Legislative Updates
Congress Continues Discussions on Federal Funding
October 21, 2019
On Oct. 15, 2019, Congress returned from a two-week recess. The federal government is currently operating on a continuing resolution passed on Sept. 27, 2019...
Federal Funding Extended Through Nov. 21
October 7, 2019
On Sept. 27, 2019, a continuing resolution that included transportation funding was signed into law. The continuing resolution extends funding at fiscal 2019 levels through Nov. 21...
Continuing Resolution Likely as Sept. 30 Federal Funding Deadline Approaches
September 20, 2019
On Sept. 30, federal funding is set to expire, including funding for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Congress must either pass funding bills for fiscal 2020...
Senate EPW Committee Approves Highway Bill
August 9, 2019
On July 30, 2019, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) marked-up and approved S. 2302, America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019...
Senate EPW Committee Delays Release of Draft Highway Bill
July 26, 2019
Senator John Barraso (R-WY), chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), initially announced that the committee planned to release a draft...
Senate Begins Consideration of Highway Bill Reauthorization
July 15, 2019
On July 10, 2019, Senator John Barraso (R-WY), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), announced that the committee plans to mark-up...
House Approves Fiscal 2020 Transportation Funding
July 1, 2019
On June 25, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a funding bill that included transportation funding for fiscal 2020. The bill includes funding for research on behavioral...
CVSA Testifies at House Hearing on the State of the Trucking Industry
June 17, 2019
On June 12, 2019, CVSA Past President Deputy Chief Mark Savage testified before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Highways...
House Appropriations THUD Subcommittee Approves Transportation Funding
May 31, 2019
On May 23, 2019, the House Committee on Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Subcommittee passed a funding bill...
Progress Continues on 2020 Appropriations
May 17, 2019
Congress continues work on the 2020 appropriations process. Several funding bills have completed the House committee markup process and have been passed for consideration...