Letters are listed by recipient.
Items with an asterisk are located under the Transit Action Center link and can
be used to send to your Senators and Representatives.
June 6,
2005 -- Letter on H.R. 3 Conference
May 16,
2005 -- Senate Letter on Senator Jeff Sessions’ amendment (#646) to H.R. 3
April 14,
2005 -- Senate letter to all Senators
on Reauthorization bill
March 15 , 2005 -- Letter
sending Resource Guide to New Members of Congress
February 17,
2005 -- Letter Of Congratulations
To Elected Representatives
January 28, 2005 -- Letter
to House and Senate Budget Committees on Transit Funding in the FY 2006 Budget
Resolution
December 6, 2004 -- Letter
to Chairman Hoekstra, Chairman, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, regarding
S.2845, "The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act."
October 29, 2004 -- Letter to DHS Secretary
Ridge on P.L.108-334, the FY 2005 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations
bill
October 1, 2004 -- Senate
and House Conference Committee - APTA Supports
Grandfathering of Pending Leasing Transactions"
September 28,
2004 -- Senate and House
Conference Committee on the FY2005 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
August
11, 2004 -- Letter to Secretary Ridge on 9/11
Commission Report
August 2, 2004 -- Letter
to President Bush on 9/11 Commission Report
July 14, 2004
-- APTA Business Members Support Reauthorization: Letter
to President and House and Senate Conferees
July 6, 2004
-- FY2005 Transportation Appropriations Letter
-- Senate
July 2, 2004 -- FY2005
Transportation Appropriations Letter -- House
June 8, 2004
-- TSA's Passenger Rail Security Directives --
Senate
June 8, 2004 -- Letter
to Conferees on Reauthorization -- House and Senate
June 2,
2004 -- TSA's Passenger Rail Security Directives--House.
May
24, 2004 -- FY2005 Transportation Appropriations
Letter -- House
May 24, 2004 -- FY2005
Transportation Appropriations Letter -- Senate
March 9, 2004
-- House Ways and Means Chairman Thomas on Transit
Leasing
February 24, 2004 -- Budget
Committee Letter on TEA 21 Reauthorization
February 4, 2004
-- Support for Senate Banking Bill
January
30, 2004 -- All Senators regarding Senate Finance
Proposal
January 12, 2004 -- Treasury
General Counsel on Transit Leasing
December 22, 2003
-- Secretary Mineta on Transit Leasing
November
24, 2003 -- Secretary Mineta on Transit Leasing
November
17, 2003 -- Department of Homeland Security
Secretary Ridge regarding the allocation in discretionary funding in the FY 2004
Homeland Security Appropriations bill for transit security
November
10, 2003 -- Department of Homeland Security
Secretary Ridge regarding the allocation in discretionary funding in the FY 2004
Homeland Security Appropriations bill for transit security
November
10, 2003 -- Department of Homeland Security
Admiral Loy regarding the allocation in discretionary funding in the FY 2004 Homeland
Security Appropriations bill for transit security
November 10,
2003 -- Senate Highway Authorization Bill
October
20, 2003 -- FY2004 Transportation Appropriations
October
14, 2003 -- Letter to the House Committee
on Ways and Means regarding leasing transactions in the JOBS Act, S1637
September
9, 2003 -- Conference Committee on the
FY 2004 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
July 15, 2003
-- APTA Letter on FY 2004 House Appropriations
May
23, 2003 -- Joint Letter on Baucus
Grassley
May 20, 2003 -- Senate
Conferees regarding Anti Leasing Provisons in the Senate-passed Version of the
Economic Growth Tax Legislation
March 21, 2003 --
U.S. Senate regarding Budget Amendment on Transportation.
March 18, 2003 -- U.S.
Senate regarding Budget Amendment.
March 5, 2003
-- Chairman Don Nickles (Senate Budget Committee)
and Chairman Jim Nussle (House Budget Committee) regarding FY 2004 Congressional
Budget Resolution.
February 12, 2003 -- Chairman
Richard C. Shelby regarding federal investment in public transportation through
Mass Transit Account of Highway Trust Fund
February 4, 2003--Letter
supporting commuter rail interests in the FY 2003 appropriations bill
January
29, 2003 -- Chairman Young letter
regarding Revenue Principles for TEA 21 Reauthorization (attached)
January
22, 2003--Chairman Jim Nussle regarding FY
2004 Congressional Budget Resolution
January 10, 2003--Chairman
Richard C. Shelby regarding FY 2003 Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations
Bill
November 26, 2002--President
George W. Bush regarding Administration funding for federal investment in
nation's surface transportation infrastructure.
July 25, 2002--Senator
Max Baucus regarding legislation to reauthorize the federal transit program.
July
22, 2002--Representative Don Young regarding
urbanized areas (UZAs) whose status has changed as a result of the 2000 Census.
June
24, 2002--Secretary of Transportation Norman
Mineta regarding effect on commuter rail agencies of potential AMTRAK shutdown.
May
15, 2002--House Appropriations Committee Members
and Senate Appropriations Committee Members on APTA's
position on the Fiscal Year 2003 Transportation Appropriations Bill.
April
22, 2002--"Dear Colleague" letter by Earl Blumenauer (D-OR),
Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) and Martin Olav Sabo (DFL-MN) sent to House
Members to spread the word about the growth in transit ridership.
February
20, 2002--House Members and Senate
Members urging them to co-sponsor H.R. 3694 and S. 1917, the Highway Funding
Restoration Act
February 12, 2002--Senate
and House Budget Committee Members conveying APTA's views on the Fiscal Year
2003 Budget Resolution
November 30, 2001--Senator
Tom Daschle urging inclusion of public transportation investment in economic
recovery package
September 27, 2001--Letters to Senator
Tom Daschle and Congressman J. Dennis Hastert
on developing an economic stimulus package
July 2, 2001--All
Senators on efforts to reduce the federal funding share for new start transit
projects
June 19, 2001--All members
of Congress on the third anniversary of TEA 21. Joint letter with several
other organizations
May 17, 2001--Senator
Trent Lott on implementation of a national energy policy
March
2, 2001--Senate Finance and House Ways and Means
Committee Members on support for Senate Bill 217, Commuter Benefits Equity
Act
February 1, 2001--Joint
letter on supporting guaranteed funding for the Surface Transportation Program
January
29, 2001--Budget letter to Senator Pete V.
Domenici (similar letters have been sent to the House & Senate Budget
Committees)
June 6, 2000--Various members
of Congress asking them to co-sponsor House Resolution 3546 that would raise the
Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefit monthly cap for transit and vanpools from
$65 to $175. (joint letter signed by other organizations)
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