Transportation

Fischer introduces bipartisan bill to increase age limit for commercial pilots

With baby boomers making up half of the airline pilot population -- roughly 5,000 fully qualified pilots will be forced…

1 year ago

Johnson leads bipartisan Ohio delegation in proposing RAIL Act

U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) led a bipartisan contingent of Ohio members in introducing legislation to enhance safety requirements for…

1 year ago

Graves’ bill brings transportation planning, management into 21st Century

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would bolster America’s traffic management and planning to help save…

1 year ago

Capito introduces bipartisan Airline Operational Resiliency Act

The U.S. Comptroller General would be required to investigate the capacity of airlines to prepare for and respond to extreme…

1 year ago

Graves aims to more quickly get disaster relief dollars into communities

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) on Tuesday signed on as the lead original cosponsor of legislation that would authorize the…

1 year ago

Young proposes bill to promote investment in cleaner, safer trucks

A bipartisan bill sponsored on March 8 by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) would repeal the 12-percent federal excise tax…

1 year ago

Latta, Joyce lead 58 Republicans to unveil Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and John Joyce (R-PA) on March 8 led almost 60 of their Republican colleagues in…

1 year ago

New CDL program branches could access GI benefits sooner under Fischer’s bill

With America’s trucking industry currently facing a shortage of 80,000 drivers, an amount that some estimates show could double by…

1 year ago

Fischer introduces bipartisan Aviation WORKS Act

U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) recently offered bipartisan legislation to bolster the nation’s aviation and aerospace workforce pipelines.  “Today, airports…

1 year ago

LaHood sponsors bipartisan bill to modernize nation’s freight rail industry

A bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) would provide a federal tax credit to encourage the replacement…

1 year ago

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