Trump Renominates OST-R, Amtrak Nominees January 12, 2018 | Jeff Davis January 10, 2018 - President Trump on January 8 renominated Diana Furchgott-Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation For Research...
PTC Finger-Pointing Continues as DeFazio Introduces Legislation January 12, 2018 | Jeff Davis January 12, 2018 - The aftermath of December's fatal Amtrak Cascades train derailment in Washington State continues to keep the...
Capitol Hill Events - Week of January 15, 2018 January 12, 2018 | Jeff Davis Wednesday, January 17 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation – subcommittee hearing on...
Shutdown Averted (Until Jan. 19) but No Big Spending Decisions Made Yet December 22, 2017 | Jeff Davis December 22, 2017 - Yesterday, the House and Senate passed legislation extending stopgap continuing appropriations through January 19, 2018, averting...
Upcoming Capitol Hill Events - January 2018 December 22, 2017 | Jeff Davis Wednesday, January 24, 2018 - Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation - full committee field hearing on "Driving Automotive Innovation and...
Status of Legislation and Nominations - December 22, 2017 December 22, 2017 | Jeff Davis December 22, 2017 For an updated status report of major transportation and infrastructure legislation in Congress, click here. For an...
Schumer Blocks Rail Safety Nominee December 22, 2017 | Jeff Davis December 22, 2017 - Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) again blocked the nomination of Ronald Batory to become...
Fatal Amtrak Derailment Draws Attention Back to PTC Implementation December 22, 2017 | Jeff Davis December 22, 2017 - This week's fatal Amtrak derailment in Washington State has brought the issue of positive train control...
Trump Signs Massive Tax Cut Bill into Law December 22, 2017 | Jeff Davis December 22, 2017 - Both chambers of Congress passed the massive tax cut legislation (H.R. 1) by party-line votes this...
CR to Jan. 19 Plus CHIP, Missile Defense Funding, Tax Bill PAYGO Waiver Introduced December 21, 2017 | Jeff Davis December 21, 2017 - At 11:32 p.m. last night, House Republican leaders released the text of the fiscal 2018 stopgap...
Appropriations Extension to Jan. 19 Still in Flux December 21, 2017 | Jeff Davis December 20, 2017 - The tax bill is through, but the appropriations endgame remains. Here is today's news from Capitol...
House GOP Almost Doubles Hurricane Aid Package December 19, 2017 | Jeff Davis December 22, 2017 - Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed an $81 billion package of emergency supplemental appropriations for hurricane...
