Legislation
Senate Commerce Committee Announces Hearing on Passenger and Freight Rail
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing titled, “Passenger and Freight Rail: The Current Status of the Rail Network and…
Read MoreU.S. House of Representatives Passes Bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2020
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and…
Read MoreHouse Passes H.R. 7416: Coastal and Inland Ports and Terminals Commerce Improvements Act
Today, the House of Representatives of the 116th Congress passed the Coastal and Inland Ports and Terminals Commerce Improvements Act, H.R. 7416. The bill, sponsored by Representative Mike Bost (R-IL)…
Read MoreWater Infrastructure and Funding Bills this week (7-14)
Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA 2020) On July 13, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure…
Read MoreIRPT: Action Needed for H.R. 7416
Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminal Association backed bill, H.R. 7416 — the “Coastal and Inland Ports and Terminals Commerce Improvements Act” and yesterday (June 29th), it was introduced. The bill…
Read MoreCoastal and Inland Ports and Terminals Commerce Improvements Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Bost (IL-12) today introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to critical federal funding for small ports, terminals, and waterways. Bost’s bill, the Coastal and Inland…
Read MoreHouse Democrats Release Text of H.R. 2, a Transformational Infrastructure Bill to Create Jobs and Rebuild America
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR) was joined by Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), Financial Services Committee Chairwoman…
Read MoreWicker Introduces Rural Infrastructure Advancement Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, yesterday introduced S.3842, the Rural Infrastructure Advancement Act. The legislation would establish a Rural Assistance…
Read MoreEPW Committee Unanimously Advances Bipartisan Water Infrastructure Legislation
U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and EPW Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statements after the committee’s approved…
Read MoreWicker Requests Feedback from Critical Infrastructure and Freight Transportation Industries
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today sent a letter to representatives of infrastructure and freight transportation industries requesting information about…
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