Got this just now on the national list:
Dear Alliance Leaders, I have another quick update on federal policy: *we don't need to worry about an anti-biking and walking amendment in the House this week.* Caron writes:<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0015spkPKIFh7lF5As3A1ukFEbzmLwgAO1eDYSvUvk8YHkExoCgrBiHQC28AYhezGVhl-tU93c65yxmHft6XrTSavJG4vpZz2eUOln8GDAdtEu-FHssu5vfo-gM1rhNWW4vHGC5xeReQf1eL1nbgtbWUsY9tx-OXJ5A5a2B1HlpBUD_YKKkl8TXqw==> On Monday, we wrote that the House would debate and vote on the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill on Tuesday night. Then on Tuesday, debate was abruptly cancelled and delayed until Wednesday. Today, the whole bill was cancelled and put off until September. This means that the risk in the House has subsided. While the bill is moving ahead in the Senate, fortunately no anti-bike/ped amendments have been scheduled. The League will continue to monitor the situation. We at the Alliance are working closely with Caron and the League to make sure that pressing updates reach you -- the people who make state and local biking and walking advocacy tick. * * *If there's a need for action this week, we'll email you with "URGENT" in the subject line *- but hopefully that won't happen. Thanks for doing all that you do, Mary Lauran
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