House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio promoted his $547 billion highway policy legislation in a wide-ranging interview. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
June 21, 2021capitol agenda News Updates
Rep. DeFazio Previews US House Highway Bill
From Boardwalks to Bridges, Earmarks Find a ϳԹ in House Highway Bill
Whether it's $400,000 for boardwalk improvements on the Jersey Shore or $8 million to fix a freight bottleneck between two bridges in Louisiana, earmarks are part of the process of getting legislation passed. And so it is with the highway bill that is expected to reach the House floor by July 4. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
June 14, 2021House Transportation Panel to Consider Highway Bill June 9
The Democratic leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives plans to make good on its pledge to pass some type of an infrastructure bill by July 4. And the path toward that goal runs through the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
June 7, 2021Senate Commerce Committee to Review Supply Chains
American Trucking Associations' chief executive is among the speakers who will address the Senate Commerce Committee on May 11 as it examines operations across the nation's supply chains. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
May 10, 2021Pelosi Promotes Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
As a House committee prepares to consider a multiyear highway policy bill, the chamber’s Democratic leader touted the president’s plan for modernizing transportation networks. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
May 3, 2021Truck Parking Gets New Congressional Push
Efforts to enhance access to parking for the nation’s truckers are alive in the U.S. House of Representatives. Here's our Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
April 26, 2021Buttigieg, GOP Alternative Plan Headline Infrastructure Week on Capitol Hill
President Joe Biden’s Cabinet-level “jobs” team is scheduled to explain details of a $2.25 trillion comprehensive infrastructure plan before a Senate panel; Republicans prepare a scaled-down response. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
April 19, 2021Polly Trottenberg Shares Views on Trucking, Freight Policies
Polly Trottenberg, the nominee to become deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Transportation, shares her perspective on freight and trucking policies. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
April 12, 2021A Year Later: ATA President Spear Reflects on Pandemic
American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear looks back on the industry's response during the early days of COVID-19. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
March 22, 2021Proceed With Caution Regarding Transportation Earmarks, Stakeholders Say
Peter DeFazio, chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, intends to reintroduce earmarking for highway and transit project funding. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
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