Capitol Hill Transportation News
House Transportation Panel Signals Optimism on Highway Bill – Legislation Aims to
Modernize Freight, Commuter Corridors.
Congress eyes new electric vehicle safety standards legislation – backers say it will save
lives
U.S. Department of Transportation News
Three Trump Cabinet officials heading to Ohio and Michigan to talk auto affordability –
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is heading to Ohio and Detroit later this week for an
automobile-focused trip aimed at touting the Trump administration’s economic agenda.
Trump administration drops fight to tie transportation funding to immigration – The
Department of Transportation had attempted to withhold billions in funding from states
that refuse to cooperate with immigration enforcement.
DOT to use AI to go after illegal truckers – The federal government plans to take its
nationwide crackdown on non-domiciled CDLs to the next level by deploying AI to go
after trucking companies that hire illegal foreign drivers
Other Federal Mobility News
California governor proposes $200 million in new state EV tax rebates – California
Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing $200 million in new state electric-vehicle tax
rebates after Congress earlier this year ended a federal $7,500 state tax deduction on new
EVs.
Volkswagen Suffers More Than Rivals From Auto Industry Woes – The German
automaker’s sales in the United States plunged last year, hit by tariffs and the end of tax
credits for electric vehicles.
NTSB investigators pinpoint failed part in UPS plane crash – The National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB) identified the failed part that contributed to a fatal UPS plane crash
in Louisville, KY, last year.
