MOTOR VEHICLES

Addresses

American Automobile Industry: Roger B. Smith, 27341 [10OC]

Chrysler's Health Care Cost Containment—The First Results: Joseph A. Califano, Jr., 25648-25651 [2OC]

Deindustrialization of America—How We're Being Made a Colony Again: Lee A. Iacocca, 7605-7609 [4AP]

Future of Ford Motor Co.: Donald E. Petersen, 15244 [11JN]

———H.A. Poling, 15245 [11JN]

Man of Conscience Award Presentation: Giovanni Agnelli, 28378 [22OC]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduation: Lee A. Iacocca, 15471 [12JN]

Proposed National Efforts To Curb Drunk Driving: V.J. Adduci, 31808 [13NO]

Truck and Bus Safety: Elizabeth Dole, Sec. of Transportation, 31532-31534 [12NO]

Advertisements

How to talk to teenagers about drinking and driving, 5894 [20MR]

Agreements

Supplemental Stipulated Agreement Between New Mexico and the Dept. of Energy Resolving Concerns Over the Waste Isolation Pilot Project, 28536 [23OC]

Amendments

Consumers: protect by requiring odometer information on certificate of title (S. 475), 36471 [13DE]

Foreign trade: initiation of negotiations with Japan to open vehicle carrier trade (S. Res. 223), 24110 [18SE]

Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: amend (S. 475), 36442 [13DE]

National Child Safety Week: designate (S.J. Res. 45), 8929, 8949 [23AP]

Taxation: repeal certain recordkeeping requirements (H.R. 1869), 7067 [2AP]

———repeal log book requirement for business vehicles (H.R. 1869), 7296, 7298, 7300, 7389 [3AP]

Analyses

Automobile Gray Market Act (H.R. 1006), 2015 [6FE]

Enhancement of Competition in Gasoline Retail Market (S. 1140), 12149 [15MY]

Japanese Auto Export Restraint, 7173-7207 [2AP]

Methanol Energy Policy Act, H.R. 3355, 24173 [18SE]

Methanol Energy Policy Act (H.R. 3355), 24173 [18SE]

Regulating Importation of Foreign Automobiles (H.R. 2598), 15540 [12JN]

Tandem Truck Safety Act (Public Law 98-554), 348-352 [3JA]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1869, bill to repeal certain contemporaneous tax recordkeeping requirements, 9257 [24AP]

———H.R. 1869, repeal log book requirement for business vehicles, 7320 [3AP]

Articles and editorials

Air Bags Make It to the Showroom, 32398 [19NO]

American CAFE, 20912 [29JY]

American Cars Should Lose Weight, 15775 [13JN]

Are Car Phones Safe?, 7527 [3AP]

Auto Industry Seeks a New Wage Model, 2670 [20FE]

Back to the Sad CAFE, 20912 [29JY]

Boosting Energy Security, 30218 [1NO]

Call for Higher Taxes on Gasoline, 6134 [26MR]

Car Makers Are Getting Back in the Driver's Seat, 20908 [29JY]

Car Quotas Issue Sticky, 3468 [25FE]

Car Wars—Can Europe and Japan Compete?, 34804-34806 [5DE]

Chrysler Saves $58 Million in Battle Against Health-Care Waste, 12423 [16MY]

Chrysler—A Full-Line Manufacturer? You Bet, 20905 [29JY]

Cop-out on Fuel Economy, 20906 [29JY]

Corporate Fuel Economy Standards (excerpt), 20915 [29JY]

Curing That Deficit, 6134 [26MR]

Death of Import Quotas, 5592 [19MR]

Deficit. Remember the Deficit?, 27206 [10OC]

Don't Be Fooled by Those Auto Profits, 13392 [23MY]

Economics of Car Quotas—They're Merely a Subsidy for Detroit, 3469 [25FE]

Energy Resources Dilemma, 30217 [1NO]

Facts and Comments, 6134 [26MR]

Ford Plans To Offer Air Bags as Option on '86 Compacts, 32397 [19NO]

Ford Plans To Offer Airbags as Option on 2 Compact Cars, 32397 [19NO]

Freedom To Guzzle Gas, 14755 [6JN]

``Freedom'' To Guzzle Gas, 20907 [29JY]

Fuel Economy Standards, 20911 [29JY]

Fuel Efficiency Follies, 14755 [6JN]

GM, UAW Consider Radical Salary Plan, 17034 [25JN]

Good Riddance to the Car Quotas, 3467 [25FE]

Hey Tokyo, We're Friends, 3977 [27FE]

Highballing—Area Roads Called Havens for Unsafe Trucks, 34445-34446 [5DE]

Hit OPEC While It's Down, 6135 [26MR]

How Many Miles Per Gallon?, 20911 [29JY]

How the Drinking Age Raised Me, 10185 [1MY]

Huge Increase in Oil Imports Forecast in New DOE Study, 35448 [10DE]

Imports Take 30 Percent of October U.S. Car Sales, 30717 [6NO]

Industry Competition May Make Air Bags Standard Equipment, 32398 [19NO]

In-House Dispute—Drunken-Driver Bumper Sticker, 20383 [24JY]

Insurers Praise Ford for Air Bag Decision, 32397 [19NO]

IRS Urges Retention of Recordkeeping Rules, 5005 [7MR]

Japanese Illusion, 5923 [20MR]

Japan's Protectionism Diverts Asian Goods to the U.S., 4683 [6MR]

Junk Fuel Standard, Let Marketplace Rule, 20913 [29JY]

