Transportation/Infrastructure

On Tuesday, the House voted to approve the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), a fiscally responsible bill that improves our nation’s water transportation infrastructure, cuts government red tape, and helps create much needed jobs. After passing the House in October by a bipartisan vote 417-3, the House and Senate moved to a conference committee to… Read more »

On Tuesday, the House approved H.R. 3578, a bipartisan bill sponsored by Representative Larry Bucshon (R-IN) and his colleagues Reps Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), and Sam Graves (R-MO).  H.R. 3578 ensures that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or an air traffic controller… Read more »

On Thursday, Congressman Larry Bucshon was appointed as a conferee on the Water Resource Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) by Speaker of the House John Boehner and Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Bill Shuster. “I am honored to be selected, for the second time in my Congressional tenure, as a conferee on legislation that is important to… Read more »

On Wednesday, the House passed H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA), a reform-minded, fiscally responsible bill that strengthens our nation’s water transportation network by providing transparent oversight, cutting government red tape, and allocating critical funding to support ports and waterways. No such water resources… Read more »

President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill requiring the Transportation Department’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to use a formal rulemaking process if it wishes to require sleep apnea testing for commercial truck drivers. Read more »

On Tuesday, President Obama signed H.R. 3095, a bill sponsored by Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) and Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) into law. H.R. 3095 is a bipartisan measure to require due process on a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration guidance and save America’s trucking industry $1 billion dollars. This marks the second bill authored by Bucshon that President Obama has signed into law. Read more »

President Obama signed a bill requiring that any new or updated rules for truckers with sleep disorders go through the normal rule-making process, the White House announced on Thursday evening. Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/legislation/328779-obama-signs-bill-outlining-process-for-trucking-rules-#ixzz2iP1FjV6p Follow us: @thehill on Twitter | TheHill on Facebook Read more »

If the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to require expensive sleep testing for truck drivers, the agency will have to go through its formal regulatory process. Read more »

President Barack Obama Tuesday quietly signed into law legislation to ensure any federal standards governing screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders would be through a rulemaking instead of guidance, which has previously been the case. Read more »

On Tuesday, President Obama signed H.R. 3095, a bill sponsored by Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) and Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) into law. H.R. 3095 is a bipartisan measure to require due process on a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration guidance and save America’s trucking industry $1 billion dollars. This marks the second bill authored by Bucshon that… Read more »