Subcommittee Hearing Examines Community Concerns Regarding Aviation Noise
March 18, 2022 – This week, the House Transportation’s subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing entitled “Aviation Noise: Measuring Progress in Addressing Community Concerns.”
Will Congress Follow State Lead and Address High Gasoline Prices?
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Senate Votes to Lift Mask Mandate in Transportation, but House Unlikely to Act
March 18, 2022 – On March 15, the U.S. Senate, in a bipartisan 57-40 vote, approved legislation (S. J. Res. 37) that would force the Biden Administration to lift its mandate that users of transportation facilities in interstate commerce and local mass transit wear face masks.
Senate Transit Hearing Features Local Progress, National Criticism
March 18, 2022 – A March 15 Senate hearing on mass transit failed to address many national issues that mass transit providers will soon face.
Guest Op-Ed: Preparing Transit for the Future of Work
March 18, 2022 – Public transit is the backbone of a sustainable and equitable mobility system, therefore adapting transit policies and practices to accommodate the societal shift towards flexible work should be one of the main priorities for the transportation community.
Guest Op-Ed: A Hotter Solution for Freeway Congestion
March 18, 2022 – Express transit, in combination with incentivized carpooling, can together create effective, affordable multimodal travel options that provide more equitable access to suburban destinations for everyone.
Appeals Court Lifts Injunction, Allowing Interim Social Cost of Carbon Standard to Be Used in Rules, EIS
March 18, 2022 – On March 16, a federal appeals court removed an injunction that was blocking the ability of federal agencies, including the Department of Transportation, to issue new rules and process environmental impact statements.
FY22 Omnibus Appropriations: The Final Tally
March 18, 2022 – On Monday, March 14, four days after Congress had passed the omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal 2022 and sent it to the President, the Congressional Budget Office released its official estimate of how much money was actually in the bill.
Capitol Hill Events – Week of March 21. 2022
Tuesday, March 22 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – full committee business meeting to consider items cleared for consideration, including S. 3580, ocean shipping reform (full agenda here) – 10:00 a.m., SR-253 Russell. Wednesday, March 23 – full committee hearing to consider ways to develop next generation technologies for…
House Members Review Current EV Development
March 8, 2022 – On March 8, the Subcommittee on Energy of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hybrid hearing that that explored recent developments in American EV manufacturing and adoption.