House GOP Leader McCarthy Opposes Gas Tax Increase
Incoming House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on June 22 he wouldn’t support increasing the federal tax as a legislative solution for shoring up a federal highway account that funds highway programs at the state level.
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Procedural Clash on Senate Floor Halts Debate on HOS Restart
Debate in the Senate on an amendment that would have blocked a one-year suspension of the hours-of-service restart changes was halted June 19, and it is not clear when the amendment will be reconsidered.
June 23, 2014Key House Democrat Aims to Take His Infrastructure Bill Viral
Maryland Democrat Rep. John Delaney unveiled a website June 17 to draw attention to a bill he introduced last year that would create a $50 billion infrastructure fund.
June 20, 2014Partisan Procedural Objections Halt Action on HOS Amendment
Debate on an amendment to an expansive fiscal 2015 funding bill that would have rolled back a suspension to a rule limiting the time truckers can operate on roadways came to a halt June 19 after the Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate announced they could not agree on how to proceed with the bill.
June 20, 2014FOLLOW LIVE: Senate Debates Latest HOS Amendment
The U.S. Senate is debating an amendment proposed by Democrats to undo the amendment approved recently by the Senate Appropriations Committee that would roll back restart provisions in the hours-of-service rule for one year while further study is conducted. Follow live developments.
June 19, 2014Sen. Booker Proposes HOS Amendment To Transportation Bill
New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker officially unveiled an amendment to a fiscal 2015 funding bill on June 18 that would undo a provision that would suspend for one year a rule that puts limits on the time truckers can operate on roadways.
June 18, 2014Senators Propose Raising Federal Motor Fuels Tax to Boost Trust Fund
Two senators on June 18 unveiled a plan aimed at boosting a federal highway account used by states to pay for infrastructure projects that the federal government estimates will run out of money in August.
June 18, 2014Senate to Consider Transportation Bill, HOS Amendment June 19
The Senate will reconvene on June 19 and continue its consideration of an expansive fiscal 2015 funding bill that, among other things, would suspend for a one year a rule that puts limits on the time truckers can operate on roadways.
June 18, 2014Senate Republicans Urge Finance Committee Chairman To Approve Short-Term Trust Fund Fix
Nearly every Republican on the Senate Finance Committee has asked the panel’s Democratic chairman to approve a short-term legislative fix that would shore up a federal highway account projected to run out of money in August.
June 17, 2014Foxx: Highway Trust Fund Will Run Dry by Late August
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on June 17 said a federal highway account that helps states pay for roadway projects is still projected to run out of money by late August, threatening many large-scale construction projects around the country.
June 17, 2014