Week of March 23, 2015

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

Comparing the Investigation Provisions of S. 808 With Last Year's Bill

Text in roman type is text from last year’s bill (S. 2777, 113th Congress). Text of that bill that is not included in S. 808 is in strikethrough type and new text in S. 808...

Air Traffic Control, Airports, Aviation Workforce, Federal...

Sep 9, 2015

House Panel Examines FAA Structural Reform Options

March 26, 2015 - The Aviation Subcommittee continued work on the upcoming Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization with a hearing titled “Options for FAA Air Traffic Control Reform.”

Airports, Appropriations, Environment, Federal Budget, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Homeland security, Public transit

House Passes FY16 Budget; Senate Still Debating

September 9, 2015

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

March 16, 2015 - It’s budget week on Capitol Hill - the House and Senate are considering the annual budget...

Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highways, Local governance, Public transit, State Governance

House T&I Hears State and Local Perspectives on Surface Reauthorization

September 9, 2015

March 26, 2015 - Last week, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held the second of a two-part hearing series...

Appropriations, Commuter Rail, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highways, Public transit, Railroads

Section-by-Section Summary of S. 808, the Senate STB Reauthorization Bill, As Reported

September 9, 2015

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

SECTION-BY-SECTION SUMMARY OF S. 808, SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2015 The bill redesignates sections 701 through 706 of...

Federal Governance, Freight rail, Positive Train Control, Rail Safety, Railroads

Senate Committee OK’s Freight Rail Regulation; PTC Deadline Extension Bills

September 9, 2015

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

March 26, 2015 - The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee yesterday approved two significant pieces of freight rail legislation...

Aviation Safety, Federal Governance, Unmanned Aerial Systems

Senate Hearing Examines Drone Aircraft Safety

September 9, 2015

March 26, 2015 - The Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security met yesterday for a hearing to “examine...

Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund

Ways and Means Chairman Indicates Short-Term HTF Extension In the Offing

September 9, 2015

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

March 26, 2015 - House Ways and Means chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), probably the single most important legislator on this...

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