House Advances 3-Month Highway Funding Patch
Before adjourning for the August break, House Republican leaders on July 29 garnered sufficient support from Democrats to send to the Senate a measure that would authorize funding for the Highway Trust Fund for three months.
July 29, 2015House Three-Month Funding Deal Eclipses Prospects of Advancing Key Trucking Provisions
A GOP-backed three-month funding patch for transportation programs that is advancing through the House, for which Senate Republican leaders have expressed support, would push a six-year transportation bill with several trucking provisions to the side, at least for now.
July 28, 2015Senate Road Bill Would Remove CSA Scores From Public View
WASHINGTON — A six-year highway bill in the Senate that would address several regulatory concerns within the trucking industry appears to lack significant bipartisan backing to advance to the House before funding authority for highway programs expires at the end of the month.
July 27, 2015Senate Paves Way for Ex-Im Reauthorization in Highway Bill; Final Passage Likely This Week
Senators reported to work on a rare Sunday session to agree to allow consideration of the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank as part of the chamber’s consideration of a six-year highway policy measure.
July 26, 2015Sen. Roger Wicker Pushes Twin 33 Amendment as Republican Leaders Tout Long-Term Bill
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on July 23 called on Senate colleagues to support his proposal to attach to a six-year highway bill a requirement calling for a comprehensive review of twin 33-foot trailers before they are authorized for use nationwide.
July 23, 2015Senate Votes to Proceed on Highway Bill
WASHINGTON — The Senate on July 22 agreed to take up a six-year highway measure that would require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to remove Compliance, Safety, and Accountability scores from public access until a comprehensive report and corrective plan about the scores is published.
July 22, 2015EPA Rule Change Could Result in Noncompliance, Loss of Federal Funding, Chamber of Commerce Says
WASHINGTON — A small change in the cap for ground-level ozone emissions could lead to wide-scale noncompliance of environmental rules, and a major business group says that could be flipped into the federal government yanking funding commitments for highway and transit projects.
July 22, 2015Senate Proceeds With Amendments to Highway Bill, Schedules Sunday Session
The Senate on July 24 voted 51-26 to allow debate on amendments to a six-year highway bill.
July 22, 2015Senate Blocks Highway Bill; Dems Want More Time for Review
The Senate voted not to proceed with a six-year highway policy measure July 21 that transportation leaders and the chamber’s Republican leadership crafted after several intense days of negotiations.
July 21, 2015ATA, Transportation Groups Urge Senate Action on 6-Year Bill
A consortium of transportation groups, including American Trucking Associations and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is urging senators to advance a six-year surface transportation policy measure that a committee reported to the chamber’s floor last month.
July 21, 2015