ISSUE / Week of February 3, 2020
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In his State of the Union address to Congress this week, President Trump eschewed his own infrastructure plan and instead endorsed legislation (S. 2302) now pending in the Senate to reauthorize the...
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President Trump's fiscal 2021 budget request will be released on Monday, February 10. The budget is not just about the President's proposals for fiscal 2021 and beyond – the budget will also...
Ways and Means Looks At Trade-Related Infrastructure Needs
February 07, 2020 | Jeff DavisAfter Democrats took back control of the House of Representatives in the 2018 elections, senior Ways and Means Committee member Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a longtime transportation funding advocate,...
Senate Hearing Looks at Hours of Service Rules, Minimum Age Requirements, and Technology Issues in Trucking
February 07, 2020 | Romic AevazThe Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety held a February 4 hearing on Stakeholder Perspectives on Trucking in America. The hearing focused broadly on current and proposed...
House Passes Additional $1.25B in Highway Emergency Relief Funding
February 07, 2020 | Jeff DavisEarlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill appropriating an additional $1.25 billion from general revenues for the Federal Highway Administration's emergency relief program as...
FCC Posts Proposed Rule to Reallocate 5.9 GHz Spectrum, Seeks Comments
February 07, 2020 | Paul LewisIn line with a general policy of allowing more flexible use of radio frequency spectrum, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) posted a proposed rule on February 6 that would reallocate...
How Does the New CBO Baseline Affect the Senate Highway Bill?
February 05, 2020 | Jeff DavisPresident Trump's unexpected endorsement of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee's highway bill (S. 2302, reported unanimously from committee last August 1) last night got us thinking...
FTA Gives Out $9.9 Billion in FY20 Mass Transit Formula Grants
February 05, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis week, the Federal Transit Administration apportioned $9.9 billion in federal grant funding to local transit agencies and state governments to fulfill the bulk of the fiscal year 2020 funding...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of February 10, 2020
February 06, 2020 | Jeff DavisTuesday, February 11 – House Energy and Commerce – Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce – subcommittee hearing on autonomous vehicles and the challenges of evolving technologies –...