COMMON CARRIERS related term(s) Aviation; Cargo Transportation; Motor Vehicles; Railroads
Amendments
Dept. of Transportation: establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (H.R. 2679), H10033 [13OC], H10072, H10074, H10075, H10076, H10077 [14OC]
Articles and editorials
Keep BART-to-SFO on Track, E118 [2FE]
Bills and resolutions
Aviation: denial of airport access to certain air carriers conducting operations as a public charter (see H.R. 156), H237 [7JA]
Dept. of Transportation: establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (see H.R. 3419), H12225 [17NO]
———establish the Motor Carrier Safety Administration (see S. 1501), S10388 [5AU]
———establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (see H.R. 2679), H6963 [3AU]
———establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (H.R. 2679), consideration (see H. Res. 329), H10032 [13OC]
———require study and report on certain practices by airlines which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare information (see H.R. 897), H889 [2MR]
Federal Highway Administration: interim continuation of administration of motor carrier functions (see H.R. 3036), H9644 [7OC]
Interstate commerce: encourage States to enter into agreements to conform regulations governing limousine services (see H.R. 523), H416 [3FE]
———prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see H.R. 1689), H2809 [5MY]
Motor vehicles: amend existing safety laws to strengthen commercial driver licensing and improve compliance (see S. 1559), S10390 [5AU] (see H.R. 2682), H6963 [3AU]
———create a certification program for motor carrier safety specialists and establish certain informational requirements in order to conduct a comprehensive review of motor carriers (see S. 1524), S10389 [5AU]
———prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 56), H233 [7JA]
———prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), H237 [7JA]
———transfer certain motor carrier safety functions from the Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (see H.R. 507), H377 [2FE]
NTSB: establish a program of assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (see H.R. 2681), H6963 [3AU]
Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see S. 1079), S5586 [19MY] (see H.R. 1861), H3391 [19MY]
———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see S. 1922), S14612 [16NO]
———repeal the motor fuel excise taxes on intercity buses (see H.R. 2423), H5332 [1JY]
———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (see H.R. 2060), H3858 [8JN]
Explanations
Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act (H.R. 3419), S15207-S15211 [19NO]-H12870 [18NO]
Letters
Interim continuation of administration of motor carrier functions by the Federal Highway Administration: Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, H9874 [12OC]
Use of electronic control modules in commercial motor vehicles: Jim Whittinghill, American Trucking Associations, H10076 [14OC]
Memorandums
Motor Carrier Safety Act: several organizations, H10066 [14OC]
Petitions
State requirements relative to nitrogen oxide emissions standards: several Mayors of U.S. cities, S9215 [26JY]
Remarks in House
Dept. of Transportation: establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (H.R. 3419), H12868-H12882 [18NO]
———establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (H.R. 2679), H9880 [12OC], H10062-H10078 [14OC]
———establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (H.R. 2679), consideration (H. Res. 329), H10060-H10062 [14OC]
———establish the National Motor Carrier Safety Administration (H.R. 2679), H11681 [8NO]
———establish toll-free safety violation telephone hotline for commercial trucks, H10077 [14OC]
———rename the National Motor Carrier Administration to National Motor Carrier Safety Administration, H10074, H10075 [14OC]
———use of electronic control modules in commercial motor vehicles, H10075 [14OC]
EPA: State requirements relative to nitrogen oxide emissions standards, H6665 [29JY], H8022, H8023 [9SE], H8535 [22SE], H9007-H9010 [29SE]
Federal Highway Administration: interim continuation of administration of motor carrier functions (H.R. 3036), H9825, H9827, H9872-H9875 [12OC]
Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (H.R. 165), E50 [7JA]
———transfer certain motor carrier safety functions from the Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (H.R. 507), E107 [2FE]
NTSB: establish a program of assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (H.R. 2681), H9249-H9251 [4OC]
San Francisco, CA: Bay Area Rapid Transit funding for extension to San Francisco International Airport, E117 [2FE]
Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (H.R. 1861), E1028 [19MY]
———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (H.R. 2060), H3824 [8JN]
Remarks in Senate
Dept. of Transportation: establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (H.R. 3419), S15004, S15054, S15206-S15213 [19NO]
———establish the Motor Carrier Safety Administration (S. 1501), S10394 [5AU], S14610 [16NO]
EPA: State requirements relative to nitrogen oxide emissions standards, S9215 [26JY], S11352, S11353 [23SE], S11410 [24SE]
Federal Highway Administration: interim continuation of administration of motor carrier functions (H.R. 3036), S12653, S12654 [14OC]
Motor vehicles: amend existing safety laws to strengthen commercial driver licensing and improve compliance (S. 1559), S10480 [5AU]
———create a certification program for motor carrier safety specialists and establish certain informational requirements in order to conduct a comprehensive review of motor carriers (S. 1524), S10422 [5AU]
Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (S. 1079), S5597 [19MY]
———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (S. 1922), S14613 [16NO]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 2679, Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 329) (H. Rept. 106-381), H10032 [13OC]
Motor Carrier Safety Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2679) (H. Rept. 106-333), H8664 [24SE]
Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2681) (H. Rept. 106-313), H8148 [13SE]
Statements
Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act: Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, H12870 [18NO]
Texts of
H. Res. 329, consideration of H.R. 2679, Motor Carrier Safety Act, H10060 [14OC]
H.R. 2679, Motor Carrier Safety Act, H10068-H10072 [14OC]
H.R. 2681, Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act, H9249-H9251 [4OC]
H.R. 3036, interim continuation of administration of motor carrier functions by the Federal Highway Administration, H9872 [12OC]
H.R. 3419, Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act, H12875-H12882 [18NO]
S. 1079, tax deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitation on hours of service, S5597 [19MY]
S. 1524, Motor Carrier Safety Specialist Certification Act, S10423 [5AU]