October 25, 2019 – This week, the U.S. Senate took up a $209 billion package of four appropriations bills for fiscal year 2020, including the Transportation-HUD appropriations bill. Passage of the bill could be possible next week but is contingent on bipartisan, behind-the-scenes negotiations on which amendments will get votes and which amendments won’t get votes.
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October 25, 2019 – A new bipartisan bill in the Senate would establish expedited “fast track” procedures for legislation to fix insolvent federal trust funds, including the Highway Trust Fund.
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Tuesday, October 29 – House Homeland Security – Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security – subcommittee hearing on implementation of the TSA Modernization Act (witness list here) – 10:00 a.m., 310 Cannon. Tuesday, October 29 – House Oversight and Reform – Subcommittee on Environment – subcommittee hearing on the Trump…
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October 24, 2019 – The Highway Trust Fund ran a “real” cash deficit of $12.45 billion in fiscal year 2019, which was slightly less than the $12.63 billion deficit it ran in fiscal year 2018. However, this was entirely due to receipts from the three taxes that fall exclusively on the trucking industry being up $1.4 billion from last year. HTF outlays were $884 million higher than last year, while receipts from gasoline, highway diesel fuel, and other motor fuels were stagnant.
October 18, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Transportation on October 8 announced a new initiative for promoting and coordinating rural transportation needs.
