On March 31, 2021, President Biden released a proposal that would fund surface transportation, water infrastructure, broadband expansion, education infrastructure and other policy areas. The proposal provides a high-level…
Legislative Updates
Secretary of Transportation-Designate Pete Buttigieg Testifies at Senate Confirmation Hearing
On Jan. 21, 2021, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a confirmation hearing to question Secretary of Transportation-Designate Pete Buttigieg. During the hearing Secretary-Designate…
Congress Passes COVID-19 Relief Package and Fiscal 2021 Funding
On Dec. 21, 2020, Congress passed a COVID-19 relief package that included the Motor Carrier Safety Grant Relief Act of 2020 which will extend, by one year, the periods of performance for the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance…
Federal Funding Deadline Approaches
The continuing resolution extending federal funding at fiscal 2020 levels is set to expire today, Dec. 11, at midnight. It is unlikely that Congress will successfully pass a full funding package before the deadline…
Federal Funding and Surface Transportation Programs Authorization Extended
On Sept. 30, 2020, a continuing resolution that included transportation funding was signed into law. The continuing resolution extends funding at fiscal 2020 levels through Dec. 11…
U.S. House Appropriations Committee Passes Fiscal 2021 Bill
On July 14, 2020, the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations passed a funding bill that included transportation funding for fiscal 2021. The bill includes full funding for commercial…
U.S. House Passes Highway Bill and Introduces Fiscal 2021 Transportation Funding Bill
On July 8, 2020, the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations’ Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Subcommittee passed a funding bill…
U.S. House T&I Committee Passes INVEST in America Act
On June 18, 2020, the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) approved the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation…
U.S. House T&I Committee Releases INVEST in America Act
On June 3, 2020, the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) released the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation…
Motor Carrier Safety Grant Relief Act of 2020 Approved by Senate Commerce Committee
On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation voted to approve S. 3729, the Motor Carrier Safety Grant Relief Act of 2020. The bill will…