January 8, 2020 – The Trump Administration today released the fourth iteration of a federal government policy statement on automated vehicles (AVs). The document, entitled Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies, was unveiled by Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios in a presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
January 3, 2020 – The Second Session of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress began at noon today, but the agenda for the House and Senate, at least in the short term, is not clear.
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Thursday, January 9, 2020 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment – subcommittee hearing on proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (witness list to be posted here) – 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
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January 3, 2020 – Nine transportation-related nominations that had been pending in the Senate were sent back to the White House today, where the President now has the choice whether or not to re-nominate them.
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January 3, 2020 – The Federal Transit Administration will sign a grant agreement later this month to provide $790 million in federal appropriations for a light rail extension south of Seattle.
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December 19, 2019 – The House of Representatives and Senate have left town for the year after passing two mammoth spending and tax bills with a total fiscal impact of $2.9 trillion. Both measures are expected to be signed into law by President Trump on Friday, December 19, averting any possible government shutdown and fully funding the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year 2020.
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December 18, 2019 – This week, the House of Representatives passed the bill implementing the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), which includes a new provision allowing U.S. trucking interests to file complaints about Mexican competition.
December 19, 2019 – In the last seven days, the U.S. Department of Transportation has announced over $1 billion in new federal direct loans under the TIFIA transportation finance program, for a pair of new road projects in Virginia and North Carolina.
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December 17, 2019 – How did total appropriations for FAST Act programs match up with FAST authorized levels over the 5-year life of the bill? Pretty well…
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