MOTOR VEHICLES

Amendments

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: reauthorization (S. 673), 18444, 18507 [3AU]

Analyses

Gridlock Relief for Interstates Program, 2204 [9FE]

Articles and editorials

Alcohol Fuel—The One for the Road, 14683 [13JY]

ATV Crash Kills Salem County Boy, 13632 [27JN]

Bush Pollution Control a Matter of Life, Death, 13205 [22JN]

Don't Hike Federal Gas Tax, 4123 [14MR]

Going the Extra Mile, 21167 [20SE]

If You Can't Find It in Hemmings—Bennington's the Hub for Specialty Car Enthusiasts, 2992 [28FE]

It's Good To See President Working for Clean Air, 13205 [22JN]

Last To Leave and Still Showing the Flag, 30127 [19NO]

Look at Cars—Not Behind Trees—If We Want Cleaner Air, 14918 [17JY]

Oil Import Fee?, 2470 [22FE]

Route 66—Cruising Down America's Mother Road, 8785 [10MY]

Taking Natural Gas for Test Drive, 11805 [14JN]

UH Revving Up Research in Practical Electric Cars, 9750 [18MY]

UPS Drivers Deliver Highway Safety Record, 19941 [7SE]

Watering Down Clean Fuels, 31207 [21NO]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: clean air standards (see S. 1490)

———control emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides (see H.R. 3195, 3316)

———testing at high altitudes (see H.R. 2994)

Alcoholic beverages: restriction on consumption by passengers (see H.R. 1092)

———testing for commercial operators (see S. 561)

Army: prohibit the procurement of trucks under the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck Program (see H.R. 194)

Automobile Fuel Economy Act: enact (see S. 984)

Buses: fuel standards for Government vehicles (see H.R. 2784)

Clean Air act: operation of Government vehicles using alcohol, natural gas, or electricity in areas not in compliance with provisions (see S. 1058)

Commercial drivers: assistance to raise literacy skills (see S. 1098)

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: exemption for firefighting vehicles (see H.R. 1081)

Consumers: improve information and fuel efficiency (see H.R. 2076)

———public warranty and repair information provided to dealers by manufacturers (see H.R. 195)

Customs: verification of identification numbers by officers before vehicles are exported (see H.R. 542)

Drug abuse: random testing of applicants for drivers' licenses (see H.R. 2524)

———suspend drivers' licenses for drug convictions (see H.R. 3051)

———testing for commercial operators (see S. 561)

Drug Offender's Driving Privileges Suspension Act: enact (see S. 1804)

Education: impose a school enrollment requirement on the issuance of motor vehicle licenses (see H.R. 3098)

Farm vehicles: safety standards (see H.R. 2414)

Food industry: motor vehicle transport of food products and solid waste (see H.R. 3386, 3634, 3647)

———prohibit use of cargo tanks for food and hazardous materials (see H.R. 3386)

Gasoline: excise tax (see H.R. 1023, 2289, H. Res. 41)

———price rise following Alaskan oil spill (see S. Res. 102)

———repeal Dept. of Transportation authority to reduce fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1839)

Government vehicles: use of alcohol, natural gas, or electricity (seeH.R. 2175)

———fuel use by Federal vehicles (see S. 1566)

Industry: disclosure of origin of replacement parts for repairs (see H.R. 693)

Insurance: limit the exemption relative to the business of personal motor vehicle policies (see H.R. 1144)

Interstate commerce: domestic content requirements for vehicles distributed in U.S. (see H.R. 1773)

Motor Carrier Safety Act: enact (see S. 819)

Motor Vehicle Air Conditioner Ozone Depletion Act: enact (see S. 1052)

Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act: enact (see S. 1224)

Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: fuel economy standards for automobiles and light trucks (see H.R. 839)

National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see S.J. Res. 127)

National Highway Fatality and Injury Reduction Act: enact (see S. 1007)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Authorization Act: enact (see S. 673)

National System of Interstate and Defense Highways: procedure for additions and deletions (see H.R. 1015)

Ohio: use of toll revenues from turnpike operation (see H.R. 1419)

Old Cars Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 145)

Radar detectors: penalties for manufacture, sale, and use of radar detectors (see H.R. 224)

