Senate Holds Motor Carrier Safety Oversight Hearing

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

March 5, 2015 - A hearing this morning before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee explored the Federal Motor...

Senate EPW Hearing Denounces Devolution, Congressional Inaction

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

February 26, 2015 - A hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee yesterday appeared to be called with...

Tension Between Administration and Congress Over Corps of Engineers Water Project Funding Continues

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

February 19, 2015 - At a matched pair of hearings on February 11, members of the House and Senate Appropriations...

House Hearing Examines Transportation of Oil by Rail

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 Proposal Contains $47.2 Billion in HTF Transfers and Offsetting “Pay-Fors”

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

July 22, 2015 - The new substitute version of the Senate surface transportation bill offered by Majority Leader McConnell contains...

Senate Hearing Addresses Port Infrastructure Needs, Freight Network

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....

Boxer Bumps Carper From Lead Post On Highway Subcommittee

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

February 11, 2015 - Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ranking minority member Barbara Boxer (D-CA) made it official this...

Blumenauer, 24 Other Democrats Introduce 15 Cent Per Gallon Gasoline Tax Increase For HTF

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

February 11, 2015 - Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-CA) and 24 Democratic cosponsors last week introduced legislation to increase federal gasoline...

Bipartisan Amtrak Bill Introduced In House

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

February 11, 2015 - The bipartisan leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week introduced legislation reauthorizing federal...

Senate Deciding Whether To Take Up Highway Bill

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

July 22, 2015 - At this hour (late Wednesday afternoon), the Senate is waiting to hold a “re-vote” on a...

Odds and Ends - January 28, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

House T&I Finalizes Subcommittee Roster. Yesterday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee officially approved the assignments of committee members to...

Senate Rail Hearing Focuses On Pushing Back PTC Deadline

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

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