highway trust fund
Infrastructure Stakeholders to Congress: Fix the Highway Trust Fund
UPS Freight President Rich McArdle. (House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure via YouTube)
Nearly a dozen stakeholders representing local governments and the freight and commuter sectors on Feb. 7 urged a House transportation panel to identify a sustainable source of funding for an infrastructure bill.
February 7, 2019Rep. Sam Graves on Infrastructure, Highway Trust Fund
Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) tells Transport Topics' Eugene Mulero he thinks the House "will move pretty fast" once it gets an infrastructure proposal from the Trump administration. He also talks about the Highway Trust Fund and "changing the funding culture." More in our Jan. 17 LiveOnWeb program, "2018 Government Outlook" at bit.ly/TT-LOW0117.
January 17, 2018Discussions on Highway Trust Fund Fix Ongoing, White House Official Says
Hergott (left) and Ray by Eugene Mulero/Transport Topics
WASHINGTON — With President Donald Trump declaring infrastructure funding a legislative priority for 2018, the White House and congressional leaders are focused on a long-term fix for the Highway Trust Fund, a White House official said Jan. 8.
January 8, 2018Construction Groups Applaud Lawmakers’ Push for Trust Fund Fix
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
The endorsement by more than 250 members of the House to ensure colleagues on the tax policy panel adopt a sustainable funding source for a federal highway account drew praise from one of the country’s largest construction groups.
June 13, 2017212 House Members Call for Fix to Highway Trust Fund
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
In less than two weeks, three dozen House lawmakers have signed a letter urging tax policy authorizers to guarantee the sustainability of the Highway Trust Fund, bringing the total of signatories to 212, according to the office of Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.).
May 31, 2017GOP Proposes Narrowing Highway Trust Fund’s Purview
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
The Highway Trust Fund should stop backing mass transit, bike-sharing, recreational trails and historical renovations, Republican leaders declared at the party’s national convention in Cleveland.
July 19, 2016Lawmaker Says Tax Plan in 2017 to Fix Trust Fund
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
WASHINGTON — A congressional tax-writing committee will include in a tax-reform package next year, a long-term plan to keep the Highway Trust Fund sustainable, the House lawmaker tasked with overseeing highway funding told Transport Topics.
July 18, 2016House Rejects Rep. Frankel’s CSA Scores Amendment
c-span.org
The House on Nov. 4 easily defeated an effort by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) to keep safety performance scores for motor carriers public while federal regulators review the program responsible for the scoring.
November 4, 2015Rep. Reid Ribble’s Truck Weight Amendment Fails
Rep. Reid Ribble via c-span.org
WASHINGTON — The House on Nov. 3 rejected an effort by Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) aimed at allowing states to increase weight limits for trucks; watch video of the floor debate.
November 3, 2015Rep. Lois Frankel Wants CSA Scores to Stay Public During Review
House Rules Chair Pete Sessions/c-span.org
WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s safety performance rating scores for motor carriers would remain available to the public while the scoring program is reviewed under an amendment proposed by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) to a multiyear highway bill on the House floor.
November 3, 2015