Let Them Try Harder, 20907 [29JY]

Logic of the Gas Tax, 6136 [26MR]

Mercedes Makes Air Bags Standard Equipment, 32398 [19NO]

Mileage and Marketing, 20921 [29JY]

No Time To Relax in Battle for Energy Self-Sufficiency, 20907 [29JY]

1979 Gamble Pays Off for Car Dealer, 1494 [31JA]

Quotas Help Keep Us Competitive, 1119 [24JA]

Rail Crossing Safety Regulations (series), 4520-4525 [5MR]

Reject the Plea From Ford, GM, 11055 [8MY]

Restaurant Owners Should Work To Promote Responsible Drinking, 38844 [20DE]

Ridiculous Regulations, 7316 [3AP]

Riding Out the Storm, 22728 [1AU]

Safer Trucks, 35938 [11DE]

Save Virginia Lives, Too, 11187 [8MY]

Seat Belt Psychology, 11188 [8MY]

Seatbelts in School Buses, 1161 [28JA]

Sensible—A Tax To Fuel the Economy, 27206 [10OC]

Shep Lee—Car Dealer Put His Faith in People, Took a Chance and Made It Work, 28881 [24OC]

Soviet Embassy Denies Attache in Collision Was Intoxicated, 16789 [21JN]

Springtime for OPEC, 6136 [26MR]

Tax Gasoline $1 a Gallon, 6135 [26MR]

Time To Raise Taxes, 27205 [10OC]

Toyoda Family Carved Vast Automobile Empire, 35940 [11DE]

Trade Deficit Up $11.9 Billion, 14313 [5JN]

Truckers Band Together To Skirt 55-MPH Limit, 34446 [5DE]

Trucker's Code of Operation—Ignoring the Law, 34443 [5DE]

U.S. Should Scrap Law on Car Fuel Economy, 20913 [29JY]

Unsafe Trucks—An Accelerating Problem, Safety Programs Faulted, 34442 [5DE]

Warner's Gear Success, 21486 [30JY]

We Must Take Action To Close Trade Gap With the Japanese, 8091 [16AP]

Why Should We Regulate Fuel Economy at All?, 19738 [18JY]

William Haddon, Jr., 58, Dies—Authority on Highway Safety, 4526 [5MR]

William Haddon, Jr., Dies—Expert on Highway Safety, 4526 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions

Acquisition: limit (see H.R. 516)

Agriculture: exemption from paperwork requirements relative to deductions of vehicle expenses (see S. 36)

———modify tax recordkeeping requirements for certain use of vehicles (see S. 314)

Alcoholic beverages: minimum drinking age in State adjacent to a foreign country (see H.R. 1664)

———national minimum drinking age (see H.R. 2645)

———national standard for blood-alcohol content for truck and bus operators (see S. 1904)

———penalty for operating or directing a common carrier while intoxicated (see S. 850)

———State authority over minimum drinking age (see H.R. 1665)

———traffic safety grants to certain education programs (see H.R. 1663)

All-terrain vehicles: State requirements as condition for Federal highway construction funds (see H.R. 3325)

Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety: establish (see H.R. 1433)

Buses: amortization deduction for operating rights based on a 60-month period (see H.R. 1733)

———energy percentage of investment tax credit for certain (see H.R. 2260)

———temporary admission visa for certain drivers (see H.R. 3236)

Centennial Year of the Gasoline Powered Automobile: designate (see S.J. Res. 231; H.J. Res. 439)

Charities: computation of standard mileage rate for deducting certain contributions (see H.R. 197)

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: enact (see S. 1903)

Crime and criminals: smuggling by vessels, vehicles, and aircraft (see S. 1694; H.R. 3479)

Diesel fuel: increase taxes to reduce public debt (see S. 735)

Diesel motor: repayment of increased tax imposed on certain consumers (see S. 1998)

Drunk Driving Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 2686)

Federal employees: restrict private use of Government vehicles (see H.R. 3614)

Firefighters: tax treatment of off-duty use of public safety vehicles (see S. 639; H.R. 1405)

Foreign trade: domestic content requirements (see H.R. 1350)

———import restrictions (see H.R. 1050, 1060)

———safety and emission standards for imports (see S. 921)

———tax on manufacturers which produce gas guzzler automobiles outside the U.S. and Canada (see H.R. 3786)

Frozen foods: exempt transportation from ICC jurisdiction (see H.R. 2234)

Fuel consumption: eliminate administrative discretion to reduce economy standards (see H.R. 1425)

———EPA tests on actual road conditions (see H.R. 117)

———improve consumer information (see H.R. 1024)

———retain current economy standard (see S. Res. 178; H. Res. 210)

———tax on noncomplying manufacturers (see H.R. 1024)

Gasoline: additional tax to eliminate budget deficits (see H.R. 3801)

———increase taxes to reduce public debt (see S. 735)

———preserve and promote wholesale and retail market competition (see S. 1140)

———prohibit EPA from adopting certain regulations on lead additives (see H.R. 2325)

———promote fair competition in distribution of motor fuel (see H.R. 2406)

———reduction in lead content (see H.R. 1540)

———reinstate deduction for State and local taxes (see H.R. 3312)

———revenues from increased tax used to reduce budget deficit (see H.R. 1909)

Government: reduce costs of operating, maintaining, leasing, and acquiring motor vehicles (see H.R. 1825)

Government officials: reduce use of limousines (see S. 1842; H.R. 3683)

Handicapped: Federal-aid highway funds penalty for States which do not establish parking privileges (see H.R. 3845)

