Obama Signs Short-Term Surface Transportation Bill Extension
President Barack Obama signed a short extension for programs funded through the Highway Trust Fund (here) on Nov. 20. Congress will now have until Dec. 4 to resolve differences between Senate and House of Representatives versions of the surface transportation…
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reauthorization bills. "Drafting of the conference report would be completed during the Thanksgiving holiday recess," said the American Association of Port Authorities (here). "There are still fifteen unresolved issues that will need to be addressed by the Members upon their return to Washington after the holiday, one of which is whether or not port performance metrics will be included in the final conference agreement." A group of trade associations, including several customs groups, recently wrote to lawmakers and asked that port performance provisions from the Senate be included within a final version (here).