By US DOT Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) committee, today released a statement in support of President-elect Trump's announcement of his intention to nominate Oklahoma Attorney General E. Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: Washington, DC - The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), is scheduled to mark up several General Services Administration (GSA) Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $218,700 civil penalty against Resorts World Aviation and Resorts World Bimini for allegedly flying passengers without an FAA air carrier certificate or with pilots who had not been trained and checked for commercial operations.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 6, 2016
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today announced a number of senior staff changes as preparations continue for the start of the 115th Congress.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.), praised the bipartisan deal with the House of Representatives to include authorization for permit ...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA), Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-OK), House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) today announced an agreement on comprehensive water resources infrastructure legislation.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement after reports that House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy intends to include a last minute poison pill in the Water Resources Development Act.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee; Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chairman of the house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee; and Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, today announced an agreement on comprehensive water resources infrastructure legislation.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member DeFazio released the following statement following DOT's decision to grant NAI Permit...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 2, 2016
News Release: U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) statement regarding his selection by the House Republican Conference to continue serving as Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 1, 2016
News Release: Washington, DC - Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) will lead a Subcommittee roundtable policy discussion next week to discuss the impact of autonomous vehicle technology on the Nation’s surface transportation systems.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 1, 2016
News Release: In Letter to Trump Transition Team, Senators Call on New Administration to 'Maintain Momentum' on TSCA Reform
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Peter DeFazio, Ranking Member of the and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Rep. Gerry Connolly, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released a statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed determination that the current GHG standards for light duty vehicles in model year 2022-2025 are “effective" and “appropriate."
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 29, 2016
News Release: The House of Representatives today approved the RESPONSE Act of 2016 (S. 546), a bill to enhance emergency responder training for incidents involving hazardous materials rail transportation.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 29, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today lauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement that asbestos would be included in the first 10 chemicals to be evaluated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 29, 2016
News Release: Earlier today, the transition team for President-elect Donald Trump announced the selection of Elaine Chao to head the Department of Transportation in the Trump Administration. U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement on the selection...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released a statement in response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) announcement that a petition to list the lesser prairie chicken species had substantial information to warrant a Species Status Assessment (SSA) which could lead to an eventual Endangered Species Act listing...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 28, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, top Democrats on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure sent a letter to leaders on the House Committee on Appropriations, urging them to fully fund job-creating investments in our transportation infrastructure in the upcoming Continuing Resolution (CR). In...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 25, 2016
News Release: If you’re one of the lucky people who gets a drone as a holiday present, the Federal Aviation Administration wants you to know how to fly it safely. The agency has released a new video reminding everyone of the rules and regulations that safe drone pilots must follow.
