By US DOT Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Senators Introduce Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Reauthorization
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen.Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., Chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, today released a statement after receiving a letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspector general regarding the Agency's taxpayer funded, anti-farmer campaign.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: Senators to Sec. Kerry: U.S. Law Prohibits Sending U.S. Funds to U.N. Climate Convention
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 18, 2016
News Release: The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), is scheduled to mark up the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016 and several additional measures at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $162,500 civil penalty against Airbus Defence and Space of Madrid, Spain, for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 14, 2016
News Release: Statement of. the honorable Andrè Carson. Ranking Member, Subcommittee on economic development, public buildings and emergency management. house transportation and infrastructure committee. April 14, 2016. Good morning. I want to thank Chairman Barletta for scheduling today’s hearing and join him in welcoming...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 14, 2016
News Release: Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA). Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Hearing on “Maritime Transportation Safety and Stewardship Programs". April 14, 2016. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). The Subcommittee is meeting today to hear testimony on a variety of maritime transportation...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 14, 2016
News Release: Since the 1970s, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has gradually expanded the permitted use of flight simulation for training. Two new agency rules dealing with simulators and aviation training devices will improve airline pilots’ response to a number of unusual situations they may encounter, and give pilots more credit toward the requirements for an instrument rating.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 14, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace Napolitano (D-CA) introduced legislation that will help communities finance critical clean water infrastructure...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 14, 2016
News Release: Chairman Lou Barletta (R-PA). Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Hearing on “Blackout! Are We Prepared to Manage the Aftermath of a Cyber-Attack or Other Failure of the Electrical Grid?". April 14, 2016. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Today we are...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 14, 2016
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has played an integral role in development, testing and recent approval of a new alternative, environmentally-friendly, bio-based jet fuel, bringing the total number of these approved products for use in air travel to five.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 14, 2016
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders today introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) pipeline safety program and maintain the safety of our nation’s pipeline network.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 14, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to leaders on the Appropriations Committee urging them to oppose efforts to include a provision in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) appropriations bill that would overturn state laws that protect truck drivers from being docked for meal and bathroom breaks.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 13, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) in introducing S. 2795, Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act, a bill to modernize ...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 12, 2016
News Release: Tom Buchanan of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Testifies at Senate EPW Subcommittee Hearing
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 12, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) urged the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to reconsider two proposals that would significantly delay Amtrak train travel throughout Oregon and the United States. The STB recently...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 11, 2016
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today released the following statement on Canadian Pacific Railway’s decision to terminate its proposal to merge with Norfolk Southern...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 11, 2016
News Release: [WASHINGTON, DC] - Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today sent a letter to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) President and CEO...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) will lead a Subcommittee roundtable policy discussion next week to examine the implementation of Title V of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), which includes reforms to improve commercial truck and bus safety and reduce regulatory burdens.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: FAA Deputy Administrator Mike Whitaker visited the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly In and Expo in Lakeland, Fla. this week as part of the agency’s ongoing partnership with the general aviation community to improve safety. Whitaker announced the FAA’s Got Data? initiative to give the private sector better access the FAA’s aeronautical data.
