ISSUE / Week of May 23, 2016
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Appropriations,AviationMay 26,2016 |FY17 USDOT Budget Moves to House Floor; House Drops “THUD” Portion of Senate Appropriations Package
May 26, 2016 The House Appropriations Committee on May 24 approved a bill funding the U.S. Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2017 by a voice vote. But earlier today, the House voted to... -
Appropriations,Federal FundingMay 26,2016 |
House Defeats Spending Bill Carrying FY17 Corps of Engineers Funding
May 26, 2016 Earlier today, the House of Representatives defeated the fiscal 2017 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill (H.R. 5055). The bill failed of final passage by a wide margin...
House T&I Approves Water Resources Bill by Voice Vote
May 26, 2016 | Jeff DavisMay 26, 2016 The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on May 25 approved a bill authorizing more than $5 billion in new water projects to be carried out by the U.S. Army Corps of...
List of Amendments Offered in the House T&I WRDA Markup – May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016 | Jeff DavisAll amendments were drafted to the text of H.R. 5303 as introduced, which is here. Click on links for amendment text. Amendments that were agreed to: Shuster (PA) manager’s amendment –...
Eno Working Group Releases Specific Funding Recommendations for a Federal Freight Program
May 26, 2016 | Paul LewisWhile a lot of time and energy can be spent dreaming up a great federal program, the hardest part is often determining who should pay. For years freight transportation shippers, carriers, and other...
House Homeland Panel Holds Hearing on Long TSA Lines
May 26, 2016 | Rui NeivaMay 26, 2016 On May 25 House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing, “Long Lines, Short Patience: the TSA Airport Screening Experience”, on the issue of long security lines at airports...
How Local Governments Should Plan for Driverless Cars
May 26, 2016 | Lauren Isaac(Ed. Note: This post is based off of a TEDx talk that Lauren Isaac recently gave in Sacramento, CA. You can watch the full talk here.) Driverless cars, also referred to as autonomous vehicles...
Could Budget Process Reform Address Transportation Programs?
May 26, 2016 | Jeff DavisMay 26, 2016 The dysfunction in the federal budget process, currently on vivid display in both chambers of Congress, is causing the chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees to pursue...