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McConnell Substitute Changes EPW, Commerce Bill Provisions

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

July 22, 2015 - Here are what appear to be the main changes in the EPW and Commerce portions of...

Supreme Court Examines Diesel Fuel Tax Discrimination Against Railroads

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

March 5, 2015 - The Supreme Court ruled today that states cannot tax railroads if the state tax regime exempts...

House Hearing Examines Transportation of Oil by Rail

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

February 11, 2015 - On February 3, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials...

Senate Hearing Addresses Port Infrastructure Needs, Freight Network

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

February 11, 2015 - On February 10, a Senate subcommittee held a hearing on the importance of ports to U.S....

Senate Rail Hearing Focuses On Pushing Back PTC Deadline

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

January 28, 2015 - Earlier today, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on freight rail transportation....

Lessons Learned from TIGER Discretionary Grant Program

September 9, 2015

The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program was established as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of...

Administration Proposes Revised 6-Year, $478 Billion GROW AMERICA Surface Reauthorization

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

February 4, 2015 - President Obama proposed a six-year, $478.3 billion surface transportation spending plan as part of his fiscal...

Commerce Hearing Addresses Transpo Network Performance Issues

September 9, 2015

February 4, 2015 - Last week on January 29, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation’s Subcommittee on...

Foxx Testifies At House T&I On Need For GROW AMERICA Act

September 9, 2015

February 11, 2015 - This morning, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing on surface transportation reauthorization...