March 12, 2020 – Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao today announced the recipients of $248.5 million in railroad grants under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program that was established by the FAST Act of 2015 and funded in the fiscal 2019 transportation appropriations act.
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March 6, 2020 – Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a bill (H.R. 1140) that would bring Transportation Security Administration employees under the standard civil service work agreements and protections available to most federal employees.
March 6, 2020 – Here is a list of every multi-year full funding grant agreement (FFGA) for a new subway, light rail, or bus rapid transit system or extension that was signed by the Federal Transit Administration in at least the last 15 years.
March 6, 2020 – Amtrak announced this week that President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson is stepping down, at the end of his three-year commitment to the passenger railroad. He will be replaced by William Flynn.
Tuesday, March 10 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation – subcommittee hearing on the international role of the U.S. Coast Guard – 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Tuesday, March 10 – House Appropriations – Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development – subcommittee hearing on…
February 28, 2020 – The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, which has jurisdiction over federal mass transit policy, held a long-awaited hearing on February 25 to hear stakeholder perspectives on transit issues, as the committee prepares to draft a multi-year transit reauthorization bill.
February 28, 2020 – Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao yesterday gave her first defense of the Trump Administration’s fiscal 2021 USDOT budget request, before the House Appropriations Committee.
February 26, 2020 – The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) has submitted its own request to Congress for $2.34 billion in federal appropriations in fiscal year 2021, a 17 percent increase over their FY 2020 enacted appropriations and 57 percent ($854 million) above the amount the Trump Administration requested on behalf of the railroad.