Rental companies: disclosure of charges in advertising (see H.R. 524, 2680)

———restrictions relative to imposing liability and collision damage waivers (see H.R. 984)

Route 66 Study Act: enact (see S. 963)

Rural Bus Services Act: enact (see S. 470)

Safety: amend certain provisions relative to bumper standards (see H.R. 766)

———passenger van standards (see H.R. 787)

———permit eligible individuals to operate public works vehicles without a written test (see H.R. 3718)

———revise standards for light trucks and multipurpose vehicles (see H.R. 3428)

Schoolbuses: equip with mirrors that provide an unobstructed view under and alongside the vehicle (see H.R. 883)

———require equipment with a stop signal arm and a certain system of mirrors (see H.R. 3107)

———safety standards (see S. 579)

———States receiving certain grants to conduct safety programs (see H.R. 3109)

Tariff: certain motor vehicle parts (see H.R. 1933)

———identification numbers on exported vehicles (see H.R. 2245)

Taxation: charitable deduction allowed certain operation of motor vehicle expenses (see H.R. 174)

———credit for child restraint systems (see S. 117)

———investment tax credit for vehicles fueled by clean-burning substances (see H.R. 2269)

———retail sales of used automobiles (see S. 567; H.R. 2041)

Transportation: collection of overpayments or undercharges on certain shipments via motor common carriers (see H.R. 3243)

———use of cents-per-mile valuation rule (see H.R. 299)

Booklets

No Use of Motor Fuel Taxes for Deficit Reduction: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 2027 [9FE]

Letters

Death of Dean Malek in alcohol-related accident: Mrs. R.J. Malek, 10424 [31MY]

Mandatory motorcycle helmet and automobile safety belt laws: Dept. of California Highway Patrol, 9274 [16MY]

———Jane Mattson Associates, Inc., 9274 [16MY]

———Rhode Island Dept. of Health, 9273 [16MY]

———Rhode Island Dept. of Transportation, 9273 [16MY]

———Rhode Island Medical Society, 9273 [16MY]

Lists

Organizations supporting the National Highway Fatality and Injury Reduction Act, 9266 [16MY]

State resolutions opposing use of motor fuel taxes to reduce budget deficit, 7899 [3MY]

Memorials of legislature

Alaska, 16818 [28JY], 17489 [1AU]

Arizona, 5895 [10AP]

California, 5379 [4AP], 22987 [3OC]

Idaho, 5895 [10AP], 6805 [17AP], 6967 [18AP]

Illinois, 17489 [1AU]

Maine, 9996 [22MY]

Pennsylvania, 14694 [13JY]

Messages

Highway Safety Act and National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act: President Bush, 26641 [31OC]

Operation of the Automotive Products Trade Act: President Bush, 15268 [19JY]

Papers

Model for Estimating the Economic Savings From Increased Motorcycle Helmet Use, 9267 [16MY]

Model for Estimating the Economic Savings From Increased Safety Belt Use, 9267 [16MY]

Public opinion polls

Mandatory safety belt legislation, 9275 [16MY]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: clean air standards, 14469-14473 [12JY], 16350 [26JY], 16558, 16828 [28JY], 19455 [4AU], 27813 [7NO], 28600 [13NO], 31207 [21NO]

———contributors, 12930 [22JN]

———control of emissions (H.R. 3195), 19114 [4AU]

———control strategies (H. Res. 237), 20221 [12SE]

———recycling equipment when servicing air conditioners, 19668 [6SE]

———use of alternative fuels, 11805 [14JN]

Alcoholic beverages: restriction on consumption by passengers (H.R. 1092), 2786 [23FE], 2824 [28FE]

Bush, President: clean air proposal, 11451 [12JN], 11554, 11582 [13JN], 11753, 11804 [14JN], 11954, 11955 [15JN], 12448, 12451 [20JN], 13205 [22JN]

California Rideshare Week: observance, 23114 [3OC]

Chevron Oil Co.: methanol fuel pump technology, 13500 [27JN]

Crime and criminals: front and rear license plates, 21167 [20SE]

Dayton, OH: United Auto Workers local 696 anniversary, 21508 [25SE]

