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From the AGC Highway Facts Bulletin
Senate Passes Transportation Authorization
"This afternoon, the Senate passed its AGC supported (link to letter) 2- year, $109 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) by a strong bipartisan vote of 74-22.
The bipartisanship that brought the bill to the floor for a vote was evident during the deliberation of the bill and the consideration of amendments. Several amendments were passed by a voice vote, while a number of amendments opposed by AGC were defeated. These include amendments to cut the overall funding of MAP-21; devolve federal surface transportation programs to the states; and allow states to opt out of the federal program. A full recap of the bill and amendments will be in tomorrow’s newsletters, the Construction Legislative Week in Review and the AGC Highway Facts Bulletin.
Attention now is focused on the House of Representatives where Republican leaders have several options as to how they wish to proceed. The House has indicated if they do not have the votes to pass a reworked five year bill that taking the Senate bill is an option. The House may also choose to pass a short term extension before the March 31st expiration of the current extension.
AGC will have more details in tomorrow’s newsletters, the Construction Legislative Week in Review and the AGC Highway Facts Bulletin. |