4+ hour, 5+ min ago  (277+ words) Legis1 Flight Safety Technologies Increases Federal Lobbying Spend Flight Safety Technologies Inc. increased its federal lobbying spending during the second quarter of 2026 as the Federal Aviation Administration continues implementing the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. The company develops wake vortex detection and…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago  (297+ words) The markup will be chaired by Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), alongside Ranking Member Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ). The markup follows a nine-bill full committee session on July 1 and additional subcommittee legislative activity in mid-July. The committee has also announced…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (338+ words) H.Res. 1427 bill, introduced just days ago, has drawn 146 cosponsors, with Democrats and Republicans setting aside their differences to recognize those who keep the power flowing. The resolution expresses support for designating July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day, honoring the memory…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (750+ words) Legis1 Congress Warns: The U.S. Has No Reliable Backup If GPS Fails The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology convened a hearing on June 4 to examine the state of U.S. positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities, with lawmakers from both parties…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (710+ words) Legis1 Waymo Hires Greenberg Traurig for Autonomous Vehicle Lobbying Waymo LLC has retained Greenberg Traurig LLP as an outside lobbying firm, filing a new client registration on May 1, 2026, signed June 10. The move brings a four-person team to bear on automotive industry…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (559+ words) Federal Transit Funding Crisis Looms Before 2026 Deadline Legis1 Federal Transit Funding Crisis Looms Before 2026 Deadline The federal public transportation program, funded at $21.4 billion annually under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), expires September 30, 2026. A new Congressional Research Service report makes…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (467+ words) Meanwhile, a congressional mandate to update airworthiness standards for electric engines and propellers due by May 2027 is already stalled because the advisory committee tasked with doing that work was effectively shut down by the Trump administration in August 2025. The electric…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (612+ words) Legis1 Committee Examines Maritime Budget, Efficiency Contradictions The U.S. maritime sector is navigating a collision of competing pressures: an ambitious FY2027 budget proposal seeking to expand shipbuilding capacity, an aggressive government efficiency drive threatening to shutter the very offices that manage America's maritime…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (364+ words) A Reuters investigation published May 28 found that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving safety data relies on flawed methodology and that internal AI trainers said they would not ride in a Tesla robotaxi, just 12 days before the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Surface…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (386+ words) Congress began passing multiyear surface transportation authorization acts in 1978, consolidating what had previously been separate highway and public transportation bills. Since then, nine major multiyear authorizations have been enacted, and the data compiled in this CRS report reveals that the…...