GAO Sets Up Likely Veto Showdown Between Congress and Biden Next Year Over Pollack Memo December 15, 2022 | Jeff Davis December 15, 2022 - Today, GAO issued a ruling determining that the December 2021 "Pollack memo" urging FHWA employees to...
Little Progress on Appropriations Talks; Year-Long CR Threatened December 9, 2022 | Jeff Davis December 9, 2022 - Behind-the-scenes negotiations on fiscal 2023 federal appropriations legislation is now at a breaking point, with the...
House Passes Mammoth Defense Authorization Bill: No Boeing Fix, but WRDA, Coast Guard Reauthorizations Included December 9, 2022 | Jeff Davis December 8, 2022 - The House of Representatives yesterday passed a 4,310-page package of bills centered around the annual national...
FRA Invites Applicants for First $2.3B of Non-NEC Intercity Rail Funding December 9, 2022 | Jeff Davis December 9, 2022 - The Federal Railroad Administration on December 7 put the first $2.3 billion of the $32 billion...
Sinema Leaves Democratic Party but May Retain Aviation Subcommittee Gavel December 9, 2022 | Jeff Davis December 9, 2022 - Senator Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) changed her voting registration in Arizona today from "Democrat" to "Independent" and...
The Federal Tax on Driving an Automobile: 1942-1946 December 9, 2022 | Jeff Davis December 9, 2022 - The closest that Congress has ever come to a national road user charge was the tax...
Senate Confirms Bhatt to Run FHWA; Amtrak Nominees Expected to Wait in Limbo December 9, 2022 | Jeff Davis December 8, 2022 - The U.S. Senate on December 8 confirmed Shailen Bhatt to be Administrator of the Federal Highway...
New NYC Transit Forecast Previews "Fiscal Cliff" Issues December 8, 2022 | Jeff Davis December 8, 2022 - At its November 30 Board of Directors meeting, the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority gave...
Senate Committee Hears Private Sector on IIJA Implementation December 2, 2022 | Garett Shrode December 1, 2022 - The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee heard from stakeholders in the private sector on how...
President Signs Bill Averting Rail Strike December 2, 2022 | Jeff Davis December 2, 2022 - President Biden has signed into law H. J. Res. 100, a resolution imposing a contract on...
Defense Bill, Now Riding on Water Bill, May Contain Boeing Fix December 2, 2022 | Jeff Davis December 2, 2022 - Normally, it is the "must-pass" defense authorization bill that serves as the "Christmas tree" legislation at...
With 2 Weeks Left, Appropriators Work Towards Year-End Ominbus Bill December 2, 2022 | Jeff Davis December 2, 2022 - Stopgap appropriations under the current continuing resolution (Public Law 117-180) expire at midnight on December 16,...