Drug abuse: suspend drivers' licenses for drug convictions (H.R. 3051), 16822 [28JY]

———testing for driver's license, 16076 [25JY]

Education: impose a school enrollment requirement on the issuance of motor vehicle licenses (H.R. 3098), 18536 [3AU]

Ethanol: use as fuel, 5488 [5AP], 14683 [13JY]

Flint, MI: tribute to UAW Local 659, 3834 [8MR]

Food industry: motor vehicle transport of food products and solid waste (H.R. 3647), 28956 [14NO]

———prohibit use of certain refrigerated vehicles used for solid wastes (H.R. 3386), 22728 [2OC], 30011 [17NO]

Gasoline: excise taxes (H. Res. 41), 246 [19JA], 2027 [9FE], 5108 [21MR]

———repeal of Dept. of Transportation authority to reduce fuel economy standards, 6363 [12AP]

Government vehicles: use of alcohol, natural gas, or electricity (H.R. 2175), 7749 [2MY]

Houston, TX: tribute to Gulf States Toyota, Inc., 6631 [13AP]

Ingorvaia, Joe: commend contribution to Dads Against Drugs and Drunk Driving, 19443 [4AU]

Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 542), 279 [19JA]

National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (S.J. Res. 127), 19123 [4AU]

Noise pollution: Federal reimbursement of local abatement funds (H.R. 968), 9331-9334 [16MY]

Ohio: use of toll revenues from turnpike operation (H.R. 1419), 4473 [15MR]

Safety: amend certain provisions relative to bumper standards (H.R. 766), 1670 [2FE]

———American Coalition for Traffic Safety's Occupant Protection Honors Program for Governors, 12607 [20JN]

———revise standards for light trucks and multipurpose vehicles (H.R. 3428), 23878 [6OC]

———seat belts, 11271 [7JN]

Tariff: certain parts, 6651 [13AP]

Taxation: investment tax credit for vehicles fueled by clean-burning substances (H.R. 2269), 8735 [9MY]

———sale of certain used automobiles (H.R. 2041), 7087 [19AP]

Technology: fiber optics used to view combustion chamber of automobile engines, 14234 [11JY]

Valvoline National Driving Test: CBS broadcast, 19429 [4AU]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: emission standards, 14362 [12JY], 16218 [26JY], 18896, 19048 [4AU], 20624 [15SE]

———emission standards (S. 1490), 18389 [3AU]

———health effects of carbon monoxide, 8580 [9MY]

———House committee agreement on motor vehicle emission standards, 22877 [3OC]

———operation of vehicles using alcohol, natural gas, or electricity in certain areas (S. 1058), 9866 [18MY]

Alcoholic beverages: testing for commercial operators (S. 561), 3940 [9MR], 28155 [9NO]

Automobile Fuel Economy Act: enact (S. 984), 9087 [12MY]

Clean Air Restoration and Standards Attainment Act: enact (S. 1630), 31727 [11DE]

Commercial drivers: assistance to raise literacy skills (S. 1098), 10633 [1JN]

Drug abuse: testing for commercial operators (S. 561), 3940 [9MR], 28155 [9NO]

Drug Offender's Driving Privileges Suspension Act: enact (S. 1804), 26174 [26OC]

Drunken driving: national plan to combat, 1782 [7FE]

Gasoline: decision to increase mileage of passenger cars, 10283 [31MY]

———Federal excise tax, 5703 [6AP]

Government vehicles: fuel use (S. 1566), 18979 [4AU]

Handicapped: accessibility of over-the-road buses, 19855-19857 [7SE]

Mississippi Seat Belt Coalition: tribute, 10690 [1JN]

Motor Carrier Safety Act: enact (S. 819), 6992, 6993 [18AP], 18470-18472 [3AU]

Motor Vehicle Air Conditioner Ozone Depletion Act: enact (S. 1052), 9861 [18MY], 23418 [5OC]

Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1224), 13065 [22JN]

Naalehu, HI: tribute to students for photovoltaic car, 24877 [17OC]

National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (S.J. Res. 127), 8791 [10MY]

