August 4, 2025 Express Update

Last week, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee continued to advance individual FY 2026 funding bills, potentially teeing up Senate floor action on a “minibus” appropriations package before the September 30 federal funding deadline. On July 31, Senate Appropriators approved two more annual funding bills in committee markups, the Defense and Labor-Health and Human Services Appropriations […]

The Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) program is now accepting applications for the 2025 program year. AFIG has approximately $5 million in funding available to school districts, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and businesses in Pennsylvania that want to transition to cleaner fuel transportation. Applicants will be eligible for a maximum grant award across all applications of $500,000. […]

EMA recently submitted comments to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in response to its solicitation for stakeholder feedback on reducing regulatory burdens related to the transportation of domestic energy resources, including motor fuels and heating oil. EMA praised PHMSA’s efforts to explore deregulatory options that could alleviate pressures on the supply chain […]

U.S. Senate Appropriators recently approved two annual funding bills in committee markups, the Transportation-Housing and Urban Development and the Interior-Environment spending bills, and the full Senate cleared a key procedural vote on the Military Construction-VA spending bill. The Senate is expected to attach several spending bills to the VA bill before final passage, including the […]