Chairs DeFazio and Larsen Call on DOT to Deny Possible Foreign Air Carrier Permit from Norse Atlantic Airways
DeFazio and Larsen to Buttigieg: "In the cutthroat international aviation market, there is no place for unfair competition" Washington, DC - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) called on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to honor principles of fair labor standards and to deny any future application for a foreign air carrier permit by a new Norwegian airline-Norse Atlantic … Continue Reading
March 31, 2021
Chair DeFazio Applauds President Biden’s American Jobs Plan: “Visionary and Exactly What People Across This Country Have Been Asking For”
Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement on President Joe Biden announcing his American Jobs Plan: "President Biden's American Jobs Plan is visionary and exactly what people across this country have been asking for from national leaders for years, even decades. The plan the president laid out today makes the kind of investments that I believe we should be making to move our infrastructure … Continue Reading
March 25, 2021
Chair DeFazio Statement from Full Committee Hearing with Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Administration’s Transportation Infrastructure Priorities
Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) during today's hearing titled, "The Administration's Priorities for Transportation Infrastructure." Video of DeFazio's opening statement is here. More information on the hearing, including Secretary Buttigieg's prepared testimony, can be found here. Chair DeFazio: Today, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee … Continue Reading
March 24, 2021
T&I Committee Advances Multiple Bills During Markup, Including Legislation to Help Communities Stretched Thin After Dealing with Both COVID and Disasters Such as Wildfires and Hurricanes
Washington, DC - The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved a slate of measures during a Full Committee markup today, including bipartisan legislation that would boost the federal cost share from 75 to 90 percent for any presidentially declared major disasters in 2020. Approved legislation is now ready for consideration on the House floor. "Over the past year, state, local, Tribal, and territorial budgets-including those in my home state of Oregon-have been pushed to … Continue Reading
March 23, 2021
Chairs DeFazio, Napolitano Statements from Hearing on Status of WRDA 2020 Implementation
Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) during today's hearing titled, "The Water Resources Development Act of 2020: Status of Essential Provisions." Videos of opening statements from Chairs DeFazio and Napolitano are here and here. More information on the hearing can be … Continue Reading
March 22, 2021
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to Hold Markup
Washington, DC - The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a Full Committee markup on Wednesday, March 24, at 11:00AM EDT to consider the following measures: Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (ANS) to H.R. 610, San Francisco Bay Restoration Act H.R. 1144, Promoting United Government Efforts to Save our Sound Act H.R. 587, Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II H.R. 1921, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin … Continue Reading
March 22, 2021
Bipartisan Committee Leaders Request Review of Barriers to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Washington, DC - The bipartisan leaders of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Subcommittee on Aviation have asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess barriers to the deployment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The GAO request was made by Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Garret Graves (R-LA), and Subcommittee … Continue Reading
March 19, 2021
Chair DeFazio Presses Biden Administration on FCC Decision to Share 5.9 GHz Spectrum Band for Unlicensed Use
Washington, D.C. - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing his continued strong opposition to sharing the 5.9 gigahertz (GHz) radio frequency band (or Safety Band) with unlicensed Wi-Fi. The 5.9 GHz band has been reserved for dedicated short-range communications since 1999 to enable vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications. But in November 2020, the FCC approved the … Continue Reading
March 19, 2021
Chairs DeFazio, Napolitano Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the Status of WRDA 2020 Implementation
Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, "The Water Resources Development Act of 2020: Status of Essential Provisions." During this hearing, Members will highlight to the Biden administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers some of the significant policy reforms accomplished … Continue Reading
March 18, 2021
Chairs DeFazio, Titus Statements from Hearing on Federal Investments in Resilience and Disaster Mitigation Programs
Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) during today's hearing titled, "Building Smarter: The Benefits of Investing in Resilience and Mitigation." Videos of opening statements from Chairs DeFazio and Titus are here and here. More information on the … Continue Reading
March 18, 2021