National Highway Fatality and Injury Reduction Act: enact (S. 1007), 9263 [16MY], 17946 [2AU]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: reauthorization (S. 673), 4874, 4877-4880 [17MR], 18500-18512 [3AU]

Old Cars Week: designate (S.J. Res. 145), 10364 [31MY]

Roswell, NM: Transportation Manufacturing Corp.'s methanol-fueled vehicles, 15439 [20JY]

Rural Bus Services Act: enact (S. 470), 2975 [28FE]

Schoolbuses: safety standards (S. 579), 4343 [15MR]

Taxation: credit for child restraint systems (S. 117), 729 [25JA]

———retail sales of used automobiles (S. 567), 4310 [15MR]

Trucking: safety, 20304 [13SE]

United Parcel Service: vehicle safety record, 19941 [7SE]

University of Hawaii: electric car program, 9749 [18MY]

Reports

Car Dealer Installment Method: Committee on Finance, 4310 [15MR]

Costs of Treating Head Injured Unhelmeted Motorcyclists in Texas, 9267 [16MY]

Economic Cost to Society of Motor Vehicle Accidents, 9266 [16MY]

Impact of the Reenactment of the Motorcycle Helmet Law in Louisiana, 9267 [16MY]

Prospective Study of the Effect of Safety Belts on Morbidity and Health Care Costs in Motor Vehicle Accidents, 9268-9271 [16MY]

Public Cost of Motorcycle Trauma, 9271-9273 [16MY]

Reports filed

Federal Reimbursement of Local Noise Pollution Abatement Funds: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 968) (H. Rept. 101-51), 9405 [16MY]

Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 819) (S. Rept. 101-91), 16672 [27JY]

National Drive for Life Weekend: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 127), 13058 [22JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Authorization Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 673) (S. Rept. 101-49), 11507 [13JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Front and rear license plates: Fraternal Order of Police, 21167 [20SE]

Statements

Stabilizing Emissions: William Reilly, 28127 [9NO]

Summaries

Motor Vehicle Control Act, 19115 [4AU]

National Highway Fatality and Injury Reduction Act (S. 1007), 9266 [16MY]

Youthful Driving Without Impairment: National Commission Against Drunk Driving, 1783 [7FE]

Tables

Burden of 10 per gallon gasoline tax increase, 8727 [9MY]

Leading causes of death in U.S., 29612 [16NO]

Testimonies

Motorcycle Helmets: Peter Fassnacht and Dave Clark, California State Senate Committee on Transportation, 9275-9278 [16MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 237, air pollution control strategies, 20221 [12SE]

H.R. 968, Federal reimbursement of local abatement funds for noise pollution, 9331 [16MY]

H.R. 1092, restrict alcoholic beverage consumption by passengers, 3176 [1MR]

H.R. 1933, duty-free treatment for certain automotive parts, 6651 [13AP]

H.R. 2175, certain governmental use of vehicles that run on alcohol, natural gas, or electricity, 7750 [2MY]

S. 117, tax credit for child restraint systems, 730 [25JA]

S. 470, Rural Bus Services Act, 2975 [28FE]

S. 561, drug and alcohol testing for commercial transportation operators, 28151-28154 [9NO]

S. 567, retail sales of used automobiles, 4311 [15MR]

S. 579, schoolbus safety standards, 4343 [15MR]

S. 673, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Authorization Act, 4874 [17MR], 18500-18504, 18508-18512 [3AU]

S. 819, Motor Carrier Safety Act, 18472 [3AU]

S. 963, Route 66 Study Act, 8785 [10MY], 18032 [2AU]

S. 1007, National Highway Fatality and Injury Reduction Act, 9265 [16MY]

S. 1052, Motor Vehicle Air Conditioner Ozone Depletion Act, 9862 [18MY]

S. 1058, fuel consumption of Government vehicles, 9867 [18MY]

S. 1098, education assistance to raise literacy skills of commercial drivers, 10634 [1JN]

S. 1224, Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act, 13065-13067 [22JN]

S. 1804, Drug Offender's Driving Privileges Suspension Act, 26174 [26OC]

S. Res. 102, gasoline price rise following Alaskan oil spill, 6199 [12AP]

S.J. Res. 127, National Drive for Life Weekend, 13029 [22JN], 19123 [4AU]