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AED - Wed December 17, 2025

AED Advocacy Delivers Key Win for Equipment Industry in Final NDAA

On Dec. 17, the U.S. Senate approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), sending it to President Trump for his signature, following passage by the U.S. House of Representatives last week. Importantly, the final bill did not include right to repair provisions that AED actively lobbied against, representing a significant victory for the industry and a setback to those seeking to impose these mandates on products, including off-road equipment....

Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu March 06, 2025

Feds Put IIJA Under the Microscope

In late February, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee launched a review of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) with a goal of identifying both successes and shortcomings of in the 2021 bipartisan law's surface transportation policy....

CEG - Tue July 30, 2019

Industry Leaders Weigh In On Highway Reauthorization Bill

The Senate Environment & Public Works Committee unveiled the America's Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA), which authorizes $287 billion in funding from the Highway Trust Fund for the nation's surface transportation programs over the next five years....

Emily Buenzle - Fri July 28, 2017

Senate Committee: DOT to Receive Funding in Key Areas

The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved legislation July 27 that would provide a $19.5 billion funding boost for the U.S. Department of Transportation in 2018, The Hill reported. The spending plan is $978 million above the DOT's current levels, and almost $3.3 billion more than what President Trump had requested....

Fri July 14, 2017

Senate Bill Would Protect Highway Workers in Construction Zones

The Pennsylvania Senate approved a joint legislative proposal introduced by Sens. David G. Argall and Judy Schwank which aims to curtail the number of accidents and fatalities on state highways due to reckless driving and speeding....