Project 2025 Tracker / What’s done, what’s next

Section 3 · The General Welfare

19 Department of Transportation

619–640 · Diana Furchtgott-Roth

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  • Not started 53

What has happened

Nothing verified in this chapter yet.

Still to come

Executive action 35

  1. 628 Reduce CAFE standards to the model year 2020 level of 35 mpg fleet-wide Major Not started
  2. 629 Revoke California's Clean Air Act waiver Major Not started
  3. 629 Preempt CARB and invalidate its ban on internal combustion engine sales Major Not started
  4. 622 Revive the Trump-era “rule on rules” regulation (RIN 2105-AE84) Notable Not started
  5. 625 Have NHTSA update vehicle standards and issue performance-based AV rules Notable Not started
  6. 625 Have FMCSA align its regulations with DOT's AV 3.0 guidance Notable Not started
  7. 625 Reverse the Standing General Order mandating automated vehicle data reporting Notable Not started
  8. 628 Restore DOT primacy over fuel economy standards against EPA CO2 rules Notable Not started
  9. 630 Restore the Trump rule on “unfair and deceptive practices” airline rulemaking Notable Not started
  10. 631 Establish a New Entry Initiative deciding new air carrier applications in 12 months Notable Not started
  11. 631 Initiate a rulemaking on airport slot-pair allocation Notable Not started
  12. 631 Relax the 1,500-hour copilot rule or allow certified simulator training to count Notable Not started
  13. 631 Bar foreign carriers using Russian airspace from advantage on U.S. routes Notable Not started
  14. 635 Restore the original intent of Section 10(c) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act Notable Not started
  15. 636 Drop FRA's proposed two-person train crew size rule Notable Not started

and 20 more →

Needs Congress 18

  1. 621 Abolish DOT's discretionary grant-making and fund states by formula Major Not started
  2. 633 Separate the FAA from DOT, or at minimum the ATO from the FAA Major Not started
  3. 638 Transfer MARAD and the Merchant Marine Academy out of DOT to DHS or DOD Major Not started
  4. 638 Repeal or substantially reform the Jones Act Major Not started
  5. 621 Send federal transportation grants to the 50 states to spend as they choose Notable Not started
  6. 631 End the Essential Air Service program Notable Not started
  7. 633 Restructure the FAA's funding system off annual appropriations Notable Not started
  8. 634 Separate the ATO from the FAA and move its headquarters out of Washington Notable Not started
  9. 634 Replace aviation user taxes with fees paid directly to the ATO Notable Not started
  10. 634 Allow the ATO to issue long-term revenue bonds Notable Not started
  11. 635 Redefine public transit as transit provided for the public, not by a municipality Notable Not started
  12. 636 End Highway Trust Fund transfers that prop up mass transit Notable Not started
  13. 636 Remove federal subsidies for transit spending Notable Not started
  14. 622 Consolidate the number of DOT grant programs Minor Not started
  15. 630 Review airline foreign ownership and control limits, changing statutes if needed Minor Not started

and 3 more →

All recommendations in this chapter

Every recommendation this chapter is the home of, in printed-page order.

  1. 621 Abolish DOT's discretionary grant-making and fund states by formula Needs Congress Not started
  2. 621 Send federal transportation grants to the 50 states to spend as they choose Needs Congress Not started
  3. 622 Consolidate the number of DOT grant programs Needs Congress Not started
  4. 622 Revive the Trump-era “rule on rules” regulation (RIN 2105-AE84) Not started
  5. 622 Require Build America Bureau borrowers to be rated investment grade Not started
  6. 622 Require BAB project sponsors to show economic value and commit equity Not started
  7. 622 Require BAB projects to show repayment ability across interest rate scenarios Not started
  8. 623 Conduct regular cost-benefit analysis of federal infrastructure lending Not started
  9. 625 Have NHTSA update vehicle standards and issue performance-based AV rules Not started
  10. 625 Have FMCSA align its regulations with DOT's AV 3.0 guidance Not started
  11. 625 Reverse the Standing General Order mandating automated vehicle data reporting Not started
  12. 626 Make the case to reclaim 5.9 GHz spectrum for transportation safety and ITS Not started
  13. 628 Reduce CAFE standards to the model year 2020 level of 35 mpg fleet-wide Not started
  14. 628 Restore DOT primacy over fuel economy standards against EPA CO2 rules Not started
  15. 629 Revoke California's Clean Air Act waiver Not started
  16. 629 Preempt CARB and invalidate its ban on internal combustion engine sales Not started
  17. 629 Refocus the FHWA on maintaining and improving the highway system Not started
  18. 629 Remove or reform FHWA rules that hamper state governments Not started
  19. 629 Reduce federal involvement in local infrastructure decisions Not started
  20. 630 Restore the Trump rule on “unfair and deceptive practices” airline rulemaking Not started
  21. 630 Publicly support joint ventures by smaller air carriers Not started
  22. 630 Review airline foreign ownership and control limits, changing statutes if needed Needs Congress Not started
  23. 631 Establish a New Entry Initiative deciding new air carrier applications in 12 months Not started
  24. 631 Initiate a rulemaking on airport slot-pair allocation Not started
  25. 631 Relax the 1,500-hour copilot rule or allow certified simulator training to count Not started
  26. 631 End the Essential Air Service program Needs Congress Not started
  27. 631 Bar foreign carriers using Russian airspace from advantage on U.S. routes Not started
  28. 631 Withhold new aviation negotiations with China until it honors existing accords Not started
  29. 632 Establish an interagency clearinghouse on spectrum, drones, and air mobility Not started
  30. 632 Get the FAA out of the research and development business Not started
  31. 633 Promote FAA top executives from within and set strict requirements for appointees Not started
  32. 633 Separate the FAA from DOT, or at minimum the ATO from the FAA Needs Congress Not started
  33. 633 Restructure the FAA's funding system off annual appropriations Needs Congress Not started
  34. 633 Require the FAA to operate more like a business Not started
  35. 634 Separate the ATO from the FAA and move its headquarters out of Washington Needs Congress Not started
  36. 634 Replace aviation user taxes with fees paid directly to the ATO Needs Congress Not started
  37. 634 Allow the ATO to issue long-term revenue bonds Needs Congress Not started
  38. 634 Impose user fees on unconventional airspace users Needs Congress Not started
  39. 634 Set a deadline barring ATO funding of new nondigital control towers Needs Congress Not started
  40. 635 Redefine public transit as transit provided for the public, not by a municipality Needs Congress Not started
  41. 635 Require every CIG project to pass a rigorous cost-benefit analysis Not started
  42. 635 Restore the original intent of Section 10(c) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act Not started
  43. 636 End Highway Trust Fund transfers that prop up mass transit Needs Congress Not started
  44. 636 Remove federal subsidies for transit spending Needs Congress Not started
  45. 636 Drop FRA's proposed two-person train crew size rule Not started
  46. 636 Amend FRA's 50-year-old track inspection requirements to allow new technology Not started
  47. 636 Finalize FRA's rulemaking modernizing brake inspection requirements Not started
  48. 637 Drop FRA certification requirements for dispatchers and signal employees Not started
  49. 637 Drop FRA's planned emergency escape breathing apparatus requirement Not started
  50. 637 Award FRA research dollars on the merits, not to prop up the Pueblo TTC Not started
  51. 638 Transfer MARAD and the Merchant Marine Academy out of DOT to DHS or DOD Needs Congress Not started
  52. 638 Repeal or substantially reform the Jones Act Needs Congress Not started
  53. 638 Expand the Defense Reserve Fleet to cover fleet capacity without the Jones Act Needs Congress Not started