House Passes Highway Bill, Moves to Conference with Senate
The House overwhelmingly passed in a 363-64 vote its surface transportation funding bill on Nov. 4. The chamber debated and voted on more than 100 amendments. House lawmakers shot down efforts to reform the Export-Import Bank, require use of customs…
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fees for border and trade facilitation functions and increase the permitted weight of cargo trucks, among other high-profile actions (see 1511050015 and 1511040001). The chamber also voted to move forward with an inter-chamber legislative conference. The Senate passed its version of the bill in July (see 1507300052). House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., lauded the highway bill process, saying it shows a different style of governing in the chamber under his leadership. “Over these last four days, the House has debated more amendments that the last four months combined,” said Ryan.