Senate News Updates

The legislation would direct FMCSA to study chameleon carriers and plan, develop and test an automation tool to detect chameleon carrier applications.

The June 9 hearing centered on how the government can encourage deployment of emerging transportation tools without locking industries into outdated policies.

Chairwoman Shelley Moore Capito said the panel is crafting legislation aimed at improving safety and reliability across the nation’s transportation network.

He was the lead Republican cosponsor of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, which effectively deregulated the trucking industry by reducing government control. 

The push follows overwhelming bipartisan passage of the bill in the House and adds to a sense of urgency in the Senate to move the measure to Trump's desk.

Key transportation priorities have remained sidelined with lawmakers deadlocked in a funding standoff over the Department of Homeland Security.

The Fertilizer Transparency Act would “offer market participants of all sizes comparable levels of market information on fertilizer components.”

Sens. Steve Daines (R‑Mont.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D‑Nev.) said Congress’ upcoming work on a multiyear highway policy measure presents a chance to advance permitting reforms.

Sponsored by Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), the Securing American Freight, Enforcement and Reliability in Transport Act responds to escalating criminal activity across the freight sector.

Funding for several other agencies, including Defense, Health and Human Services, Labor, Treasury and Education, could become a casualty of the dispute as a Jan. 30 funding deadline nears.