Congress Passes FY 2023 Omnibus
December 22, 2022
Christmas came early for Congress, as House and Senate leaders finally passed a much-awaited $1.7 trillion fiscal year (FY) 2023 omnibus spending bill. The bill represents an increase from the $1.5 trillion appropriations package for FY 22. The release of the bill’s text was quickly followed by action in both Chambers to meet the deadline......
Congress Prioritizes Water Resources Legislation in Lame Duck
December 15, 2022
Since returning to Washington in November following the 2022 midterm election, Congress has been focused on wrapping up its legislative to do list prior to the end of the year, and of the 117th Congress. While priorities such as an omnibus appropriations bill for the 2023 fiscal year remain under discussion, Congress has used its......
House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis holds capstone hearing ahead of new Congress
December 07, 2022
At what was very likely its final hearing, the House of Representatives’ Select Committee on the Climate Crisis convened December 6th to review its accomplishments and discuss considerations for future action. Created at the start of the 116th Congress, the select committee was authorized to study and make recommendations on policies to solve the climate......
Infrastructure Gets “C” Grade, Say Virginia Engineers
December 06, 2022
The Virginia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the 2022 Report Card for Virginia’s Infrastructure on December 6, 2022. ASCE members offered several years of volunteer effort to produce the assessment and announced the results in Virginia Beach beside the Lesner Bridge, which Virginia’s Department of Transportation recently reconstructed. The new......
ASCE, ACEC & APWA Kick off Inaugural Roadshow Event
November 30, 2022
On Cyber Monday, November 28th, ASCE, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), and the American Public Works Association (APWA) kicked off their inaugural Engineering & Public Works Roadshow at the Port of Long Beach in California. The roadshow spotlights the meaningful and transformational work of engineers and public works professionals. The inaugural event was......
Tennessee Engineers Give State’s Infrastructure a “C” Grade
November 19, 2022
The Tennessee Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the 2022 Report Card for Tennessee’s Infrastructure on November 16, 2022, beside a TN DOT project upgrading the Broadway Street bridge. The span crosses a rail viaduct carrying increasing numbers of passengers choosing train travel. The new report card contains 13 categories of......
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Turns One Year Old
November 17, 2022
The landmark Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), for which ASCE strongly advocated in support of, marked its first year as law on November 15th. The five-year, $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, which garnered just enough bipartisan support to pass in Congress, is the country’s largest investment in infrastructure in nearly a century. Since its enactment......
Pennsylvania Civil Engineers Give the State’s Infrastructure a “C-” Grade
November 15, 2022
On Tuesday, November 15th, the Pennsylvania section of ASCE unveiled its 2022 Report Card for Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure. Pennsylvania earned a ‘C-‘ grade in the 2022 report, the same grade it received in 2018. That grade means Pennsylvania’s infrastructure is in mediocre condition and requires attention. The 2022 report card included 15 categories of infrastructure, which......
Lame-Duck Look Ahead: Resilience Measures Still Pending
October 31, 2022
When Congress returns to Washington after the midterm, a number of ASCE-supported measures are still in play and may ultimately be enacted. As a broad issue, infrastructure resilience received serious attention in Washington during 2022 as both Congress and the Administration focused on various initiatives to make the nation’s infrastructure more resilient. For decades, ASCE......
Lame-Duck Look Ahead: FY 2023 Appropriations
October 20, 2022
Lame Duck Look Ahead: FY 2023 Appropriations When Congress returns to Washington after the midterm elections, lawmakers will have a number of legislative items to tackle, including addressing Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 appropriations for federal agencies. While the House approved all 12 of their FY 23 appropriations bills and the Senate Appropriations Committee released all......