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The House on Nov. 4 rejected an effort by Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) seeking to remove a provision in a House multiyear highway bill designed to pave the way for drivers under 21 to operate trucks across state lines.

House lawmakers on Nov. 4 will vote to decide whether the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s safety performance rating scores for motor carriers should remain available to the public while the program is reviewed. Watch live debate and votes.

The House GOP steering committee on Nov. 4 announced its successor to Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) at the helm of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee: Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas).

The House on Nov. 4 easily defeated an effort by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) to keep safety performance scores for motor carriers public while federal regulators review the program responsible for the scoring.

The House on Nov. 4 is scheduled to vote on several amendments having to do with the Export-Import Bank’s reauthorization as part of the chamber’s consideration of a multiyear highway bill.

Frustrated on the lack of progress on a transportation bill, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder thinks that it might be time for Republicans to forge ahead with a partisan proposal.

WASHINGTON — The House on Nov. 3 rejected an effort by Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) aimed at allowing states to increase weight limits for trucks; watch video of the floor debate.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s safety performance rating scores for motor carriers would remain available to the public while the scoring program is reviewed under an amendment proposed by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) to a multiyear highway bill on the House floor.