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1954 Federal-Aid Highway Act
Sep 11, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONText of Public Law 350 of the 83rd Congress, the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954.
Transportation Effects of New House Rules
Sep 11, 2015 | Jeff DavisJanuary 7, 2015 The House of Representatives adopted new rules for the 114th Congress yesterday. The big headline out of the new...
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...
DOT Now Projects HTF To Stay Solvent Until May 2016
Sep 10, 2015 | Jeff DavisSeptember 10, 2015 New estimates from the U.S. Department of Transportation show that the $8.1 billion bailout of the Highway Trust...
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...
Senate Finance Panel Explores HTF Options at Hearing
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJune 25, 2015 On June 18, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing exploring the funding challenges associated with the future of...
Ways and Means Committee Examines Long-Term HTF Solvency
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJune 18, 2015 The House Ways and Means Committee held the first of several upcoming Congressional hearings yesterday to examine...
Section-by-Section Summary of the Transportation Empowerment Act (114th Congress)
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisSec. 1. Short title. Provides that the Act can be cited as the “Transportation Empowerment Act.” Sec. 2. Findings and purposes....
Highway “Devolution” Bill Introduced
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJune 11, 2015 The latest iteration of legislation to “devolve” most federal surface transportation programs back to state and...
Bipartisan HTF Solvency Proposal Put Forward in House of Representatives
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 22, 2015 A bipartisan group of House legislators last week made an interesting proposal to deal with the pending insolvency of...
CBO Says GROW AMERICA Grows Much More Slowly Than USDOT Says
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisMarch 19, 2015 Last week, when the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its re-estimate of the President’s budget request...
CBO Releases Details of HTF, AATF Future Tax Receipts
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisMarch 19, 2015 Buried within the supporting data of the Congressional Budget Office’s new baseline are the detailed assumptions...