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Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Senate Panel Advances Supply Chain Resiliency Bill

The Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act, reintroduced by Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), gained bipartisan approval from the Commerce Committee.

February 6, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Committee on Freight Policy Examines Panama Canal Operations

A Senate panel on Jan. 28 took aim at China’s involvement with operations at the Panama Canal and examined President Donald Trump’s economic strategy linked to travel by U.S. ships through the facility.

January 30, 2025
Government, Safety

NTSB Candidate Alvin Brown on Senate’s Fall Agenda

A vote on the nomination of Alvin Brown to join the National Transportation Safety Board is on the Senate’s legislative radar this fall.

October 31, 2023
Government, Safety

NTSB Nominee Jennifer °®¶¹´«Ã½ndy Highlights Technology, Workforce Development

President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the National Transportation Safety Board told senators she intends to enhance the agency’s approach to new technologies and workforce development.

June 24, 2021
Government, Business

Bill Nelson, Senate Commerce Panel's Top Democrat, Loses Re-Election Bid

Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, the top Democrat on the trucking policy panel, lost his re-election bid to that state’s Republican governor in one of the most high-profile election contests of the midterms.

November 21, 2018
Government

Senate Committee Advances Human Trafficking Prevention Legislation

WASHINGTON — Legislation meant to remove individuals involved in human trafficking from the trucking industry was easily approved by a Senate committee Aug. 2.

August 2, 2017
Government, Autonomous

House Committee to Meet on Driverless Vehicle Legislation June 27

Measures meant to assist companies with the deployment of driverless vehicles will be considered by a House panel on June 27.

June 21, 2017
Government, Business

Commerce Committee to Mark Up 6-Year Transport Bill July 15

The Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled to take up a six-year highway policy measure on July 15 that would establish certain reforms at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

July 9, 2015
Government, Business

New Push by Senate Committee Chairman Focuses on FAA Funding, Rail Competition

Two transport issues left over from the last Congress are moving in different directions on Capitol Hill in the early days of the current congressional session.

February 7, 2011