committee News Updates

Government, Business, Safety

Rep. Diaz-Balart to Oversee House Transportation Funding Committee in 114th Congress

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) will be the next chairman of the House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, the full committee’s chairman announced Nov. 20.

November 20, 2014
Government, Business

Senate Panel Drops Proposal to Increase Heavy-Truck Tax

Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee, in an effort to gain more Republican support, tweaked a highway spending bill on June 26 by removing a provision that would have imposed higher fees on heavy trucks.

June 30, 2014
Editorial, Business, Government

Editorial: Crafting a National Freight Plan

The announcement of the roster of the National Freight Advisory Committee provides a reason to be guardedly optimistic the nation is prepared to make tough decisions regarding our transportation needs.

June 10, 2013
Business, Government

3 Trucking Execs to Serve on National Freight Panel

Trucking executives are among the dozens of transportation experts who have been selected to help shape a national vision for freight movement.

June 10, 2013
Government, Business

Petri to Chair House Highway Subcommittee

Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) was named the new chairman of the House Transportation Committee’s subcommittee on highways and transit.

January 17, 2013
Government, Business

Mica Set to Lead House Transportation & Infrastructure Panel

The electoral wave that handed control of the House of Representatives to the Republicans also roiled the body’s transportation committee, ousting the panel’s current chairman and putting Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) in position to lead the key committee.

November 8, 2010