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News Release: Washington, DC - The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved a slate of measures during a Full Committee markup today, including bipartisan legislation that would boost the federal cost share from 75 to 90 percent for any presidentially declared major disasters in 2020. Approved legislation is now ready for consideration on the House floor.

EPW Sends Nominations for CEQ Chair and Deputy EPA Administrator to Senate Floor

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, convened a business meeting to consider the nominations of Brenda Mallory to be Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and Janet McCabe to be Deputy ...

Opening Statement of Ranking Member Capito for Committee Business Meeting

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered the following remarks at a committee business meeting. At the meeting, the committee considered the following items...

Ranking Member Capito Opposes Nominations of Janet McCabe and Brenda Mallory

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 voted against Janet McCabe, the nominee for Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Brenda Mallory, the nominee for Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), during today's committee meeting.

Chairs DeFazio, Napolitano Statements from Hearing on Status of WRDA 2020 Implementation

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, “The Water...

Duckworth, Capito, Cardin, Lummis, Carper, and Cramer Introduce Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to Rebuild our Nation’s Water Systems

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works' (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife; Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee; Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure; ...

Rouzer Statement from Hearing on the Implementation of WRDA 2020 & Future Water Resources Infrastructure Needs

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) from today’s hearing entitled, “Water Resources Development Acts: Status of Implementation and Assessing Future Needs":

Capito, Duckworth, Cardin, Lummis, Carper, and Cramer Introduce Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to Rebuild our Nation’s Water Systems

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee; Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works' (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, ...

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to Hold Markup

News Release: Washington, DC - The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a Full Committee markup on Wednesday, March 24, at 11:00AM EDT to consider the following measures...

FAA to Implement South-Central Florida Metroplex on April 22

News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on April 22 will implement the first phase of the South-Central Florida Metroplex, the agency’s plan to move flights more safely and efficiently across the southern half of the state. Metroplex procedures will allow flights that are more direct and have more efficient climb and descent profiles.

Bipartisan Committee Leaders Request Review of Barriers to Sustainable Aviation Fuel

News Release: The bipartisan leaders of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Subcommittee on Aviation have asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess barriers to the deployment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Bipartisan Committee Leaders Request Review of Barriers to Sustainable Aviation Fuel

News Release: Washington, DC - The bipartisan leaders of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Subcommittee on Aviation have asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess barriers to the deployment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

New Era of U.S. Commercial Space Transportation Begins

News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States is leading the way to a new era of commercial space transportation with a final rule that streamlines the licensing process for private sector launch and reentry operations.

Chair DeFazio Presses Biden Administration on FCC Decision to Share 5.9 GHz Spectrum Band for Unlicensed Use

By US DOT Newswire | Mar 19, 2021

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing his continued strong opposition to sharing the 5.9 gigahertz (GHz) radio frequency band (or Safety Band) with unlicensed Wi-Fi.

Chairs DeFazio, Napolitano Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the Status of WRDA 2020 Implementation

By US DOT Newswire | Mar 19, 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, “The Water Resources Development Act of 2020: ...

FAA Releases Scoping Report for SpaceX Environmental Assessment

News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today released a report summarizing the public comments received during the scoping period for an Environmental Assessment (EA) of the SpaceX facility in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX plans to launch its Starship/Super Heavy vehicle from that site. The agency received 321 public comments during the scoping period, which ended on Jan. 22, 2021.

Webster Statement from Hearing on the Benefits of Investing in Resiliency and Predisaster Mitigation

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":

Chairs DeFazio, Titus Statements from Hearing on Federal Investments in Resilience and Disaster Mitigation Programs

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...

Capito, Van Hollen Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Support National Children’s Museum

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced legislation to provide measured fiscal relief to the National Children's Museum, through a GSA agreement to pay the Museum's leasing fee. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) introduced the House version, H.R. 1703, on March 10, 2021.

Committee Chairs Urge President Biden to Delay Implementation of Flawed Trump-era Army Corps Permitting Rule