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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2012

House leaders unveil long-term transportation bill

On Tuesday, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-FL) and Members of the Committee unveiled the long-awaited American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, which looks to authorize approximately $260 billion over five years to fund federal highway, transit and safety programs at current funding levels.

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ArticlesJune 16, 2011

Committees make progress on transportation authorization bill

EPW Chairman Barbara Boxer and House T&I Chairman John Mica both hope to have their bills introduced and marked up by the Fourth of July Congressional recess.

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2011

Updated: House panel targets bus safety

Monday's hearing of the Full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, chaired by U.S. Rep. John L. Mica (R-FL), examined federal safety programs and how best to improve bus safety.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2010

Congress extends appropriations, SAFETEA-LU until March 2011

The previous extension of SAFETEA-LU was set to expire at the end of 2010, and this is the sixth extension of the legislation since the original authorization expired on Sept. 30, 2009.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2010

Oberstar chairs final House Transportation meeting

Oberstar told committee members his service has been a long, fulfilling and productive journey.

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2009

House T&I Committee lay out $500B reauth proposal

Proposal does not address, however, where increased revenues will come from to finance the program. This portion of the legislation must be developed by the House Committee on Ways & Means, which is expected to act at a later date.

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