Legislative Updates
Highway Reauthorization Legislation on Hold
December 27, 2016
On the last day before the Congress recessed for a six week break, it passed a fifth short term extension of TEA-21through September 30 for motor carrier safety and transit programs (September 24 for primary apportioned highway formula programs).
Reauthorization
December 27, 2016
On September 30, the Congress passed, and the President signed into law, an eight month extension of the TEA-21 Highway Act.
Reauthorization Deferred to the Next Congress
December 27, 2016
The lame-duck session of the 108th Congress has failed to complete work on the conference that would reconcile differences-primarily on overall funding levels--between the bills reauthorizing TEA-21 leaving it for the new Congress to take up next year.
Reauthorization Process Begins Again with House Passage of a New Bill
December 21, 2016
On Thursday, March 10, the House passed HR 3, a bill that authorizes $284 billion ($4.5 billion more than last year) in funding for highway, transit, and highway safety programs through 2009.
Reauthorization Process Begins Again in the Senate
December 21, 2016
The Senate Commerce Committee will most likely mark-up its portion of the Highway Reauthorization bill, Title IV, Surface Transportation Safety, next Thursday, April 14.
Senate Commerce Committee Reports Safety Title; Senate Floor Debate on Reauthorization Gets Underway
December 21, 2016
On April 14, the Senate Commerce Committee reported the Safety Title of the Reauthorization bill that will be merged with the Highway Title during consideration of the Highway bill that began on April 26 on the Senate floor.
Highway Bill Passes Senate; Conference Not Yet Under Way
December 21, 2016
On Tuesday, May 17, the Senate passed its version of the Highway bill by a vote of 89-11, setting the stage for a Conference with the House.
House and Senate Pass One-Month Extension of the Highway Bill
December 21, 2016
Last night, the House passed a one-month extension of spending authority for highway, transit, safety and motor carrier safety programs.
Reauthorization Conference Not Finished; New Extension Deadline of July 19 Set House to Vote on DOT FY 2006 Appropriations Bill Today
December 21, 2016
House and Senate Conferees on the Highway, Transit, and Highway Safety Reauthorization bill failed to complete negotiations on a final bill by the deadline of June 30 as specified in the last TEA-21 extension bill necessitating yet another extension (the eighth one since September 2003.)
One More Highway Extension Likely
December 21, 2016
It now appears that the Congress will not finish work on the highway, transit, and highway safety programs reauthorization bill by Tuesday, July 19, when the current extension of these programs expires.