CARGO TRANSPORTATION related term(s) Aviation; Merchant Marine Industry; Railroads; Shipping Industry; Transportation; Trucking Industry

Amendments

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S10977, S11041 [19SE], S11072, S11073, S11074, S11095 [20SE]

Articles and editorials

800 Perdue Jobs in Danger, S5592 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions

Corps of Engineers: authorize capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct (see H.R. 2917), H1138 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of certain shipping cost differentials relative to Merchant Marine Act (see H.R. 4343), H12270 [3OC]

Dept. of Transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (see S. 1957; H.R. 4040), S7887 [16JY], H10174 [10SE]

Merchant marine industry: reform certain domestic shipping practices (see S. 1813), S5567 [23MY]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see S. 1714; H.R. 3480, 3492), S4316 [29AP], H5287, H5288 [16MY]

Queens County, NY: declare certain areas as nonnavigable waters (see S. 1659; H.R. 2987), S3216 [29MR], H1507 [28FE]

Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3578), H5934 [5JN]

Roads and highways: increase truck weight limit on sections of Maine Turnpike (see S. 1883; H.R. 3549), S6408 [18JN], H5646 [29MY]

Shipping industry: allow transportation of cargo on foreign ships manned by U.S. crews (see H.R. 4006), H9924 [2AU]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see S. 1891; H.R. 3527, 3669), S6517 [19JN], H5569 [23MY], H6508 [18JN]

Case History

Federal Express Corp. Coverage by the Railway Labor Act, S12103 [1OC], S12185 [2OC]

Factsheets

Application of Labor Laws to Federal Express Corp. Relative to Designation as Express Company, S12104 [1OC]

Letters

Application of labor laws to carriers relative to designation as express company: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S12179 [2OC]

———Joan Claybrook, S12189 [2OC]

———Representative Molinari, S11871 [30SE]

———Representatives Molinari and Shuster, S11872 [30SE], S12175 [2OC]

Cabotage laws relative to transportation of cargo and passengers: several Representatives, E557 [17AP]

Coastal Shipping Competition Act: J.L. Maxwell, Jr., Goldsboro Milling Co., S5592 [23MY]

———Wendell H. Murphy, Murphy Family Farms, S5592 [23MY]

Opening of new international air service markets: Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, S5377 [20MY]

———Matthias Wissman, S5377 [20MY]

Removal of limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers: Jay T. Downen, Montana Electric Cooperatives' Association, S4322 [29AP]

Revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste and National Taxpayers Union, S11071 [20SE]

———Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, S11155 [24SE]

———George P. Steele, S11079 [20SE]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S11071 [20SE]

———John P. White, Dept. of Defense, S11155 [24SE]

———John W. Douglass, Dept. of the Navy, S11155 [24SE]

———Paul Beckner, Citizens for a Sound Economy (organization), S11071 [20SE]

———Scott P. Hoffman, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S11078 [20SE]

———several Senators, S11078 [20SE]

———Shane Schriefer, Citizens for a Sound Economy (organization), S11079 [20SE]

———Thomas A. Shatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S11078 [20SE]

Opinion

Application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Stephen E. Crable, National Mediation Board, S12101 [1OC], S12173-S12175 [2OC], S12222 [3OC]

Press releases

Public Citizen Supports Effort To Block Sweetheart Deal for Federal Express—Commends Senator Kennedy's Principled Stand: Public Citizen (organization), S12190 [2OC]

Questions and answers

FAA reauthorization and application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Senator Daschle, S12100 [1OC]

Remarks in House

Airports: eligibility for cargo service entitlements under the Airport Improvement Program, H10139 [10SE]

Corps of Engineers: authorize capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct (H.R. 2917), E127 [1FE]

Dept. of Transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers, H11331, H11334 [26SE]

———regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (H.R. 4040), H10546-H10548 [18SE]

Express companies: application of labor laws relative to designation, H11453-H11464 [27SE]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (H.R. 3480), E825 [16MY]

Shipping industry: allow transportation of cargo on foreign ships manned by U.S. crews (H.R. 4006), E1494 [2AU]

Ships and vessels: restrictions relative to transportation of cargo and passengers, E557 [17AP]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (H.R. 2743), H6418 [17JN]

West Virginia: Marment Locks inland waterway project funding, H8520 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Charleston, SC: tribute to Sea-Land Services, S4084 [24AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct, S7715 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: Army automatic cargo tracking and control system funding, S7932 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: payment of certain ocean freight charges for Federal food or export assistance, S11075 [20SE], S11152-S11156 [24SE]

———regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (S. 1957), S7893-S7895 [16JY]

Express companies: application of labor laws relative to designation, S11821, S11822, S11854-S11857, S11859, S11871, S11872 [30SE], S12096-S12115 [1OC], S12169-S12177, S12178-S12193 [2OC], S12219-S12230, S12233, S12235 [3OC]

Foreign trade: regulations relative to shipping of edible fats, oils, and greases, S9147 [30JY]

Merchant marine industry: reform certain domestic shipping practices (S. 1813), S5589 [23MY]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (S. 1714), S4322 [29AP]

Pressler, Senator: efforts to open new international air service markets, S5376 [20MY]

Queens County, NY: declare certain areas as nonnavigable waters (S. 1659), S3218 [29MR]

Ships and vessels: rates charged by shipping companies to make vessels available during a national emergency, S11069, S11074-S11078 [20SE], S11152-S11157 [24SE]

———regulation of U.S.-flag vessels relative to domestic commerce, S280 [22JA]

———require use of U.S.-flag vessels with U.S. crews to deliver military supplies into a combat zone, S11073, S11074, S11079 [20SE], S11156 [24SE]

———revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S10950-S10953, S10955-S10965, S10969, S10972-S10978 [19SE], S11061-S11064, S11069-S11081 [20SE], S11151, S11158 [24SE]

———revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (S. 1139), S9155 [30JY]

Surface Transportation Board: user fees relative to filing of complaints, S9143-S9145 [30JY]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (S. 1891), S6528 [19JN]

Reports filed

Dept. of Transportation Regulations Relative to Transportation of Intermodal Containers: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4040) (H. Rept. 104-794), H10523 [17SE]

Statements

Regulation of U.S.-Flag Vessels: Stanley H. Barer, S280 [22JA]

Tables

Cargo preference program costs, S11080 [20SE]

Fiscal year 2001 projected sealift assets without maritime reform, S10959 [19SE]

U.S.-flag commercial vessels delivering goods to the Persian Gulf, S11080 [20SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2917, capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct by the Corps of Engineers, E128 [1FE]

H.R. 4040, regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers, H10546 [18SE]

S. 1659, declare certain areas of Queens County, NY, as nonnavigable waters, S3218 [29MR]

S. 1813, Coastal Shipping Competition Act, S5589-S5592 [23MY]

S. 1891, Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act, S6529 [19JN]

S. 1957, regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers, S7894 [16JY]