MOTOR VEHICLES

Amendments

Dept. of Transportation: establish the National Motor Carrier Administration (H.R. 2679), H10033 [13OC], H10072, H10074, H10075, H10076, H10077 [14OC]

Announcements

1998 Dealer of the Year John M. Alexander, Jr., E195 [10FE]

Articles and editorials

Auto-Parts Maker Making Progress as Spinoff From GM Nears, E935 [12MY]

Cheap Car Parts Can Cost You a Bundle, E415-E417 [11MR]

Death by the Gallon, S10908-S10910 [15SE]

How Clean Air Bit the Dust, E337 [4MR]

Jurors Left in Tears at Wreck Trial—Widow Describes Freeway Horror, H9035 [30SE]

New Jersey Concedes Racial Profiling Exists, E1059 [20MY]

Racial Profiling Bill Heads to House, E1129 [27MY]

Reports—State Officials Will Admit That Racial Profiling Exists, E1128 [27MY]

Trial Begins for Driver in Fiery Crash—Lawyer, 3 Children Died in 18-Wheeler Accident, H9036 [30SE]

Trucks, Cars, Prove To Be a Deadly Mix on Freeways, H9035 [30SE]

Wrecked Cars, on the Road Again—Repaired U.S. Test Vehicles Pose Safety Problems for Unsuspecting Owners, S929 [22JA]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: include air pollution information on fuel economy labels for new automobiles (see S. 1175), S6285 [27MY] (see H.R. 1976), H3709 [27MY]

Architect of the Capitol: eliminate and modify certain parking areas to improve the Capitol Grounds (see S. 160), S342 [19JA]

Buses: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 56), H233 [7JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for opening ceremonies of Sunrayce 99 (see S. Con. Res. 13), S1926 [24FE] (see H. Con. Res. 48), H1069 [9MR]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement and encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks (see S. 1886), S14407 [9NO]

———prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1367), H1866 [12AP] (see H.R. 1398), H2052 [14AP]

———waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1705), H2810 [5MY]

Contracts: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (see S. 1020), S5155 [12MY]

Courts: liability of businesses providing use of motor vehicles or aircraft to nonprofit organizations (see S. 844), S3914 [20AP]

———limit liability of rental or leasing companies for negligent operation of rented or leased vehicles (see S. 1130), S6049 [26MY] (see H.R. 1954), H3693 [26MY]

Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 1332), H1801 [25MR]

Crime: penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or passengers (see H.R. 1080), H1257 [11MR]

Dept. of the Interior: require study on methods to commemorate the national significance of the Lincoln Highway (see H.R. 2570), H6018 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 1990), H3710 [27MY]

———Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program emission standards (see S. 1945), S14696 [17NO] (see H.R. 2788), H7883 [5AU]

———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]

———make grants to develop a pilot program on the use of telecommuting as a means of reducing air pollutant emissions (see S. 1521), S10389 [5AU] (see H.R. 2556), H5838 [19JY]

———promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports (see H.R. 1035), H1069 [9MR]

Drunken driving: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise public awareness of the serious problem of driving while intoxicated (see H. Con. Res. 108), H3215 [17MY]

———national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see S. 1005), S5036 [11MY] (see H.R. 1597), H2468 [28AP]

———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see S. 222), S344 [19JA] (see H.R. 1595), H2468 [28AP]

Federal Highway Administration: interim continuation of administration of motor carrier functions (see H.R. 3036), H9644 [7OC]

George Washington Memorial Parkway: prohibit construction of new facilities and structures along certain parts (see H.R. 757), H644 [11FE]

Government regulations: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 147), S342 [19JA] (see H.R. 1992), H3710 [27MY]

———require automatic door locks on passenger cars (see H.R. 3153), H11067 [27OC]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 655), S2840 [17MR] (see S. 678), S3122 [23MR]

Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 968), H956 [3MR]

Insurance: establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile insurance policies (see H.R. 644), H537 [9FE]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (see S. 837), S3914 [20AP] (see H.R. 1475), H2201 [20AP]

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]

Law enforcement: prevent traffic stops motivated by race or other biases (see H.R. 1676), H2635 [4MY]

———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see S. 821), S3776 [15AP] (see H.R. 1443), H2131 [15AP]

Medicaid: require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), H8098 [9SE]

Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 2766), H7883 [5AU]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: correct errors in authorization of certain programs (see S. 1248), S7324 [21JN] (see H.R. 2035), H3857 [8JN]

New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on Interstate 787 (see H.R. 471), H376 [2FE]

