ISSUE / Weeks of July 4 and July 11, 2022
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Appropriations,FY23July 15,2022 |Appropriations Package With FY23 DOT Funding Headed to House Floor Next Week
The House of Representatives is scheduled to take up the Transportation-HUD appropriations bill for fiscal year 2023 as part of a package with five other spending bills next week. The Rules... -
A blowup last night between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), the elusive 50th vote on a potential budget reconciliation bill with hundreds of billions of...
Senators Discuss IIJA’s Impacts and Opportunities for Transit Investment, Safety, Emissions
July 15, 2022 | Ethan McLeodThe Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing this week with FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez to discuss how additional funding from the Infrastructure Investment and...
House Lawmakers Hear General Aviation Industry Concerns About Leaded Fuels, Workforce Shortages, and More
July 15, 2022 | Ethan McLeodThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Aviation Subcommittee met this week to hear from a panel of general aviation experts and industry stakeholders about the state of the private...
DOT Reinstates Greenhouse Emissions Measure for NHS
July 15, 2022 | Jeff DavisLast week, the Federal Highway Administration announced a proposed regulation requiring states and local planning agencies to measure greenhouse gas emissions from travel on the National Highway...
Phil Washington Nominated to Run FAA
July 14, 2022 | Jeff DavisAs predicted in the Seattle Times on June 9, President Biden on July 6 announced that he has selected Phil Washington, the head of the Denver International Airport, to be his nominee to serve a...
DOT Announces $969M in Airport Terminal Grants
July 14, 2022 | Jeff DavisOn July 7, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced 91 airport terminal development grants totaling $969 million, from funding provided for this new program by the Infrastructure Investment...
Just How Big Is a $10 Million Airport Terminal Grant?
July 14, 2022 | Jeff DavisIn the list announced last week of 91 grants to be made to U.S. airports from the first year of the new Airport Terminal Program's funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, there were...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of July 18, 2022
July 15, 2022 | Jeff DavisMonday, July 18 – House Rules – full committee hearing on amendments to the six-bill "minibus" appropriations package for FY 2023 including Transportation-HUD – 1:00 p.m., H-313, The...