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FY18 Omnibus: Railroad Programs
Mar 22, 2018 | Jeff DavisMarch 22, 2018 The fiscal 2018 omnibus appropriations agreement includes $3.09 billion for the programs of the Federal Railroad...
FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations – USDOT Tables
Mar 22, 2018 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONPDF file containing tabular data on the fiscal 2018 omnibus appropriations bill released on March 21, 2018. The file includes the...
$1.3 Trillion Omnibus FY18 Appropriations Package Released
Mar 20, 2018 | Jeff DavisMarch 22, 2018 (9:30 a.m.) After three consecutive all-night staff negotiation sessions, and a morning, afternoon, and evening of...
Treasury Reports Trust Funds Outlook – Transit Cuts May Be Necessary in FY20
Mar 15, 2018 | Jeff DavisMarch 15, 2018 Last Friday, the Treasury Department released the quarterly Treasury Bulletin, a publication containing a trove of...
Senate Democrats Release $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan. Again.
Mar 08, 2018 | Jeff DavisMarch 8, 2018 Senate Democrats on March 7 released a $1 trillion infrastructure spending plan, which was an expansion of the $1...
House Panel Pushes Railroads, Regulators on PTC Deadline
Feb 23, 2018 | Jeff DavisFebruary 23, 2018 The House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials held an oversight hearing on February 15 to...
Amtrak Submits Ambitious $11 Billion Budget Request
Feb 22, 2018 | Jeff DavisFebruary 22, 2018 As part of the regular federal budget process, the Trump Administration on January 12 submitted a budget request...
President Submits $77.3 Billion Budget for USDOT for FY19
Feb 15, 2018 | Jeff DavisFebruary 15, 2018 On February 12, President Trump proposed a federal budget for fiscal year 2019 that would give the U.S....
FY19 Budget Request: Rail Programs Face Significant Cuts
Feb 15, 2018 | Jeff DavisFebruary 15, 2018 The President's 2019 budget proposes significant cuts in the programs of the Federal Railroad Administration...
FY19 Budget Request: Highway Trust Fund Promises Kept This Year, but No Plan for the Future
Feb 14, 2018 | Jeff DavisFebruary 14, 2018 The fiscal 2019 budget request from the Trump Administration scrupulously fulfills all of the promises made by the...
FY19 Budget Request: Mass Transit Again Faces “New Start” Cuts
Feb 14, 2018 | Jeff DavisFebruary 14, 2018 This week, the White House once again proposed a budget that would eliminate the Federal Transit Administration's...
White House Submits FY19 Budget Request
Feb 12, 2018 | Jeff DavisFebruary 12, 2018 - 12:30 p.m. President Trump today proposed a $4.4 trillion federal budget for fiscal year 2019. As part of the...