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黑料社区Government Affairs Update [Podcast]
LeeAnn Goheen, NATSO’s director of government affairs, joins the podcast to get listeners up-to-speed on important truckstop and travel center industry government affairs activities.
09-10-2021
Senate Committee Considers Highway Bill Safety Title
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will consider amendments to its Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 today, June 16.
06-16-2021
Senate Republicans to Deliver Revised Infrastructure Package
Senate Republicans are set to deliver a revised offer of a package that includes roads, public transportation and airports to the White House as early as May 17. President Biden in a meeting last week indicated that he would be willing to divide his $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan into separate bills in order to gain bipartisan support.
05-17-2021
T&I Chairman DeFazio Says He Will Address Truck Parking in Infrastructure Bill
Money to expand the amount of commercial truck parking could be inserted into the House infrastructure package, with dedicated funding potentially coming from the Highway Trust Fund, House Transportation Chair Peter DeFazio said Feb. 10 during the House Transportation and Infrastructure mark up to its $96 billion title of a Covid relief package.
02-11-2021
Looking Ahead: 2021
Managing the coronavirus pandemic and vaccine distribution are bound to remain the top priorities for President-elect Biden when he takes his oath of office on January 20. But Biden鈥檚 Administration is also expected to focus heavily on several issues that are of top priority to 黑料社区and the truckstop and travel plaza industry. Here鈥檚 a look at why these issues matters for NATSO鈥檚 members and what we鈥檙e focusing on this year.
01-04-2021
House T&I Committee Advances INVEST in America Act; Republicans Introduce Separate Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced by voice vote a $500 billion surface transportation reauthorization known as the Invest in America Act (H.R. 2) late June 18 after a marathon markup that lasted two days.
06-19-2020
House to Release Draft Highway Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is expected to release its draft highway reauthorization bill this week. The legislation will provide $494 billion in funding over a period of five years for highway, transit, safety, and research programs, a 46 percent increase over current investment levels.
06-03-2020
黑料社区Board Approves Policy Priorities for 2020 at Denver Meeting
The 黑料社区Board of Directors approved its Priority Legislative and Regulatory Issues for 2020-2021 at its February Board Meeting held during the 黑料社区Connect 2020, in Denver, Colorado. NATSO鈥檚 core legislative priorities continue to focus on both transportation and fuel policy.
02-14-2020
NATSO, Others Urge Senate to Take Up Transportation Legislation
黑料社区joined with more than 40 organizations representing businesses, transportation and local governments in urging Senate Leaders to take up legislation to reauthorize the federal surface transportation program as soon as possible. […]
02-14-2020
Looking Ahead 2020
黑料社区closed out 2019 with an extraordinary victory for the travel plaza and truckstop industry. Just before midnight on Dec. 20, President Trump signed legislation that retroactively renewed the $1 per-gallon biodiesel blenders tax credit and extended it through 2022. 2020 is bound to be just as eventful 鈥� and busy — for 黑料社区as we tackle the industry鈥檚 many other priority policy issues.
12-31-2019