News and reports from the Department of Transportation.

U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced $21 million in grant awards to improve road safety on Tribal lands.

The Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record published “HONORING BOBBY EVANS” on Feb. 10.

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) making available more than $662 million in Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 funding for MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led all 48 of her Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule ...

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a seven page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) today sent a letter to the CEOs of DirectTV and its controlling shareholders, AT&T and TPG, voicing deep concerns about DirecTV’s recent decision to drop conservative news network Newsmax. The letter demands answers and information about the decision.

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released the below statement ahead of tomorrow’s hearing titled “Strengthening Airline Operations and Consumer Protections.” Sen. Cantwell will question Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson about the upheaval at the airline over the 2022 holiday season that resulted in 16,700 canceled flights and millions of stranded passengers.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today introduced the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, legislation that would block the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from banning gas stoves.

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, held a virtual roundtable to hear from five Washington state residents who were caught up in Southwest Airlines’ holiday meltdown. Sen. Cantwell will chair a hearing on Thursday, February 9, 2023 regarding these operational failures and strengthening consumer protections for air travelers.