By US DOT Newswire | Jun 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an additional way for its engineers, safety inspectors, systems safety specialists and other aviation safety employees to report safety-related issues and concerns. Information shared and submitted via this new system will be used to validate or verify an aviation safety concern, identify the root cause, and determine the appropriate corrective action.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led all of her Republican colleagues on the committee in a letter to question the basis for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to repeal and replace the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 18, 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 Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request: ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 18, 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 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) announced that the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “FEMA’s Priorities...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Spaceport Camden project in Camden County, Ga.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 16, 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 Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) during today’s hearing titled, “Starships and Stripes Forever - An Examination of the FAA’s Role in the Future of Spaceflight." Videos of DeFazio and Larsen’s opening statements are here and here. More information on the hearing can be found here.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) from today’s hearing entitled, “Starships and Stripes Forever - An Examination of the FAA’s Role in the Future of Spaceflight":
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), voted with a bipartisan majority in the Senate to confirm Radhika Fox to be Assistant Administrator for Water of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by a vote of 55-43. Before the vote, Senator Carper spoke in support of Fox's confirmation on the Senate floor and urged his colleagues to support her nomination.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statements after the Biden administration released its schedule of planned regulatory actions this week.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: The U.S. House of Representatives today approved bills introduced by Committee Republicans that will ensure innocent disaster victims won’t have their assistance clawed back by the federal government when it makes an error, encourage the early completion of airport capacity projects, and enhance aviation safety information provided to pilots.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Ranking Member Bob Gibbs (R-OH) from today’s hearing entitled, “Impacts of Shipping Container Shortages, Delays, and Increased Demand on the North American Supply Chain":
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 15, 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 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) during today’s hearing titled, “Impacts...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today announced the successful implementation of their per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) provision requiring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to identify and publicly share the sources of PFAS emissions.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today requested that the “Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases" (Working Group) extend the current public comment period by 45 days, as ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes civil penalties ranging from $7,500 to $15,500 against four airline passengers for allegedly interfering with flight attendants who instructed them to obey cabin crew instructions and various federal regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 14, 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 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Impacts of Shipping Container Shortages, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 14, 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) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Starships and Stripes Forever - An Examination of the FAA’s Role in the Future...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today issued the following statement...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 10, 2021
News Release: The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure completed day one of an ongoing markup of two one-sided infrastructure bills that could have been addressed in a bipartisan manner had the Majority been willing to do so.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 10, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, led by Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR), the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved two major pieces of infrastructure legislation on a bipartisan basis during a 19-hour markup, both of which make transformational investments to modernize America’s roads, bridges, ...
