Status of Transportation Legislation and Nominations – October 27, 2017

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October 27, 2017 | Jeff Davis

October 27, 2017

For an updated calendar of major transportation and public works legislation of the 115th Congress, click here. (Updated with links to bill and report text.)

For an updated calendar of pending transportation-related Presidential nominations, click here.

For an updated table showing how the pace of transportation nominations in 2017 compares to that of other recent first-year Administrations, click here.

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