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Revised Surface Bill Introduced; Markup Set for June 17
Jun 14, 2020 | Jeff DavisAfter ETW went out the door at lunchtime on Friday, June 12, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee formally announced...
House Surface Bill Markup Stretches into Second Day
Jun 18, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's markup of H.R. 2, the surface transportation reauthorization bill, will...
2,300-Page Infrastructure Bill Released by House Democrats With $145 Billion HTF Bailout
Jun 22, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House Rules Committee has released the text of House Democrats' 2,309-page infrastructure bill, including the text of the surface...
House to Allow 172 Amendments to Infrastructure Bill – But Only 10 Votes
Jun 29, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis evening, the House Rules Committee approved a special procedure to allow the House to consider H.R, 2, the $1.5(?!) trillion...
House On Track to Pass Infrastructure Bill Today
Jul 01, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives is on track to complete consideration of, and vote on passage of, H.R. 2, the 2,300-page, $1.5 trillion...
House Passes $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
Jul 01, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives at 5:23 p.m. passed H.R. 2, the 2,300-page, $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill put forward by House...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of July 6, 2020
Jul 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisTuesday, July 7 – House Appropriations – Subcommittee on Homeland Security – subcommittee markup of draft FY 2021 Homeland...
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Jul 09, 2020 | Madeline GormanNew Senate COVID Bill Gives Another $10B for Airports but Nothing for State DOTs, Transit Agencies
Jul 27, 2020 | Jeff DavisSenate Republicans have released the bill text of their latest coronavirus response legislation this evening, in piecemeal fashion. The...
House to Consider DOT Appropriations Tomorrow (Not Homeland)
Jul 29, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House is scheduled to take up a massive package of six appropriations bills for fiscal 2021 on Thursday, July 30, but a seventh...
Pre-1960s Attempts to Create a U.S. Department of Transportation – Part 4 – The Hoover Commission Rejects a Separate DOT
Aug 21, 2020 | Jeff DavisIn part one of this series, we summarized the various attempts to reorganize the federal government’s roles in transportation and...
Pre-1960s Attempts to Create a U.S. Department of Transportation – Part 5 – Truman Moves Public Roads and Maritime to Commerce
Aug 27, 2020 | Jeff DavisLast week, part four of this long-running series told the story of how the Hoover Commission in 1948 and 1949 reached its final...