Issue / FY21
DOT Revises Rules for Renamed RAISE Multimodal Grants
Apr 15, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe multimodal surface transportation grant program first established in early 2009 and named TIGER by the Obama Administration, and...
Biden Signs $1.9T COVID/Stimulus Bill Into Law
Mar 12, 2021 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden signed into law yesterday the latest $1.9 trillion COVID relief and economic stimulus bill (H.R. 1319), now called the...
Reconciliation Bill On Hold Pending Unemployment Insurance Agreement
Mar 05, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe only thing more tedious than a Senate vote-a-rama is, apparently, a suspended vote-a-rama. The period of post-debate amendment...
House Democrats Bring Back Appropriations Earmarks, but Transportation Scope Unclear
Mar 01, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe new chairman of the House Appropriations Committee announced on February 26 (in a 5 p.m. Friday afternoon news dump) that the...
House to Vote on $1.9 Trillion COVID Stimulus Tonight
Feb 26, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives is expected to vote late tonight on the $1.9 trillion COVID aid and stimulus bill (H.R. 1319) being moved...
House Democrats to Increase Transit Funding in COVID Bill by $461 Million
Feb 24, 2021 | Jeff DavisHouse Democratic leaders are adding $461 million in extra mass transit funding and a $9 million COVID leave fund for FAA employees to...
House to Consider Budget Reconciliation Bill Next Week
Feb 19, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives is scheduled to consider a budget reconciliation bill next week that provides up to $1.9 trillion in...
House Committees Approve Budget Reconciliation Bill with $57.5 Billion in Transportation Funding
Feb 12, 2021 | Jeff DavisHouse committees have completed action on most of the $1.9 trillion in COVID relief spending requested by President Biden this week,...
How the House Reconciliation Bill’s $30 Billion for Transit Will Be Distributed
Feb 12, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe budget reconciliation legislation approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee this week provides an...
Congress Approves Budget Plan to Fast-Track $1.9 Trillion COVID Stimulus
Feb 05, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe House and Senate this week passed budget blueprints designed to fast-track a $1.889 trillion spending bill for COVID-19 relief and...
Democratic Leaders Intend $57.5 Billion for Transportation in New COVID-Stimulus Bill
Feb 03, 2021 | Jeff DavisPlans by Congressional Democratic leaders for new legislation providing $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 aid and economic stimulus call for...
Democratic Leaders Introduce “Skinny” Budget Blueprint for COVID Relief and Stimulus
Feb 01, 2021 | Jeff DavisThis afternoon, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) jointly announced that they had...