By US DOT Newswire | Oct 27, 2015
News Release: Inhofe, 48 Senators File CRAs Against Obama's Carbon Mandates
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 26, 2015
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released the following statement today on the introduction of the bipartisan Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015 (H.R. 3819), a bill that funds and extends the authorization for federal highway and transit programs through November 20th, and that extends the deadline for implementation of Positive Train Control technology...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) today signed an agreement to promote developing and using sustainable, alternative aviation fuels and additional environmental collaboration between the two nations.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 23, 2015
News Release: The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week on efforts to prevent and respond to the potential arrival of a dirty bomb at a U.S. port.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 23, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate EPW Committee, released the statement below following the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's passage of a long-term transportation bill.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 22, 2015
News Release: Shuster and Graves Opening Statements. Full Committee Markup of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015. Oct. 22, 2015. (Remarks as Prepared). Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA). Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Today we are considering H.R. 3763, the Surface Transportation...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 22, 2015
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today unanimously approved the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform (STRR) Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763), a bipartisan, multi-year surface transportation bill to reauthorize and reform federal highway, transit, and highway safety programs.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 22, 2015
News Release: Inhofe, Boxer Statement on House Committee Passage of Long-Term Transportation Bill
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 22, 2015
News Release: Inhofe Statement on NRC Issuing a New Operating License
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 21, 2015
News Release: Chairman Bob Gibbs (R-OH). Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Hearing on “Abandoned Mines in the United States and Opportunities for Good Samaritan Cleanups". Oct. 21, 2015. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). I would like to welcome everyone to our hearing today on abandoned mines...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 20, 2015
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders today introduced the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763), a bipartisan, multi-year surface transportation bill to reauthorize and reform federal highway, transit, and highway safety programs.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 19, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - In a letter to Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) pressed the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to call for a ban on transport of bulk shipments of lithium-ion batteries on passenger...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the creation of a task force to develop recommendations for a registration process for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that the Republic of Nicaragua complies with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards and has been granted a Category 1 rating.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 16, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), will hold a hearing next week on opportunities for, and impediments to, Good Samaritan cleanups of abandoned mine sites in the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today announced that the Committee has scheduled a markup of surface transportation reauthorization legislation for 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in room 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 14, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to Republican House Speaker John Boehner and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi urging the House to pass a multi-year surface transportation bill without delay. The Senate passed its six-year authorization bill, the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act), on July 30th.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has entered into a Pathfinder agreement with CACI International Inc. to evaluate how the company’s technology can help detect Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the vicinity of airports.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ). Subcommittee on Aviation. Hearing on “Ensuring Aviation Safety in the Era of Unmanned Aircraft Systems". October 7, 2015. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, represent the latest frontier in aviation technology. While still a new industry, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: Opening Statement of Ranking Member Barbara Boxer
