Issue / FY21
Hopes for Pre-Election COVID Stimulus Dim (But Refuse to Die)
Oct 23, 2020 | Jeff DavisTalks between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on an additional round of federal COVID stimulus...
More Airline Aid Now Won’t Move Without Resolution of Larger COVID Aid Bill
Oct 09, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis was an interesting week for the aviation news beat in Congress. The end result is that many U.S. airlines and contractors are...
Bipartisan Talks on COVID Aid Continue As House Adjourns
Oct 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) continues to talk with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about a possible compromise coronavirus aid...
Transportation Funding in the New House COVID Bill
Oct 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisFollowing is a general overview of the $77 billion in transportation aid provided by the revised coronavirus aid bill passed by House...
10-Week CR, 1-Year FAST Act Extension Signed Into Law
Oct 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisAt 1 a.m. on October 1, President Trump signed into law a 72-day stopgap appropriations bill (H.R. 8337) for fiscal year 2021 that also...
COVID Talks Continue, New House Bill Pending As Airline Furlough Date Reached
Oct 01, 2020 | Jeff DavisAt this hour, negotiations are continuing between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on a possible...
New Democratic COVID Bill Would Spread More Transit Funding More Widely Than Earlier Version
Oct 01, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe version of the Heroes Act passed by the House of Representatives in May 2020 took criticism from several (Democratic-leaning)...
Gardner Bill Pushes Long-Sought Eastern Plains Interstate. But Big Hurdles Remain
Sep 29, 2020 | Jeff DavisGardner’s bill would not provide new funding for the highway. Designation is “just a way of attracting attention to the project and...
One-Year FAST Act Extension Passes House
Sep 25, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives has passed a one-year extension of FAST Act funding and policy as Division B of a larger fiscal-year-end...
House Passes Stopgap Appropriations Through December 11
Sep 25, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis week, the House of Representatives passed a stopgap continuing resolution (CR), H.R. 8337, extending all non-emergency fiscal 2020...
House-Passed Extension Gives Highway Funding Increase to Texas and Colorado – And No One Else
Sep 25, 2020 | Jeff DavisAs predicted earlier this week by ETW with 99.999 percent accuracy, the Federal Highway Administration has confirmed to Congress that...
Rapid Response Webinar: AMA with Jeff Davis on CR and FAST Act Extension
Sep 25, 2020 | Madeline GormanCongress is acting on a ten-week appropriations extension and a year-long FAST Act extension. How will these be implemented, and what...