Issue / Governance reform
Highway and Transit Donor-Donee Estimates Under the House’s INVEST in America Act
Jul 03, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis is a three-page PDF file: Page 1 is a table showing estimated total highway contract authority apportionments by formula to...
House Passes Mammoth Infrastructure Bill With No Clear Path Forward
Jul 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, the $1.5 trillion, five-year infrastructure bill assembled by Democratic...
Senate Committee Looks at NHTSA Programs on Eve of Reauthorization
Jul 02, 2020 | Hayley BurtonThe Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety held a hearing titled, “Safety on Our Roads: Overview of Traffic Safety and...
DOT IG Releases Timeline of 737 MAX Development
Jul 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisAfter the second fatal crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jetliner in March 2019 led to the worldwide grounding of the new model airplane,...
“$1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Bill” Only Provides $577 Billion in Actual Spending
Jul 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe "$1.5 trillion infrastructure bill" passed by the House yesterday actually only provides $577 billion in funding over five years....
Capitol Hill Events – Week of July 6, 2020
Jul 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisTuesday, July 7 – House Appropriations – Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development – subcommittee markup of draft FY 2021...
House Passes $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
Jul 01, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives at 5:23 p.m. passed H.R. 2, the 2,300-page, $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill put forward by House...
House On Track to Pass Infrastructure Bill Today
Jul 01, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives is on track to complete consideration of, and vote on passage of, H.R. 2, the 2,300-page, $1.5 trillion...
H.R. 2 House Floor Amendment Log
Jul 01, 2020 | Jeff DavisAll amendments are drafted to the text of Rules Committee Print 116-54. When in doubt, click on the name of the amendment sponsor to...
Webinar: Why Transit Agencies Need the Public to Take Ownership of the Transit Experience
Jul 09, 2020 | Madeline GormanIn this webinar, Saba Long and Alice Grossman will talk about why transportation organizations should invite the public to take an...
House to Allow 172 Amendments to Infrastructure Bill – But Only 10 Votes
Jun 29, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis evening, the House Rules Committee approved a special procedure to allow the House to consider H.R, 2, the $1.5(?!) trillion...
As virus restrictions ease, Metro Transit wonders: Will riders come back?
Jun 29, 2020 | Alice GrossmanGrossman notes that transit ridership has been declining for years — and that’s been the case at Metro Transit, too.