Washington Report: 2019 Issues

December 16, 2019

• FY 2020 Appropriations Update
• PFAS Language has “50-50” Odds of Inclusion in FY 2020 Appropriations Package

April 29, 2019

• President Trump and Democrats to Meet on Infrastructure Plans
• DOT Announces $900 Million in BUILD Grants 
• EPA Releases PFAS Guidance for Comment 
• DHS Releases 2019 Security of Soft Targets and Crowded Places Resource Guide 

April 8, 2019 

• House Committee Approves Budget Plan
• DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Steps Down 
• Mixed Messages on Infrastructure Package 
• House Schedules Vote to Amend Language Within Stafford Act 
• U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza Nominated to Head SBA

April 1, 2019

• House Public Works & Infrastructure Caucus Re-Established in 116th Congress
• APWA Committees Meeting in D.C. this Week 
• Senate Approves New FHWA Administrator 
• EPA Announces WIFIA Funding Availability 
• Congress Continues Work on Disaster Relief Measure 
• Secretary Chao Testifies on FY 2020 Budget Proposal 
• House to Vote on Homeland Security Information Sharing Legislation 
• President Signs EMP Executive Order 
• FEMA Releases Annual Flood Insurance Report 

March 25, 2019

• APWA Committees Heading to DC
• APWA Joins State & Local Groups Advocating for Tax Exempt Bonds 
• WOTUS Comment Deadline Remains April 15
• President Requests $51.7 Billion for DHS 
• Congress Continues Work on Disaster Relief Measure 
• White House Releases Proposal with Changes to NFIP 
• FEMA Announces Changes to Rule Impacting Individual Assistance for a Major Disaster 
• FEMA Announces Retroactive Payments on IHP
• CISA Releases Paper on IoT Saftey Concerns 
• NEMA/IAEM Release Grant Report 
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases National Inventory of Dams Report 

March 11, 2019

• President Trump's FY 2020 Budget
• APWA's Big Cities & Counties Public Works Leaders Forum Meeting in D.C. 
• Congress Looks for Infrastructure Fixes 
• House Committee Debates Funding Water Infrastructure 
• Senate Hopes to Consider Disaster Relief Legislation Soon 
• FEMA Seeks Public Feedback on NQS Supplemental Guides 
• FEMA's Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Now Available 
• FEMA Releases New Individual Assistance Program & Policy Guide 
• FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Cybersecurity Symposium

March 4, 2019

• House Hearing Looks at Infrastructure Resiliency
• House Members Introduce Water Infrastructure Legislation 
• EPA Delays Revised Lead and Copper Rule 
• Senate to Consider Disaster Relief Legislation 
• White House Announces NEPA Guidelines for Large Projects 
• FEMA's Exercise Starter Kits Available 
• DHS Intelligence Training Catalog Information Now Available 

February 25, 2019

• WOTUS Rule Released by EPA and Corps
• Supreme Court to Review Clean Water Act Case 
• House Plans Vote on National Resources Management Act 
• Coalition Against Bigger Trucks 
• EPA Releases PFAS Action Plan
• FEMA Releases Updated IPAWS Report 
• CISA Letter to the Emergency Services Sector 
• FEMA Seeks Youth Leaders for National Youth Preparedness Council

February 11, 2019 

• CR Set to Expire February 15
• Infrastructure Discussed in SOTU & Committee Hearings 
• EPA Likely to Issue Groundwater Discharge Policy this Spring 
• APWA Joins Infrastructure Working Group Advocating for Infrastructure Investment 
• U.S. DOT Announces Transportation Research Funds 
• Public Hearing Set for WOTUS 
• NIST Seeking Comments on Infrastructure Security 
• DOT Releases Pocket Guide with Transportation Statistics 
• FEMA Announces 2019 CPI Adjustments

February 4, 2019 

• APWA Public Policies for 116th Congress
• FHWA Nominee Testifies 
• Concern Over EPA Chemicals Decision 
• Infrastructure a Focus for Committees 
• DHS Seeks Comments on National Emergency Communications Plan 
• FEMA Continues Future Flood Risk Reimbursement Participation 
• Rule Addressing Private Flood Insurance Close to Completion 
• House Plans Vote on Earthquake Preparedness Legislation 
• Senate to Take Up Natural Resources Management Act 
• APWA to Participate in NHSC Annual Winter Meeting

January 28, 2019

• Short-Term Deal Reached to Reopen Federal Shutdown
• House to Vote on Homeland Security Legislation This Week 
• Supreme Court Unlikely to Hear Groundwater Cases Before Fall

January 14, 2019 

• FY2019 Appropriations Update - Partial Federal Government Shutdown Continues
• APWA Asks Congress to Invest in Water Infrastructure 
• House Passes Interior-Environment Spending Bill 
• House Scheduled to Vote on Supplemental Disaster Assistance 
• Wheeler to Face Senate Nomination Hearing This Week 
• Named Congressional Committee Chairs & Ranking Members 
• Red Cross to Host Webinar on Using Technology for Situational Awareness

January 7, 2019 

• FY2019 Appropriations Update
• President to Issue EO Regarding Wildfire Prevention 
• U.S. DOT Releases Funding for INFRA Grants 
• Named Congressional Committee Chairs & Ranking Members