Issue / Pipelines
How the House spending bill funds additional infrastructure
Nov 19, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe five years of funding in the infrastructure law, as tallied by Jeff Davis, would flow to states and be shaped by local needs,...
Infrastructure Act Focus Shifts to Rolling Out the Funds
Nov 18, 2021 | Jeff DavisJeff Davis, Eno Center for Transportation senior fellow, says that $59 billion in apportioned 2022 highway funding—up $13.8 billion,...
Buttigieg Sworn In As SecDOT, While New Personnel Announced
Feb 05, 2021 | Jeff DavisPete Buttigieg was sworn in as the 19th United States Secretary of Transportation on the morning of February 3, following a successful...
Omnibus Legislation Includes Water Resources, Pipeline Safety Bills
Dec 22, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe year-end omnibus fiscal legislation passed by Congress yesterday included two separate recurring bills negotiated by the House...
Time Running Out for Water Resources, Aviation Certification Bills in This Congress
Dec 04, 2020 | Jeff DavisSeveral key transportation and infrastructure bills are still unsettled, and time is rapidly running out for this Congress to...
Senate Passes Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Bill
Aug 07, 2020 | Jeff DavisLast night, the U.S. Senate quietly passed a three-year pipeline safety reauthorization bill (S. 2299) by unanimous consent, without...
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Approved by House Committee
Nov 22, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a four-year, $926 million pipeline safety reauthorization bill this week...
PHMSA Faces Pressure From Congress to Implement Pipeline Safety Mandates
Apr 05, 2019 | Hayley BurtonThe House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials met April 2, 2019, for a hearing entitled “Pipeline Safety:...
Homeland Panel Examines Cyber Threats to Surface Transportation
Mar 01, 2019 | Jeff DavisMarch 1, 2019 On February 26, the House Homeland Security Committee held a joint hearing to look at ways to secure the U.S. surface...
Transportation and Infrastructure in the State of the Union Address, 1999-2018
Feb 04, 2019 | Jeff DavisFebruary 4, 2019 As we all await President Trump's State of the Union address tomorrow, it is worth looking back at the times that...
Senate Commerce Committee Approves Aviation and Amtrak Nominees and USDOT Reporting Bill
Sep 06, 2018 | Alexander LaskaSeptember 5, 2018 The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved Wednesday two transportation-related nominees...
House Subcommittee Grills PHMSA Administrator on Incomplete Mandates
Jun 22, 2018 | Alexander LaskaJune 21, 2018 Members on both sides of the aisle grilled Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)...