Issue / Freight
As the economy grows, so does the volume of freight. Expanding supply chains, just in time deliveries, and increasing competition has made freight demand expand faster than population growth, with over 50 million tons move every day. Freight moves on truck, train, barge, and plane, with each mode responsible for carrying different goods in an interrelated freight network. Federal grant programs aim to target funding to freight bottlenecks and intermodal connectors while also supporting experiments in drone delivery. At the local level, policymakers are placing emphasis on better managing curb space, reducing emissions, and more efficiently using space to deliver packages, food, and other essentials.
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...
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...
Senate Action on 2-Month Extension May Be Last Pre-Recess Business
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisMay 21, 2015 Today is shaping up to be a very long day in the United States Senate, and passage of a two-month extension of Highway...
House Panel Approves FY16 USDOT Budget
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisMay 14, 2015 The House Appropriations Committee yesterday approved the fiscal 2016 appropriations bill for the Department of...
House Committee Approves FY16 Homeland Appropriations Bill
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJuly 15, 2015 The House Appropriations Committee yesterday by a 32 to 17 vote gave its approval to the fiscal year 2016...
House Passes FY16 Corps of Engineers Funding
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisMay 6, 2015 The House of Representatives passed the fiscal 2016 appropriations bill that funds the Army Corps of Engineers water...
DOT Issues Long-Awaited Rail Car Rule
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisMay 6, 2015 Last Friday, U.S. DOT released its much-anticipated rulemaking for shipping crude oil and other liquid energy products...
House Debates, Amends FY16 Corps of Engineers Funding Bill
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 30, 2015 Last night, the House of Representatives debated and amended the fiscal year 2016 appropriations bill that funds the...
Budget Deal Sets Rules For HTF Solvency
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 30, 2015 Congressional budget negotiators yesterday finalized and released the fiscal 2016 budget blueprint that will govern...
House Subcommittee OK’s $71.5 Billion FY16 USDOT Budget
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 30, 2015 A House appropriations subcommittee today approved a draft bill making available $71.5 billion in spending authority...
Foxx Defends DOT FY16 Budget Before Senate Appropriators
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 22, 2015 U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx defended his department’s fiscal year 2016 budget request before a...
House Subcommittee OK’s FY16 Corps of Engineers Water Project Budget
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 16, 2015 Earlier today, a House subcommittee approved a bill providing $5.6 billion in appropriations for the water resources...