By US DOT Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR), House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Chair Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) statement on today’s House passage of the Speaker’s My Way or the Highway Bill 2.0 (H.R. 3684):
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) affirmed their commitment to increasing aviation safety and building a more sustainable industry during a virtual meeting today with senior officials from both continents.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) delivered the following remarks during today’s House Floor debate on the Speaker’s My Way or the Highway Bill 2.0 (H.R. 3684):
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) joined U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and other members from both committees to discuss the INVEST in America Act...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 28, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) during the Rules Committee meeting on H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act. Video of Chair DeFazio’s statement can be found here. More information on the INVEST in America Act can be found here.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 25, 2021
News Release: Top Republican leaders in the House of Representatives today joined Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) in outlining their concerns regarding the Biden administration’s intention to undo the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule. The Biden...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the Zero-Emission Nuclear Power Production Credit Act of 2021 , legislation that would make existing merchant nuclear power owners/operators ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 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) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) during today’s hearing titled, “President...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) from today’s hearing entitled, “President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request: Agency Policies and Perspectives (Part I)":
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) shared new details of the INVEST in America Act, which is scheduled to be on the House floor next week. The INVEST in America...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today joined Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) in a press conference following Senate passage of the Growing Climate Solutions Act. This bipartisan legislation will help farmers and foresters address climate change and reap financial benefits from their efforts.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing entitled, “The Role of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Water Resources Projects."
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) will hold a hearing on the role of natural infrastructure in water resources projects.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Ranking Member Daniel Webster (R-FL) from today’s hearing entitled, “Building Smarter: The Benefits of Investing in Resilience and Mitigation":
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 23, 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) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) during today’s...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), former Amtrak Board Member and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, commended the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for both including his legislation to permanently ban smoking on Amtrak as part of their respective surface transportation bills.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes civil penalties ranging from $9,000 to $22,000 against eight airline passengers for allegedly interfering with flight attendants who instructed them to obey cabin crew instructions and various federal regulations. The cases announced today include assaulting flight crew, drinking alcohol brought aboard the plane and refusing to wear facemasks.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
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) joined Representatives Bob Gibbs (R-OH) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) in introducing the Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021. This...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. This bipartisan legislation overhauled the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), our nation's primary chemical safety law, and represented the first major environmental reform passed into law in a quarter-century.
