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…
Legislative Updates
Congress Passes Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Includes Surface Transportation Reauthorization
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…
Surface Transportation Authorization Extended
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…
Senate Committee Advances Nomination for FMCSA Administrator
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…
Surface Transportation Authorization Extended
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 Authorization Expires
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…
Federal Funding Extended Through Dec. 3
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…
Senate Committee Holds Nomination Hearing for FMCSA Administrator
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…
U.S. Senate Passes Infrastructure Package that Includes Surface Transportation Reauthorization
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…
U.S. House Passes Fiscal 2022 Bill
On July 29, the U.S. House passed a funding bill that included transportation funding for fiscal 2022. The bill includes funding for a large-truck crash causal factors study and full funding for commercial motor…