By US DOT Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and two former mayors and current members of Congress-Reps. Albio Sires (D-NJ) and...
By US DOT Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on the nominations of Shannon Estenoz to be Assistant Secretary of Fish and Wildlife and Parks of the Department of Interior, Radhika Fox to be Assistant Administrator for Water of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Michal Freedhoff to be Assistant Administrator for Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention of the EPA.
By US DOT Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on the nominations of Shannon Estenoz to be Assistant Secretary of Fish and Wildlife and Parks of the Department of Interior, Radhika Fox to be Assistant Administrator for Water of the Environmental ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Committee Sharice Davids (D-KS), Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Conor Lamb (D-PA), Representative Kaiali'i...
By US DOT Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Two months after announcing a reformed process for Members of the U.S. House of Representatives to submit projects in their districts for consideration to be included in the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization bill, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the Committee Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced 318 members have submitted more than 2,000 projects for consideration.
By US DOT Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC- The list of groups coming out in support of the bipartisan “Fair and Open Skies Act" continues to grow. The bill was introduced by Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA), Vice Chair...
By US DOT Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: Joint statement from Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Ranking Member Rick Crawford (R-AR) on the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack...
By US DOT Newswire | May 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes civil penalties of $10,500 and $9,000 against two airline passengers for allegedly interfering with flight attendants who instructed them to obey cabin crew instructions and various federal regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | May 7, 2021
News Release: Today, Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced legislation to help ensure our nation’s...
By US DOT Newswire | May 7, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced legislation to help ensure...
By US DOT Newswire | May 7, 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 the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Federal Real Estate Post-COVID-19 Part One: A View from The Private Sector." At the hearing, Members will examine federal space needs in the post-COVID-19 world.
By US DOT Newswire | May 6, 2021
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Ranking Member Rick Crawford (R-AR) from today’s hearing entitled, “When Unlimited Potential Meets Limited Resources: The Benefits and Challenges of High-Speed Rail and Emerging Rail Technologies":
By US DOT Newswire | May 6, 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 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) during today’s hearing...
By US DOT Newswire | May 6, 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 in response to plans by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revoke a Trump Administration rule that would weaken the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)...
By US DOT Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes civil penalties ranging from $9,000 to $32,750 against four airline passengers for allegedly interfering with and, in two cases, assaulting flight attendants who instructed them to obey cabin crew instructions and various federal regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is increasing pilot safety and airspace awareness by marking more space launch activity areas on navigation charts.
By US DOT Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, wrote an op-ed for The Parkersburg News and Sentinel detailing how the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 will benefit the economic growth and public health of West Virginia communities.
By US DOT Newswire | May 4, 2021
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) will co-host Episodes III and IV of the virtual FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Symposium - Remotely Piloted Edition. The theme for this year’s virtual event is “Above and Beyond" and will take place on June 9-10, 2021, and September 14-15, 2021.
By US DOT Newswire | May 3, 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 applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for taking the first step to implement the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act of 2020 to phase down the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators, air conditioners, and other applications.
By US DOT Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), laid out a vision for how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can adopt standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the automotive industry and eliminate tailpipe ...
