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Amendments Filed to House Surface Transportation Bill

June 25, 2021/

Highways & Streets, Rail, Safety & Security, Transit

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Testimony from Admiral Schultz: Anti-Harassment and Diversity Initiatives in the U.S. Coast Guard

June 25, 2021/

Homeland security, National Security

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By Katie Donahue

June 25, 2021 – Challenges with harassment and increasing diversity within the U.S. Coast Guard were apparent in Wednesday’s Homeland Security Committee hearing on “Building the Coast Guard America Needs: Achieving Diversity, Equity, and Accountability.” Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant of the Coast Guard, was the sole witness.

Modernizing Airports and Air Traffic Control Facilities Among Top Priorities in Aviation Infrastructure Funding

June 25, 2021/

Air Traffic Control, Airlines, Airports, Aviation Workforce

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By Caroline Marete

June 25, 2021 – The Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing titled Aviation Infrastructure for the 21st Century, on June 23, to discuss the current state of aviation infrastructure in the United States as well as plans for maintaining and modernizing such infrastructure.

Monje Confirmed at USDOT; White House Makes FMC Nomination

June 25, 2021/

Federal Governance, Maritime, USDOT

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By Jeff Davis

June 25, 2021 – Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Carlos Monje, Jr. to be the number 3 official at the U.S. Department of Transportation (Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy).

The Sanders “$6 Trillion Budget” – What Would It Look Like?

June 25, 2021/

Federal Budget, FY22

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By Jeff Davis

June 25, 2021 – Senate Budget Committee chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is working on a budget blueprint calling for $6 trillion in gross spending increases over the next ten years, with some specific program assumptions for transportation.

Capitol Hill Events – Week of June 28, 2021

June 25, 2021//

Monday, June 28 – House Rules – full committee hearing to set terms for general debate on bills including H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act – 3:00p.m., H-313, The Capitol. Tuesday, June 29 – House Rules – full committee hearing to set terms for amendment debate on H.R. 3684, INVEST…

FTA Gives Some Small Start Projects $250M in COVID Funding

June 18, 2021/

Buses, FY21

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By Jeff Davis

June 18, 2021 – The Department of Transportation announced on June 11 how the remaining $250 million of the March 2021 American Rescue Plans’s $1.7 billion in mass transit Capital Investment Grant (CIG) funding would be distributed to 23 “small start” projects.

Senate Commerce OKs $78B Rail-Safety-Multimodal Bill

June 18, 2021/

Freight, Rail, Safety & Security

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By Jeff Davis

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Guest Op-Ed: House Transportation Bill Incomplete on U.S. Rail Policy

June 18, 2021/

Railroads

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By Ian Jefferies

June 18, 2021 – The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee recently passed a large-scale surface transportation bill, and it is safe to say it misses the mark on several fronts, particularly on rail policy. This is especially true given that the Senate has passed its own bill through two committees in a bipartisan manner, largely devoid of unneeded, prescriptive business mandates.

Hearing Explores What Happens to Exporters in an Import Boom

June 18, 2021/

Maritime, Ports

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By Katie Donahue

June 18, 2021 – The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing this week on the “Impacts of Shipping Container Shortages, Delays, and Increased Demand on the North American Supply Chain.”