ISSUE / Week of June 26, 2017
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June 30, 2017 This week, committees in the House and Senate each amended and approved bills reauthorizing the programs of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). But while the House bill passed...
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Environment,FASTLANEJune 28,2017 |Goodbye FASTLANE, Hello INFRA – Solicitation for $1.5B in Surface Grants Released
June 29, 2017 The FASTLANE grant program is now the INFRA grant program. The Department of Transportation has submitted a notice for printing in the Federal Register requesting applications for...
Republicans and Democrats Diverging on AV Legislation
June 29, 2017 | Greg RogersJune 29, 2017 Self-driving cars seemed to be the one thing that everyone on the Hill could get behind. Politicians on both sides of the aisle praised the new technology for its potential to...
Results of House T&I Markup of H.R. 2997, FAA Reauthorization
June 26, 2017 | Jeff DavisResults of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Markup of H.R. 2997 on June 27, 2017 The T&I Committee approved a motion to favorably report H.R. 2997, as amended, to the House...
Results of the Senate FAA Markup Held June 29, 2017
June 29, 2017 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation approved S. 1405, as amended, by voice vote. Amendments were not offered to S. 1405 itself, they were offered to the Thune-Nelson...
Congress Examines Intercity Passenger Rail Service
June 30, 2017 | Greg RogersJune 29, 2017 On June 22, the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I) held a hearing to review the state of...
What Is the “Gateway Program”?
June 30, 2017 | Jeff DavisJune 30, 2017 Last week’s House hearing on passenger rail programs included testimony on the Gateway Program, a $24+ billion portfolio of rail projects in New York and New Jersey that would...
Senate Commerce Questions Nominee for USDOT General Counsel
June 29, 2017 | Hans Han and Greg RogersJune 30, 2017 On June 28, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a nomination hearing for two Trump nominees, including Steven Bradbury to be General Counsel of the...
Senate Commerce Committee OK’s Three Transportation Nominees
June 29, 2017 | Jeff DavisJune 29, 2017 At the Senate Commerce Committee’s June 29 business meeting, the committee approved three transportation-related nominations, all by voice vote: Derek Kan to be Under...
FHWA Implements $857 Million Highway Rescission
June 27, 2017 | Jeff DavisJune 27, 2017 The Federal Highway Administration issued an official notice late last week of how a cut of $857 million in highway contract authority held by state DOTs will be implemented on June...
House Panel Moves FY18 Corps of Engineers Funding
June 27, 2017 | Jeff DavisJune 29, 2017 A House Appropriations subcommittee on June 28 approved a draft appropriations bill the Department of Energy and various water resources agencies for fiscal year 2018. The full...
CBO Issues New Baseline w/ Revised HTF Forecast
June 30, 2017 | Jeff DavisJune 30, 2017 [July 7, 2017 - CBO corrected its Highway Trust Fund baseline on July 5 rendering this article moot, so it has been deleted- see the article summarizing the updated baseline...