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New House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee members announced
Eight new Republicans and sixteen new Democrats from the U.S. House of Representatives were appointed to the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. Learn more.
January 28, 2019
Safety
Sweatt tapped as OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor
The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced President Trump’s appointment of Loren Sweatt as the new Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Sweatt’s appointment took effect July 24. For the past 15 years, she served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Senior Policy Advisor on the Committee […]
August 18, 2017
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House passes $12.3 billion water infrastructure projects bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $12.3 billion water infrastructure reauthorization bill on Tuesday, The Hill reports. The conference version of the bill, dubbed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014, would authorize funding for waterway projects, including construction and maintenance. If the Senate passes the bill, it will be the first water […]
May 21, 2014
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NSSGA: House action gets us one step closer to passing a final transportation bill
The U.S. House of Representatives’ passage on April 18 of a surface transportation bill that includes a 90-day extension (from July 1 through Sept. 30) at current funding levels, as well as language approving the Keystone XL pipeline, brings the nation “one step closer to passing a final [transportation] bill,” National Stone, Sand & Gravel […]
April 19, 2012
Safety
House passes highway funding extension
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on an extension of transportation appropriations this week after House members passed the measure Sept. 13. The voice bill vote approved H.R. 2887, which would include funding through March 31 for the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration and other federal highway, transit and safety programs. It would extend […]
September 15, 2011
Equipment
U.S. House approves Diesel Emissions Reduction Act
The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act needs President Barack Obama’s signature for the bipartisan legislation to be reauthorized for five more years, as the U.S. House of Representatives already approved the legislation. The U.S. Senate unanimously approved DERA on Dec. 16. President Obama is expected to sign the reauthorization into law. DERA (H.R. 5809) is a five-year […]
January 10, 2011
Business
What candidates are you voting for?
The Associated Builders and Contractors’ Political Action Committee (ABC PAC) has endorsed 253 congressional candidates for the 2010 elections – a slate including 25 running for the U.S. Senate and 228 vying for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. “We are proud to support all these candidates for Congress,” said Michelle Seward Davis, 2010 […]
October 18, 2010
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