———reserved parking privileges for out-of-state authorized permits (see H. Con. Res. 89)

———uniform system for parking facilities (see S. 1936; H.R. 3889)

Immigration: temporary admission visa for bus drivers (see S. 1108; H.R. 3236)

Japan: extension of voluntary import restraint agreement (see H. Con. Res. 93)

———extension of voluntary restraint on imports (see S. Con. Res. 15; H. Con. Res. 63)

———reciprocal import quotas (see H.R. 2006)

———transportation of U.S.-bound cars on U.S.-flag vessels (see H.R. 3655)

———voluntary restraint on imports (see H. Con. Res. 103, 105)

Law enforcement officers: tax treatment for off-duty use of public safety vehicles (see S. 281)

———tax treatment of off-duty use of public safety vehicles (see S. 639; H.R. 773, 1285, 1405)

Manufacturers: protect consumers and dealers from unfair price discrimination relative to sales to lease companies (see S. 1849; H.R. 3739)

Maximum speed limit: abolish national and allow States to establish (see H.R. 1086)

Members of Congress: restriction on State personal property tax (see H.R. 1293)

Methanol: appropriate treatment (see H.R. 2955)

Methanol Vehicle Incentives Act: enact (see S. 1097)

Motor buses: 12-year guarantee for acquisitions funded under Urban Mass Transportation Act (see H.R. 2757)

———amortization deduction for route operating rights (see S. 1656)

Motor Carrier Administration: establish in Dept. of Transportation (see S. 1710; H.R. 3427)

Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: authorize appropriations (see S. 863)

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 137; H.J. Res. 358)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2248)

National Pedestrian Safety Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156)

National Quality Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 420)

National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act: authorize appropriations (see S. 863)

Odometers: protection against tampering (see S. 475; H.R. 780)

Petroleum: increase duty on gasoline and motor fuel blending stock (see H.R. 2849)

Pollution control: consumer freedom of choice to select parts and service (see H.R. 2169)

———determine effectiveness of State emission control inspection program before implementing additional requirements (see H.R. 3185)

Postal Service: tax deduction by rural mail carriers for use of private vehicles (see S. 855; H.R. 1884)

Roads and highways: conditional apportionment of Federal funds to States based on reduction of alcohol-related traffic fatalities (see H.R. 2537)

———speed limit (see H.R. 1163)

Rural areas: access to medical care and social service programs (see S. 1601)

Safety: bumper standards (see S. 862; H.R. 1154)

———child restraint systems by rental companies (see H.R. 588)

———effective regulations (see S. 864)

———manufacturers to furnish information on crashworthiness (see H.R. 1645)

———penalty for manufacturers failing to comply with certain standards (see H.R. 1556)

———petition for investigation of manufacturer's certificate of compliance (see H.R. 1004)

———regulation of nonconforming passenger motor vehicles (see H.R. 2598)

———requirements for passenger vehicles (see H.R. 1006)

School buses: restrictions on financial assistance to State and local educational agencies relative to installation and inspection of safety belts (see H.R. 3305)

Schoolbuses: incentive grants to encourage State laws on use of safety belts (see H.R. 749)

Shipping industry: negotiations with Japan over automobile carriers (see S. Res. 223)

Synthetic fuels: economy standards (see H.R. 3435)

Taxation: computation of standard mileage rate for deducting contribution to charities (see H.R. 197)

———credit for purchase of child restraint systems (see S. 75)

———deductions attributable to business use (see H.R. 813)

———determination of allowable charitable deductions for certain expenses (see H.R. 2084)

———exclude use of Government-owned vehicles from fringe benefit rules (see H.R. 1305, 1306)

———exempt agricultural vehicles (see H.R. 535)

———exempt unmarked vehicles operated by law enforcement officers or firefighters from substantiation requirements for certain deductions and credits (see H.R. 3795)

———increase tax on gasoline and other motor fuels (see H.R. 1541)

———modify recordkeeping requirements (see S. 639)

———modify the substantiation requirements for 100% qualified business use of private cars (see S. 314)

———recordkeeping requirements for business use (see H.R. 707)

———records maintenance of business use of automobiles (see S. 245, 260; H.R. 536, 541, 545)

———refundable credit for purchase of domestically manufactured vehicles (see H.R. 2953)

———repayment of increased tax imposed on diesel fuel (see S. 837)

———repeal certain recordkeeping requirements (see S. 518; H.R. 779, 1117, 1305, 1325, 1521, 1707, 1839, 1869, 1897)

———repeal certain recordkeeping requirements for business use of property and motor vehicles (see H.R. 783, 879, 884, 981)

———repeal provisions requiring proof of payment of Federal use tax on heavy vehicles before State registration (see H.R. 2677)

———treatment relative to business use (see H.R. 706)

———use of public safety and emergency vehicles and certain schoolbuses for commuting purposes (see H.R. 1836)

Truck and Bus Safety Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 235; H.J. Res. 445)

Trucking: certificate of registration procedures for foreign carriers (see S. 1252; H.R. 2689)

———regulation (see S. 1711)

VA: administration of garage and parking appropriations and fees as revolving fund (see H.R. 3193)

Warranties: requirements and procedures (see H.R. 1855)

Yugoslavia: import restrictions relative to workers' civil rights (see H.R. 3853)

Broadcasts

Washington Regional Alcohol Program: WMAL-Radio, 3079 [21FE]

Documents

Constitution (excerpt), 38331 [19DE]

Letters

Construction of roads for the waste isolation pilot project: L.A. Larranaga, 28537 [23OC]

