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House to Vote on $1.9 Trillion COVID Stimulus Tonight
Feb 26, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives is expected to vote late tonight on the $1.9 trillion COVID aid and stimulus bill (H.R. 1319) being moved...
First Highway & Transit Subcommittee Hearing of 2021 Tackles Racial Disparities in Traffic Enforcement
Feb 26, 2021 | Romic AevazOn Wednesday February 24, the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held its first hearing of 2021 on Examining Equity in...
House to Consider Budget Reconciliation Bill Next Week
Feb 19, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives is scheduled to consider a budget reconciliation bill next week that provides up to $1.9 trillion in...
House Committees Approve Budget Reconciliation Bill with $57.5 Billion in Transportation Funding
Feb 12, 2021 | Jeff DavisHouse committees have completed action on most of the $1.9 trillion in COVID relief spending requested by President Biden this week,...
How the House Reconciliation Bill’s $30 Billion for Transit Will Be Distributed
Feb 12, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe budget reconciliation legislation approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee this week provides an...
First T&I Hearing of 2021 Looks at COVID and Transportation Workers
Feb 05, 2021 | Hayley BurtonAmong the various ways the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the nation is the health and safety of transportation workers and passengers,...
Democratic Leaders Intend $57.5 Billion for Transportation in New COVID-Stimulus Bill
Feb 03, 2021 | Jeff DavisPlans by Congressional Democratic leaders for new legislation providing $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 aid and economic stimulus call for...
CDC Issues Mandate for Mask Use in Travel
Feb 01, 2021 | Jeff DavisLate on the night of January 29, the Centers for Disease Control issued a nationwide mandate requiring passengers and crew on all U.S....
Democratic Leaders Introduce “Skinny” Budget Blueprint for COVID Relief and Stimulus
Feb 01, 2021 | Jeff DavisThis afternoon, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) jointly announced that they had...
Biden Signs Transportation Mask Mandate, but USDOT Must Actually Implement It
Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisYesterday, President Biden signed a new executive order directing federal agencies to "require masks to be worn in compliance with CDC...
Railroads Successfully Implement Positive Train Control Technology Two Days Before Extended Deadline
Jan 15, 2021 | Christian PiñeiroThe railroad industry can finally rest easy after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)  announced the successful implementation...
Last COVID Bill of 2020 Gives An Additional $45 Billion to Transportation
Dec 22, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe final major legislation to be passed by Congress in 2020 contained another $0.9 trillion in COVID-related fiscal relief spread...