July 7, 2020 – The U.S. Senate returns to Washington next week for what is scheduled to be a three-week period leading up to a six-week August-September recess, and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is expected to unveil his party’s version of the next round of coronavirus-related relief aid next week.
July 7, 2020 – The Trump Administration has issued the final rule updating the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the first time since the regulations were first issued in 1978. The final rule was announced by President Trump at a speech in Atlanta on July 15 and became official when printed in the Federal Register the following day.
July 17, 2020 – Weeks after the panel muscled a partisan surface transportation bill through the markup process, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a much different markup on July 15 to approve a bipartisan water resources bill by voice vote.
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Wednesday, July 22 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – full committee business meeting to mark up pending legislation (including two airport bills, S. 3958 and S. 4162), and several nominations including Joel Szabat to be Under Secretary of Transportation (full agenda here) – 10:00 a.m., SD-G50 Dirksen. Wednesday, July…
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July 10, 2020 – The monthly jobs report from the Labor Department showed modest gains in many transportation sectors in June, but infrastructure construction jobs declined.
July 10, 2020 – Total U.S. VMT was up 27 percent in May from April (the peak of coronavirus lockdowns and stay-home orders), but was still 26 percent below May 2019.
July 10, 2020 – Net tax deposits into the Highway Trust Fund were down 41 percent in June 2020 versus June 2019, which (finally) tracks with refinery production of gasoline dropping by about 40 percent at the peak of coronavirus-related travel demand reduction.