———R.A. Barnhart, 28537 [23OC]

Corporate average fuel economy standards: Elizabeth Dole, Sec. of Transportation, 20910 [29JY], 28525 [23OC]

———Lee A. Iacocca, 20904 [29JY]

———Louis R. Ross, 20912 [29JY]

———Richard H. Shay, 20911 [29JY]

———Rosalind A. Knapp, 28523 [23OC]

———Senator Evans (excerpt), 20901 [29JY]

———several public interest organizations, 20906 [29JY]

———William C. Chapmen, 28523 [23OC]

Extension of voluntary trade restraints on automobiles: Senators Boren and Danforth, 2750 [20FE]

Funding for the Interstate Highway System: R.A. Barnhart, 34402 [5DE]

———Senator Symms, 34403 [5DE]

Funding of Synthetic Fuels Corp.: Senator Warner, 30218 [1NO]

How to talk to teenagers about drinking and driving: American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association, 5894 [20MR]

Japanese automobile export restraint: Dept. of Commerce, 7170 [2AP]

Log book requirement for business vehicles: CBO, 7162 [2AP]

———Committee on Ways and Means, 7167 [2AP]

———National Federation of Independent Business, 7158 [2AP]

———sundry, 7160 [2AP], 7312, 7313, 7317 [3AP]

Made in America Act (H.R. 1050): Chrysler Corp. (excerpt), 2865 [20FE]

———Highland Chrysler-Plymouth-Imports, Grand Rapids, MI, 2865 [20FE]

Methanol development: Philip R. Sharp, 24173 [18SE]

Motor vehicle passive restraint system regulations: Elizabeth Dole, Sec. of Transportation, 2234 [7FE]

Oil import fee: several Members of Congress, 32094 [14NO]

Seatbelt safety law: Michigan Dept. of State Police, 27744 [16OC]

Surcharge on Japanese imports (excerpt), 7210 [2AP]

Synthetic fuels projects: Caspar W. Weinberger, Sec. of Defense, 30219 [1NO]

Tax recordkeeping requirements: John J. Motley III, 7302 [3AP]

Truckdriver safety: Robert A. Applewick, for Apple Lines, Inc., 1503 [31JA]

U.S.-Japan trade deficit: Senators Riegle and Eagleton, 344 [3JA]

Lists

Cosponsors of the Made in America Act (H.R. 1050), 2265 [7FE]

Memorials of legislature

California, 2292 [7FE], 3426 [25FE], 23756 [13SE], 25279 [30SE], 26363 [7OC]

Georgia, 7813 [15AP]

Maine, 16123 [18JN]

Maryland, 15215 [11JN]

Minnesota, 11499 [9MY]

Nevada, 17631 [27JN], 17912 [27JN]

Speed limit on selected highways: California, 23756 [13SE]

Wyoming, 6688 [28MR]

Messages

Developments Under Automotive Products Trade Act: President Reagan, 18013 [8JY]

Highway Safety and National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act Report: President Reagan, 650 [21JA]

Traffic Safety Report: President Reagan, 6168 [26MR]

Papers

U.S. Automobile Industry and an Assessment of Japanese Voluntary Restraint Agreements: ITC, 3469-3471 [25FE]

Petitions

Infrastructure loan programs: Glendale Heights, IL, City Council, 21633 [30JY]

———Harvard, IL, City Council, 21278 [29JY]

———Oakbrook Terrace, IL, City Council, 21278 [29JY]

———Rock Island County, IL, County Board, 21633 [30JY]

———Round Lake Beach, IL, City Council, 21278 [29JY]

Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving, 4812 [7MR]

Proposed national efforts to curb drunk driving: American Council on Alcohol Problems, 31809 [13NO]

Remarks in House

Alcohol traffic safety grants: eligibility of certain education programs (H.R. 1663), 5976 [21MR]

Alhambra, CA: observance of Seat Belts Work Month, 25334 [30SE]

American Automobile Association: School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Medal, 9775 [29AP]

American Motors Corp.: introduction of new jeep, the Comanche, 17259 [25JN]

Armed Forces: right for members stationed in Japan or Okinawa to purchase a car from Guam, 17790 [27JN]

Arms control: purchase of discounted automobiles by Geneva negotiators, 4956 [7MR]

Auto efficiency standards: remove administration's authority to lower (H.R. 1425), 12699 [20MY]

Automobile Consumer Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1855), 8769 [22AP]

Automobile Gray Market Act: enact (H.R. 1006), 2014 [6FE]

Automobile Strategy and Stability Act: enact (H.R. 1060), 2302 [7FE]

Automobile use business expenses: logging requirements (H.R. 589), 817 [22JA]

Broward County, FL: Substance Abuse and Use/Students Against Driving Drunk conference, 28229 [21OC]

Business use: IRS recordkeeping requirements, 1141 [28JA]

Consumer Lease Agreement Act: enact (H.R. 2322), 10210 [2MY]

Contemporaneous recordkeeping requirements: repeal certain, 11070 [8MY]

Cressona, PA: Seatbelt Safety Awareness Week, 5115 [7MR]

Deficit Reduction Act: exempt agricultural vehicles, 864 [22JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Motor Carrier Administration (H.R. 3427), 25529 [1OC]

Diesel fuel: tax treatment (H.R. 837), 1274 [30JA]

Drinking age: increase minimum to 21, 36813 [16DE]

———repeal national minimum (H.R. 1663), 5976 [21MR]

Drunk driving: proposals to combat, 530 [3JA]

