Legislative Updates

On Sept. 30, the U.S. Congress passed a 45-day continuing resolution, funding the U.S. government through Nov. 17.

The U.S. Congress has been unable to resolve their differences on federal spending limits for fiscal 2024. If an agreement is not reached by the end of Sept. 30, the government will shut down due to a lapse in appropriations on Oct. 1.

CVSA submitted comments about CVSA’s Enhanced Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Inspection Program for the record of the Sept. 13 U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit’s hearing on “The Future of Automated Commercial Motor Vehicles: Impacts on Society, the Supply Chain and U.S. Economic Leadership.”

On March 29, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced S. 1034, the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act, which creates a short-term authorization of funds to increase truck parking capacity and to improve existing truck parking infrastructure.

On Sept. 29, the U.S. Senate passed legislation funding the federal government through mid-December. The U.S. House of Representatives was expected to pass the legislation…

On Sept. 29, the U.S. Senate passed legislation funding the federal government through mid-December. The U.S. House of Representatives was expected to pass the legislation…

On Sept. 22, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of FMCSA Deputy Administrator Robin Hutcheson to serve as administrator of FMCSA…

On June 8, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing to consider the nomination of several positions at the U.S. Department of Transportation, including the nomination of FMCSA…

On March 10, Congress passed a funding bill that included transportation funding for fiscal 2022. The bill includes funding for the modal agencies and commercial motor vehicle-related grants at the Infrastructure Investment…

On Feb. 17, Congress passed a continuing resolution extending federal funding at fiscal 2021 levels through March 11. President Biden is expected to sign the bill before funding expires at midnight on Feb. 18. This also extends…

On Feb. 2, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held an executive session to vote on the advancement of several nominations, including the nomination of Dr. Steven Cliff to serve as administrator…

On Dec. 3, a continuing resolution including transportation funding was signed into law. The continuing resolution extends funding at fiscal 2021 levels through Feb. 18, 2022. This also extends the electronic logging device…

On Nov. 5, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that invests $1 trillion in infrastructure projects. The bill includes the surface transportation reauthorization bill passed by…

On Oct. 28, Congress passed a short-term extension of the authorization of surface transportation programs, extending authorization through Dec. 3. Surface transportation program funding was last authorized in the…

On Oct. 20, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held an executive session to vote on the advancement of several nominations for positions at U.S. DOT including the nomination of FMCSA Deputy…

On Oct. 2, Congress passed a short-term extension of the authorization of surface transportation programs, extending authorization through Oct. 31. Surface transportation program funding that was last authorized in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act expired on Sept. 30 at midnight. As a result, surface transportation agencies and programs at the U.S. Department of… Read more »

Surface transportation program funding that was last authorized in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act expired on Sept. 30 at midnight. As a result, federal surface transportation agencies and programs…

On Sept. 30, a continuing resolution that included transportation funding was signed into law. The continuing resolution extends funding at fiscal 2021 levels through Dec. 3. This also extends the electronic logging device…

On Sept. 22, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing to consider the nomination of several of positions at the U.S. DOT, including the nomination of FMCSA Deputy Administrator…

On Aug. 10, the U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a bipartisan piece of legislations which invests $1 trillion in infrastructure projects. The bill included the surface transportation…