Biden Signs Bill Renaming USDOT Headquarters
May 6, 2022 – President Biden today signed the bill S. 400 into law, naming the U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters building the “William T. Coleman, Jr. and Norman Y. Mineta Federal Building.”
Capitol Hill Events – Week of May 9, 2022
Tuesday, May 10 – House Appropriations – Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing – subcommittee hearing on the FY 2023 DOT budget request (Sec. Buttigieg to testify) – 1:00 p.m., virtual. Wednesday, May 11 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – full committee business meeting to consider non-transportation legislative items (list…
New Amtrak Nominees May Overbalance Board Towards Northeast Corridor
April 6, 2022 – If all five of President Biden’s new nominees for the Amtrak Board of Directors are confirmed, then 71 percent of the Board would be from the states of the Northeast Corridor.
Biden to Nominate 5 Amtrak Board Members
April 29, 2022 – In a 3 p.m. Friday afternoon announcement, the White House sent out a news release stating that President Biden intends to nominate five members for the Amtrak Board of Directors:
Workforce Issues Front-and-Center in Congress
April 29, 2022 – Two U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee hearings this week dug into related, but different, transportation workforce needs.
Guest Op-Ed: Why Workforce Development Should Be Included in Freight Transportation Plans
April 29, 2022 – In order to attract and retain future supply chain and freight workers, states must do more to incorporate workforce development as a part of freight transportation planning.
Buttigieg Defends FY23 Budget Request before Senate Appropriations
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White House Issues IIJA “Stewardship” Guidance
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Congressional Leaders Open Negotiations on FY23 Spending Total
April 29, 2022 – The leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees met yesterday to begin discussions of an overall total for the twelve regular appropriations bills for fiscal year 2023. A decision on a “topline” number is necessary before the total can be subdivided between the twelve bills and the House and Senate allowed to debate them.
Capitol Hill Events – Week of May 2, 2022
Tuesday, May 3 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – full committee hearing to examine the fiscal 2023 budget request for the Department of Transportation (Secretary Buttigieg to testify)– 10:00 a.m., SR-253 Russell.