Issue / Commuter Rail

Senate Committee Approves Bill Giving USDOT Power to Appoint WMATA Board Members

October 8, 2015 A Senate committee yesterday approved a short piece of legislation (S. 2093) sponsored by Sen. Barbara Mikulski...

1961 (May 9) Lee White Memo to JFK on Mass Transit Legislation

White House internal memo from Lee White to President Kennedy dated May 9, 1961 updating the President on negotiations with Senator...

FY 2009 Transportation Appropriations – Senate Hearings

Transcript of hearings before the Senate Transportation-Housing Appropriations Subcommittee in March and April 2008 on the fiscal year...

FY 2008 Transportation Appropriations – Senate Hearings

Transcript of hearings before the Senate Transportation-Housing Appropriations Subcommittee in February and May 2007 on the fiscal year...

1997 NEXTEA (Administration Bill) Legislative Text Part 2

Text of part 2 of the Clinton Administration's proposed NEXTEA surface transportation reauthorization bill.

1961 (Mar. 20) Statement by Sen. Williams on His Mass Transit Bill

Statement of Sen. Harrison Williams prepared in advance of the the March 20, 1961 Senate hearing on his urban mass transit bill, S. 345.

1976 Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act – Enrolled Bill Memo

Set of memos from February 1976 presenting President Ford with the views of Administration agencies and officials on the enrolled bill...

1976 Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act

Text of Public Law 94-210, the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976.

1978 (Nov.) White House Decision on WMATA System Length

November 16, 1978 memo to President Carter asking him to settle a disagreement between DOT, OMB, and the White House Domestic Policy...

FY 1978 WMATA Budget Amendment

Memo from OMB to President Carter dated June 24, 1977 requesting that he approve two amendments to the FY 1978 budget request adding an...

1966 (May-June) Memos to LBJ on WMATA Compact Legislation

June 2, 1966 memo from White House senior policy adviser Joseph Califano, Jr. to President Johnson that forwards a May 31, 1966 letter...

1966 WMATA Compact – Enrolled Bill Memo

Memo presented to President Johnson on October 31, 1966, summarizing the views of Administration officials on the enrolled bill S....

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