Lawmakers to Unveil $8.2 Billion Bill That Deepens Ports Ahead of Panama Canal Expansion
House and Senate transportation leaders said they would unveil an $8.2 billion water policy bill that would approve the deepening of U.S. ports to accommodate larger ships traveling through an expanded Panama Canal next year.
May 12, 2014Senate EPW Panel to Mark Up Transportation Bill May 15
The top transportation policy writers in the Senate said they would introduce a six-year transportation bill May 12 and scheduled the bill’s committee consideration for May 15, more than two weeks after the Obama administration unveiled its four-year proposal.
May 8, 2014Boxer to Unveil Long-Term Transportation Bill
The top transportation authorizer in the Senate said she would unveil a long-term transportation bill May 8, responding to concerns raised by industry and government officials over a dwindling federal highway account that supports infrastructure projects.
May 7, 2014House Transportation Bill Funds Highway Account, Safety Programs
House appropriators unveiled a transportation bill May 6 that would provide more than $52 billion for infrastructure and housing programs in fiscal 2015, and fund a key federal highway account if congressional policy writers pass a new highway bill this year.
May 6, 2014DOT Sends Bill to Congress
The four-year, $302 billion highway bill Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx sent Congress on April 29 proposes reforms to certain corporate taxes as a way to bolster a dwindling federal highway account that helps states fund large-scale infrastructure projects.
May 5, 2014Senators Say They Have Reached Agreement on Framework for Highway Funding Bill
Four U.S. senators leading the debate for a long-term transportation bill said that they have reached a bipartisan agreement on the broad principles for legislation they will begin working on after the Easter recess.
April 14, 2014Congress Won’t Pass Transportation Bill, LaHood Says
Congress will not pass a new transportation bill, nor will it address the long-term funding crisis undermining the nation’s infrastructure, former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.
April 4, 2014Businesses Urge Highway Bill to Help Freight Movement
Trucking and other industries that rely on highways to move goods pressed Congress again Feb. 26 to pass a fully funded, long-term surface transportation bill to improve the nation’s highways.
February 26, 2014Graves Says Trucking Prepared for Myriad Political, Business Changes
Congress Sends Apnea Bill to President; Measure Requires FMCSA Rulemaking
Congress has passed and sent to President Obama for his signature legislation to require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct a full rulemaking process on the testing and treatment of truck drivers for sleep apnea, rather than issuing guidance.
October 14, 2013