Week of April 27, 2015

Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Governance, Highway Trust...

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

Budget Attempts To Restrain Growth of “CHIMPs”

April 30, 2015 - The Congressional budget blueprint for fiscal year 2016 was held up for several days at the end of negotiations due to an internal Senate GOP disagreement about “CHIMPs” – not the...

Air Traffic Control, Appropriations, Environment, Federal Budget,...

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

Budget Deal Sets Rules For HTF Solvency

April 30, 2015 - Summarizes the FY 2016 Congressional budget agreement, including its limits on appropriations and its restrictions on Highway Trust Fund spending.

Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Governance

Discretionary Appropriations Levels Assumed in the Budget

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

April 30, 2015 - Chart showing House, Senate and CBO baseline discretionary spending totals versus the totals in the FY...

Appropriations, Environment, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Maritime, Ports

House Debates, Amends FY16 Corps of Engineers Funding Bill

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

April 30, 2015 - Last night, the House of Representatives debated and amended the fiscal year 2016 appropriations bill that...

Air Traffic Control, Airports, Amtrak, Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways, Pipelines, Public transit, Railroads, Traffic Safety, Trucking

House Subcommittee OK’s $71.5 Billion FY16 USDOT Budget

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

April 30, 2015 - A House appropriations subcommittee today approved a draft bill making available $71.5 billion in spending authority...

Airports, Aviation Safety, Federal Governance

Senate Hearing Examines Airport Finance Issues

September 9, 2015

April 30, 2015 - The Senate Commerce’s Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security continued their series of hearings exploring...

Commuter Rail, Federal Governance, Local governance, Public transit, Public/Private Partnerships, State Governance

Senate Hearing Looks at Role of Private Investment in Public Infrastructure

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Emily Han

April 30, 2015 - Yesterday, a Senate Banking subcommittee held a hearing to explore opportunities for private-sector involvement in transportation...

Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways

Still No Agreement on HTF Extension; Late-May Brinksmanship Likely

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

April 30, 2015 - Congressional leaders continue to talk behind the scenes about the duration of the forthcoming extension of...

Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

White House Issues Blanket Veto Threat on FY 2016 Appropriations Bills

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

April 20, 2015 - The White House this week issued veto threats against the first two fiscal 2016 appropriations bills...

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