By US DOT Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: An op-ed by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), published by The Hill today, discusses how infrastructure failed in 2020 when it became a partisan issue, and how Republicans will be prepared to come to the table with their priorities and work across the aisle in the 117th Congress.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Finding of No Significant Impact-Record of Decision for the South-Central Florida Metroplex , which is the agency’s plan to modernize air traffic procedures for 21 airports in the southern half of the state. The agency posted the document and the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) on the Florida Metroplex Environmental website.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: Calling all K-12 students interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM): The 2020 Federal Aviation Administration STEM Aviation and Space Education Airport Design Challenge is now open for enrollment through Oct. 25, 2020.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) strongly urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fully implement the recommendations contained ...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR), the Ranking Member of the Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, and other Republican Members of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today requested information from Amtrak regarding the Biden campaign’s use of the taxpayer-funded...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $57,000 civil penalty against Murfreesboro Aviation of Murfreesboro, Tenn., for allegedly failing to comply with FAA drug and alcohol testing requirements on five safety-sensitive employees.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced the publication of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Streamlined Launch and Reentry Licensing Requirements Final Rule for commercial space transportation launches and reentries.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) applauded the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its release of final regulations that will streamline the launch and reentry licensing process for commercial space transportation.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led 14 of their colleagues in urging U.S. Department of Interior ...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-AR) statements on the President’s Executive Order on “Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure" and establishment of a Water Subcabinet that encompasses multiple federal departments and agencies...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Chair of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) officially requested additional documents from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) amid new reporting that the Trump administration intervened in a decision on...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes an $83,000 civil penalty against AirMed International, LLC, of Birmingham, Ala., for allegedly failing to conduct required drug and alcohol testing.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: FAA issues free educational resource discussing 100 years of work to create a safe, modern aviation system in Alaska.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 5, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC- The list of groups coming out in support of the bipartisan “Aircraft Certification and Accountability Act" continues to grow. The bill, introduced last week by Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), Subcommittee on Aviation Chair Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) was advanced by voice vote during a Committee markup and now moves to the House floor.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 5, 2020
News Release: In three recent water infrastructure laws, Senator Barrasso secured the inclusion of legislative language that authorized the contract.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC- Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) issued the following statement after Republicans blocked H.R. 8504, the Payroll Support Program Extension Act, from moving forward. H.R. 8504 would extend the highly successful Payroll Support program to keep hundreds of thousands of workers employed, with benefits, through March 31, 2021. Bill text can be found here.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC- Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) are calling on the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to publicly release all documents related to design revisions or evaluations...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle and a broad group of stakeholders have voiced support for S. 3051, America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act. The legislation passed Congress and will now be sent to the president's desk.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the general aviation (GA) community’s national #FlySafe campaign helps educate GA pilots about safety, including loss of control, power plant failure and controlled flight into terrain.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today extended by 15 days the public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed LaGuardia Airport Access Improvement Project (AirTrain). The extension gives the public more time to provide input on the project. The comment period now ends at 5 p.m. EDT on Oct. 20, 2020, for a total of 60 days to comment on the DEIS. The comment period opened on Aug 21.