———proposed national efforts to curb, 31808 [13NO]

Drunken driving: convicted violator bumper sticker proposal, 20383 [24JY]

East Hartford, CT: tribute to Safe Ride Program to combat drunken driving, 22706 [1AU]

EPA: emission inspection compliance, 30455 [5NO]

Equitable Automobile Transportation Act: enact (H.R. 3655), 29789 [30OC]

Federal employees: restrict private use of Government vehicles (H.R. 3614), 38086 [19DE]

Foreign automobiles: regulate importation (H.R. 2598), 15539 [12JN]

Foreign Motor Carrier Registration Act: enact (H.R. 2689), 14819 [6JN]

Foreign trade: export-import policy, 6448-6456, 6466 [27MR], 6510 [27MR], 6589 [28MR], 7440 [3AP], 8031 [16AP], 8215 [17AP], 11706 [14MY], 11946 [15MY], 12707 [21MY], 15471 [12JN], 18083 [9JY], 18392 [10JY], 18705 [11JY], 22521, 22523 [1AU], 23136 [10SE], 29316 [29OC]

———export-import policy, congressional delegation report, 18713-18718 [11JY]

———impact of imports, 25741 [2OC]

———U.S. policy, 35557 [10DE]

Franchised dealers: protect from discrimination in sale by manufacturer of new motor vehicles (H.R. 3739), 31541 [12NO], 32905 [20NO]

Frozen foods: exempt transportation by motor vehicle from jurisdiction of the ICC (H.R. 2234), 9561 [25AP]

Fuel economy: standards, 17561 [26JN], 19738, 19756 [18JY]

Fuel efficiency: standards, 4558 [5MR]

Fuel efficiency standard: proposed rollback, 20712 [25JY]

Fuel standards: set minimum and remove administration authority to lower, 11617 [9MY]

Gasoline: additional tax to reduce budget deficits (H.R. 3801), 32891 [20NO]

———increase tax (H.R. 1541), 5657 [19MR]

———promote fair competition in distribution of motor fuel (H.R. 2406), 10691 [7MY]

———reduce use of lead (H.R. 1540), 5649 [19MR]

Great Britain: seat belt legislation, 15807 [13JN]

Handicapped: withhold certain Federal-aid highway funds from States which do not establish parking privileges (H.R. 3845), 33698 [3DE]

Heavy vehicles: repeal certain Federal use tax provisions (H.R. 2677), 14550 [5JN]

Imports: economic impact, 34136 [4DE]

Japan: agreement to increase automobile imports, 6905 [28MR]

———exports of steel and automobiles to U.S., 8526 [18AP]

———extend voluntary restraint agreement, 6022 [21MR]

———import quotas, 4277 [4MR], 4305 [4MR]

———imports, 29802 [31OC]

———mandatory restraint agreement on automobile imports, 4326 [5MR]

———open market trade policy, 13014 [22MY]

———trade imbalance, 7250 [2AP], 7440 [3AP], 7580 [4AP], 8031 [16AP], 8215 [17AP]

———trade imbalance with U.S., 1849 [6FE], 4680-4683 [6MR], 4954 [7MR]

———U.S. policy relative to automobile imports, 7537, 7539 [3AP]

———U.S. trade agreements, 19473-19474 [17JY]

———voluntary restraint agreement on automobile imports, 5512, 5513 [19MR]

———voluntary restraint agreement on automobile imports (H. Con. Res. 63), 2623 [20FE], 3489 [25FE]

———voluntary restraint agreement on automobiles (H. Con. Res. 63), 2623 [20FE]

Made in America Act: enact (H.R. 1050), 2262-2264 [7FE], 2865 [20FE], 7530 [3AP]

Manufacturers: impose tax for noncompliance of Federal fuel economy standard (H.R. 3786), 32490 [19NO]

Mass transit: vehicle overhaul program, 13342 [22MY]

Methanol: develop national energy policy (H.R. 3355), 24169 [18SE]

———implement use, 7579 [4AP]

Methanol Vehicle Incentives Act: enact, 18903 [11JY]

———enact (H.R. 2955), 19396 [17JY]

Mothers Against Drunk Driving: candlelight vigil for victims of drunken drivers, 38844 [20DE]

———tribute, 37509 [17DE]

Motor fuel: amend Tariff Schedules of U.S. (H.R. 2354), 10600 [6MY]

Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: amend (H.R. 1154), 2841 [20FE]

Motor Vehicle Safety Authorization Act: enact, 9563 [25AP]

National All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Act: enact (H.R. 3325), 24188 [18SE]

National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Day: designate, 860 [22JA]

———establish, 1124 [24JA]

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate, 36814 [16DE]

———designate (S.J. Res. 137), 22526 [1AU]

National Minimum Drinking Age Act: amend (H.R. 2537), 17993 [27JN]

National Motor Carrier Productivity and Safety Improvement Act: enact, 22819 [1AU]

National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act: amend (H.R. 1006), 2014 [6FE]

Odometers: prohibit mileage rollback (H.R. 780), 1275, 1279 [30JA]

Ohio: EPA inspection and maintenance program (H.R. 3185), 22819 [1AU]

Passive restraint system: notice of hearings on regulations, 2234 [7FE]

Patterson and Brewster, NY: WRVH/WPUT-Radio dial-a-ride program, 13958 [3JN]

Polymers: research developments, 15775 [13JN]

Recordkeeping requirements: repeal certain (H.R. 1869), 10216 [2MY]

