House GOP to Prioritize Infrastructure in Funding Bills
The transportation funding subcommittee in the U.S. House will promote connectivity projects while focusing on taxpayers, its new leadership said this month.
House Democrats Press Freight Rail Safety
Senior Democrats on the transportation committee in the U.S. House are calling on their colleagues to advance rail safety measures.
Former House Transportation Chair Bud Shuster Dies at 91
Former U.S. Rep. Elmer Greinert “Bud” Shuster died April 19 at 91. He rose to prominence as chairman of the powerful House Transportation Committee.
House Transportation Leaders Call for Investigation Into EPA
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is seeking an investigation into alleged destruction of certain records at the EPA.
House Panel Advances Multiyear Highway Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced a five-year, $494 billion highway policy bill June 18.
ATA’s Randy Guillot Touts Infrastructure Funding to Alleviate COVID-19 Impact
Approval of a comprehensive highway funding package would help industries assisting in an economic recovery, the chairman of American Trucking Associations told a House panel June 9.
US House Transportation Panel Showcases Partisan Dispute
NEW YORK — On Oct. 14, Rep. Peter DeFazio held court on Broadway. The country’s top transportation Democratic policymaker kept an audience engaged with his one-man show, touching on topics including a highway policy bill during the current session of Congress. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
House Transportation Panel to Examine Climate Change Impact
The wave of climate policy-centric hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives this month continues.
House Panel OKs Bill to Boost FMCSA Funding, Pre-empt State Meal, Rest Break Laws
Legislation that would boost funding for federal trucking regulators and pre-empt state laws concerning meal and rest breaks for truckers was easily advanced by a House panel.