ISSUE / Week of July 27, 2015
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Federal Budget,Federal FundingSeptember 09,2015 |July 27, 2015 11:09 a.m. – The HTF Saga Continues (On A Sunday)
The Senate held a three-hour session on Sunday afternoon to advance consideration of the surface transportation reauthorization bill (McConnell amendment 2266 to H.R. 22, a.k.a. the DRIVE... -
Commuter Rail,Federal FundingSeptember 09,2015 |
July 27, 2015 11:34 p.m. – Senate Invokes Cloture on DRIVE Act
The U.S. Senate has voted, 62 to 32, to invoke cloture on the DRIVE Act (the surface transportation reauthorization bill offered as Senate Amendment 2266 to an unrelated veterans bill, H.R. 22). The...
Federal Funding,Federal Governance,Governance,Highway Trust Fund,Highways
July 29, 2015 – Senate Moves DRIVE Act Along
September 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Senate has voted to move its surface transportation bill farther along towards final passage tomorrow. The Senate voted, 62 to 38, to adopt the DRIVE Act as an amendment to the unrelated...
Amtrak,Federal Governance,Governance,Highway Trust Fund,Highways,Positive Train Control,Public transit,Rail,Rail Safety,Railroads,Traffic Safety
July 30, 2015 9:52 a.m. – House and Senate Almost Over DRIVE
July 30, 2015 | Jeff DavisJuly 30, 2015 The Senate today is expected to pass both short-term and longer-term surface transportation legislation that will lay the groundwork for House-Senate negotiations on the long-term...
Federal Governance,Governance,Highway Trust Fund,Highways
July 31, 2015 11:37 a.m. – DRIVE Wrap-Up
September 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisA bit of wrap-up from a hectic week: The Clerk of the House is expected to deliver the enrolled text of H.R. 3236, the Highway Trust Fund extension to October 29, to the White House today so that...