3.0.0 2380 2023-01-11T13:26:20Z 2023-01-11T13:26:20Z Senate S S 2014-05-21 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-05-21T22:12:12Z 2014-05-21 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2014-05-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3241) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2014-05-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Infrastructure development Marine and inland water transportation Motor carriers Performance measurement Public-private cooperation Railroads Research administration and funding Roads and highways Transportation programs funding Urban and suburban affairs and development Transportation and Public Works 00 2014-05-21 Introduced in Senate 2014-07-24T17:03:08Z Freight Priorities Act - Declares the policy, objectives, and goals of the United States for improving the efficiency, operation, and security of the national freight network by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that accomplish specified results.

Requires metropolitan planning organizations to involve public port authorities in metropolitan freight transportation planning.

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish: (1) measures to assess the performance of a multimodal freight network in accordance with the national freight strategic plan, and (2) a pilot program for up to five urbanized areas to develop and deploy one or more pilot measures and targets to improve multimodal freight movement in densely populated and congested urban areas.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish and support a national cooperative freight transportation research program, and (2) offer to enter into an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council of the National Academies to support and carry out administrative and management activities relating to governance of the research program.

Requires the National Academies to select an advisory committee consisting of a representative cross-section of freight stakeholders, which shall recommend a national research agenda for the program.

]]> Freight Priorities Act Display Title Freight Priorities Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the national freight policy of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Freight Priorities Act Introduced in Senate 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2380is/xml/BILLS-113s2380is.xml 2014-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.