Legislative Updates
Sequester
October 18, 2016
The President and Congressional leaders were unable to reach a deal to avert the sequester and last Friday, orders went out to most government agencies to begin implementing the cuts.
CVSA Testifies at House Hearing on HOS Rule
October 18, 2016
On June 18, CVSA President Mark Savage, of the Colorado State Patrol, testified before the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit on the coming changes to hours-of-service (HOS) requirements.
Update on Relevant Congressional Action
October 18, 2016
The House and Senate Appropriations Committees both held hearing yesterday, June 27, to mark up their respective FY2014 Transportation Appropriations measures.
Update on Relevant Congressional Action
October 18, 2016
Both the House and Senate head out of town at the end of this week for a five week recess.
Update on FY14 Funding
October 18, 2016
Congress has spent the past few weeks working to pass legislation providing funding for the 2014 federal fiscal year.
Federal Government Shuts Down
October 18, 2016
As expected, the House and Senate were unable to reach an agreement on a continuing resolution to fund FY2014 and so, at midnight last night, the vast majority of the federal government was shut down.
Update on Shutdown & Debt Ceiling
October 18, 2016
Today marks the 11th day of Federal government shutdown, with no clear end in sight.
Congress Ends Federal Shutdown
October 18, 2016
Last night the House and Senate passed and the President signed HR 2775, the compromise package developed by Senate leadership to extend the debt ceiling and fund the Federal government.
Pryor, Crawford Introduce Hair Testing Bills
October 18, 2016
Last week, Senator Pryor (D-AR) and Congressman Crawford (R-AR), along with the rest of the Arkansas delegation and Congressman Ribble (R-WI), introduced bills in the House and Senate directing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to recognize hair testing as an optional method to comply with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) drug testing requirements for commercial truck drivers.
House & Senate Nearing Agreement on Funding
October 18, 2016
Reports indicate that Senator Murray (D-WA) and Congressman Ryan (R-WI) are nearing an agreement on a proposal that would set spending levels for the next two years.