Emergency aid for the transit and aviation sectors was approved in legislation advanced by the transportation committee in the U.S. House of Representatives Feb. 10.

Congressional Democrats will look to include climate change-centric policies in upcoming infrastructure funding legislation, according to Frank Pallone, a top policymaker in the House of Representatives.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg offers insights into some trucking-related issues. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, says that of all the crises facing the nation, none is greater than climate change.

Peter DeFazio, the top transportation policymaker in the House of Representatives, insisted help is coming for commercial supply chains, and commuter sectors vulnerable to the coronavirus.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s nomination to become the country’s next secretary of commerce advanced to the floor of the U.S. Senate after a committee voted favorably on her qualifications.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has a new leader in Pete Buttigieg, a 2020 presidential candidate and the former mayor of South Bend, Ind.

Rep. Julia Brownley recently introduced lhe Support Local Transportation Act, which would incrementally increase funding for localities via the federal Surface Transportation Block Grant program.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee scheduled a hearing this week to assess the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the country’s mobility networks, and potential solutions to ongoing problems. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

A U.S. Senate panel scheduled a vote to consider the nomination of Gov. Gina Raimondo to become the country’s next secretary of commerce.