Issue / Ports
Webinar: A Model for Next-Level Interstate Collaboration with the Port Authority of NY and NJ
Oct 12, 2021 | Madeline GormanCreated by an Act of Congress in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's mission is to oversee the creation of vital...
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: Airports and Ports/Waterways
Aug 02, 2021 | Jeff DavisThere were many areas of infrastructure (to say nothing of non-physical "infrastructure") where the members of the bipartisan Senate...
House Panel Approves $8.7 Billion in Corps Water Funding (With $2.1 Billion Taken Off-Budget)
Jul 16, 2021 | Jeff DavisEarlier today, the House Appropriations Committee approved a draft bill appropriating $8.7 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers'...
Hearing Explores Larger Implications for Exporters in the Midst of an Import Boom
Jun 18, 2021 | Katie DonahueThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing this week on the...
Hearing Explores What Happens to Exporters in an Import Boom
Jun 18, 2021 | Katie DonahueThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing this week on the...
Biden Budget Continues Traditional OMB Approach to Corps of Engineers
May 30, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Biden Administration has requested $6.8 billion in regular appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers' water resources program...
Port Spending Increase Under Biden Jobs Plan May Be Illusory
Apr 12, 2021 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden's American Jobs Plan promises massive spending increases for all manner of public infrastructure. The White House says...
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...