Congress Clears 6-Month Aviation Extension After Dropping Flood Insurance Provision

September 28, 2017 | Jeff Davis

September 28, 2017 - Both chambers of Congress today passed legislation providing for a 6-month extension of Federal Aviation Administration...

Puerto Rico Crisis Puts Spotlight on Jones Act

September 28, 2017 | Jeff Davis

September 28, 2017 - The devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico has brought new attention to the Jones...

6-Month FAA Extension Coming Back for House Re-Vote Thursday

September 26, 2017 | Jeff Davis

September 26, 2017 - The legislation providing a 6-month extension of expiring Federal Aviation Administration funding and tax authorities, which...

House Failure To Pass 6-Month FAA Extension Provokes Questions

September 26, 2017 | Jeff Davis

September 25, 2017 -10:30 p.m. The U.S. House of Representatives this evening failed to pass extending Federal Aviation Administration programs...

Full CBO Score of Revised Shuster FAA Bill Still Can't Give A Full Picture

September 25, 2017 | Jeff Davis

September 25, 2017 - This morning, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released a full, 24-page cost estimate of the revised...

6-Month FAA Extension Includes Hurricane Tax Relief, Health Care, Flood Insurance Provisions

September 22, 2017 | Jeff Davis

September 22, 2017 - House Republican leaders last night released the text of a draft bill extending Federal Aviation Administration...

DC Metro Revenues Down Sharply; CEO Asks For $1.5B/Yr Capital Plan

September 20, 2017 | Jeff Davis

September 19, 2017 - Metro (the operating name of the Washington metropolitan area transit authority (WMATA) faces challenges in both...

Capitol Hill Events – Week of September 25, 2017

September 19, 2017 | Jeff Davis

Tuesday, September 26 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment – subcommittee hearing on stakeholder perspectives...

White House Nominates FHWA, PHMSA Administrators

September 14, 2017 | Jeff Davis

September 14, 2017 - President Trump has nominated Paul Trombino III to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration and...

House Finishes Transportation and Infrastructure Portions of FY18 Omnibus Appropriations

September 8, 2017 | Jeff Davis

September 8, 2017 - Debate in the House of Representatives on the omnibus appropriation bill for fiscal year 2018 (H.R....

House Consideration of FAA Reauthorization Bill Postponed (Again)

September 8, 2017 | Jeff Davis

September 8, 2017 - House leaders have once again postponed the tentatively scheduled consideration of legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation...

Congress Clears $15B in Harvey Aid, Extends FY18 Appropriations and Debt Ceiling to Dec. 8

September 8, 2017 | Jeff Davis

September 8, 2017 - Both chambers of Congress have cleared legislation that extends government-wide appropriations until December 8 and which...