Chair DeFazio Announces Full Committee Hearing Next Week with Transportation Secretary Buttigieg
Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) announced a Full Committee hearing titled, "The Administration's Priorities for Transportation Infrastructure." During this hearing, Committee Members will have an opportunity to discuss the Biden administration's priorities with Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, who is scheduled to appear virtually. In announcing this hearing, Chair DeFazio said: … Continue Reading
March 17, 2021
Chair DeFazio Statement from Full Committee Hearing on the Business Case for Climate Solutions
Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) during today's hearing titled, "The Business Case for Climate Solutions." Video of DeFazio's opening statement is here. More information on the hearing can be found here. Chair DeFazio: Today's hearing marks an important step on the path to a more sustainable transportation future. The depth of interest in this … Continue Reading
March 17, 2021
Committee Chairs Urge President Biden to Delay Implementation of Flawed Trump-era Army Corps Permitting Rule
Chairs DeFazio and Carper to President Biden: “We now urge you to direct the Corps to delay implementation of the Trump administration’s nationwide permits rulemaking before it causes lasting damage to the health of our families, our environment, and our vital water resources” Washington, DC – Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Tom Carper (D-DE) … Continue Reading
March 16, 2021
Chairs DeFazio and Titus Re-Submit Records Request Related to Trump Hotel Lease at the Old Post Office Building
Under the Trump Administration, the Committee’s requests for financial records and legal memos on the president’s lease went unfulfilled for years, preventing the Committee from carrying out its oversight duty of leases at federally owned properties WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus … Continue Reading
March 16, 2021
Chairmen Neal and DeFazio Announce Members’ Day Hearings
Ways & Means Committee and Transportation & Infrastructure Committee will hold hearings to hear Members' priorities on infrastructure SPRINGFIELD, MA-- House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) announced today a series of Members' Day Hearings. The Committees welcome Member testimony on legislation within each Committee's jurisdiction and specifically encourages testimony regarding … Continue Reading
March 16, 2021
Thompson, DeFazio, Roybal-Allard, LaMalfa and Panetta Introduce the Increase Federal Disaster Cost Share Act
Bill boosts federal share of disaster costs to 90 percent Washington - Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), House Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Rep. Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) introduced the Increase Federal Disaster Cost Share Act. This bipartisan bill would boost the Federal cost share from 75 to 90 percent for any federally declared disasters in 2020. Thompson was joined by original coauthors … Continue Reading
March 16, 2021
DeFazio, Napolitano, and Fitzpatrick to Introduce Legislation to Help Communities Across the Country Upgrade Their Wastewater Infrastructure and Address Local Water Quality Challenges
The Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021 provides an infusion of Federal assistance for the construction, repair, and replacement of the Nation's network of wastewater and stormwater conveyance and treatment facilities This bipartisan bill is supported by municipalities, environmental organizations, labor, and small businesses Fact Sheet | Section by Section| Bill Text Washington, D.C. - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter … Continue Reading
March 12, 2021
Chairs DeFazio, Titus Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the Benefits of Investing in Resilience and Disaster Mitigation Programs to Reduce Costs and Impacts on U.S. Communities
Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, "Building Smarter: The Benefits of Investing in Resilience and Mitigation." This hearing will examine the pre- and post- disaster mitigation assistance programs administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency … Continue Reading
March 12, 2021
Chair DeFazio Announces Full Committee Hearing on the Business Case for Climate Solutions
Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) announced a full Committee hearing titled, "The Business Case for Climate Solutions." The hearing will explore private sector actions to develop and implement solutions to climate change, with an emphasis on the surface transportation sector. More information about the hearing, including witness testimony and a livestream, can be found here once available. HEARING DETAILS The … Continue Reading
March 11, 2021
Chair DeFazio Calls on FAA to Extend Enforcement of “Zero Tolerance” Policy on Unruly and Mask-Flouting Passengers
DeFazio to FAA Administrator: "I respectfully implore you to continue that policy until public health officials determine that mass vaccinations have eliminated the risk of infection with the coronavirus inside an enclosed space such as an airplane cabin" Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) not to sunset its "zero tolerance" enforcement policy with respect to … Continue Reading