News and reports from the Department of Transportation.

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: Washington, DC- The bipartisan support in Congress for H.R. 1915, the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, continues to grow. The bill, introduced in March by Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), has grown to include 40 co-sponsors from both parties.

News Release: Support continues to build for the E-BRIDGE Act, a bill to remove barriers for communities seeking to use Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants to develop high-speed broadband access. The bill is part of House Republicans’ broader broadband agenda.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led a bipartisan group of senators in sending a letter to White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory inquiring about the status ...

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with her colleagues on the committee, Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Tom Carper (D-Del.), praised the passage of S. Res. 217, a bipartisan ...

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced expanded construction hiring and workforce development pilot programs to be managed by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Buttigieg made the announcement at an event at the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, May 18, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) addressed the American Public Transportation Association’s Legislative Conference and Virtual Fly-In. APTA represents all modes of public transportation, including bus, paratransit, light rail, commuter rail, subways, and waterborne service, along with intercity and high-speed passenger rail.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing entitled, “Examining Biodiversity Loss: Drivers, Impacts, and Potential Solutions."