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Congress Enacts Short-term Extension of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU); House Passes Second Economic Stimulus Bill with $8.4 Billion for Transit and Extension of SAFETEA-LU
Date: December 22, 2009
House-Senate Negotiators Complete Transportation-HUD Appropriations Conference Report - THUD Bill Will Serve As Vehicle For Omnibus Appropriations - $10.7 Billion Provided For Transit - $2.5 billion For High Speed Rail!
Date: December 11, 2009
“Jobs Bill” Debated by Congressional Leaders; Continuing Resolution Extending SAFETEA-LU Authorization and Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Appropriations Set to Expire December 18
Date: December 3, 2009
APTA Urges Congress to Extend the Alternative Fuel Tax Credit
Date: November 6, 2009
New Continuing Resolution Extends SAFETEA-LU Authorization and Fiscal Year 2010 Transportation Appropriations through December 18; Senator Boxer Releases New Draft of Climate Legislation: Provides Significant Increase in Funding For Public Transportation
Date: November 4, 2009
Congress Passes One-Month Continuing Resolution to Extend SAFETEA-LU and Transportation Appropriations-Efforts to Enact a Longer Term Extension of SAFETEA-LU Continue-Senate EPW Committee Releases Climate Change Bill
Date: October 1, 2009
Special Alert: Senate Climate Change Bill Under Development
Date: August 31, 2009
August Recess – Wrap up and Upcoming Congressional Agenda
Date: August 28, 2009
U.S. House and Senate Advance Transportation Appropriations Bills - Congress Approves Highway Trust Fix, Delays Consideration of Authorization Extension
Date: July 31, 2009
House Transportation Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee Advances Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations Bill - $4 Billion Provided for High-Speed Rail, Modest Increases for Transit Programs
Date: July 16, 2009
House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee Approves Bi-partisan Surface Transportation Authorization Act – Full Committee Consideration Possible in July
Date: June 25, 2009
U.S. House Transportation Committee Releases $500 Billion Authorization Proposal -- Administration Proposes Alternate 18-month SAFETEAU-LU Extension and HTF Fix -- Congress Approves Supplemental Appropriations - FY 2010 Appropriations Legislation Advances
Date: June 18, 2009
Surface Transportation Authorization Legislation Outlook for 110th Congress Uncertain – Discussions Under Way for Possible SAFETEA-LU Extension and Highway Trust Fund Fix- Proposals Advancing to Provide Transit Operating Assistance- Climate Change Legisla
June 11, 2009
House Climate Change Bill Fails to Invest in Public Transportation Contact House Members Immediately!
May 18, 2009
Administration Releases More Detailed FY 2010 Budget Submission -- Proposes Baseline Funding for Transit Pending Action on Authorization Bill
Date: May 5, 2009
Climate Change Legislation Moving In The House – House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Offers Timeline For Consideration Of Surface Transportation Authorization Bill - American Recovery And Reinvestment Energy Grants Now Available
Date: April 23, 2009
Spending Your Economic Stimulus Funds -- Join us for a Webinar on March 27th
Date: March 25, 2009
House Passes Omnibus Appropriations Bill For FY 2009-- $10.2 Billion For Transit!
Date: February 25, 2009
President Obama signs American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into Law! $8.4 billion provided for Public Transportation and $9.3 billion for High Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail!
Date: February 18, 2009
H.R. 1, The American Economic Recovery Act -- Side-By-Side Senate, House and Conference Report Analysis
Date: February 16, 2009
Congress Reaches Compromise on the American Economic Recovery Act!
Date: February 12, 2009
Preparing to Receive Economic Stimulus Funds -- Join us for a Webinar on February 13
Date: February 11, 2009
Senate Passes American Economic Recovery Act! Next up -- House-Senate Conference
Date: February 10, 2009
Compromise reached on Senate economic recovery bill; transit funding remains at $8.4 billion
Date: February 9, 2009
Contact your U.S. Senators immediately! Final Senate negotiations are underway!
Date: February 6, 2009
Senate Continues to Consider the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Date: February 5, 2009
Senate Begins Debate of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Date: February 3, 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Side-by-Side Senate and House Analysis
Date: January 29, 2009
Update: House Transit Funding Increased to $12 Billion; Nadler Amendment Adopted! -- House to consider Economic Recovery bill tomorrow; pending amendment would add $3 billion for transit. Contact your U.S. Representatives immediately!
Date: January 28, 2009
House to consider Economic Recovery bill tomorrow; pending amendment would add $3 billion for transit. Contact your U.S. Representatives immediately!
Date: January 27, 2009
House Releases Economic Recovery Proposal -- $9 Billion Included For Public Transportation -- $1.1 Billion For Intercity Rail -- Transit Operators And Businesses Must Prepare To Spend Funds Quickly
Date: January 16, 2009
New Congress and President-elect Obama Begin Negotiations on Economic Recovery Legislation; Oberstar Proposes $12 billion for Public Transportation and $3.4 billion for High-Speed Rail
Date: January 7, 2009