December 9, 2022 – Senator Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) changed her voting registration in Arizona today from “Democrat” to “Independent” and said she will no longer consider herself a member of the Democratic Party. However, she made clear that she will continue to affiliate with Senate Democrats.
December 9, 2022 – The closest that Congress has ever come to a national road user charge was the tax on the “use of motor vehicles and boats” levied during World War II.
December 8, 2022 – The U.S. Senate on December 8 confirmed Shailen Bhatt to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, by voice vote.
December 8, 2022 – At its November 30 Board of Directors meeting, the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority gave a budget update and a new proposed financial plan for the upcoming year that gives us an update on the status of the “fiscal cliff” that the MTA and other major transit providers will be facing, to some extent, in the next few years.
December 1, 2022 – The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee heard from stakeholders in the private sector on how IIJA implementation could be improved.
December 2, 2022 – President Biden has signed into law H. J. Res. 100, a resolution imposing a contract on the four railroad unions who had rejected the agreement reached in September 2022 between rail carriers and the rest of their unions. The law prevents a railroad strike/lockout that was otherwise on schedule to begin December 9.
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Monday, December 5 – House Rules – full committee hearing on a rule for House consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 7776, Water Resources Development Act (vehicle for National Defense Authorization Act) – 3:00 p.m., H-313, The Capitol. Wednesday, December 7 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Coast…