Tags: Senate
Senate vote: SAFETEA-LU extended to March 4
- December 21, 2010
The Senate voted 79-16 on Dec. 21 to temporarily extend federal highway and transit programs as well as appropriations for the U.S. Department of Transportation and other ...
LaHood lauds Senate for transit safety bill
- June 30, 2010
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood yesterday commended the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee for reporting out the Obama Administration’s transit safety bill, the first transit-specific safety ...
ARTBA: Senate climate bill ‘shorts’ transportation sector
- May 14, 2010
A majority of the revenue generated from a new transportation user fee included in a climate bill proposed in the U.S. Senate would be diverted to non-transportation ...
Congress introduces toxic chemicals legislation
- May 10, 2010
Congress introduced legislation this week to revamp the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), according to the National Asphalt Association (NAPA).
The Senate version, "Toxic ...
Senate votes to move ahead with ‘jobs bill’; final vote March 17
- March 16, 2010
The U.S. Senate voted 61 to 30 on March 15 to end debate on the amended version of the “jobs bill” H.R. 2847 and proceed to a ...
Alabama Senate OKs $1 billion in road funds
- March 12, 2010
The Alabama Senate approved a $1 billion package on March for road and bridge construction during the next decade that would be nearly twice the size of ...
House OKs $15 billion jobs bill, Senate to vote on amendments March 16
- March 12, 2010
Congressional Democrats made headway on their top legislative priority — job creation — when the House of Representatives approved a $15 billion package of tax credits and ...



