Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about House of Representatives

The House GOP’s Campaign Strategy: Do Nothing on Transportation

By Tanya Snyder | May 29, 2014 | No Comments

A Senate committee has unanimously approved a transportation bill. Three other Senate committees are holding hearings on the bill. But over in the House? Crickets. At a press conference last week, former transportation secretary — and former House Republican — Ray LaHood scolded his old colleagues for failing to take action. He said there was […]

Shuster “Encouraged” By Obama’s Transportation Funding Announcement

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 27, 2014 | No Comments

Bill Shuster is still digesting yesterday’s twin funding proposals from President Obama and Ways and Means Chair Dave Camp, but he’s “encouraged” by what he’s heard. Both proposals rely on corporate tax reform to plug the hole in the highway trust fund. Camp’s proposal would raise about $125 billion; Obama’s, $150 billion. Neither has yet […]

New Bill Would Make Bike/Ped Projects Eligible for Federal Loans

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 30, 2014 | No Comments

The day after President Obama’s State of the Union plea to improve economic opportunity for struggling Americans, New Jersey Democrat Albio Sires introduced a bill that he says will help meet that goal. His bill [PDF] would build on the TIFIA loan program, which is so beloved by Congress its funding was expanded by a […]

The Next Transpo Bill: Can Congress Solve the Funding Problem?

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 14, 2014 | No Comments

It’s that time again. Just 18 months after the passage of the latest federal transportation bill, known as MAP-21, Congress has to get serious about the next one. The first hearing on the bill that will replace MAP-21 took place today in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. With gridlock the order of the day […]

TIGER Funding Gets 20 Percent Boost in Final 2014 Spending Bill

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 14, 2014 | No Comments

In a rare instance of Congress producing some halfway decent news, funding for the federal TIGER program, which issues grants for multi-modal projects, will increase after the House and Senate unveiled the details of an omnibus budget bill yesterday. For the past few years, Congress has been unable to agree on a budget, so funding […]

Level the Commuter Playing Field By Reducing the Tax Break for Parking

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 2, 2014 | No Comments

Happy New Year, transit riders! Congress has a special present: Some of you will be getting a tax increase this year. Legislation that puts tax subsidies for transit commuters on equal footing with car commuters has been allowed to expire by Congress. That means people who drive to work can deduct up to $250 in […]

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