RAILROADS related term(s) Cargo Transportation

Amendments

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 1788), H13731 [28NO], H13804 [29NO], H13822, H13827, H13828, H13830, H13835, H13838, H13839 [30NO]

Dept. of Transportation: abolish ICC and assume necessary functions (S. 1396), S17582, S17585, S17593, S17595, S17600, S17601, S17669, S17671 [28NO]

Articles and editorials

Amtrak Needs Labor Reforms, E1372 [30JN]

More Highways Alone Won't Ease Traffic, E1830 [21SE]

Rails Strain To Service Midwest Grain Harvest, S14097 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see S. 693; H.R. 1437), S5404 [6AP], H4414 [6AP]

———authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 1788), H5752 [8JN]

———authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 1788), consideration (see H. Res. 284), H13803 [29NO]

———eliminate special support for or burdens on operations as a passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 259), H170 [9JA]

———establish limitations on wage continuation and severance benefits for employees displaced by a discontinuance of service (see H.R. 832), H1281 [6FE]

———reforming statutes and authorizing appropriations (see S. 1318), S15118 [12OC]

———timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic performance (see H.R. 841), H1281 [6FE]

Appropriations: authorizing for Amtrak and the Local Rail Freight Assistance Program (see S. 674), S5142 [4AP]

Benchmark Rail Group, Inc.: relief (see S. 467; H.R. 419), S3052 [23FE], H177 [9JA]

Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries (see S. 1055; H.R. 1827), S10490 [21JY], H5904 [13JN]

———permit State use of Federal highway funds for improvements of passenger rail service (see S. 733), S5805 [27AP]

Dept. of Transportation: abolish ICC and assume necessary functions (see S. 1140, 1396), S12079 [9AU], S16657 [3NO]

Douglas, WY: permit transference of title of certain public lands (see S. 1223), S12959 [8SE]

Employment: administration of the Railroad Retirement System and railroad unemployment insurance (see H.R. 2233), H8535 [4AU]

———employee protection benefits (see H.R. 1357), H3974 [29MR]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H6269 [22JN]

Infrastructure: preservation (see S. 920; H.R. 2205), S8380 [14JN], H8534 [4AU]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois (see S.J. Res. 27; H.J. Res. 78), S3052 [23FE], H3049 [10MR]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 581; H.R. 1279), S4262 [21MR], H3416 [21MR]

Land use: withdraw certain proposed regulations concerning rights-of-way (see H. Res. 25), H177 [9JA]

Local Rail Freight Assistance Program: abolish (see H.R. 2216), H8534 [4AU]

Long Island Railroad Co.: remove police officers from certain Federal employment laws (see H.R. 2044), H7067 [17JY]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H4618 [9MY]

Railroad Retirement System: recommend dismantlement (see H. Res. 29), H177 [9JA]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for benefits (see H.R. 2594), H11938 [8NO]

Roads and highways: improve safety at grade crossings (see S. 1512), S19306 [29DE]

Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances made in Reno, NV, and Tulare, CA (see S. 1288; H.R. 1784), S14710 [29SE], H5691 [7JN]

Taxation: establish an intercity passenger rail trust fund (see S. 1395), S16657 [3NO]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 2789), H14963 [15DE]

———increase motor fuel tax to fund mass transit, Amtrak, and surface transportation infrastructure (see S. 665), S5142 [4AP]

———restore prior law formula for the inclusion in gross income of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 1775), H5690 [7JN]

Transportation: permit tax-exempt financing of certain transportation facilities (see S. 1199; H.R. 1790), S12370 [11AU], H5752 [8JN]

———reform regulation of transportation industries and rail carriers (see H.R. 1436), H4413 [6AP]

Letters

Mass transit systems funding: James J. Lutz, Pennsylvania Association of Municipal Transportation Authorities, S12054 [9AU]

State use of Federal highway funds for Amtrak intercity passenger rail service: Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey, S17223 [17NO]

———Mike Acott, National Asphalt Pavement Association, S8772 [21JN]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S8771 [21JN]

———Richard C. Creighton, American Portland Cement Alliance, S8773 [21JN]

———T. Peter Ruane, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, S8771 [21JN]

———Thomas J. Donohue, American Trucking Association, Inc., S8772 [21JN]

———William D. Fay, Highway Users Federation, S8772 [21JN]

———several Governors, S17223 [17NO]

Messages

Federal Railroad Safety Act Administration: President Clinton, S3679 [8MR], H2817 [8MR]

Railroad Retirement Board Annual Report: President Clinton, H13670 [28NO]

Remarks in House

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 1788), H13816-H13841 [30NO]

———authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 1788), consideration (H. Res. 284), H13813-H13816 [30NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1437), E844 [7AP]

———competition for track rights between rail freight carriers, H13835-H13838 [30NO]

———eliminate special support for or burdens on operations as a passenger rail carrier (H.R. 259), H5760 [13JN]

———extend American with Disabilities Act exemption to commuter authority facilities, H13822 [30NO]

———labor reform, E1372 [30JN]

———outreach program for domestic trackwork manufacturers contract awards, H13829 [30NO]

———timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic performance (H.R. 841), E277 [6FE]

Bridges, Nathan H.: Harold F. Hammond Award recipient, E1151 [26MY]

Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries (H.R. 1827), E1229 [13JN]

Courts: limitation on noneconomic damages that a railroad accident victim may recover, H13830-H13835 [30NO]

Dept. of Transportation: funding for Next Generation High Speed Rail Program, H7526-H7530 [24JY], E1507 [25JY]

———funding for railroad rehabilitation and improvement of loan guarantees, H7525, H7526 [24JY]

