Washington, D.C.—The U.S. House has approved a $1.3 trillion, six-bill appropriations minibus for fiscal year 2021 that includes emergency funding for the Army Corps of Engineers that helped trigger a… Read More
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Washington, D.C.—The U.S. House approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 authorizing projects for the Army Corps of Engineers and supporting the critical role of inland waterways, ports,… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A key House committee has advanced a bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 authorizing projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and providing policy direction to… Read More
Trump Threatens Veto Of House Infrastructure Bill Washington, D.C. – One day before the U.S. House took up a $1.5-trillion infrastructure package, the White House issued a veto threat criticizing… Read More
Washington, D.C.—After years of all talk and no action on a major, bipartisan infrastructure package, that topic appears to be experiencing a revival at both the White House and the… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump, who has made regulatory reform a hallmark of his administration, signed another executive order directing federal agencies, including those important to the waterways industry, to find ways… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is working on legislation to give the Maritime Administration (MarAd) specific emergency authority to provide financial relief… Read More
An old-fashioned Washington stalemate or just the opening bid for more talks? First came House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her fellow top Democrats with their latest coronavirus-relief package that… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A key Senate committee voted unanimously to advance its water resources bill to provide roughly $17 billion in new authorization for infrastructure projects, cut red tape and push a… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Leaders of a key Senate committee released draft versions of two water infrastructure bills that together would authorize nearly $20 billion in new federal funding for projects including those… Read More
