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Jay Williams Confirmed by Senate as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
On May 14, the U.S. Senate approved by voice vote the nomination of Jay Williams as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. Williams was nominated by President Obama to head the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) in September 2013...
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Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Approves Transportation Reauthorization Bill
This week, the leadership of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unveiled their transportation reauthorization bill. The current transportation bill, MAP-21, expires on September 30. S. 2322, the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, reauthorizes federal highway programs for six years at...
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NADO Webinar: FY2015 Funding for EDA (5.14.14)
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House Appropriations Committee Approves FY2015 Commerce-Justice-Science Spending Bill
This week, the House Appropriations Committee approved its Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) Appropriations bill by a voice vote. The CJS bill funds all U.S. Department of Commerce programs, including the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). The bill provides...
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NADO to Host Webinar on FY2015 EDA Funding
Join NADO legislative staff for a webinar (https://www2 NULL.gotomeeting NULL.com/register/245715394) on the status of Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 funding for the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) on May 14 at 2 p.m. ET. This webinar will provide the latest information...
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House Appropriations Committee Approves 302(b) Allocations for FY2015 Spending Bill
This week, the House Appropriations Committee voted to approve recommended Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 302(b) allocations for its 12 annual spending bills. 302(b) allocations are the funding levels allocated to each of the 12 appropriations subcommittees from the total FY2015...
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Recording Available for NADO Webinar on FHWA Proposed Rules on Safety and Performance Measures
On May 7, NADO hosted a webinar (http://vimeo NULL.com/94440086) on two recently published Federal Highway Administration (http://www NULL.dot NULL.gov/fhwa) notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to highway safety. The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) NPRM (https://www NULL.federalregister NULL.gov/articles/2014/03/28/2014-06681/highway-safety-improvement-program) intends to...
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House THUD Subcommittee Approves Appropriations Bill; Funds CDBG at $3 Billion
This week, the House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee approved their version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 THUD appropriations bill. The bill funds the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department Housing...
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House Appropriations Subcommittee Approves FY2015 Commerce-Justice-Science Spending Bill
On April 30, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) approved by voice vote the fiscal year (FY) 2015 CJS Appropriations bill. The CJS bill funds all U.S. Department of Commerce programs, including the U.S. Economic Development...
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USDOT Releases Surface Transportation Reauthorization Proposal
This week, the Obama Administration transmitted its surface transportation reauthorization legislative proposal to Congress. The Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act authorizes $302 billion over four...