Author: Jeff Davis
December 1969 USDOT “RailPax” Passenger Rail Proposal
Jan 13, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis is the text of the draft legislation sent by the U.S. Department of Transportation in December 1969 to the White House Bureau of...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of January 13, 2020
Jan 09, 2020 | Jeff DavisTuesday, January 14 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation –...
New Session of Congress Begins Amidst Lack of Certainty
Jan 03, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe Second Session of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress began at noon today, but the agenda for the House and Senate, at least in the...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of January 6, 2020
Jan 03, 2020 | Jeff DavisThursday, January 9, 2020 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment –...
Most Pending Transportation Nominations Sent Back to White House
Jan 03, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe First Session of the 116th Congress ended at noon today, per the Constitution. And, per clause 5 of Senate Rule XXXI, "Nominations...
FTA to Sign Grant Agreement for Seattle Federal Way Light Rail Extension
Jan 03, 2020 | Jeff DavisShortly before Congress adjourned last month, the Federal Transit Administration sent Congress formal notification that FTA intends to...
Congress Adjourns For Year After Passing $2.9T in Legislation
Dec 19, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives and Senate have left town for the year after passing two mammoth spending and tax bills with a total...
USMCA Trade Bill Addresses Trucking Competition
Dec 19, 2019 | Jeff DavisThis week, the House of Representatives passed the bill implementing the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), which repeals...
DOT Makes $1B in New TIFIA Loans
Dec 19, 2019 | Jeff DavisIn the last seven days, the U.S. Department of Transportation has announced over $1 billion in new federal direct loans under the TIFIA...
How Well Did the Appropriations Committees Meet the 5-Year FAST Act Targets?
Dec 17, 2019 | Jeff DavisNow that the final fiscal year 2020 Transportation-Housing Appropriations bill has been released, we can add up how well the House and...
Water Infrastructure Programs Get $11 Billion in Final FY20 Appropriations Bills
Dec 17, 2019 | Jeff DavisKey programs for water infrastructure development in multiple federal agencies received almost $11 billion in the final FY 2020...
Final FY20 Homeland Security Appropriations for Transportation Security
Dec 17, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe fiscal 2020 Homeland Security appropriations conference agreement is included in the first of the two year-end "minibus"...