New York, NY: eliminate limitation on toll collection on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge (see H.R. 2582), H6199 [21JY]

Pensions: require plan administrators that provide access to automobile insurance to submit certain information on such insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 2006), H3856 [8JN]

Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (see S. 171), S342 [19JA] (see H.R. 888), H824 [1MR]

———phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see S. 1037), S5264 [13MY]

———prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 811), H716 [23FE]

Power resources: establish a cooperative program to evaluate the feasibility of using only fuel blended with ethanol to power municipal vehicles (see H.R. 3464), H12792 [18NO]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H239 [7JA]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S13257 [27OC] (see H.R. 3192), H11196 [1NO]

Roads and highways: vehicle weight limits (see H.R. 1667), H2635 [4MY]

Safety: 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]

———ensure safe operation of small commercial vans (see H.R. 2775), H7883 [5AU]

———provide for annual renewal of safety permits relative to transportation of hazardous substances (see H.R. 646), H537 [9FE]

———transfer certain motor carrier safety functions from the Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (see H.R. 507), H377 [2FE]

School buses: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), H237 [7JA]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H11556 [4NO]

———treatment of Federal highway funds relative to suspension of driving privileges of minors convicted of drunken driving (see H.R. 2274), H4615 [17JN]

Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of parking benefits (see S. 851), S4028 [21AP] (see H.R. 1513), H2272 [21AP]

———eliminate certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), H5331 [1JY]

———encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see S. 1230), S7127 [16JN] (see H.R. 1108), H1267 [15MR]

———improve tax equity for the Highway Trust Fund and reduce the number of separate taxes deposited into the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 1056), S5371 [14MY]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see S. 1922), S14612 [16NO]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and the development of alternative fuels (see S. 1003), S5036 [11MY] (see H.R. 2252), H4614 [17JN]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see S. 820), S3776 [15AP] (see H.R. 1001), H1012 [4MR]

———repeal the motor fuel excise taxes on intercity buses (see H.R. 2423), H5332 [1JY]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see S. 1759), S13011 [21OC] (see H.R. 1317), H1800 [25MR]

———treatment of charitable use of passenger automobiles (see S. 1208), S6856 [10JN] (see H.R. 487), H376 [2FE]

———treatment of clean-fuel vehicles by enterprise zone businesses (see H.R. 260), H240 [7JA]

———treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 2640), H6598 [29JY]

———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]

Transportation: prohibit the awarding of transportation project grants relative to purchases of diesel-fueled buses for use in certain nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3326), H11954 [10NO] (see H.R. 3376), H12107 [16NO]

Comparisons

Taxes paid relative to pavement costs incurred by trucks, S5376 [14MY]

Descriptions

Diesel Fuel Taxes, S5376 [14MY]

Heavy Vehicle Use Tax, S5377 [14MY]

Explanations

Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act (H.R. 3419), S15207-S15211 [19NO]-H12870 [18NO]

Factsheets

Pavement Damage—Cars vs. Trucks: Dept. of Transportation, S5376 [14MY]

Letters

Auto Choice Reform Act: Andrew Tobias, S3923 [20AP]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S3923 [20AP]

———Michael S. Dukakis, S3922 [20AP]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3923 [20AP]

———Robert R. Detlefsen, Citizens for a Sound Economy (organization), S3923 [20AP]

———Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mayor of New York, NY, S3922 [20AP]

Average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks: Alan Reuther, UAW, S10921 [15SE]

———Brian O'Neill, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, S10912 [15SE]

Eliminate certain unfair tax provisions: Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H5328 [1JY]

Foreign trucks operating outside NAFTA commercial zones: Kenneth M. Mead, Dept. of Transportation, H10064 [14OC]

Interim continuation of administration of motor carrier functions by the Federal Highway Administration: Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, H9874 [12OC]

Millennium Digital Commerce Act: H. Thomas Greene, National Automobile Dealers Association, S14885 [19NO]

Motor vehicle titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles: Jennifer M. Granholm, Michigan Attorney General, S3125 [23MR]

———Patricia Sturdevant, National Association of Consumer Advocates, S3124 [23MR]

———Richard Blumenthal, Bill Lockyer, and Tom Miller, National Association of Attorneys General, S3124 [23MR]

National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act: Anne S. Ferro, Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, S5022 [11MY]

———Edward R. Pemble, Idaho Dept. of Motor Vehicles, S5024 [11MY]

———Eltra Nelson, Chuck Schaub, and Victoria D. Whitlock, Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, S5022 [11MY]

