Election Update: Three key congressional leaders on transportation & infrastructure issues reelected Election Update: Three key congressional leaders on transportation & infrastructure issues reelected State ballot measures pass in Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Virginia Pam / Wednesday, November 4, 2020 0 5957 Article rating: No rating As ballots continue to be counted across the country, a number of tightly contested congressional races that the ATSSA Government Relations Team has been tracking, have been declared winners. Among them was House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D) fended off a challenge from political newcomer Alex Skarlatos to win Oregon’s 4th District. Transportation-related statewide ballot initiatives that ATSSA is tracking passed in four states. Read more
House of Representatives expected to vote by July 4 on surface transportation bill House of Representatives expected to vote by July 4 on surface transportation bill House spent more than 24 hours on markup of INVEST in America Act Pam / Monday, June 22, 2020 0 7456 Article rating: No rating The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act is headed for a full vote in the House of Representatives prior to July 4, according to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) who said voting could begin as early as June 30. After a markup process that lasted a little more than 24 hours, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee voted to pass the INVEST in America Act late Thursday night. The committee voted along party lines, 35-25, to pass the five-year surface transportation reauthorization through the committee. The markup saw the consideration of 177 amendments over a two-day span that, at times, became heated as Republicans made it clear they believed they were shut out in drafting the $494 billion package. Read more
House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee releases proposed INVEST in America Act House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee releases proposed INVEST in America Act Pam / Wednesday, June 3, 2020 0 7095 Article rating: 5.0 Today, the Democratic leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released proposed legislation to reauthorize the federal transportation program through Fiscal Year 2025. The bill, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (INVEST in America Act), was introduced by Committee Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chair Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Chair Dan Lipinski (D-IL). The proposal authorizes federal transportation funding for five years, at a total of $494 billion, $319 billion of which will be for highway investments. Read more
ATSSA President & CEO Roger Wentz makes statement on House T&I infrastructure discussion ATSSA President & CEO Roger Wentz makes statement on House T&I infrastructure discussion SuperUser Account / Tuesday, July 24, 2018 0 9037 Article rating: No rating ATSSA President & CEO Roger Wentz has issued a statement following the release of the House of Representatives’ Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s draft of an infrastructure funding package. Read more