Issue / Ports
Final FY21 Appropriations Provide More Water Infrastructure Funding Increases
Dec 22, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe omnibus appropriations act for fiscal year 2021 provided another round of funding increases for Corps of Engineers water...
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...
House Passes WRDA Compromise, but Bill Looks Dead in Senate
Dec 11, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives passed a compromise biennial authorization bill for the Army Corps of Engineers water resources program...
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,...
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...
Mammoth Defense Bill Contains Coast Guard, Maritime, Airport Provisions
Dec 04, 2020 | Jeff DavisLast night, House and Senate negotiators on the annual national defense authorization bill released the final version of this year's...
End-of-FY20 Report on Aviation, Water Trust Funds
Oct 23, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe Airport and Airway Trust Fund had a predictably bad year in fiscal 2020 (since Congress shut off tax collections halfway through...
Webinar: Promoting Resiliency Across the Global Supply Chains
Aug 25, 2020 | Madeline GormanSupply chain and logistics professionals are constantly adapting to technological and socioeconomic shifts in the mobility landscape....
House Passes Biennial Water Resources Bill
Jul 31, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives passed the biennial water resources development bill (H.R. 7575) this week by voice vote after perfunctory...
House Adds Coast Guard, Maritime Bills to Defense Authorization
Jul 23, 2020 | Jeff DavisOn July 21, the House of Representatives passed a $734 billion defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2021, after amending the bill...
Biennial (and Bipartisan) Water Resources Bill Approved by House Panel
Jul 17, 2020 | Jeff DavisWeeks after the panel muscled a partisan surface transportation bill through the markup process, the House Transportation and...
House Spending Bills Freeze FY21 Water Infrastructure Funding at FY20 Levels
Jul 07, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House Appropriations Committee has been releasing the text of draft appropriations bills for fiscal year 2021 every two hours this...