Congress Passes Budget, Setting Stage for Tax Reform in November
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Jeff Davis
October 27, 2017 - The House of Representatives approved the Senate-passed budget resolution for fiscal year 2018 yesterday, setting the...
Status of Transportation Legislation and Nominations - October 27, 2017
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Jeff Davis
October 27, 2017 For an updated calendar of major transportation and public works legislation of the 115th Congress, click here. (Updated...
Senate Nominations Backlog Increasing
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Jeff Davis
October 27, 2017 - The backlog of transportation-related nominations in the U.S. Senate increased this week, with the nominees for...
FY17 Year-End Budget Totals: $93.9 Billion for Transportation
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Jeff Davis
October 27, 2017 - Year-end reporting shows that the federal government spent $93.9 billion on transportation in fiscal year 2017.
White House Floats Gas Tax Hike As Infrastructure Pay-For Again
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Jeff Davis
October 27, 2017 - This week, White House economic czar Gary Cohn broached the idea of an increase in federal...
Capitol Hill Events - Week of October 30, 2017
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Jeff Davis
Monday, October 30 - House Homeland Security - field hearing on physical security and cybersecurity at U.S. ports - 1:30 p.m.,...
Highway and Transit Funding Needs Reiterated at House Hearing
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Jeff Davis
October 18, 2017 - Last week, the Highways and Transit Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a...
Senate Passes FY18 Budget After Dropping House Air Traffic Control Provision
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Jeff Davis
October 20, 2017 - Last night, the Senate passed a fiscal 2018 budget blueprint after dropping House language on air...
Status of Transportation Legislation and Nominations – October 20, 2017
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Jeff Davis
October 20, 2017 For an updated calendar of major transportation and public works legislation of the 115th Congress, click here. For...
New TRB Study Recommends Better Inspection of Rail Lines Carrying Crude Oil
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Jeff Davis
October 13, 2017 - A new study produced by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and...
Gas Tax Receipts Up, Truck Sales Down, and Aviation/Harbor Trust Funds Built Balances in 2017
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Jeff Davis
October 20, 2017 - This week, the Treasury Department released the financial totals for federal trust fund accounts for the...