———Judith Overbeek, Michigan Dept. of State, S5023 [11MY]

———Kay Covington, Louisiana Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, S5024 [11MY]

———Kenneth M. Beam, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, S5022 [11MY]

———Mari Miller, Oregon Dept. of Transportation, DMV Services, S5024 [11MY]

———Mike Gamble, Alabama Dept. of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division/Title Section, S5025 [11MY]

———Richard E. Jackson, Jr., New York Dept. of Motor Vehicles, S5024 [11MY]

———Roger D. Cross, Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation, S5025 [11MY]

———Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S14831 [18NO]

Phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline: Brooke Coleman and Russell Long, Bluewater Network, S10190 [4AU]

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]

Messages

National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Highway Safety Act, and Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: President Clinton, S9216 [26JY], H6379 [26JY]

Treaty With the Dominican Republic for the Return of Stolen or Embezzled Vehicles: President Clinton, S10637 [8SE]

Petitions

State requirements relative to nitrogen oxide emissions standards: several Mayors of U.S. cities, S9215 [26JY]

Petitions and memorials

Mandatory disclosure of salvage history and major damage to motor vehicles: National Association of Attorneys General, S3125 [23MR]

Press releases

National Motor Vehicle Title Information System: American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, S5368 [14MY]

———Virginia Dept. of Motor Vehicles, S5368 [14MY]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: clean air standards, E337 [4MR]

Alexander, John M., Jr.: ATD/Heavy Duty Trucking Dealer of the Year Award recipient, E194 [10FE]

Alliance of Automobile Manufactures: tribute, E1011 [18MY]

Army: review contract on procurement of medium tactical vehicles, H3891 [9JN]

Bay City, MI: tribute to relationship between General Motors Corp., and UAW Local 362, E1842 [9SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for opening ceremonies of Sunrayce 99 (H. Con. Res. 48), H1818, H1819 [12AP], E373 [9MR]

Chrysler Corp.: effects of merger with Daimler-Benz Corp., H9904 [13OC]

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (H.R. 1367), H2555 [4MY]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H5371 [13JY], H6427 [27JY], H8875 [28SE], H11203 [2NO], H11709 [9NO], H11974 [16NO]

Courts: limit liability of rental or leasing companies for negligent operation of rented or leased vehicles (H.R. 1954), E1110 [26MY]

Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (H.R. 1332), E569 [25MR]

Crime: penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or passengers (H.R. 1080), H1023 [9MR]

Dept. of Defense: High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Hummer) funding, H6260 [22JY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study on passenger van safety, H10076, H10077 [14OC]

———establish Federal standards for birth certificates and drivers' licenses to prevent counterfeiting, H4760 [23JN]

———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]

———increase penalties for foreign trucks operating outside NAFTA commercial zones, H10064, H10065 [14OC], H11681 [8NO], H12874 [18NO]

———make grants to develop a pilot program on the use of telecommuting as a means of reducing air pollutant emissions (H.R. 2556), E1589 [19JY]

———Office of Motor Carriers funding, H8431 [21SE]

———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]

District of Columbia: investigation of police handling of fatal car accident of Chandra Smith, H6643, H6644 [29JY]

Drunken driving: efforts to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals and increase penalties for offenders, H1174 [11MR]

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]

Flint, MI: anniversary of UAW Local 599, E39 [7JA], E2261 [3NO], E2276 [5NO]

———closing of General Motors Corp. plant, H5096 [30JN]

———UAW Local 599 Walter P. Reuther Distinguished Service Award recipients, E2276, E2278 [5NO], E2515 [19NO]

Ford Motor Co.: tribute for early production of full-sized pickup trucks that meet future emissions standards, H3463 [24MY]

Insurance: establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile insurance policies (H.R. 644), E174 [9FE]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (H.R. 1475), H2179 [20AP]

Law enforcement: prevent traffic stops motivated by race or other biases, H4758, H4759 [23JN]

———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (H.R. 1443), E673 [15AP]

Maryland: prohibit formation of high-occupancy toll lane, H3397 [20MY]

Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S., H5047 [29JN], H9649-H9651 [8OC], H11681 [8NO], H12874 [18NO]

———require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (H.R. 2766), E1770 [5AU]

NAFTA: impact on transportation safety relative to Mexican commercial vehicles, H5841 [20JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: correct errors in authorization of certain programs (H.R. 2035), H5340, H5341 [12JY]

National Transportation Week: observance, H3275 [18MY], H3301 [19MY]

