Senate Panel to Vote on $255-Billion Successor to TEA-21
Leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have struck a deal on the major elements of a $255-billion, six-year highway bill, which they plan to bring to a vote by the committee on Nov. 5. The proposal would be a successor to the highway title of the 1998 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. But the lawmakers also said a floor vote wouldn't occur on the measure until early in 2004.
The agreement was announced Oct. 23 by committee Chairman James Inhofe (R-Okla), ranking minority member James Jeffords (I-Vt.) and transportation subcommittee Chairman Christopher Bond (R-Mo,) and top subcommittee Democrat Harry Reid (Nev.).