ISSUE / Week of June 14, 2021
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A large bipartisan group of Senators on June 16 announced an agreement on a two-page framework to spend $579 billion above current levels on infrastructure, but the deal has not yet been approved by...
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Appropriations,FY22June 17,2021 |House Starts FY22 Appropriations Process, Deeming 9.5 Percent Funding Increase
The annual appropriations process for fiscal 2022 will start next week, now that the House Appropriations Committee has been given a $1.5 trillion spending total to divide amongst its twelve...
Guest Op-Ed: House Transportation Bill Incomplete on U.S. Rail Policy
June 18, 2021 | Ian JefferiesThe House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee recently passed a large-scale surface transportation bill, and it is safe to say it misses the mark on several fronts, particularly on rail...
Senate Commerce OKs $78B Rail-Safety-Multimodal Bill
June 18, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee this week approved a $78 billion bill that provides the highway and motor carrier safety, intercity railroad, and multimodal components of...
Hearing Explores What Happens to Exporters in an Import Boom
June 18, 2021 | Katie DonahueThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing this week on the “Impacts of Shipping Container Shortages, Delays, and Increased...
Maintaining Safety and Updating Regulations for the Commercial Space Industry Receive Bipartisan Support
June 18, 2021 | Caroline MareteThe Subcommittee on Aviation of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing “Starships and Stripes Forever—An Examination of the FAA’s Role in the Future of...
FTA Gives Some Small Start Projects $250M in COVID Funding
June 18, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Department of Transportation announced on June 11 how the remaining $250 million of the March 2021 American Rescue Plans's $1.7 billion in mass transit Capital Investment Grant (CIG) funding...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of June 21, 2021
June 17, 2021 | Jeff DavisWednesday, June 23 – House Homeland Security – full committee hearing on diversity, equity and accountability in the Coast Guard – 9:30 a.m., virtual. Wednesday, June 23 – Senate Commerce,...