Bills meant to expand access to truck parking as well as enhance the safety of the nation’s pipeline system await consideration in the transportation policy and funding panels.
October 30, 2025Congress News Updates
GOP Senators Break Ranks on Trump Tariffs
The 51-47 vote, which included four Republicans, highlights economic anxiety over President Trump's tariff regime. The votes are the clearest sign yet of growing Republican unrest.
October 30, 2025CBO: Shutdown Has Already Cost Economy $18 Billion
GDP is already poised to be at least one percentage point lower in the fourth quarter due to the government shutdown, according to the CBO report released Oct. 29.
October 29, 2025House Bill Seeks National English Test for Truck Drivers
Sponsored primarily by Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-N.C.), the SAFE Drivers Act is meant to guarantee commercial drivers have a proficient understanding of English.
October 29, 2025US Shutdown Leaves Canada in Dark on Major Chunk of Exports
Canada’s statistics agency says it hasn’t received data on U.S. imports of Canadian goods for September, raising the possibility it will be unable to proceed with a release of trade figures.
October 21, 2025Washington in Shutdown Mode Amid Partisan Impasse
Washington’s partisan impasse continues to keep the federal government in a partial shutdown as the transportation panels eye consideration of a multiyear highway measure.
October 16, 2025ATA Presses Congress on Safety, Efficiency Priorities
ATA President Chris Spear in an Oct. 8 letter detailed several matters for Congress such as boosting entry-level driver training as well as English-language proficiency requirements.
October 9, 2025Trucking Rolls On as Shutdown Stalls Other DOT Sectors
Trucking regulators and officials who manage the country’s surface transportation network are operating under mostly normal conditions as the partial government shutdown continues.
October 2, 2025Congress Gridlocked With Shutdown Deadline Days Away
Senior senators continue to negotiate terms of fiscal 2026 funding legislation on the heels of a House-passed short-term measure that would keep agencies operating through mid-November.
September 25, 2025US, China Are ‘Talking Past Each Other,’ Says US Lawmaker
Led by Rep. Adam Smith, the visit to Beijing comes as tensions have risen between the two countries over trade, technology and opposing views on global conflicts.
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