$1.1 Trillion Omnibus Appropriations Bill Passes House, Senate; Will Be Signed Into Law Today

May 5, 2017 | Jeff Davis

May 5, 2017 - Both chambers of Congress have now passed the $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations package funding the federal...

Omnibus FY17 Appropriations Package Released

May 1, 2017 | Jeff Davis

May 1, 2017 - The House and Senate Appropriations Committee released the text of the omnibus appropriations package for fiscal...

Trump Tax Outline Has Room For Highway Trust Fund Solvency

April 28, 2017 | Jeff Davis

April 27, 2017 - The outline for tax reform released by the White House yesterday does not specifically mention infrastructure...

One-Week CR Introduced as Congress Struggles to Avoid Friday Night Government Shutdown

April 27, 2017 | Jeff Davis

April 27, 2017 - Staring down a Friday night deadline for the enactment of some kind of extension of expiring...

Capitol Hill Events - Week of May 1, 2017

April 27, 2017 | Jeff Davis

Tuesday, May 2 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – full committee hearing on airline customer service – 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Wednesday, May...

USDOT Centralizes Govt. Affairs in SecDOT’s Office

April 27, 2017 | Jeff Davis

April 27, 2017 - Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued an unexpected rule in the Federal Register that centralizes...

House Clears Bill Repealing MPO Rule for White House

April 27, 2017 | Jeff Davis

April 27, 2017 - Earlier today, the House of Representatives gave final approval for legislation (S. 496) that will repeal...

The Week Ahead - Week of April 24, 2017

April 24, 2017 | Jeff Davis

Monday, April 24, 2017 - 11:15 a.m. Congress returns this week from a two-week recess. Happening this week: Appropriations. Today is...

Capitol Hill Events - Week of April 24, 2017

April 23, 2017 | Jeff Davis

Wednesday, April 26 - House Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials - subcommittee hearing on...

How Would the Budget Scoring of Air Traffic Control Reform Work?

April 14, 2017 | Jeff Davis

April 14, 2017 - How will obscure budget scorekeeping rules affect air traffic control reform legislation?

Trump Budget Battles the Legacy of Regulated Routes

April 14, 2017 | Jeff Davis

April 14, 2017 - A significant part of President Trump's transportation budget request is to put and end to some...

California Enacts Significant Gas Tax Increase

April 14, 2017 | Jeff Davis

April 14, 2017 - Last week, the California legislature enacted a package of tax and fee increases on highway users,...