———repeal certain (H.R. 1869), appointment of conferees, 9257 [24AP]

———repeal certain (H.R. 1869), conference report, 11079-11083 [8MY]

———repeal certain (H.R. 1869), consideration of conference report, 10223 [2MY]

Safety: provide crash safety information to consumers (H.R. 1645), 6016 [21MR]

Safety standards: restore bumper protection (H.R. 1154), 2841 [20FE]

Seatbelt safety: demonstration program, 31560 [13NO]

Seatbelt safety awareness project, 24228 [19SE]

Seatbelts: incentive grants for requiring in new schoolbuses (H.R. 749), 1161 [28JA]

———mandatory requirement, 27744 [16OC]

———requiring, 11187 [8MY]

Tariff: treatment of motor fuels, 11171 [8MY]

Tax law: repeal of contemperaneous records provision (H.R. 614), 1118 [24JA]

Taxation: credit for purchase of U.S. made (H.R. 2953), 22953 [5SE]

———credit for purchasing domestic (H.R. 2953), 18393 [10JY], 18527 [10JY]

———off-duty use of public safety vehicles (H.R. 1285), 3657 [26FE]

———recordkeeping requirements (H.R. 750), 3342 [25FE]

———records maintenance of business use of automobiles, 2296 [7FE]

———repeal certain contemporaneous recordkeeping requirements, 11070 [8MY]

———repeal certain recordkeeping requirements, 2327 [7FE], 7582 [4AP]

———repeal certain recordkeeping requirements for business vehicles (H.R. 707), 1156 [28JA]

———repeal certain recordkeeping requirements (H.R. 1869), 7155 [2AP], 7164 [4AP]-7165 [2AP], 7562 [3AP], 7717, 7735 [4AP]

———repeal certain recordkeeping requirements (H.R. 600), 7111 [2AP], 7685 [4AP]

———repeal certain recordkeeping requirements (H.R. 750), 5005 [7MR]

———repeal certain tax recordkeeping requirements for business use, 5530 [19MR]

———repeal log book requirement for business use, 869 [24JA]

———repeal log book requirements for business use (H.R. 779), 1283 [30JA]

———repeal log book requirements for business use (H.R. 813), 1281 [30JA]

———repeal of contemperaneous records requirements (H.R. 614), 1122 [24JA]

———treatment of business use, 2886 [21FE]

Truck and Bus Safety Week: designate (H.J. Res. 445), 34137 [4DE]

Trucks and buses: safety, 31532 [12NO]

Truth in Mileage Act: enact (H.R. 780), 1622 [31JA]

U.S. products: export-import policy, 36540 [16DE]

UAW: anniversary, 23470 [11SE], 29546 [29OC]

———anniversary tribute, 22782 [1AU]

Yugoslavia: imports, 23138 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agnelli, Giovanni: tribute, 28378 [22OC]

Agriculture: tax treatment of certain vehicles (S. 36), 100 [3JA]

Alcoholic beverages: establish national minimum drinking age, 35516 [10DE]

———national standard for blood-alcohol content for truck and bus operators (S. 1904), 34442, 34447, 34449 [5DE], 35937 [11DE]

Association of Junior Leagues: safety programs, 14422 [5JN]

Auto industry: impact of imports, 2106 [7FE]

Automobile industry: requirements for registration of imports, 38654 [19DE]

Borg-Warner Automotive Transmission System: U.S. Senate Productivity Award, 21486 [30JY]

Bus and truck industries: safety initiatives, 31335 [12NO]

Business: taxation (S. 245), 1265 [29JA]

Centennial Year of the Gasoline Powered Automobile: designate (S.J. Res. 231), 30582 [5NO], 37622 [18DE]

Collective bargaining: labor-management cooperation to face foreign competition, 17034 [25JN]

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: enact (S. 1903), 34442, 34447, 34449 [5DE], 35937 [11DE]

Consumers: protect by requiring odometer information on certificate of title (S. 475), 2495 [19FE], 36471-36474 [13DE], 36532 [16DE]

Customs Service: funding for vehicles, 24931 [25SE]

Dept. of Transportation: reinstate bumper standards (S. 862), 7356 [3AP]

Diesel motor: repayment of increased tax imposed on certain consumers (S. 1998), 38772 [20DE]

Dove, S. Earl: election to chairmanship of the American Trucking Association, 30500 [5NO]

Drinking age: establish uniform national, 38514 [19DE]

Drunken driving: citizen awareness, 31192 [7NO]

Ethanol: taxation of imports, 23955-23958 [17SE]

Ford Motor Co.: air bag system, 32396 [19NO]

Foreign diplomats: applicability of drunk driving laws, 16789 [21JN]

Foreign trade: deficit, 17572 [27JN]

———impact of imports, 30716 [6NO]

———impact of quotas, ***** [25FE]

———U.S. policy relative to Japan, 15606 [13JN]

Fuel consumption: Dept. of Transportation's economy standards, 21310 [30JY]

———National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's economy standards, 21487 [30JY]

Fuel economy: corporate standards, 17593 [27JN]

———standards, 20901-20926 [29JY]

Government: establish controls on expenditures for motor vehicles, 28561-28564 [23OC]

———question of responsibility for train crossing regulations, 4520 [5MR]

Government officials: reduce use of limousines (S. 1842), 31157 [7NO]

Government regulations: ban importation of automobiles not in compliance with certain U.S. standards (S. 921), 7931 [16AP]

Haddon, William, Jr.: tribute, 4525 [5MR], 4937 [7MR]

