2009 January 13, 2009 issue – CBO releases dismal new budget...
McConnell Says HTF Legislation Could Come to Senate Floor As Early As Next Week – Scope, Duration Unknown
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJuly 9, 2015 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) surprised Capitol Hill yesterday by telling reporters that Highway Trust...
Section-by-Section Summary of S. 1626. the Senate Passenger Rail Bill, As Introduced
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisPlease see the amendments adopted in the Commerce Committee on June 25, summarized elsewhere in this issue, for changes to the...
Senate Commerce Panel Approves Passenger Rail Bill
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJune 25, 2015 In a mark-up session on June 25th, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee has approved S. 1626, a...
Senate Hearing Examines 12/31/2015 Positive Train Control Deadline
Sep 09, 2015 | Emily HanJune 11, 2015 The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing on June 10th about passenger rail safety,...
Transportation Amendments to H.R. 2577 Offered in the House but Not Adopted
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisBlackburn (TN) amendment making a 1 percent cut in each amount made available by the bill – failed by a roll call vote of 163...
Transportation Amendments to H.R. 2577 Adopted by the House of Representatives
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisBass (CA) amendment to prohibit funds provided by the bill from being used by FTA to implement, administer or enforce 49 CFR...
House Passes FY16 Transportation Appropriations Bill
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJune 11, 2015 The House of Representatives has passed a fiscal year 2016 appropriations bill for transportation and housing programs...
Transportation-Related Amendments Offered to the FY16 THUD Bill in the House on June 3
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff Davis(More amendments, all of which are “limitation” amendments (“no funds in this act may be used for such-and-such”) were offered...
House Starts Work on FY16 Transportation Appropriations
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJune 4, 2015 The House of Representatives has begun consideration of the fiscal year 2016 appropriations bill for transportation and...
Senate Appropriations Hands Out FY 2016 Spending Allocations
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisMay 21, 2015 Like its House counterpart, the Senate panel was forced to work from the revised Budget Control Act total of $1,016.6...