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Senate Commerce Panel OKs $78 Billion Highway Safety Bill

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By Eugene Mulero

June 16, 2021


Legislation that would dedicate $78 billion over five years for freight, trucking and rail safety programs was advanced by the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee June 16.

The panel approved the Surface Transportation Investment Act, sponsored by committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), by a vote of 25-3.

Democrats in Congress are promoting the bill as a pillar of President Joe Biden’s multitrillion dollar infrastructure policy agenda. The measure advanced to the floor, where Senate leaders will look to include it in a larger multiyear highway policy package.


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