October 2, 2008 -- President Signs Continuing Resolution To Fund Federal Government Through March 6, 2009 -- Amtrak, Rail Safety Legislation Cleared For The President -- Senate Passes Emergency Economic Stabilization Act -- Second Economic Stimulus Package Doubtful
September 26, 2008 -- House Debates Economic Stimulus Legislation with $4.6 billion for Public Transportation; Senate Stimulus Bill Stalls -- Contact your Members of Congress Immediately to Urge Support for Transit Investment!
September 19, 2008 -- Congress Scheduled To Consider Legislation To Provide New Capital And Operating Assistance For Public Transportation -- Call Your Legislators To Urge Inclusion Of Public Transportation Provisions In Energy And Economic Stimulus Packages
August 12, 2008 -- Congress Adjourns For August Recess --
Consideration Of Energy, Stimulus, Appropriations, Amtrak, And Highway Trust Fund Fix Bills Postponed Until September
-- Senate Passes Rail Safety Enhancement Act
July 3, 2008 -- House Passes "Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act" To Authorize New Funds For Transit -- Congress Begins Action On Appropriations Bills
June 16 , 2008 -- U.S. Senate Debates Climate Change Legislation --
U.S. House Of Representatives Passes Amtrak Authorization Bill, Advances Transit Security Funding Legislation --
Comments Due This Week On Federal Transit Administration's Proposed Revision To School Bus Transportation Policy Guidance --
U.S. Senate Renews Efforts To Fix Highway Trust Fund
May 5, 2008 -- Congress Sends SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections To The President -- Senate Postpones Vote On Highway Trust Fund Fix -- APTA Responds To Proposals For Gas Tax Holiday -- APTA Releases Policy Paper On Climate Change Legislation -- Amtrak Bill Unveiled In The House Of Representatives
May 5, 2008 -- Urgent action needed to support effort to fix the Highway Trust Fund without adverse impact to Public Transportation!
February 15 , 2008 -- Bush Administration Releases FY 2009 Budget - $10.135 Billion Proposed for Transit -- Economic Stimulus Package Approved Without Funds for Transit
February 1 , 2008 -- Economic Stimulus Legislation
December 27 , 2007 -- Congress Adjourns After Enacting $555 billion Omnibus Spending Bill - $9.492 Billion Approved for Public Transportation
December 18 , 2007 -- Congress and President Reach Tentative Agreement on FY 2008 Spending Levels – Congress to Consider Omnibus Appropriations Act This Week -- $9.4 Billion Proposed for Transit - $400 Million for Transit Security
November 20 , 2007 -- House Passes FY 2008 Transportation Appropriations Conference Report —$9.68 Billion for Transit— Bill Remains On Hold in Senate Chamber
September 17 , 2007 -- U.S. Senate Passes FY 2008 Transportation Appropriations Bill - $9.593 Billion for Transit, a 6.9 Percent Increase
August 9, 2007 -- Congress Adjourns for August Recess after Passing Important Transit-Related Legislation
- House Approves Full Funding for Transit in FY 2008 - $9.731 Billion - President Signs Transit Security Authorization Bill – $3.4 Billion over 4 Years
July 18, 2007 -- House Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee Approves
Full Funding for FY 2008 Transit Program -- Senate Appropriations Committee Sets Transit
Funding $134 Million Short of Authorized Level
June 18, 2007 -- House Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee Approves
Full Funding for FY 2008 Transit Program
June 4, 2007 -- FY 2008 Budget Resolution Passed, Appropriations Cycle Begins -- Transit Security Funding Advances: $100 million added to FY 2007, $400 million proposed for FY 2008
March 26,
2007 --FTA Issues Apportionments for FY 2007 Continuing Appropriations Resolution:
$8.975 Billion for Federal Transit Programs
February 8,
2007 -- Senate Considers FY 2007 Joint Resolution
---
Bush Administration Releases FY 2008 Budget Proposal:
$9.422 Billion for Transit - $309 Million Short
February 1,
2007 -- House Joint Resolution Sets Funding at SAFETEA-LU Level:
$8.975 Billion - A New Record for Transit!
