House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Inflation takes center stage at congressional roundtable
Bond Construction Corp.'s Karen Hubacz, chair of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, addressed the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee on the topic. Keep Reading
Traditional infrastructure versus ‘human infrastructure’
The term “human infrastructure” became mainstream this summer as legislators pursued an infrastructure bill in Washington. So, what is human infrastructure? And what does its emergence mean for traditional infrastructure? P&Q contributor David Chereb explores. Keep Reading
What’s in the $1.9T stimulus for transportation?
The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure provides a breakdown on aid in the stimulus bill passed Thursday that will support transportation initiatives. Keep Reading
The industry returns to Capitol Hill
P&Q participated in the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s annual lobbying event in Washington, D.C. Find out what producers, manufacturers and others spent their time on as they visited with members of Congress. Keep Reading
Senate passes Water Resources Development Act
The Senate passed a bill that includes funds for water infrastructure projects across the United States. Keep Reading
House committee to host hearing on transportation funding
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee plans to host a markup hearing on a long-term transportation bill Oct. 22. The hearing will take place one week before the scheduled Oct. 29 expiration date of the current law that authorizes the federal… Keep Reading
House committee to discuss highway bill reauthorization
House Republicans scheduled a hearing on infrastructure funding as the May 31 expiration date of the federal highway bill approaches. According to The Hill, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is scheduled to meet March 17 to discuss the reauthorization… Keep Reading
House committee exploring federal gas tax increase
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee discussed increasing the federal gas tax during a hearing about the existing shortfall between incoming and outgoing road and transit funding, according to The Hill. The 18.4-cents-per-gallon federal gas tax, which generates about $35… Keep Reading
Republican leadership finalized on T&I committee
The House of Representatives recently confirmed Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) as chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Shuster followed his appointment by naming 32 Republicans as members of the committee. Among the states with a Republican committee… Keep Reading
