House Prepares to Leave Next Week With Many Issues Unresolved

December 8, 2023

December 8, 2023 | Jeff Davis

December 8, 2023 - The House of Representatives is still operating under a schedule that calls for the chamber to...

Senate Panel Approves Inman's NTSB Nomination

December 8, 2023

December 8, 2023 | Jeff Davis

December 8, 2023 - The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee yesterday approved the nomination of Todd Inman to be...

Getting Back on Track: Intercity Passenger Rail

December 1, 2023

December 1, 2023 | Sohail Husain

Wednesday, November 29 - The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials met to discuss...

DOT Establishes Multimodal Freight Office

December 1, 2023

December 1, 2023 | Jeff Davis

December 1, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Transportation this week announced the establishment of its new Office of Multimodal...

Even Counting Mass Transit, There Are No More HTF "Donor States"

December 1, 2023

December 1, 2023 | Jeff Davis

December 1, 2023 - Even counting mass transit taxes and spending, the insolvent nature of the Highway Trust Funds mean...

Two Years In, How Quickly Is IIJA Funding Being Put to Work?

December 1, 2023

December 1, 2023 | Jeff Davis

December 1, 2023 - How quickly is transportation funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law actually being put to work?

Govt. Shutdown Now Postponed to Jan.-Feb.

November 17, 2023

November 17, 2023 | Jeff Davis

November 17, 2023 - The earliest that the federal government will close for a lapse-of-appropriations shutdown is now January 19,...

House, Senate THUD Bills Will Be Extra Difficult to Reconcile This Year

November 17, 2023

November 17, 2023 | Jeff Davis

November 17, 2023 - Just how far apart are the House and Senate versions of Transportation-HUD appropriations this year? On...

Climbing Down from the Fiscal Cliff in California, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York

November 9, 2023

November 9, 2023 | Philip Plotch

November 8, 2023 - Transit agencies across the country are grappling with daunting operating budget shortfalls caused by the depletion...

House Lacks Votes to Pass GOP-Only Appropriations Bills as CR Deadline Looms

November 9, 2023

November 9, 2023 | Jeff Davis

November 9, 2023 - Earlier today, the House of Representatives called off a scheduled vote on final passage of a...

House Calls Off Vote on FY24 DOT Spending Bill, Lacking Votes

November 8, 2023

November 8, 2023 | Jeff Davis

November 8, 2023 - Last night, the House of Representatives finished amending the fiscal 2024 Transportation-Housing appropriations bill (H.R. 4820)...

House Shifts FY24 THUD Appropriations Debate to Next Week

November 3, 2023

November 3, 2023 | Jeff Davis

November 3, 2023 - House Republican leaders yesterday decided to postpone consideration of the fiscal year 2024 Transportation-HUD appropriations bill...