The Senate on July 24 voted 51-26 to allow debate on amendments to a six-year highway bill.
July 22, 2015GovernmentBusiness
EPA Rule Change Could Result in Noncompliance, Loss of Federal Funding, Chamber of Commerce Says
WASHINGTON — A small change in the cap for ground-level ozone emissions could lead to wide-scale noncompliance of environmental rules, and a major business group says that could be flipped into the federal government yanking funding commitments for highway and transit projects.
July 22, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Senate Blocks Highway Bill; Dems Want More Time for Review
The Senate voted not to proceed with a six-year highway policy measure July 21 that transportation leaders and the chamber’s Republican leadership crafted after several intense days of negotiations.
July 21, 2015GovernmentBusiness
ATA, Transportation Groups Urge Senate Action on 6-Year Bill
A consortium of transportation groups, including American Trucking Associations and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is urging senators to advance a six-year surface transportation policy measure that a committee reported to the chamber’s floor last month.
July 21, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Mitch McConnell Says Bipartisan Highway Bill Could Be Announced July 21
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) indicated July 20 he hopes to announce the details of a bipartisan highway funding authority plan July 21.
July 20, 2015GovernmentBusiness
House Passes 5-Month Highway Funding Patch
The House on July 15 passed a five-month extension of federal highway funding authority, giving the Senate about two weeks to act on the measure before such authority expires.
July 15, 2015GovernmentBusiness
ARTBA: Short-Term Trust Fund Extension Would Only Delay Long-Term Solution
A cloud of uncertainty looms over plans by the Environment and Public Works Committee to pass a six-year highway bill, especially after House Republican leaders Paul Ryan and Bill Shuster introduced legislation July 13 to extend the authorization of transportation funding until mid-December.
July 15, 2015GovernmentBusiness
White House Supports House Short-Term Highway Bill
The Obama administration indicated it supports passage of legislation that would authorize funding for highway programs through mid-December, a bill the House is considering July 15.
July 15, 2015GovernmentBusiness
House Republicans Propose Short-Term Fix for Highway Fund; Vote Likely July 15
House Republican leaders on July 13 introduced legislation that would authorize $8 billion in funding for highways through mid-December.
July 14, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Senate Panel Unanimously Approves New Six-Year Highway Policy Bill
WASHINGTON — A Senate panel unanimously approved a six-year highway policy bill that boosts freight programs and would increase funding for infrastructure projects.
June 29, 2015