2015 DRIVE Act – EPW Committee Markup Manager’s Amendment
Inhofe-Boxer-Carper-Vitter manager’s amendment to S. 1647, the DRIVE Act, offered in the Environment and Public Works Committee markup of the bill on June 24, 2015 and adopted by voice vote.
Tag Archive for: Governance
2010 CRS Report – Transportation Funding and Finance
November 2, 2010 Congressional Research Service report providing a brief overview of the funding mechanisms for federal surface transportation programs.
1991 CRS Report – Matching Federal Aid for Highways: Rationale from Post Roads to Interstates
January 2, 1991 Congressional Research Service report examining the stated rationales for federal aid for road construction from the first appropriations in 1912 through 1990.
1978 STAA – Summary Pamphlet From USDOT
The U.S. Department of Transportation prepared this 52-page pamphlet to summarize the provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978.
1982 CBO Study – The Interstate Highway System: Issues and Options
June 1982 study by the Congressional Budget Office identifying and analyzing funding options and strategies for completing the Interstate System.
1982 CBO Study – Financial Options for the Highway Trust Fund
December 1982 study from the Congressional Budget Office. Summary: “The Congress appears to face two strategic alternatives to the current highway policy: increasing spending to keep pace with needed repairs; or reducing the federal highway…
1981 GAO Report – Deteriorating Highways and Lagging Revenues: A Need to Reassess the Federal Highway Program
March 5, 1981 General Accounting Office report. Conclusion: “The Congress needs to reassess the Federal highway program. Among other things, it should consider priority funding for preserving existing roads, assessing the goal of completing the Interstate as now defined,…
1982 STAA Summary Document From USDOT
The U.S. Department of Transportation prepared this 13-page summary of the provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982.
1987 STURAA Summary Document From USDOT
The U.S. Department of Transportation prepared this 27-page document to explain the provisions of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.
FY 2016 USDOT Appropriations – Senate Appropriations Full Committee Markup (Audio)
Archived audio webcast of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s June 25, 2015 markup of the draft FY 2016 Transportation-Housing appropriations bill.
FY 2016 USDOT Appropriations – Amendments Adopted at Full Senate Committee Markup
Text of all amendments adopted by the Senate Appropriations Committee to the draft Transportation-Housing appropriations bill for FY 2016 during its June 25, 2015 markup session.
FY 2016 USDOT Appropriations – Senate Subcommittee Markup (Audio)
Link to an archived audio recording of the June 23, 2015 Senate Transportation-Housing Appropriations Subcommittee’s markup of draft FY 2016 appropriations legislation.