NBC: depiction of transportation of hazardous materials in television movie ``Atomic Train'', H3004 [12MY], H3213 [17MY]

North Carolina: tribute to State senate traffic enforcement statistics legislation, E1659 [27JY]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number, H4744 [23JN]

———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (H.R. 220), E3 [6JA]

Safety: improve truck safety, H9649-H9651 [8OC]

———transfer certain motor carrier safety functions from the Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (H.R. 507), E107 [2FE]

School buses: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (H.R. 165), E50 [7JA]

States: reduce Federal funding relative to suspension of driving privileges of minors who illegally possess or commit a crime with a firearm, H4436 [16JN]

Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of parking benefits (H.R. 1513), E731 [21AP]

———eliminate certain unfair provisions (H.R. 2414), H5183, H5328 [1JY]

———encourage production and use of electric vehicles (H.R. 1108), E428 [15MR]

———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (H.R. 2060), H3824 [8JN]

Transportation: Federal transit funding relative to clean air standards, H4781 [23JN]

———prohibit the awarding of transportation project grants relative to purchases of diesel-fueled buses for use in certain nonattainment areas (H.R. 3326), E2380 [11NO]

Trucks: improve safety, H9037 [30SE]

Virginia: tribute to State police efforts relative to speed limit enforcement, E574 [25MR]

Wiltsie, Michael T.: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, E842 [4MY]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: include air pollution information on fuel economy labels for new automobiles (S. 1175), S6325 [27MY]

American Automobile Association: tribute to Lifesaving Medal recipients, S4659 [4MY]

Architect of the Capitol: eliminate and modify certain parking areas to improve the Capitol Grounds (S. 160), S582 [19JA]

Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club: anniversary, S4507 [30AP]

Cellular Telecommunications Safety Week: observance, S6435 [27MY]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement and encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks (S. 1886), S14408 [9NO]

Contracts: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (S. 1020), S5158 [12MY]

Courts: liability of businesses providing use of motor vehicles or aircraft to nonprofit organizations (S. 844), S3937 [20AP]

———limit liability of rental or leasing companies for negligent operation of rented or leased vehicles (S. 1130), S6057, S6058 [26MY]

Dept. of Defense: design and testing of ultralight steel-based structures and advanced powertrain architecture on high volume military trucks, S6682 [8JN]

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]

Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (S. 1005), S5051 [11MY]

———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (S. 222), S670 [19JA]

EPA: diesel biocatalytic desulfurization technology funding, S14993 [19NO]

———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]

Flint, MI: anniversary of UAW Local 599, S13615 [1NO]

Government regulations: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S7921-S7923 [30JN]

———average fuel economy standards for automobiles (S. 147), S571 [19JA]

———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S10892-S10899, S10907-S10921 [15SE]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles, S929-S931 [22JA], S1402 [9FE]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (S. 655), S2859-S2861 [17MR], S3909 [20AP], S5021 [11MY], S5367 [14MY], S5732 [20MY], S14831 [18NO]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (S. 678), S3123 [23MR]

Insurance: provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (S. 837), S3920-S3925 [20AP]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets, S4722 [4MY]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (S. 821), S3793, S3794 [15AP]

Motorcycle Riders Foundation: anniversary, S14583 [10NO]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: correct errors in authorization of certain programs (H.R. 2035), S8697 [15JY]

———correct errors in authorization of certain programs (S. 1248), S7327 [21JN]

NBC: depiction of transportation of hazardous materials in television movie ``Atomic Train'', S5194, S5260 [13MY]

New Jersey: funding for scales and monitoring equipment for regulation of trucks on local roads, S9214 [26JY]

Petroleum: impact of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) imports from Saudi Arabia on the domestic reformulated gasoline industry, S4105 [22AP]

———limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (S. 171), S599 [19JA], S4138 [22AP]

———phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, S10183-S10195 [4AU]

———phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (S. 1037), S5278 [13MY]

Power resources: gas-to-liquids alternative fuel research funding, S10842 [14SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (S. 1805), S13264-S13266 [27OC], S13392 [28OC]

Safety: 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: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of parking benefits (S. 851), S4035 [21AP]

———clarify status of certain truck drivers as independent contractors relative to payroll taxes, S9921 [30JY]

———encourage production and use of electric vehicles (S. 1230), S7136 [16JN]

———improve tax equity for the Highway Trust Fund and reduce the number of separate taxes deposited into the Highway Trust Fund (S. 1056), S5373 [14MY]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (S. 1922), S14613 [16NO]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and the development of alternative fuels, S9928 [30JY]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and the development of alternative fuels (S. 1003), S5047-S5050 [11MY]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (S. 820), S3792 [15AP]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (S. 1759), S13012, S13013 [21OC]

