ISSUE / Week of June 15, 2020
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Federal Funding,Highways & StreetsJune 19,2020 |House Panel Completes Epic 24-Hour Markup of Surface Transportation Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last night completed an epic markup session of the surface transportation reauthorization bill that comprised two 12-hour marathon... -
Airlines,AirportsJune 19,2020 |
Making Aircraft Certification Safe and Modern for the Global Aviation Industry
The Senate Commerce Committee held a contentious hearing this week to examine the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of aircraft certification. The backdrop for the hearing, of...
Op-Ed: Transportation and the Police Part 2: The Enforcement Problem in Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
June 19, 2020 | Romic AevazThis article is the second piece in a Transportation and the Police op-ed series by Eno's Romic Aevaz. You can read the first article here. Policing and enforcement is at the foundation of...
House Appropriations for FY21 to Move Ahead as Senate Stalls
June 19, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe fiscal year 2021 appropriations process in the U.S. Senate broke down this week, but the process in the House of Representatives moved forward as a schedule for moving the twelve annual spending...
USDOT Gives Out Final Installment of FAST Act INFRA Grants
June 19, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Department of Transportation this week announced 20 additional projects that will share $906 million in funding under the INFRA surface transportation grant program for fiscal year 2020....
Total Estimated Highway and Transit Formula Funding Under the INVEST Act
June 19, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe following table shows the estimated highway and transit formula funding that would be provided to all levels of government on a state-by-state basis over fiscal years 2021-2025 under the INVEST...
Amendments to INVEST Act Agreed to in House Committee Markup
June 19, 2020 | Jeff DavisH.R. 2 was approved by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, as amended by a substitute amendment for the entire bill, which itself was amended repeatedly. First, the substitute was...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of June 22, 2020
June 19, 2020 | Jeff DavisTuesday, June 23 – House Science, Space and Technology – Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics – subcommittee hearing on R&D to support healthy air travel (witness list to be posted here)...