Issue / Positive Train Control
July 27, 2015 11:34 p.m. – Senate Invokes Cloture on DRIVE Act
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Senate has voted, 62 to 32, to invoke cloture on the DRIVE Act (the surface transportation reauthorization bill offered as...
Senate Hearing Examines Technology’s Evolving Role in Transportation
Sep 09, 2015 | Elizabeth BastianJuly 9, 2015 On July 7, 2015, the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety...
McConnell Says HTF Legislation Could Come to Senate Floor As Early As Next Week – Scope, Duration Unknown
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJuly 9, 2015 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) surprised Capitol Hill yesterday by telling reporters that Highway Trust...
Section-by-Section Summary of S. 1626. the Senate Passenger Rail Bill, As Introduced
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisPlease see the amendments adopted in the Commerce Committee on June 25, summarized elsewhere in this issue, for changes to the...
Senate Commerce Panel Approves Passenger Rail Bill
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJune 25, 2015 In a mark-up session on June 25th, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee has approved S. 1626, a...
Senate Hearing Examines 12/31/2015 Positive Train Control Deadline
Sep 09, 2015 | Emily HanJune 11, 2015 The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing on June 10th about passenger rail safety,...
Senate Action on 2-Month Extension May Be Last Pre-Recess Business
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisMay 21, 2015 Today is shaping up to be a very long day in the United States Senate, and passage of a two-month extension of Highway...
Foxx Defends DOT FY16 Budget Before Senate Appropriators
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 22, 2015 U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx defended his department’s fiscal year 2016 budget request before a...
Senate Committee OK’s Freight Rail Regulation; PTC Deadline Extension Bills
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisMarch 26, 2015 The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee yesterday approved two significant pieces of freight rail...
McConnell Substitute Changes EPW, Commerce Bill Provisions
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJuly 22, 2015 Here are what appear to be the main changes in the EPW and Commerce portions of the bill from the time that the...
Senate Rail Hearing Focuses On Pushing Back PTC Deadline
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJanuary 28, 2015 Earlier today, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on freight rail...
Administration Proposes Revised 6-Year, $478 Billion GROW AMERICA Surface Reauthorization
Sep 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisFebruary 4, 2015 President Obama proposed a six-year, $478.3 billion surface transportation spending plan as part of his fiscal 2016...