Issue / FASTLANE
GAO, in Line with Eno, Recommends More Transparency for Federal Discretionary Grants.
Nov 09, 2017 | Paul LewisNovember 9, 2017 As part of the 2015 FAST Act, the FASTLANE Discretionary Grant Program, launched in 2016 under President Obama and...
No Budget = Delayed FY18 Omnibus = Delayed FAST Act Funding Increases and Discretionary Grants
Nov 09, 2017 | Jeff DavisNovember 9, 2017 Next week is the last week of Congressional session before the Thanksgiving holiday, and the attention of...
House Democrats Claim Sequestration Woes From Shuster FAA Bill
Oct 31, 2017 | Jeff DavisOctober 30, 2017 Democratic leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee earlier today sent a letter to...
Highway and Transit Funding Needs Reiterated at House Hearing
Oct 20, 2017 | Jeff DavisOctober 18, 2017 Last week, the Highways and Transit Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a...
House Panel Gathers Feedback from Rail Stakeholders
Oct 20, 2017 | Greg RogersOctober 12, 2017 On October 4, the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee convened a subcommittee hearing on...
Gas Tax Receipts Up, Truck Sales Down, and Aviation/Harbor Trust Funds Built Balances in 2017
Oct 20, 2017 | Jeff DavisOctober 20, 2017 This week, the Treasury Department released the financial totals for federal trust fund accounts for the fiscal...
Budget Blueprints Belatedly Move in House, Senate
Oct 06, 2017 | Jeff DavisOctober 6, 2017 Fiscal year 2018 began six days ago, and both chambers of Congress are finally getting around to addressing a budget...
FHWA Gives States FY18 Highway Funding; Indicates Record High Allocated Withholding
Oct 06, 2017 | Jeff DavisOctober 6, 2017 This week, the Federal Highway Administration formally gave states $41.4 billion in highway contract authority via...
FY 2018 Highway Apportionments to States (Total)
Oct 06, 2017 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONOne-page table showing apportionments of highway contract authority to states for fiscal year 2018 under the FAST Act. Numbers are...
Trump Upends His Own Infrastructure Plan With PPP Comments to Democrats
Sep 29, 2017 | Jeff DavisSeptember 29, 2017 President Trump unexpectedly distanced himself from one of the core principles of his own Administration's...
Congress Clears $15B in Harvey Aid, Extends FY18 Appropriations and Debt Ceiling to Dec. 8
Sep 08, 2017 | Jeff DavisSeptember 8, 2017 Both chambers of Congress have cleared legislation that extends government-wide appropriations until December 8...
Debate Terms Set for Transportation, Homeland Portions of FY18 Omnibus Appropriations
Sep 06, 2017 | Jeff DavisSeptember 6, 2017 - 12:15 A.M. The House Rules Committee at 10:45 p.m. last night approved terms for debate for the Department of...