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Admin August 18, 2026
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026 (S. 5338)...
Admin August 18, 2026
NEFI has transmitted a letter to Congress in support of the Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026, introduced July 22 as S. 5087 in the Senate and H.R. 9827 in the House. President and CEO Jim Collura signed the July 31 letter, which went to the bill&...
Admin August 18, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released the implementing guidance for the 90-day extension of the Jones Act waiver. The waiver now runs from August 17 through November 15, and carriers must load covered product onboard before that deadline to qual...
Admin August 18, 2026
As the summer draws to a close, we want to take a moment to thank our summer intern, Camille Butler, who spent the summer with our government affairs team in Washington. Camille heads back to Miami this fall to finish her final year studying public administration and ecosystem science and policy,...
Admin August 18, 2026
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the fifth Circuit has overturned a Department of Energy final rule from the Biden Administrati...
Admin August 18, 2026
Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia have sued the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to stop federal government access to CDL drivers’ records in stat...
Admin August 18, 2026
Teamsters California is suing the California Department of Motor Vehicles in Alameda County state court over procedural requirements for adopting regulations that allow autonomous heavy-duty trucks on public roads. The lawsuit asks the court to rescin...
Admin August 18, 2026
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has announced its Brake Safety Week will be held August 23-29. Throughout that week, inspectors in Canada, Me...
Admin August 18, 2026
Both the House and the Senate are in recess. On the Horizon: Congress returns at the end of the month to a busy slate. Government funding runs out on September 30, so passing a stop-gap funding bill will be one of the highest priorities. A third reconciliation package has bee...
Admin August 11, 2026
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld a Rhode Island District Court ruling that the Trump Administ...
Admin August 11, 2026
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published a proposed rule to codify the English language proficiency (ELP...
Admin August 11, 2026
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued a series of final rules implementing reforms to the agency’s Hazardous Materials Regulations. The revisions become effective September 3, 2026. ...
Admin August 11, 2026
Both chambers are now in recess for the remainder of the month. The House is set to return on August 31, while the Senate will return September 14. With both chambers away, there are no committee markups or floor votes of interest this week. Senate Extends Government Funding Through Dec...
Admin August 10, 2026
President Trump has extended the Jones Act waiver for an additional 90 days, allowing foreign-flagged vessels to continue transporting oil and other commodities between U.S. ports. The current waiver had been set to expire August 16; the extension now runs thro...
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