Handicapped Parking Act: enact (S. 1936), 36281 [12DE], 36534 [16DE]

Hazardous wastes: funding for waste isolation pilot project roads, 28531-28538 [23OC]

Industry: corporate average fuel economy standards, 28522-28528 [23OC]

———retain corporate average fuel economy standards (S. Res. 178), 14752 [6JN]

Interstate Highway System: funding, 34402-34403 [5DE]

———make permanent the withholding of funds from States not adopting the minimum drinking age (S. 1428), 18869 [11JY]

———modify apportionment formula (S. 928), 8129 [17AP]

Japan: extend voluntary trade restraints (S. Con. Res. 15), 2748-2753 [20FE], 6647-6664 [28MR]

———foreign trade, 38655 [19DE]

———quality and price of exported products, 21468 [30JY]

———voluntary auto restraint agreement, 36413, 36415, 36464 [13DE], 36496 [16DE]

Law enforcement officers: tax treatment for off-duty use of public safety vehicles (S. 281), 1023 [24JA], 7088 [2AP]

———tax treatment of off-duty use of public safety vehicles (S. 281), 2091 [7FE]

Lee, Shep: tribute, 28881 [24OC]

Manufacturers: protect consumers and dealers from unfair price discrimination relative to sales to lease companies (S. 1849), 31762 [13NO]

Mercedes-Benz: air bag system, 32396 [19NO]

Motor buses: amortization deduction for route operating rights (S. 1656), 24103 [18SE]

Motor Carrier Administration: establish in Dept. of Transportation (S. 1710), 25176 [26SE]

Motor vehicles: amortization deduction for bus route operating rights (S. 1656), 24103 [18SE]

———impact of imports, 344 [3JA]

National Child Safety Week: designate (S.J. Res. 45), 1983 [6FE], 7821 [15AP], 8929 [23AP]

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 137), 12332 [16MY], 15019 [10JN], 16600 [20JN]

———observance, 36482 [16DE]

Petroleum: enhance competition in gasoline retail market (S. 1140), 12148 [15MY]

———import fee, 32870 [20NO]

———imports, 35447 [10DE]

———increase tariff, 32090-32097 [14NO]

———prevent evasion of State gasoline taxes (S. 1086), 10852 [7MY]

———prevent evasion of State gasoline taxes (S. 1087), 10852 [7MY]

Postal Service: relief for certain employees in rural areas (S. 855), 7347 [3AP]

Rashid radar warning system: FCC approval, 26251 [4OC]

Roads and highways: safety grants (S. 1529), 21449 [30JY]

Safety: program funding (S. 863), 7357 [3AP]

———require installation of airbag systems (S. 864), 7359 [3AP], 19608 [18JY]

Speed limits: raise (S. 329), 1529 [31JA]

Synthetic fuels: ensure payment of additional duty on ethyl alcohol (S. 575), 4470 [5MR]

———exclude ethyl alcohol imports from Caribbean Basin initiative (S. 576), 4470 [5MR]

———promote development and use of methanol (S. 1097), 11009 [8MY], 13653 [23MY]

Synthetic Fuels Corp.: rescission of funding, 30217-30220 [1NO]

———termination, 30217-30220 [1NO]

Tandem Truck Safety Act: splash and spray suppressant provisions, 348 [3JA]

Taxation: clarify log book requirement for business vehicles (S. 639), 4889 [7MR]

———clarify treatment of vehicles used for personal use, 4889 [7MR]-7304 [3AP]

———credit for child restraint systems (S. 75), 182 [3JA]

———increase excise tax on fuels, 27204-27207 [10OC]

———increase on fuels (S. 735), 6132 [26MR]

———repeal log book requirement for business vehicles, 805 [22JA], 5769, 5788 [20MR], 7655 [4AP]

———repeal log book requirement for business vehicles (H.R. 1869), 7295-7319 [3AP]

———repeal log book requirement for business vehicles (H.R. 1869), appointment of conferees, 7319 [3AP]

———repeal log book requirement for business vehicles (S. 245), 759 [22JA]

———repeal log book requirement for business vehicles (S. 260), 781-784 [22JA], 1503 [31JA]

———repeal log book requirement for business vehicles (S. 518), 3758 [27FE]

———repeal log book requirements for business vehicles (S. 314), 1238 [29JA]

———repeal logbook requirement for business vehicles (H.R. 1869), conference report, 12025-12029, 12125 [15MY], 12354-12360 [16MY]

Thomas, James: tribute, 1493 [31JA]

Toyota Motor Corp.: Scott County, KY, assembly plant, 35940 [11DE]

Trucking: deregulation (S. 1711), 25178 [26SE]

———impact of deregulation, 1503 [31JA]

UAW: tribute, 22462 [1AU]

Youth: establish minimum drinking age, 31289 [12NO]

Reports

Authorize Motor Vehicle Safety Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 863) (S. Rept. 99-48), 11831 [14MY]

Conference: H.R. 1869, repeal logbook requirement for business vehicles, 12025 [15MY]

Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards: Dept. of Commerce (excerpt), 20924 [29JY]

Designate National Buy American Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 194), 24359 [19SE]

Development and Use of Methanol: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1097) (S. Rept. 99-128), 22264 [1AU]

Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program: Committee on Rules and Administration (S. Res. 181) (S. Rept. 99-140), 24757 [24SE]

Log Book Requirement for Business Vehicle Taxation: Committee on Finance (S. 245) (S. Rept. 99-23), 7029 [2AP]

———Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 1869) (H. Rept. 99-34), 7162, 7235 [2AP]

