Nominations on Senate’s Docket for Lame-Duck Session, Mitch McConnell Says
Consideration of nominees for top level roles in the Trump administration is among the priorities for the U.S. Senate during its brief post-election session, the chamber’s leader said Nov. 27.
November 28, 2018Transportation Nominees in Limbo During Senate’s August Session
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s move to keep the chamber in session for part of the August recess has focused on bills that would fund the government and not too much on a slew of high-profile transportation nominees.
August 22, 2018Infrastructure Grants, Weight Waivers Approved in Senate Fiscal 2018 Transportation Bill
A U.S. Department of Transportation grants program popular with members of Congress would receive $550 million in fiscal 2018 under legislation Senate appropriators easily approved on July 27.
July 27, 2017TIGER Grants Restored in Senate Fiscal ’18 Transportation Bill
Senate to Consider Transportation Nominees to Fill Senior Positions Before Memorial Day
The Senate is likely to vote on President Donald Trump’s picks for senior posts at the U.S. Department of Transportation this spring, the chamber’s Republican leaders indicated this month.
April 24, 2017Sen. Chuck Schumer: Senate Vote on Chao Could Be Soon
Senate Democrats envision agreeing with Republican leaders to proceed relatively soon with a floor vote that would confirm Elaine Chao, President-elect Donald Trump’s designee to manage the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Democrats’ leader told reporters Jan. 19.
January 19, 2017Senate Trucking Panel Names Top Staffer
The top trucking policymaker in the Senate, John Thune (R-S.D.), announced his pick to lead the panel as staff director in 2016.
December 21, 2015Senate Panel Drops Proposal to Increase Heavy-Truck Tax
Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee, in an effort to gain more Republican support, tweaked a highway spending bill on June 26 by removing a provision that would have imposed higher fees on heavy trucks.
June 30, 2014Boxer Calls for April Highway Bill Markup; Doubts Increase in Fuel Taxes
WASHINGTON — The Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee will begin markup of a multiyear highway-funding plan in April, and the legislation probably will not include increases in fuel tax rates, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), EPW’s chairman, told a group of state transportation officials.
February 26, 2014N.J. Sen. Lautenberg Dies at 89
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), a longtime leading transportation policymaker during his three decades in the Senate, died Monday morning of complications from pneumonia, news reports said. He was 89.
June 3, 2013