———funding to perform certain ICC functions, H7535-H7538 [24JY], E1509 [25JY]

Employment: increase labor protections afforded to employees of small and midsize railroads during acquisitions or mergers, H12297-H12306 [14NO]

Federal aid programs: reform of Railroad Loan Guarantee Program, H13827, H13828 [30NO]

Florida: transfer title of magnetic levitation tract materials at Transportation Technology Center, H13822 [30NO]

Government regulations: regulation of rail lines and rates, H12265, H12266 [14NO]

Infrastructure: preservation (H.R. 2205), E1653 [5AU]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (H.R. 1279), E646 [21MR]

Local Rail Freight Assistance Program: abolish (H.R. 2216), E1682 [5AU]

New York, NY: funding for redevelopment of Penn Station, H1990, H1993, H1996 [22FE]

———funding for redevelopment of Pennsylvania Station, H13839, H13840 [30NO]

Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances made in Reno, NV, and Tulare, CA (H.R. 1784), H6769 [11JY]

Taxation: establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (H.R. 2789), E2389 [19DE]

Transportation: fixed guideway systems funding, H7516-H7521 [24JY]

———mass transit funding, H7511-H7516 [24JY]

———permit tax-exempt financing of certain transportation facilities (H.R. 1790), E1217 [9JN]

———reform regulation of transportation industries and rail carriers (H.R. 1436), E844 [7AP]

Remarks in Senate

Amtrak: allow States to use Federal highway funding for intercity passenger rail service, S8763-S8774 [21JN], S9642 [10JY], S17218, S17221-S17226 [17NO], S17599 [28NO]

———reforming statutes and authorizing appropriations (S. 1318), S15312 [19OC]

Antitrust policy: establish competition standards relative to mergers, S17585-S17590, S17594, S17595, S17596 [28NO], S17819-S17822 [29NO]

Appropriations: authorizing for Amtrak and the Local Rail Freight Assistance Program (S. 674), S5154 [4AP]

Benchmark Rail Group, Inc.: relief (S. 467), S3057 [23FE]

California: funding for the Alameda transportation corridor project, S8789 [21JN]

Cargo transportation: regulations to protect agricultural shippers, S12068 [9AU], S12114 [10AU]

Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries (S. 1055), S10493 [21JY]

———permit State use of Federal highway funds for improvements of passenger rail service (S. 733), S5837 [27AP]

Dept. of Transportation: abolish ICC and assume necessary functions (S. 1140), S12094 [9AU]

———abolish ICC and assume necessary functions (S. 1396), S16671 [3NO], S17551-S17590, S17593-S17602 [28NO], S17786, S17819-S17822 [29NO]

———abolish ICC and assume necessary functions (S. 1396), unanimous-consent agreement, S17592 [28NO]

———mass transit systems funding, S12051-S12055 [9AU]

Douglas, WY: permit transference of title of certain public lands (S. 1223), S12959 [8SE]

Federal-State relations: permit State flexibility in use of Federal transportation funds for improvement and operation, S8882 [22JN]

Infrastructure: preservation (S. 920), S8380 [14JN]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois (S.J. Res. 27), S3064 [23FE], S10506 [21JY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 581), S15367 [19OC]

Local Rail Freight Assistance Program: funding, S12069 [9AU], S12115, S12116 [10AU]

Local Rail Freight Assistance program: funding, S16363 [31OC]

New York, NY: funding for redevelopment of Penn Station, S5525 [6AP]

———funding for redevelopment of Pennsylvania Station, S9005 [23JN]

Roads and highways: improve safety at grade crossings, S8852 [22JN]

———improve safety at grade crossings (S. 1512), S19308-S19310 [29DE]

San Francisco, CA: funding for Tasman Light Rail Corridor, S16359, S16360 [31OC]

Taxation: increase motor fuel tax to fund mass transit, Amtrak, and surface transportation infrastructure (S. 665), S5143 [4AP]

Transportation: Federal regulations, S17580 [28NO]

———permit tax-exempt financing of certain transportation facilities (S. 1199), S12404-S12409 [11AU]

———reform regulation of transportation industries and rail carriers, S14096 [21SE]

Reports filed

Amtrak Appropriations and Management Reform: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 104-299), H11441 [30OC]

Amtrak Appropriations and Statutes Reform: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1318) (S. Rept. 104-157), S15118 [12OC]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1318), S16621 [2NO]

Congressional Consent to Additional Powers Conferred Upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 27), S8945 [22JN]

Consent of Congress to Additional Powers Conferred Upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 104-377), H13929 [4DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1788, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 104-370), H13803 [29NO]

Intercity Passenger Rail Taxation Trust Fund Establishment: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1395) (S. Rept. 104-168), S16657 [3NO]

Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act (S. 1396): Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S17530 [27NO]

Relief of Benchmark Rail Group, Inc.: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 419) (H. Rept. 104-359), H13730 [28NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 1788), H13838 [30NO]

Studies

National Economic Impact of Alameda Transportation Corridor: BST Associates (business), S12406-S12408 [11AU]

Tables

Mass transit operating losses in Pennsylvania, S12054, S12055 [9AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 284, consideration of H.R. 1788, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act, H13813 [30NO]

H.R. 419, relief of Benchmark Rail Group, Inc., H15096 [19DE]

H.R. 1790, permit tax-exempt financing of certain transportation facilities, E1218 [9JN]

S. 920, Rail Infrastructure Preservation Act, S8381 [14JN]

S. 1199, permit tax-exempt financing of certain transportation facilities, S12405 [11AU]

S. 1396, Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act, S17551-S17578 [28NO]

S.J. Res. 27, consent of Congress to additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois, S10506 [21JY]