Representative Bill Shuster (R-PA) has represented Pennsylvania’s 9th District in the House of Representatives since 2001. Born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania in 1961, Rep. Shuster was educated at Dickinson College and is married to Rebecca.
He serves on the following committees: Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure.
June 4, 2016
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently advanced the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), H.R. 5303, which would address states' water-infrastructure project funding needs for dams, harbors and other marine areas.
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July 29, 2015
Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) recently released his own statement about U.S. leaders choosing to extend surface transportation by three months.
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July 14, 2015
Lawmakers say temporary fix will ensure infrastructure projects aren't left undone.
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May 28, 2015
The most recent extension on funding for federal transportation projects is the 33rd measure of its kind passed by Congress in the past six years, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) said on Wednesday.The PIRG said Congress has been using these extensions since the original 2009 expiration of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
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May 18, 2015
U.S. Reps. Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Paul Ryan (R-WI) released a statement on Friday concerning legislation that was recently introduced to extend federal surface-transportation funding for two months. Shuster, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Ryan, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, are concerned about the impending expiration of Highway Trust Fund authorization.
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May 5, 2015
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD) said on Friday in a statement that certain aspects of the Department of Transportation's new federal safety standards for transporting crude oil, ethanol and other volatile liquids by rail tank car could have unintended consequences.
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April 14, 2015
In an effort to block the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, two House leaders introduced legislation on Monday that would block the rule from taking effect. U.S. Reps. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Bob Gibbs (R-OH), chairman of the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, are sponsoring the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015.
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March 5, 2015
The U.S. House passed the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (PRRIA) on Wednesday in an effort to improve the country's passenger rail system, including Amtrak.
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March 3, 2015
U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, made opening statements ahead of Tuesday's hearing on a bill for reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration.
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February 10, 2015
Rep. Bill Shuster said the Senate's passage of legislation to approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline is a welcome step
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