ISSUE / Week of July 19, 2021
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InfrastructureJuly 23,2021 |Down to the Wire: Senate Infrastructure Talks to Continue through the Weekend in Hopes of Monday Deal
The group of 21 (or is it 22 now) bipartisan Senators who are working with the White House and Senate committees to translate a two-page infrastructure outline into real legislation will work all... -
Appropriations,FY22July 23,2021 |
DOT, Corps Funding Included in $2T “Minibus” Package Headed for House Vote Next Week
A seven-bill "minibus" package of appropriations legislation for fiscal year 2022, which includes the Transportation-HUD and Energy and Water Development bills, is headed to the House floor next...
Diversity in Aviation and Aerospace Industry Receives Attention in House Hearing
July 23, 2021 | Caroline MareteOn Tuesday, July 20, the Subcommittee on Aviation of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing entitled, “Bridging the Gap: Improving Diversity and Inclusion in the...
Earmark Patterns in the House’s INVEST Act
July 23, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Federal Highway Administration has completed its highway funding projections under the INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684), as passed by the House, which includes a tally of all the highway and...
Debt Limit Complicates This Year’s Fiscal Endgame
July 23, 2021 | Jeff DavisAs if a 50-50 Senate, a five-seat majority in the House, a bipartisan infrastructure bill written outside the committee process, and a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill don't already make...
Pre-1960s Attempts to Create a U.S. Department of Transportation – Part 6 – Ike’s Cabinet Committee Disobeys Orders
July 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisPart of an ongoing series documenting attempts to centralize the organization of federal responsibilities for transportation: Part 1 – Defining “Transportation,” 1923-1942 (April 3,...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of July 26, 2021
July 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisMonday, July 26 – House Rules – full committee hearing on H.R. 4502, the "minibus" FY 2022 appropriations package that includes the Transportation-HUD bill – 2:00 p.m., H-313, The...