Comments on: House Passes Modified Extension; Spares Bike/Ped

By: Brocantes, Randonnées, tourisme, musique, clubbing, conference, cafe theatre

Brocantes, Randonnées, tourisme, musique, clubbing, conference, cafe theatre — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:25:24 +0000

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By: Bikeleague.org Blog » Blog Archive » Senate Announces Transportation Bill Conferees

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:10:24 +0000

[...] MAP-21 and the modified extension of the current transportation authorization, SAFETEA-LU, passed by the House last [...]

By: From Capitol Hill: Biking Dodges Bullet In Latest Extension | MassBike

From Capitol Hill: Biking Dodges Bullet In Latest Extension | MassBike — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:30:47 +0000

[...] national partners reported late last week that the US House of Representatives passed yet another extension of the current transportation [...]

By: Darren

Darren — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:02:42 +0000

Ah, yes. Good catch. I replaced the link with one to the Hill.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:02:46 +0000

It’s the Examiner article that is confusing me. http://www.examiner.com/article/house-passes-highway-bill-with-keystone-pipeline-again

By: Darren Flusche

Darren Flusche — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:36:59 +0000

Thanks, Washcycle.

Hi, Rachel. Yes, the House passed an additional extension. And they did so before they got to the end of the current one. They are using it, essentially, as their bill with which to conference with the Senate’s MAP-21. They made a few amendments to current law (notably Keystone) but they didn’t make major policy changes to the funding programs. The House has not been able to pass H.R. 7, which was a 5-year bill, so this counts as their bill.

The first two links in the post refer Wednesday’s legislation as an extension. The fourth link in the post is about HR 7, not Wednesday’s vote. Sorry if that was confusing.

Thanks for following this. Please let me know if I need to explain further.

By: Leonardo E. Ferreira

Leonardo E. Ferreira — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:19:47 +0000

I believe that cycling and commuting in general are becoming such an important part of our lives that very soon they will wake up. Just like everything else that hits the House. It takes time to actually get it going, but we’ll get there!!

By: Today’s Headlines | Streetsblog Capitol Hill

Today’s Headlines | Streetsblog Capitol Hill — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:46:44 +0000

[...] Bike/Ped Survives House’s “Dirty” Extension (Bike League) [...]

By: washcycle

washcycle — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:42:34 +0000

Rachel. This bill actually extends funding through the end of the fiscal year which is September 30. The previous bill extended funding to June 30. So, the bill for the year will come so late, that it will only cover 90 days.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:11:57 +0000

I’m confused. March 30 you posted that the House passed a 90-day extension. Today you say the House passed a 90-day extension yesterday, and you link to an article that does not call it an extension at all, but a 5 yr bill. And that is what I heard yesterday–that the House had passed their own version.

Please clarify what is going on. Thank you!