CBO Update Shows Little Change in HTF Projections August 23, 2019 | Jeff Davis August 23, 2019 - This week, the Congressional Budget Office updated its spending and revenue projections, which showed little change...
The First Time the Highway Trust Fund Went Broke - Part 1: the 1958 Highway Act Makes Spending Unsustainable August 21, 2019 | Jeff Davis August 21, 2019 - The Highway Trust Fund actually had to be bailed out 60 years ago, in September 1959....
April 15, 1958 White House Meeting with Legislative Leaders on the Highway Bill August 21, 2019 | Jeff Davis This is a PDF of the notes taken by the White House assistant staff secretary on the April 15, 1958...
March 4, 1958 White House Meeting with Legislative Leaders on Highways August 18, 2019 | Jeff Davis These are notes taken by the White House Assistant Staff Secretary of the regular weekly White House meeting between the...
1958 Eisenhower Draft Bill Nullifying the Byrd Test August 18, 2019 | Jeff Davis This is a draft bill sent by the Commerce Department to the Bureau of the Budget for legislative clearance on...
January 24, 1958 Cabinet Meeting on Highways August 17, 2019 | Jeff Davis This is a PDF of the White House records of a Cabinet meeting held by President Eisenhower on January 24,...
Byrd Amendment to Highway Revenue Act of 1956 August 17, 2019 | Jeff Davis This is the actual "Byrd Test" amendment offered by Sen. Harry Byrd at the Senate Finance Committee markup of the...
1969 FHWA History and Analysis of Highway Apportionment Factors August 16, 2019 | Jeff Davis This is a June 1969 internal Federal Highway Administration study written by Alan R. Kooney of the Policy Planning Division...
CBO To Release Updated HTF Forecast August 21 August 16, 2019 | Jeff Davis August 16, 2019 - The Congressional Budget Office is scheduled to release its annual summer update to its Budget and...
FRA Asks for Applicants for $244M in FY19 Rail Grants August 16, 2019 | Jeff Davis August 19, 2019 - This week, the Federal Railroad Administration announced the availability of $252.5 million in fiscal year 2019...
Appropriations Work Continues (Behind the Scenes) Over August Recess August 16, 2019 | Jeff Davis August 16, 2019 - It may be a quiet Congressional recess in most places around the nation's capital, but work...
