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News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) today announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has selected five recipients to receive a total of $5 million under the new Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) program. The RIA program will help accelerate project delivery through a variety of ways, including project planning, studies and analysis, and preliminary engineering and design work. The selected RIAs are:

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Its Largest Package of Loans Ever, Up to $3.84 billion, for Sound Transit to Carry Out Six Projects in Washington State

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it has provided a package of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans of up to $3.84 billion for the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) for the financing of the Downtown Redmond ...

Chairs DeFazio, Larsen Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the Surge in Air Rage and its Effects on Workers, Airlines, and Airports

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Disruption in the Skies: The Surge in Air Rage and its Effects on Workers, ...

FAA Invites Public to Comment on Draft Environmental Review of SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Program

News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today invited the public to provide its input on the draft environmental review for the proposed SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy program in Boca Chica, Texas.

Capito, Manchin Announce $12.3 Million from ARC Power Program for West Virginia Organizations

By US DOT Newswire | Sep 16, 2021

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced 14 awards totaling $12,356,197 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization ...

Graves Statement from Markup of the Majority’s Partisan Budget Reconciliation Package and Spending Spree

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) from today’s markup of the Committee Majority’s contribution to the Speaker’s $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation spending spree...

Carper Joins Health Advocates and School Nurses in Calling for Electric School Bus Investments

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) joined the American Lung Association (ALA), as well as advocates from national health organizations and school nurses in a press conference on Capitol Hill where they called for greater federal investment in zero-emission electric school buses. ...

Chairman Carper’s Opening Statement: Hearing on EPA Nominees

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) will hold a hearing on three of President Biden's nominees to key positions at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

After a More Than 15-Hour Markup, Committee Advances Legislation to Invest in More Equitable and Sustainable Transportation Systems and Infrastructure

News Release: Washington, DC - The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, led by Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR), today advanced legislation in a vote of 37-29 to invest nearly $60 billion to make America’s infrastructure more sustainable, resilient, and equitable, and to reduce carbon pollution from the transportation sector-the number one source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.

$60 Billion for the Speaker’s Partisan Budget Reconciliation Spending Spree Passes Committee

By US DOT Newswire | Sep 14, 2021

News Release: The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Majority today passed its nearly $60 billion contribution to Speaker Pelosi’s $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation tax and spending spree during today’s Committee markup.

Chair DeFazio Opening Statement from Committee Markup of the Build Back Better Act

By US DOT Newswire | Sep 14, 2021

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) during today’s committee markup to consider the committee’s portion of the Build Back Better Act. Video of DeFazio’s opening statement is here. More information on the markup can be found here.

U.S. DOT Announces First Round of Recipients of Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Program Funding

By US DOT Newswire | Sep 13, 2021

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FAA Drone Safety Awareness Week Starts Today

By US DOT Newswire | Sep 13, 2021

News Release: Safely integrating drones into the National Airspace System is a key priority for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and our third-annual Drone Safety Awareness Week helps ensure drone operators understand that they are pilots who must fly safely.

FAA Awards $100M to Develop Next Generation of Sustainable Aircraft Technology

News Release: WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded more than $100 million for companies to help develop technologies that reduce fuel use, emissions and noise. The award is part of a series of steps President Biden is taking to coordinate leadership ...

Chairs DeFazio, Napolitano, and Beyer Lead 130+ House Colleagues in Applauding the EPA & Corps for Withdrawing the Trump Dirty Water Rule, Call New Rulemaking Urgent

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), Chair of the Joint Economic Committee Don Beyer (D-VA) and 139 U.S. House Representatives sent a letter...

DeFazio, Napolitano, and Pappas Applaud the EPA’s Plans to Limit Discharge of “Forever Chemicals” While Calling for the Agency to Go Further to Protect Public Health

News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will begin rewriting safeguards against polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as “forever chemicals," in wastewater pollution to better protect public health and the environment. Specifically, the...

DeFazio, Huffman Applaud the EPA for Taking New Action to Protect Bristol Bay from the Pebble Mine Project