Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called on senators to fund big-ticket transportation programs as congressional leaders continue to craft comprehensive infrastructure policy measures and prepare to consider a multiyear highway bill.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Peter DeFazio, chairman of the U.S. House transportation committee and author of a comprehensive five-year, $547 billion highway bill, is very aware that being stuck in traffic is bad for business.

Legislation that would dedicate $78 billion over five years for freight, trucking and rail safety programs was advanced by the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee June 16.

Legislation meant to facilitate access to autonomous vehicles nationwide has again come before the U.S. House of Representatives.

Whether it's $400,000 for boardwalk improvements on the Jersey Shore or $8 million to fix a freight bottleneck between two bridges in Louisiana, earmarks are part of the process of getting legislation passed. And so it is with the highway bill that is expected to reach the House floor by July 4. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

After the White House and Senate Republicans ended negotiations on an infrastructure package, congressional Democratic leaders announced their intention to rely on an intricate budget process to pass a key piece of the president’s domestic agenda.

The transportation committee in the U.S. House of Representatives advanced a five-year, $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill that seeks to modernize much of the country’s highway systems.

Opposition to the Federal Communications Commission’s ruling on the 5.9 GHz transportation spectrum band remains active as a pair of stakeholders are formally pushing back on the agency’s move.

A bill to require speed limiters on heavy commercial trucks was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Democratic leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives plans to make good on its pledge to pass some type of an infrastructure bill by July 4. And the path toward that goal runs through the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.