Highway Trust Fund - Page 8 of 47 - Eno Center for Transportation

EPW Markup Set for 9:45 a.m. Tomorrow As New Version of Bill Filed

May 25, 2021

May 25, 2021 | Jeff Davis

The Senate Environment and Public Works will mark up a five-year, $304 billion federal-aid highway funding reauthorization bill tomorrow at...

Bipartisan $304 Billion Highway Bill Set for Senate Markup May 26

May 23, 2021

May 23, 2021 | Jeff Davis

May 23, 2021 - After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, the bipartisan leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee...

Key Themes in Senate Banking Hearing Include Equitably Rebuilding Communities, Surface Transportation Reauthorization

May 20, 2021

May 20, 2021 | Brianne Eby

May 21, 2021 - While much of the discussion was sector-specific, one area that serves at the nexus of both...

Biden Continues Infrastructure Talks with Senate GOP

May 14, 2021

May 14, 2021 | Jeff Davis

May 13, 2021 - President Biden yesterday met with key Republican Senators and had further discussions about possible compromise on...

HTF Tax Receipts Dropped 90% in April Due to the IRS Finally Opening Its Mail

May 12, 2021

May 12, 2021 | Jeff Davis

May 12, 2021 - Net deposits in the federal Highway Trust Fund dropped by 90 percent in April versus the...

Looking Back - When Amtrak Almost Got its Own Trust Fund in 1997

May 7, 2021

May 7, 2021 | Jeff Davis

May 7, 2021 - The discussion in this week’s House high-speed rail hearing of a possible federal trust fund to...

FY22 Earmarking Structure Takes Shape

April 30, 2021

April 30, 2021 | Jeff Davis

April 21, 2021 - Plans for Congress to bring back earmarked transportation projects this year are proceeding apace in three...

Senate GOP Prepares Infrastructure Counter-Proposal as Democrats Mull Strategy

April 16, 2021

April 16, 2021 | Jeff Davis

April 16, 2021 - President Biden and Transportation Secretary Buttigieg continued outreach to the public and Capitol Hill this week...

Senate Hearing Kicks Tires on Federal Mileage Fee

April 16, 2021

April 16, 2021 | Jeff Davis

April 16, 2021 - A Senate hearing on April 14 wound up focusing on what needs to happen next in...

A gas tax? A mileage tax? Biden wary of user fees to pay for roads, bridges and highways

March 30, 2021

March 30, 2021 | Jeff Davis

Eno's Jeff Davis suggests that if the government isn’t willing to increase taxes on highway users, it should reduce spending...

Giving Guaranteed Multi-Year Funding for Transportation Outside a Trust Fund

March 12, 2021

March 12, 2021 | Jeff Davis

March 12, 2021 - Could Congress provide guaranteed multi-year funding for transportation infrastructure without raising highway user taxes and while...

Democrats to Struggle Going ‘Solo’ on Main Parts of Highway Bill

March 11, 2021

March 11, 2021 | Jeff Davis

Jeff Davis said highway bills passed using regular order have been able to inject funding into the highway trust fund...