September 21, 2018 – Hopes that another four-bill package of appropriations legislation for fiscal year 2019, including the Transportation-HUD appropriations bill, could be signed into law before the elections are fading, despite more meetings of Appropriations Committee staffers to be held next week.
Wednesday, September 26 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation – subcommittee hearing on Coast Guard modernization and recapitalization (witness list to be posted here) – 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Thursday, September 13 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials – subcommittee hearing on positive train control (PTC) implementation (witness list here) – 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Highways and Transit – subcommittee hearing on “Innovation in Surface Transportation” (witness list here) – 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
July 27 2018 – This week, the House passed a mammoth defense bill that contains legislative provisions relating to civilian transit, rail, aviation and maritime transportation programs.
July 27, 2018 – The House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2018 Homeland Security appropriations bill this week, the last of the twelve FY19 bills to be considered in committee in either the House or Senate.
July 19, 2018 – Earlier today, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security approved a draft appropriations bill for fiscal year 2019 for that department.
Tuesday, July 24 – House Homeland Security – full committee business meeting to mark up several transportation security bills (full agenda here) – 10:00 a.m., HVC-210, Capitol Visitors Center.
Wednesday, July 18 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management – subcommittee hearing on recovery from natural disasters of 2017 and preparedness for the 2018 hurricane season (witness list to be posted here) – 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Tuesday, June 19 – Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee on Homeland Security – subcommittee markup session to consider a draft Homeland Security appropriations bill for FY 2019 – 10:00 a.m., SD-124 Dirksen.
June 7, 2018 – The security implications of the U.S.’s lack of infrastructure in the Arctic was under scrutiny Thursday at a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
June 4, 2018 – This week will feature floor action in the House on the water resources bill and the first “minibus” package of appropriations bills for fiscal year 2019, and will also see the unveiling of the fiscal year 2019 Transportation-Housing appropriations bill in the Senate.
Monday, May 7 – House Appropriations – Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development – subcommittee business meeting to mark up draft FY 2019 Energy and Water appropriations (text of draft bill is here) – 5:30 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
Tuesday, April 17 – House Appropriations – Subcommittee on Homeland Security – subcommittee hearing on the FY 2019 budget request for the U.S. Coast Guard – 10:00 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Monday, April 9 – the Congressional Budget Office releases its annual budget and economic outlook, including revised projections for Highway Trust Fund cash flow, at 2 p.m.
March 22, 2018 (9:30 a.m.) After three consecutive all-night staff negotiation sessions, and a morning, afternoon, and evening of tedious waiting, Congressional leaders have finally released the text of the fiscal 2018 omnibus appropriations legislation. The legislative text is here.
Tuesday, March 13 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security – subcommittee hearing on state and local transportation needs (witness list here) – 2:30 p.m., SR-253 Russell.
Tuesday, March 6 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – full committee hearing on the Administration’s infrastructure proposal (Transportation Sec. Chao to testify) – 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Tuesday, March 6 – House Oversight and Government Reform – Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy, and Environment – oversight hearing on the U.S.
March 2, 2018 – On February 28. the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs formally took up the House-passed Department of Homeland Security Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2825), but because of the memorial service for Rev. Billy Graham over in the Capitol, immediately postponed consideration of the bill for a week so members could have time to work through the dozens of amendments that had been filed to the bill. The markup will resume March 7 at 10 a.m.
[Some of the February 28 meeting times may change due to the pending funeral arrangements in the Capitol for Rev.