———treatment of charitable use of passenger automobiles (S. 1208), S6864 [10JN]

Vermont: Electric Vehicle Lease Program funding, S10347 [5AU]

Virginia: tribute to Dept. of Motor Vehicles demonstration of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, S5367 [14MY]

Reports

Use of Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) in Reformulated Gasoline: EPA Blue Ribbon Panel on Oxygenates in Gasoline, S10185-S10188 [4AU]

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]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Programs Authorization Errors Correction: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2035) (H. Rept. 106-200), H4992 [25JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Programs' Authorization Errors Correction: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1248) (S. Rept. 106-107), S8505 [14JY]

National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 655) (S. Rept. 106-123), S9525 [28JY]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Opening Ceremonies of Sunrayce 99: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 48) (H. Rept. 106-60), H1333 [16MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number: DAR, E1496 [1JY]

Statements

Drinking and Driving: Chelsea Downing and Rebekah Blaisdell, E1521 [13JY]

Emergency Vehicles Priority Control: Representative Towns, E799 [28AP]

Freedom and Privacy Restoration Act: Stacy Pelletier, Jessica Cole, Amy Clark, Sarah Kimball, and Christine Miller, E1537 [14JY]

Hunger Relief Act: several organizations, S13393-S13396 [28OC]

Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act: Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, H12870 [18NO]

Zero Tolerance for Alcohol: Laura Megivern, E1750 [5AU]

Summaries

Highway Tax Equity and Simplification Act (S. 1056), S5376 [14MY]

National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, S5368 [14MY]

Tables

Deficit reduction fuel excise taxes paid by the various transportation sectors by year, S3793 [15AP]

Economic costs of alcohol and drug abuse in the U.S. (1992), S10196 [4AU]

EPA annual certification test results of emissions standards, S6325 [27MY]

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) imports, S4106 [22AP]

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) production, S4106 [22AP]

Oxygenate type analysis reformulated gasoline survey data, S4106 [22AP]

Tax to highway damage cost ratios for cars and trucks, S5376 [14MY]

Testimonies

Impact of Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Imports From Saudi Arabia on U.S. Energy Security: Bob Dinneen, Renewable Fuels Association, S4105 [22AP]

———Todd C. Sneller, Nebraska Ethanol Board, S4107 [22AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 48, use of Capitol Grounds for opening ceremonies of Sunrayce 99, H1818 [12AP]

H. Res. 329, consideration of H.R. 2679, Motor Carrier Safety Act, H10060 [14OC]

H.R. 644, establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile insurance policies, E174 [9FE]

H.R. 2035, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration programs' authorization errors correction, H5340 [12JY]

H.R. 2556, National Telecommuting and Air Quality Act, E1590 [19JY]

H.R. 2679, Motor Carrier Safety Act, H10068-H10072 [14OC]

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. 147, average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S571 [19JA]

S. 160, Arc of Park Capitol Grounds Improvement Act, S582 [19JA]

S. 171, Clean Gasoline Act, S600 [19JA]

S. 222, Safe and Sober Streets Act, S671 [19JA]

S. 655, National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act, S2861-S2865 [17MR]

S. 821, Traffic Stops Statistics Study Act, S3793 [15AP]

S. 844, liability of businesses providing use of motor vehicles or aircraft to nonprofit organizations, S3938 [20AP]

S. 851, Federal Employee Flexibility Act, S4036 [21AP]

S. 1003, Alternative Fuels Promotion Act, S5048 [11MY]

S. 1005, Deadly Driver Reduction Act, S5051 [11MY]

S. 1037, phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, S5279 [13MY]

S. 1056, Highway Tax Equity and Simplification Act, S5374-S5376 [14MY]

S. 1130, Motor Vehicle Rental Fairness Act, S6057 [26MY]

S. 1208, tax treatment of charitable use of passenger automobiles, S6864 [10JN]

S. 1230, Electric Vehicle Consumer Incentive Tax Act, S7137 [16JN]

S. 1524, Motor Carrier Safety Specialist Certification Act, S10423 [5AU]

S. 1559, Motor Carrier Safety Act, S10480-S10482 [5AU]

S. 1759, Fuel Tax Equalization Credit for Substantial Power Takeoff Vehicles Act, S13012 [21OC]

S. 1805, Hunger Relief Act, S13392 [28OC]