Issue / Maritime
Final FY19 Homeland Bill Increases TSA, Coast Guard Operational Budgets
Feb 15, 2019 | Jeff DavisFebruary 15, 2019 The final fiscal 2019 appropriations package that passed Congress yesterday appropriates a net $49.4 billion for...
House T&I Kicks Off 2019 With Infrastructure Hearing
Feb 08, 2019 | Brianne Eby and Jeff DavisThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the 116thCongress formally kicked off its work yesterday with a marathon...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of February 11, 2019
Feb 08, 2019 | Jeff DavisWednesday, February 13 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Aviation – subcommittee hearing on the impact...
As Coast Guard Members Bear Brunt of Shutdown, Agency and Congress Seek Way Out
Jan 25, 2019 | Alexander LaskaJanuary 24, 2019 Tens of thousands of members of the U.S. Coast Guard continue to go without pay while the partial government...
Senate Omnibus Takes Some Harbor Maintenance Spending Off-Budget
Jan 22, 2019 | Jeff DavisJanuary 22, 2019 Buried towards the back of the 1,301 page omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal 2019 that was released last night...
Inland Waterways Stakeholders Highlight Federal Funding Challenges
Jan 18, 2019 | Alexander LaskaJanuary 17, 2019 As projections show a steep increase in freight movement over the next few decades, stakeholders representing...
Subcommittees Named in House, Senate
Jan 18, 2019 | Jeff DavisJanuary 18, 2019 Several Congressional committees organized themselves this week and populated their subcommittees. (For coverage of...
House to Move Last Year’s Bipartisan Appropriations Agreements Next Week
Jan 17, 2019 | Jeff DavisJanuary 17, 2019 House Democrats, in yet another attempt to force members to vote on a different way to end the ongoing federal...
DOT Announces $1.5 Billion in BUILD Surface Transportation Grants
Dec 11, 2018 | Jeff DavisDecember 11, 2018 Today, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced the full list of recipients of $1.475 billion in fiscal...
Senate Hearing Outlines Infrastructure Needs in U.S. Arctic
Dec 06, 2018 | Alexander LaskaDecember 6, 2018 As Arctic waters become more easily traversable for shippers and tourists alike, the U.S. does not yet have the...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of December 3, 2018
Nov 29, 2018 | Jeff DavisPOSTPONED Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – House Energy and Commerce – Subcommittee on Environment – subcommittee hearing on the...
House Passes Coast Guard Reauthorization, Sending It to President’s Desk
Nov 28, 2018 | Alexander LaskaNovember 28, 2018 The U.S. House of Representatives this week agreed to the Senate-passed version of the Coast Guard reauthorization...