Capitol Hill Transportation News
US House transport committee head wants to collect EV fees for highway repairs – The
chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee wants to collect funds
from electric vehicles to help pay for U.S. highway repairs as part of a surface
transportation bill.
U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee moves forward with Dalilah’s
Law – The Committee will take up Dalilah’s Law, a measure to strengthen Commercial
Driver’s License requirements in the United States.
Department of Transportation News
Duffy Says Small Airports Will Close If DHS Shutdown Continues – Transportation
Secretary Sean Duffy said the partial government shutdown will lead to airport closures as
challenges grow for Transportation Security Administration agents who are not receiving
paychecks.
FAA tightens helicopter safety rules near airports after National Airport crash – The FAA
is tightening helicopter safety measures, more than a year after the fatal collision of an
American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan
Washington National Airport.
Trump DOT Focuses on Faster Projects, Fewer Grant Programs – Deputy Transportation
Secretary Steven Bradbury Says States Should Gain More Control Over Highway Dollars.
Other Federal Mobility News
Are Driverless Cars Safe? Waymo’s C.E.O. Has Been Trying to Make the Case – Waymo’s
co-chief executive, Tekedra Mawakana, knows she needs to earn the public’s trust. It
won’t be easy.
US Automakers Formally Ask Trump to Bar Chinese Cars – Trade groups representing US
automakers have sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to bar Chinese
carmakers from selling vehicles in the United States.
