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Roadbuilding
House Democrats, GOP hint at bipartisan support for renewed infrastructure talks
U.S. House Democrats are calling for a $760 billion boost in infrastructure funding over the next five years but want to hear from the White House first before discussing how to pay for it. “This framework is an opportunity to get our existing infrastructure working again and fund new transformative projects that will create an […]
February 3, 2020
Roadbuilding
House bill would increase highway funding, grants for roads
With an increase $1.1 billion over this fiscal year to $46.35 billion starting October 1, 2019, the highway funding bill would also reduce funding elsewhere.
July 1, 2019
Business
AGC CEO: Failure to enact House immigration bill hurts construction industry
Failure to enact the House immigration bill will remove tens of thousands of men and women from the domestic construction workforce says AGC CEO. Details here.
June 6, 2019
Roadbuilding
As infrastructure talks fail, trade groups still hope for road, bridge funding
These groups are calling for a solution to fix the country’s crumbling roads, bridges and other infrastructure and hoefully as soon as possible. More here.
May 27, 2019
Roadbuilding
Senate passes bill providing hope for key infrastructure funding
U.S. DOT and EPA are among the federal agencies that will see infrastructure funding recently passed by the Senate. Learn more on Equipment World.
August 14, 2018
Safety
House bill would cut funding to OSHA and MSHA, increase NIOSH budget
As part of a draft funding bill proposed by the House Appropriations Committee’s Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) would receive modest budget cuts in fiscal year 2019, Safety + Health reports. The draft bill allocates $545.3 […]
June 29, 2018
Roadbuilding
Highway funding rises in new federal spending bill signed by Trump
The new $1.3 trillion federal spending package approved just before a government shutdown deadline boosts funding for highway programs by 8 percent and triples the funding to the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER, program, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. The appropriations were passed by the Senate after a late-night […]
March 26, 2018
Roadbuilding
Chao defends Trump infrastructure plan; Senate passage uncertain in 2018
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao defended the Trump administration’s infrastructure plan before a Senate committee March 1, where she met resistance from Democrats over the plan’s call for speeding up environmental permits and its reliance on private funding. Meanwhile, some top Republican senators are saying passage of the plan is not likely this year, as […]
March 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
House tax reform disregards highway funding, ARTBA says
A national transportation association says the U.S. House “has dropped the ball” on highway funding with its new tax bill. The bill, designed to provide corporate and individual tax relief, fails to address the Highway Trust Fund, which the American Road & Transportation Builders Association says will become insolvent in 2021. ARTBA also said in […]
November 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
Senate panel rejects Trump’s proposed transportation funding cuts
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development shot down President Trump’s attempt to eliminate transportation grants by voting for a 2018 spending bill that includes $550 million for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program, which provides cities and states with cash for surface transportation projects, The Hill reports. The bill […]
July 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Senate Democrats propose $1 trillion infrastructure plan with $210 billion for bridges, roads
Democrats in the Senate, led by Charles Schumer (D-New York), have proposed a 10-year $1 trillion infrastructure plan that would include $210 billion for roads and bridges. In addition, officials say the plan could create 15 million jobs, hence the name of the proposal “A Blueprint to Rebuild America’s Infrastructure and Create 15 Million Jobs.” […]
January 25, 2017
Safety
House subcommittee approves bill cutting OSHA, MSHA, NIOSH funding
The House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee met July 7 to mark up the text of a draft bill released by the House Appropriations Committee for FY 2017. According to a report from Safety + Health, the bill’s proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) budget of $534.4 million would be approximately 3.3 […]
July 13, 2016
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