ISSUE / Week of September 23, 2019
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Air Traffic ControlSeptember 27,2019 |Senate Subcommittee Revisits Air Traffic Control Modernization
Hopes for air traffic control (ATC) reform, a proposal that Eno has investigated in the past, were dashed last Congress when attempts to spin off the ATC from the federal government failed. The issue... -
Appropriations,FY20September 27,2019 |
Senate FY20 Homeland Funding Bill Cuts TSA Screeners, Coast Guard Procurement
The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday approved a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2020. But because the Senate (Republican-controlled) bill provides $5 billion...
EPA Threatens to Make California Transfer Highway Funding to Mass Transit Projects
September 27, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe Environmental Protection Agency on September 23 threatened to start enforcing long-dormant Clean Air Act provisions that would force many regions in California to stop building new highway...
Eno Launches Survey to Understand How UAS Regulations Are Working
September 27, 2019 | Paul LewisEno’s Aviation Working Group has been meeting regularly to discuss ways to integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national air space. Determining how these devices are integrated is a...
Senate Clears FY20 CR; No More Shutdowns Until Nov. 21 (At Least)
September 26, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Senate has given its approval to the House-passed stopgap appropriations bill covering the first 7 1/2 weeks of fiscal year 2020 (H.R. 4378). The legislation now will be transmitted to...
House Budget Panel Looks at Need for Federal Investment in Infrastructure
September 26, 2019 | Robert PuentesAny Congressional hearing focusing on "America’s Infrastructure" is bound to be wide ranging. This week's House Committee on the Budget hearing on the subject was no exception. The panel heard...
FTA Signs Tempe Streetcar Grant Agreement, Updates Other CIG Totals
September 26, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe Federal Transit Administration signed a formal grant agreement this week with the Tempe, Arizona transit agency, promising $75 million in federal funding towards a new $192 million streetcar...
FHWA Repeals 103-Year-Old Regulation That Banned Patented Materials in Construction
September 27, 2019 | Jeff DavisThis week, the Federal Highway Administration formally lifted a 103-year-old regulation that has banned the use of patented or proprietary materials in federal-aid highway projects. In a Federal...
House Hearing Looks At Commuter Rail Needs
September 27, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe House Railroad Subcommittee held a hearing on September 24 to examine the state of commuter rail in America. The hearing heard testimony from four witnesses: Paul Skoutelas, American...
Senate Bill Gives Water Infrastructure Grants $319M Less than House
September 27, 2019 | Jeff DavisThis week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal 2020 appropriations bill for federal environmental programs that provides $319 million less for water infrastructure revolving fund...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of September 30, 2019
September 26, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives and Senate are scheduled to be in a two-week recess from September 30 – October 14, 2019 (the timing of the Jewish holidays, Columbus Day, and the end of the fiscal...