January 18,
2007 -- House and Senate Appropriators Plan Joint Resolution
FY 2007 Transit Funding Level Threatened!
December 15,
2006 -- Continuing Resolution Funds FTA Programs through February 15
House and Senate Appropriators Plan Joint Resolution
December 11,
2006 -- Continuing Resolution Funds FTA Programs through February 15
November 9,
2006 -- Election Update – Democrats Achieve Majorities in Both Houses
October 5,
2006 -- Continuing Resolution Funds FTA Programs
August 3,
2006 -- Senate Appropriations Committee Sets FY 2007 Transit Funding at $8.875 Billion
June 30,
2006 -- House Approves Record Transit Funding for FY 2007 -- $8.979 Billion
June 2,
2006 -- House Appropriations Subcommittee Fully Funds
Transit Program for FY 2007 at Record Level
-
House Adds $50 Million to Transit Security
Funding in Homeland Security Bill
February 8,
2006 -- Administration Releases FY 2007 Budget Proposal
January 5,
2006 -- Final FY 2006 Transit Funding Set at $8.5 Billion: A New High for Transit
November 22,
2005 -- FY 2006 Transportation Appropriations Bill Sent to President - 12.3 Percent Increase for Transit!
October 7,
2005 -- Continuing Resolution Funds FTA Administration
September 22, 2005 --
SAFETEA-LU Implementation
August 3,
2005 -- Tea 21 Reauthorization Bill Passed And Sent To President!
Congress Also Passes 12th Short-term Extension of TEA 21
July 20,
2005 -- Congress Passes 9th Short-term Extension of TEA 21;
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Increased FY 2006 Transit Funding
July 1,
2005 -- Conferees Agree On TEA 21 Reauthorization Framework
June 24, 2005 -- House Appropriations Committee Approves Increased FY 2006 Transit
Funding
June 16, 2005 -- House Appropriations
Subcommittee Increases FY 2006 Transit Funding!
May 27, 2005 -- TEA 21 Extended Again - Through June 30, 2005; Conferees Appointed
May 26, 2005 -- Side by Side Comparison of Surface Transportation Reauthorization
Bills and APTA Reauthorization Proposal
May 18, 2005 -- Senate Passes TEA 21 Reauthorization Bill!
May 11, 2005 -- Senate Increases TEA 21 Reauthorization Funding
April 28 , 2005 -- Senate Takes Up Reauthorization Bill!
April 22 , 2005 -- Senate Reauthorization Bill To Move To Senate Floor
April 8 , 2005 -- Act Now: Get TEA 21 Reauthorization to the Senate Floor!
March 17, 2005 -- Senate Committees Approve TEA 21 Reauthorization Legislation
March 11, 2005 -- House Passes TEA LU Bill!
March 3, 2005 -- House Committees Approve TEA LU Bill
February 17, 2005 -- House T&I Leaders Introduce TEA LU Bill
February
8, 2005 -- Administration Releases FY 2006 Budget
January
31, 2005 -- 109th Congress - Timetable, TEA 21 Reauthorization, and Committee
Update
2004
November
22, 2004 -- Lame Duck Session Ends - Transit Funding Up 5.2 Percent!
October
27, 2004 -- The End - Almost! - of the 108th Congress
October
1, 2004 -- Congress Passes Continuing Resolution & Eight-Month TEA 21
Extension
September 24, 2004 -- Reauthorization
and Appropriations Update
September 17, 2004 -- Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2005 Transit Funding
September
10, 2004 -- Senate Appropriations Subcommittee FY 2005 Transit Funding --
$7.758 Billion!
