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A hearing was held on the report of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission which was created by Congress in 2005 to examine the condition and future needs of…

In an oversight hearing, State and local transportation officials from three Gulf Coast States testified on the extent of infrastructure damages and the progress of repairs in the aftermath …

House and Senate conference committee members worked out differences between federal highway funding legislation passed by both houses.

Witnesses testified about the impacts of the use of cell phones and other electronic devices on highway safety. Among the topics they addressed were potential restrictions on the use of hand…

Members of the House Transportation Subcommittee heard testimony from Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta in a hearing on the anticipated opening of the US Mexican border to Mexican based…

House Transportation Subcommittee members heard testimony on the Department of Transportation’s proposed ‘hours of service’ rules for motor carriers, aimed at reducing driver fatigue. The pr…

Witnesses testified about the effects of rising fuel costs on the transportation industry and a proposal to reduce prices through the abrogation of the federal fuel tax. They also talked abo…

Luther Graef, president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, briefed reporters on a report on the state of the nation’s infrastructure. The report grades ten areas of infrastructure, …

Subcommittee members heard testimony from auto safety advocates concerning agressive driving in the U.S. and enforcement measures. Mr. Martinez testified that “road rage", or drivers becomin…

The House Transportation Subcommittee heard testimony about reauthorizing the Interstate Surface Transportation Act (ISTEA), which covered federal funding for roads, bridges and transportati…

Members of Congress and the administration and state and local officials celebrated the fifth anniversary of signing of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. The bill shifte…

The House passed H.R. 2950 to develop a national intermodal surface transportation system, to authorize funds for the construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass tran…

The committee heard testimony on H.R. 2950, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Infrastructure Act of 1991. Highlights of the $153.5 billion appropriations bill include funding for highway…

The House subcommittee on surface transportation held a hearing on truck safety. The primary foci of the oversight hearing were the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984 and the Commercial Motor …

Witnesses testified on the monitoring and enforcement of the federal 55 miles per hourspeed limit and if changes should be made to the law.