Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/public-school-investment-included-in-moving-forward-act/">Public School Investment Included in Moving Forward ActPublic School Investment Included in Moving Forward Act
June 24, 2020
House Democrats’ infrastructure package, the Moving Forward Act, includes the text of the Reopen and Rebuild America’s Schools Act which would authorize $130 billion over five years to fund infrastructure improvements for the Nation’s public schools. The Act would prioritize high-poverty schools with targeted funding for inadequate facilities that endanger the health and safety of......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/water-ports-and-resilience-investment-included-in-moving-forward-act/">Water, Ports, and Resilience Investment Included in Moving Forward ActWater, Ports, and Resilience Investment Included in Moving Forward Act
June 23, 2020
House Democrats’ infrastructure package, the Moving Forward Act, contains $40 billion for wastewater infrastructure and $25 billion for drinking water infrastructure. ASCE’s 2017 Infrastructure Report Card gave our nation’s wastewater a grade of “D+,” and our nation’s drinking water a grade of “D,” and by 2025, the disparity between needed and anticipated funding for drinking......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/financing-tools-and-highway-trust-fund-included-in-moving-forward-act/">Financing Tools and Highway Trust Fund Included in Moving Forward ActFinancing Tools and Highway Trust Fund Included in Moving Forward Act
June 22, 2020
After last week’s marathon markup of the INVEST in America Act, House Democrats on Monday unveiled the Moving Forward Act. This legislation takes a comprehensive approach to infrastructure investment and mirrors the 2017 Infrastructure Report Card to include surface transportation, aviation, water, schools, rail, energy, and public park infrastructure investment. In addition to providing policy......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/civil-engineers-urge-bipartisanship-in-infrastructure-legislation-respond-to-house-ti-committees-invest-in-america-act-passage/">Civil Engineers Urge Bipartisanship in Infrastructure Legislation, Respond to House T&I Committee’s INVEST in America Act PassageJune 19, 2020
The following is a statement by K.N. Gunalan “Guna,” Ph.D., P.E., President, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in response to the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee’s passage of 2020 surface transportation reauthorization, the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act: “We are encouraged......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/house-transportation-and-infrastructure-committee-passes-surface-transportation-reauthorization-bill/">House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Passes Surface Transportation Reauthorization BillHouse Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Passes Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill
June 19, 2020
With the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act set to expire on September 30, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee marked up and passed the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act this week. The five-year reauthorization provides $494 billion in direct investments for our......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/senate-passes-historic-parks-infrastructure-legislation/">Senate Passes Historic Parks Infrastructure LegislationSenate Passes Historic Parks Infrastructure Legislation
June 17, 2020
Our nation’s parks infrastructure had a victory this week with Senate passage (73 – 25) of the Great American Outdoors Act, S. 3422. This win would not have been possible without the incredible advocacy of our Key Contacts, who sent 350 emails to 78 Senate offices! ASCE supports passage of this legislation as a critical......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/congress-holds-hearings-on-effects-of-pandemic-on-the-energy-industry/">Congress Holds Hearings on Effects of Pandemic on the Energy IndustryCongress Holds Hearings on Effects of Pandemic on the Energy Industry
June 16, 2020
Congress held two hearings this week to examine the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the energy industry. Both the House Committee on Energy & Commerce and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources heard from former agency officials and industry experts about challenges and opportunities that face the energy industry during and the......
Congress Holds Hearings on Link Between Infrastructure and Economic Recovery
June 05, 2020
The U.S. Senate held two hearings this week that focused on the critical role that federal investment in infrastructure can play as the nation recovers from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee heard from local policymakers and industry stakeholders about the importance......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/house-transportation-and-infrastructure-committee-leaders-unveil-the-invest-in-america-act/">House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Leaders Unveil the INVEST in America ActHouse Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Leaders Unveil the INVEST in America Act
June 04, 2020
With the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act set to expire on September 30, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), released text of the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act, a key component of the Moving Forward Framework that House Democrats,......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/civil-engineers-respond-to-house-494-billion-surface-bill-urging-bipartisanship-and-quick-action-before-september-30/">Civil Engineers Respond to House $494 Billion Surface Bill, Urging Bipartisanship and Quick Action Before September 30June 03, 2020
The following is a statement by K.N. Gunalan “Guna.” Ph.D., P.E., President, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in response to the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee’s 2020 surface transportation infrastructure bill, the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act: “The INVEST in America......
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