August 4, 2004 -- TEA 21 Reauthorization
Review
July 23, 2004 -- House Offers Reauthorization
Proposal, Puts Conference On Hold Until September
July 16, 2004 -- House Appropriations Subcommittee Marks Up Fy '05 Transit Bill
June 25, 2004 -- Legislative Alert -- Senate Conferees Offer $318 Billion Funding
Level
June 18, 2004 -- Legislative Update --
Transportation Appropriations Allocations Cut
June 4, 2004 -- Legislative Update -- House Names Reauthorization Confrees
May 21, 2004 -- Legislative Update -- Senate Names Reauthorization Conferees!
May 12, 2004 -- Update on TEA 21 reauthorization and other issues
April 2, 2004 -- House Passes Reauthorization Bill!
March 29, 2004 -- House Committee Approves Amended TEA LU Bill
February 27, 2004 -- Legislative Update -- TEA 21 Short-Term Extension Bill Passes!
February 13, 2004 -- Legislative Alert -- Senate Approves Reauthorization Bill!
February 4, 2004 -- Legislative Alert -- Senate Banking Committee Marks Up Transit Bill
February 3, 2004 -- Legislative Update
-- Senate Finance Commitee Increases Transit Funding
January 30, 2004 -- Legislative Alert -- Oppose Senate Finance Committee Proposal!
January 23, 2004 -- Legislative Update -- Congress Passes Omnibus Appropriations Bill
January 20, 2004 -- Legislative Update -- Co-Sponsors Needed For TEA LU!
January 8, 2004 -- Washington Alert -- Action Call On Transit Leasing
2003
December
4, 2003 -- Washington Report -- FY 2004 Appropriations Update
November 19, 2003 -- Legislative Alert -- House Committee Introduces Six-Year, $375 Billion Transit/Highways Bill; Transit to be Funded at $69.2 Billion!
October 31, 2003 -- Legislative Update -- Senate Passes '04 Transportation Appropriations Bill
September 26, 2003 -- Short Term
reauthorization action and update on FY 2004 appropriations
September 5, 2003 -- Senate Bill Sets Public Transportation Funding at $7.3 Billion
August 5, 2003 -- Washington Report – FY
2004 Transportation House Appropriations Bill Advances
July
25, 2003 -- Legislative Update – House Appropriations Committee Approves DOT
Funding Bill – Transit at $7.2 Billion
July 16,
2003 -- Legislative Alert – House Appropriations Subcommittee Passes DOT Appropriations
Bill
June 30, 2003 -- Washington Report – update
on transit issues as Congress reaches the July 4th recess
June
5, 2003 -- Update on the SAFETEA proposal and other legislative issues to
date in the 108th Congress
June 4, 2003 --
Legislative Update -- Summary of Transit Provisions of the Administration's Proposed "Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003" (SAFETEA)
June 4, 2003 -- Legislative Update -- Aid to States under the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act
May 23, 2003 -- Legislative Alert
May 20, 2003 -- Legislative Update
April 16, 2003 -- Legislative Update -- New Legislation Provides Funding for Security Activities
April 14, 2003 -- Legislative Update
April 3, 2003 -- Legislative Update
March 24, 2003 -- Legislative
Update
March 18, 2003 -- Legislative Alert
March 5, 2003 -- Legislative Alert
February 14, 2003 -- Legislative Update
February 5, 2003 -- Legislative Update
January 24, 2003 -- Legislative Update
January 9, 2003 -- Legislative Update
2002
December 6, 2002 -- Legislative Update
October 24, 2002 -- Washington Report
October 2, 2002 -- Legislative Alert
August 1, 2002 -- Washington
Report
June 28, 2002 -- Washington Report
May
23, 2002 -- Washington Report
March 10, 2002 -- Washington Report
February 4, 2002 -- Legislative
Update
January 10, 2002 -- Washington Report
Some of these pages may include links to documents in the Adobe PDF format. Please download the Adobe PDF reader if you have not already done so.
