Senate Committee OKs FY26 DOT Funding Bill $4.6B Larger than House Version July 25, 2025 | Jeff Davis July 25, 2025 - Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal 2026 DOT funding bill with $4.6 billion more...
Reconciliation Law Kills Most, but Not All, Neighborhood Access Grants July 22, 2025 | Jeff Davis July 22, 2025 - The enactment of the fiscal 2025 budget reconciliation law by President Trump on July 4 killed...
EPW Committee Hearing Highlights Tensions and Priorities in Surface Transportation Reauthorization July 18, 2025 | Rebecca Higgins July 18, 2025 - In this week's Senate EPW Committee hearing, state and local leaders shared priorities on funding flexibility,...
Senate Holds Hearing on Trump DOT Safety Nominees July 18, 2025 | Sohail Husain July 18, 2025 - President Trump's nominees to head three transportation safety administrations (FMCSA, NHTSA, PHMSA) had their Senate confirmation...
USDOT Hosts Rollout Event for Surface Transportation Reauthorization July 18, 2025 | Jeff Davis July 18, 2025 - The US Department of Transportation hosted a rollout event for the surface transportation reauthorization process this...
House Panel OK's Transportation-HUD Funding Bill Diverting IIJA Funding July 18, 2025 | Jeff Davis July 18, 2025 - The full House Appropriations Committee yesterday approved a draft bill making $98.1 billion in new appropriations...
Duffy Defends First Budget at House T&I Panel July 18, 2025 | Alimurtaza Kothawala July 18, 2025 - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy appeared for his annual budget/oversight hearing at the House Transportation and Infrastructure...
House THUD Bill Leverages $54M New Appropriation Into $3.5B CIG Portfolio July 18, 2025 | Jeff Davis July 18, 2025 - The House DOT appropriations bill only puts $54 million in new money towards mass transit Capital...
Trump Nominates ICAO Ambassador Opposed by Pilots Union July 18, 2025 | Jeff Davis July 18, 2025 - President Trump this week nominated an ambassador to ICAO opposed by the pilots union over the...
USDOT Officially Cancels $4B of California HSR Funding July 17, 2025 | Jeff Davis July 17, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Transportation on July 16 officially canceled $4 billion in grant funding promised...
Duffy Announces First BUILD Grants of 2nd Trump Term July 17, 2025 | Jeff Davis July 17, 2025 - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on July 15 that he and his team had selected...
