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House Funding Leaders Back $1.9 Billion USDOT Budget Increase
Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro by House Appropriations Committee/YouTube
A new bill from U.S. House lawmakers meant to fund the Department of Transportation through fiscal 2022 would back an operational budget increase for federal trucking safety programs and ensure the distribution of infrastructure grants around the country.
July 12, 2021Rep. Rosa DeLauro to Lead Funding Committee in 117th Congress
Rep. Rosa DeLauro during a coronavirus hearing in June. (Al Drago/Bloomberg)
The powerful Appropriations Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives will be led during the next session of Congress by Connecticut Democrat Rosa DeLauro, her caucus announced this month.
December 7, 2020House Passes Fiscal 2021 Transportation Funding Bill
Rep. David Price (D-N.C.), chairman of the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The bill would provide $881 million to FMCSA. (C-SPAN
A package of fiscal 2021 appropriations bills that included the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies measure recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
August 7, 2020Transportation Funding Bill Would Increase FMCSA Budget
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FMCSA would receive $881 million for operations during the next fiscal year under legislation a House panel approved July 8.
July 8, 2020House to Take Up Fiscal 2021 Transportation Funding Bill in July
House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) by Andrew Harnik/Associated Press
Legislation that would fund operations at the U.S. Department of Transportation for the next fiscal year will be considered by a House panel in July.
June 25, 2020Emergency Relief Legislation Shifts Focus From Funding Bills
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and fellow Democrats have yet to announce a schedule for considering the funding measures for the federal agencies. (C-SPAN)
Debates on COVID-19-related economic measures, which dominate the agenda on Capitol Hill, are overshadowing must-pass legislation that would keep the government funded through fiscal 2021.
May 14, 2020US House Could Vote Week of Nov. 18 on Temporary Funding Bill Amid Looming Shutdown
Pelosi indicated the chamber would vote on legislation to temporarily fund the government. “We do not want a shutdown of government, so we have to make some decisions as we go forward,” she said. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated the chamber would vote as early as the week of Nov. 18 on legislation to temporarily fund the government.
November 14, 2019Senate Advances Fiscal 2020 Transportation Funding Measure
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The Senate on Oct. 31 voted 84-9 to advance legislation that would fund federal transportation programs through fiscal 2020.
October 31, 2019Funding Bills to Dominate Congress’ Fall Legislative Agenda
Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) by J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press
When congressional funding leaders return to Washington on Oct. 15, they plan to cut through a tense political atmosphere and resume negotiations on their fiscal 2020 appropriations measures.
October 10, 2019Congress Clears Temporary Federal Funding Bill for Trump
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In an 82-15 vote, the Senate cleared legislation for President Donald Trump’s signature to avert a shutdown of federal agencies.
September 26, 2019