Merchandise Trade Deficit: Committee on Ways and Means (H. Con. Res. 107) (H. Rept. 99-35), 7235 [2AP]

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 137), 14846 [7JN]

Repeal Certain Recordkeeping Requirements: committee of conference (H.R. 1869) (H. Rept. 99-67), 10618-10624, 10693 [7MY]

Repeal Logbook Requirement for Business Vehicles (S. 245): Committee on Finance (excerpt), 12355 [16MY]

Request President To Designate Made in America Month: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 206), 25171 [26SE]

Require Odometer Information on Title Certificate: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 475) (S. Rept. 99-47), 11831 [14MY]

Tempo Air Bags Saves Driver From Serious Injury in Collision: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 19608 [18JY]

Use of Government Vehicles for Transportation of Officers and Employees of Federal Government Between Their Residences and Places of Employment: Committee on Government Operations (H.R. 3614) (H. Rept. 99-451), 38370 [19DE]

Voluntary Trade Restraint Extension in U.S.-Japan Trade: Committee on Finance (S. Con. Res. 15), 6689 [28MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Minimum drinking age: Vermont State Legislature, 38331 [19DE]

Statements

Airbags in American Automobiles: Annette Paluska, 10582 [6MY]

Motor Carrier Safety: Elizabeth Dole, Sec. of Transportation, 31335-31337 [12NO]

Repeal Certain Recordkeeping Requirements of Motor Vehicles (H.R. 1869), 7562 [3AP]

Seat Belt Laws: American Automobile Association, 1108 [24JA]

21st amendment to the Constitution: participant in congressional debate (1933), 38331 [19DE]

Studies

Fuel Efficiency Standards: Library of Congress (excerpt), 4558 [5MR]

Impact of Provision To End Purchase of Cars on Guam by Servicemen Stationed in Japan and Okinawa, 17791 [27JN]

Summaries

National Occupant Protection Program, 2235-2237 [7FE]

Rudman-Inouye Gray Market Compromise, 38654 [19DE]

Taxation Recordkeeping Requirements (H.R. 1869), 7157 [2AP]

Tables

Drinking in fatal accidents—National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 36813 [16DE]

Foreign imports as a percentage of total U.S. sales, 4682 [6MR]

Fuel efficiency standards, 4558 [5MR]

U.S. merchandise trade balance with the world and Japan, 7170 [2AP]

Waste isolation pilot project, 28537 [23OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 63, retention of the Japanese automobile import agreement, 2623 [20FE]

H.R. 780, Truth in Mileage Act, 1622 [31JA]

H.R. 1050, Made in America Act, 2264 [7FE]

H.R. 1869, repeal certain recordkeeping requirements, 7155 [2AP]

H.R. 2689, Foreign Motor Carrier Registration Act, 14819 [6JN]

H.R. 3325, National All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Act, 24189 [18SE]

H.R. 3355, Methanol Energy Policy Act, 24170 [18SE]

Methanol Vehicle Incentives Act, 18903 [11JY]

S. 75, tax credit for motor vehicle child restraint systems, 182 [3JA]

S. 281, tax treatment of public safety vehicles, 1023 [24JA]

S. 314, repeal log book requirements for business use of vehicles, 1238 [29JA]

S. 329, raise highway speed limits, 1530 [31JA]

S. 475, require odometer information on certificate of title, 2496 [19FE]

S. 475, require odometer information on certificate of title for motor vehicles, 36473 [13DE]

S. 639, clarify log book requirement for business vehicles, 4890 [7MR]

S. 735, increase excise tax on motor vehicle fuels, 6133 [26MR]

S. 855, relief for certain rural Postal Service employees, 7348 [3AP]

S. 862, Bumper Improvement Act, 7357 [3AP]

S. 863, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Authorization Act, 7358 [3AP]

S. 864, Automobile Occupant Protection Improvement Act, 7359 [3AP]

S. 928, modify Interstate Highway System apportionment formula, 8130 [17AP]

S. 1097, Methanol Vehicle Incentives Act, 11010 [8MY]

S. 1428, make permanent the withholding of Interstate Highway System funds from States not adopting the minimum drinking age, 18869 [11JY]

S. 1529, grants to improve highway safety, 21449 [30JY]

S. 1656, amortization deduction for bus route operating rights, 24103 [18SE]

S. 1710, establish Motor Carrier Administration in Dept. of Transportation, 25177 [26SE]

S. 1711, Trucking Deregulation Act, 25178-25185 [26SE]

S. 1842, reduce use of limousines by Government officials, 31158 [7NO]

S. 1848, protect consumers and dealers from manufacturers' unfair price discrimination relative to motor vehicle sales to lease companies, 31762 [13NO]

S. 1903, Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act, 34448 [5DE]

S. 1904, national standard for blood-alcohol content for truck and bus operators, 34449 [5DE]

S. 1936, Handicapped Parking Act, 36281 [12DE]

S. Con. Res. 15, extend voluntary trade restraints by Japanese on automobiles, 2748 [20FE]

S. Con. Res. 15, extension of voluntary trade restraints on motor vehicles (S. Con. Res. 15), 6664 [28MR]

S. Res. 178, retain corporate average fuel economy standards, 14752 [6JN]

S.J. Res. 137, National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week, 12333 [16MY], 15019 [10JN], 22527 [1AU]

S.J. Res. 231, designate Centennial Year of the Gasoline Powered Automobile, 37622 [18DE]

U.S.-Japan trade deficit reduction, 2106 [7FE]