Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Whitaker reiterated at a House Aviation Committee hearing that air safety is a top priority for the agency and that it taken immediate a…
1,680 viewsThe House considered several small business-related bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle379 viewsTop Transportation Department officials and airline industry experts testified on aviation safety amid recent incidents at airports in Texas and New York. They covered a variety of topics in…
5 viewsTop Transportation Department officials and airline industry experts testified on aviation safety amid recent incidents at airports in Texas and New York. They covered a variety of topics in…
28 viewsDisability advocates and airline industry executives testified on air travel accessibility for disabled passengers before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation…
21 viewsRep. Jim Langevin (D-RI), the first quadriplegic to serve in Congress, testified on air travel accessibility for disabled passengers, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subco…
14 viewsAviation experts testified at a House subcommittee hearing on the increased number of violent incidents on flights. Witnesses shared stories of disruptions by unruly passengers and pointed t…
1,126 viewsThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing to examine the government’s COVID-19 pandemic relief efforts. Witnesses included inspectors general from the Justice, Tra…
552 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 Chronicle2,462 viewsSpeaker Pelosi and other House Democrats held a news conference on the INVEST in America Act, a $715 billion surface transportation and water infrastructure package, separate from the bipart…
515 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…
2,654 viewsPresident Biden held a bipartisan meeting in the Oval Office to discuss infrastructure legislation. Speaking to reporters, the president said new infrastructure would create jobs and make th…
1,240 viewsThe House passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, 214-207. Eighteen Democrats joined all Republicans in voting against the measure. Democrats brought the bill to the floor despite the l…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,879 viewsThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing with airline experts on the passenger experience. Representatives from the Government Accountability Offic…
541 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…
2,471 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…
4,333 viewsThe House considered suspension bills, with several dealing with ways to improve veteran benefits.
View in Congressional Chronicle945 viewsThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to review the Transportation Department and Federal Aviation Administration’s implementation of the FAA Re…
869 viewsA House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee examined the oversight of the Trump International Hotel lease at the Old Post Office building in Washington, D.C. Members heard testimo…
1,743 viewsThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing on U.S. roads and strategies to deal with traffic congestion and revenue needs. Among the witn…
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