House Hearing on Passenger Rail
The Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on passenger rail service. The president of Amtrak and …
473 viewsThe Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on passenger rail service. The president of Amtrak and …
473 viewsThe House in a 222-190 vote passed a bill to create a 13-member select committee to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol. All Democrats voted in favor of the resolution, a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,456 viewsTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on his department’s plans for updating the nation’s infrastructure. In his open…
2,652 viewsThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on protecting transportation industry workers and passengers from COVID-19. A panel of industry experts and professionals…
235 viewsThe House passed the fiscal year 2021 budget resolution, which calls for $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief legislation by February 16, 2021. The measure passed on a near party-line vote, 218-…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,168 viewsThe House approved two non-binding resolutions. One, by Representatives Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) and Denver Riggleman (R-VA), condemns QAnon and the conspiracy theories it promotes The vote was…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,359 viewsThe House debated amendments to a $1.5 trillion Infrastructure bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle551 viewsThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Stephen Dickson testified on the safety of Boeing’s 737 MAX before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He was joine…
2,464 viewsBoeing President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg testified about the safety of the 737 MAX airplane at a hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. In his opening remark…
4,326 viewsMembers considered five bills under suspension of the rules, all from the Transportation Committee, including legislation requiring federally-owned and leased buildings to provide designated…
View in Congressional Chronicle508 viewsThe House speaker held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected representatives. The event happens at the start of each Congress. The official swearing-in ceremony took place ear…
5,046 viewsThe House passed two bills concerning health care costs. One expands health savings accounts. The other expands access to low-premium health insurance plans.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,562 viewsMembers of a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee met to discuss the recent train accidents and whether transportation executives will be able to meet the December 31, 2018, …
753 viewsThe Transportation Department Inspector General said the completion date and cost of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen project to modernize and change to a satellite-based …
2,441 viewsAirline industry executives, including United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz, testified at a hearing on customer service concerns following recent incidents on domestic flights. Members asked abou…
4,710 viewsThe heads of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and the Federal Transit Administration were among the witnesses at a hearing on safety and reliability issues that have beleag…
1,122 viewsFederal officials and energy industry representatives testified at a hearing on the threat of a cyberattack on the U.S. electric grid. Craig Fugate, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (…
1,219 viewsHouse and Senate conferees made opening statements in a meeting to negotiate a long-term highway and mass transit funding bill. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Bill S…
1,134 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on the status of positive train control (PTC) implementation on U.S. railroad networks by the December 31, 2015, deadline. PTC describes the technologies des…
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