Congress passes fix for HOS restart
The U.S. Senate today approved by 63 to 36 vote legislation that continues funding for the federal government through April 28, 2017,...
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Dec 9, 2016
Congress pushes off final action on government funding
As expected, Congress avoided a government-wide shutdown by continuing funding through December 9 – a month beyond the election. For the...
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Sep 29, 2016
Important legislation in limbo as DOT funding bill stalls
Unusually early action on the fiscal 2017 Department of Transportation appropriations bill has given way to indefinite delay as the U.S....
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Jul 6, 2016
House panel advances HOS fix, SFD rule ban
The U.S. House of Representatives' Appropriations Committee on May 24 approved legislation to fund transportation programs for the...
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May 25, 2016
Senate passes HOS fix, speed limiter mandate
The U.S. Senate on May 19 passed legislation (H.R. 2577) to fund the Department of Transportation and its agencies, including the Federal...
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May 19, 2016
Senate panel moves to protect HOS restart
The Senate Appropriations Committee on April 22 approved its version of the fiscal Year 2017 funding bill (S. 2844) for the Department of...
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Apr 22, 2016
Congress mistakenly voids 34-hour restart
A provision in the big government funding bill approved in December that was intended to continue blocking the Federal Motor Carrier...
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Feb 15, 2016
FMCSA's Darling: HOS study under DOT review
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has sent to the Department of Transportation's Office of the Secretary for review a draft...
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Jan 20, 2016
Congress renews ban on new HOS restart rules
The final legislation (H.R. 2029) funding the federal government for the remainder of fiscal 2016 (through Sept. 30, 2016) continues and...
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Dec 18, 2015
FMCSA plans to finish HOS restart study this year
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Oct. 1 that the data collection phase for the congressionally mandated...
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Oct 1, 2015
