ISSUE / Week of July 6, 2020
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Appropriations,FY21July 08,2020 |House FY21 Appropriations Process Begins, Using “Emergency” Spending Authority
House Democrats this week unveiled their outline for the twelve bills that would fund the discretionary side of the federal government for fiscal year 2021. The spending outline adheres to the Budget... -
Appropriations,FY21July 07,2020 |
House DOT Appropriations Bill for FY21 Tries to Fund Party Priorities in Tight Budget Environment
At 11 a.m. this morning, the House Appropriations Committee released the text of its draft fiscal year 2021 Transportation-Housing appropriations bill, which will receive a cursory approval in...
June HTF Tax Receipts Were 41% Below Last Year
July 10, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe Treasury Department issued its monthly report on Highway Trust Fund revenues this week, covering June 2020. Net tax deposits into the Trust Fund were down 41 percent in June 2020 versus June...
Regional Variations Persisted As VMT Recovered Somewhat in May
July 10, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis week, the Federal Highway Administration released its estimates of vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) on a state-by-state basis and broken down by type of road, for the month of May 2020. Total U.S....
TSA, Coast Guard Get Operational Increases in FY21 House Bill
July 07, 2020 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the House Appropriations Committee released the text of the draft fiscal 2021 Homeland Security appropriations bill. (7/9/2020 update: The draft bill was approved in subcommittee by...
House Spending Bills Freeze FY21 Water Infrastructure Funding at FY20 Levels
July 07, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House Appropriations Committee has been releasing the text of draft appropriations bills for fiscal year 2021 every two hours this week, and the bills that fund the Army Corps of Engineers water...
June Jobs Report Shows Little Transportation Sector Rebound
July 10, 2020 | Jeff DavisOn July 2, while we were still focused on the House infrastructure bill, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the estimated jobs report for June. Surface transportation jobs were up slightly...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of July 13, 2020
July 08, 2020 | Jeff DavisMonday, July 13 – House Appropriations – full committee business meeting to mark up the draft Energy and Water and Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bills for fiscal 2021 – 1:00 p.m., 1100...