ISSUE / Week of September 4, 2017
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Appropriations,Automated VehiclesSeptember 08,2017 |House Finishes Transportation and Infrastructure Portions of FY18 Omnibus Appropriations
September 8, 2017 Debate in the House of Representatives on the omnibus appropriation bill for fiscal year 2018 (H.R. 3354) will continue next week, but the chamber has already dealt with all of... -
Automated Vehicles,Federal FundingSeptember 06,2017 |
SELF DRIVE Act Zooms Through House with Bipartisan Support
September 6, 2017 - 3:15 p.m. Fresh off of a month-long recess, the House hit the ground running with a few bipartisan victories. Among them: passing a bill that may become the nation's first...
House Consideration of FAA Reauthorization Bill Postponed (Again)
September 08, 2017 | Jeff DavisSeptember 8, 2017 House leaders have once again postponed the tentatively scheduled consideration of legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (H.R. 2997), which had been...
Congress Clears $15B in Harvey Aid, Extends FY18 Appropriations and Debt Ceiling to Dec. 8
September 08, 2017 | Jeff DavisSeptember 8, 2017 Both chambers of Congress have cleared legislation that extends government-wide appropriations until December 8 and which suspends the statutory ceiling on the public debt until...
Senate Autonomous Vehicle Bill Now Expected to Include Self-Driving Trucks
September 07, 2017 | Greg RogersSeptember 6, 2017 – 11:00 p.m. Earlier today, the House passed the SELF DRIVE Act – a bill that zoomed through the legislative process in a few short months with bipartisan support (almost)...
USDOT Will Revise Federal Automated Vehicle Policy Next Week
September 08, 2017 | Greg RogersSeptember 8, 2017 USDOT will release the Trump Administration’s first update to the federal government’s policies around automated vehicles (AVs) next week, according to...
Governance of a Nonprofit ATC Provider: A Primer
September 08, 2017 | Rui NeivaSeptember 8, 2017 One of the issues that has arisen regarding the proposal made by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) to spin off air traffic control...
ATC Reform, General Aviation, and Service to Small Communities
September 08, 2017 | Rui NeivaSeptember 8, 2017 In the current debate about the proposal made by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) to spin off air traffic control (ATC) provision...
FY17 TIGER Grant Applications Solicited
September 08, 2017 | Jeff DavisSeptember 8, 2017 The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a formal notice announcing the availability of $480 million in TIGER grants for surface transportation projects using funding...
FHWA Gives States $3.1B in Extra FY17 Highway Funding
September 08, 2017 | Jeff DavisSeptember 8, 2017 The Federal Highway Administration on August 31 gave state departments of transportation an extra $3.1 billion in obligation authority for the federal-aid highways program for...
USDOT I.G. Criticizes NextGen Cost-Benefit Analysis
September 08, 2017 | Rui NeivaSeptember 7, 2017 The Inspector General (IG) at the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) made public this week an August 15 letter with their analysis on the Federal Aviation...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of September 11, 2017
September 06, 2017 | Jeff DavisPOSTPONED – Tuesday, September 12 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation – subcommittee hearing on Coast Guard stakeholder...