Issue / FY21
WRDA Bill (Now With Stimulus!), One-Week CR On House Floor This Week
Dec 07, 2020 | Jeff DavisCongress is expected to pass a one-week extension of federal appropriations this week, from the current expiration date of Friday,...
Bipartisan Offer May Be the Needed Breakthrough on COVID Relief Talks
Dec 04, 2020 | Jeff DavisAfter the collapse of the daily COVID relief talks between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin a...
Omnibus Appropriations Talks Commence; COVID Talks Go Nowhere
Nov 13, 2020 | Jeff DavisNegotiations between the House and Senate on an omnibus package of fiscal 2021 appropriations bills opened in earnest this week, when...
Summary Table – FY 2021 USDOT Appropriations (Senate Version)
Nov 12, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis PDF is a 4-page table showing funding levels for every U.S. Department of Transportation budget account under the Senate version...
Senate Appropriators Unveil All 12 FY21 Spending Bills
Nov 10, 2020 | Jeff DavisSenate Appropriations Committee chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) today released the text of all 12 of that committee’s annual...
Senate THUD Bill Gives DOT $719 Million More than House Bill
Nov 10, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Appropriations Committee, at long last, has released the text of its fiscal 2021 Transportation-Housing appropriations bill....
Omnibus Appropriations, COVID Aid Top Lame-Duck Agenda
Nov 06, 2020 | Jeff DavisAs absentee and provisional ballots continue to be counted, it appears as of this writing (2:15 p.m. Nov. 6) that Joe Biden will expand...
COVID Stimulus Talks Reach Ignominious End (Finally)
Oct 30, 2020 | Jeff DavisFor the last several weeks, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have continued to negotiate the...
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...