MOTOR VEHICLES

Amendments

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7937 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

Enlightened Self-Interest, S11561 [5DE]

EPA Can't Find Reason for Hikes, H4476 [14JN]

Gas Prices, Misery and Mystery—Costs in Midwest Exceed $2 a Gallon, H4475 [14JN]

Gasoline Prices Surge Shocks Toledo Drivers, H4476 [14JN]

Losses of Life That Have Resulted From Smaller Vehicles, S5206 [15JN]

Loved Ones Feel Loss of I-10 Pileup Victim, E320 [15MR]

OPEC Bases New Production Strategy on Price Band Experiment, S1959 [30MR]

Summers Slams Plan To Sell Oil in U.S. Reserve, S8873 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions

AAA Ohio Motorists Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 388), H7210 [27JY]

Boyden, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 643), H10473 [19OC]

Children and youth: improve safety of car seats for children (see S. 2070), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4145), H1628 [30MR]

———support use of child safety seat occupancy identification programs (see H. Con. Res. 386), H7210 [27JY]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (see S. 2723), S5027 [13JN] (see S. 2962), S7839 [27JY]

———establish certain rules for inspection and maintenance in States that contract out vehicle testing and inspection services (see H.R. 3522), H47 [27JA]

———phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (see S. 2971), S7839 [27JY]

Commission on Gasoline and Fuel Pricing: establish (see H.R. 4777), H5435 [28JN]

Consumers: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (see H.R. 4540), H3867 [25MY]

Crime: impose criminal and civil penalties for failure to recall and knowingly distributing defective vehicles or parts (see S. 3070), S8759 [19SE]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products (see S. 3012), S8105 [6SE] (see H.R. 5154), H7502 [12SE] (see H.R. 5190), H7651 [14SE]

———make it illegal to sell tires which are the subject of a recall (see H.R. 5332), H8468 [28SE]

———prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H2339 [13AP]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 4560), H3867 [25MY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study with Temple University on the impact on highway safety of distractions to drivers (see H.R. 3848), H756 [8MR]

———delay implementation of NAFTA provisions that allow access for Mexican trucks to U.S. roads (see H. Res. 602), H8468 [28SE]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see S. 2716), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4511), H3474 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see H.R. 4716), H4817 [21JN]

Ecology and environment: provide funding for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination (see H.R. 5206), H7870 [19SE]

———study health effects of ingesting methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), research methods for removal from water supplies, and require public water systems to monitor for its presence (see H.R. 3536), H49 [27JA]

Employment: repeal overtime exemptions for motor carrier employees (see H.R. 4062), H1284 [22MR]

EPA: consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (see S. 2362), S2233 [5AP]

Federal employees: expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns (see S. 2075), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3603), H254 [8FE]

Hoosier Automobile & Truck National Heritage Trail Area: authorize (see S. 3248), S11131 [26OC] (see H.R. 5518), H10472 [19OC]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see S. 2325), S1884 [29MR]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue standards for the use of motorized skate boards (see H.R. 5008), H7206 [27JY]

Native Americans: payment of State taxes on the sale of cigarettes and motor fuel by tribal retail enterprises to persons that are not members of the tribe (see H.R. 5244), H7990 [21SE]

Petroleum: permit States to waive the oxygenate content requirements for reformulated gasoline if a separate implementation plan attains and maintains the ambient air quality standards (see H.R. 4120), H1587 [29MR]

———prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 5479), H10036 [17OC]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, accelerate cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, and assist communities with drinking water contamination (see H.R. 3798), H631 [1MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see S. 2546), S3916 [11MY] (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

Power resources: develop a national energy policy and repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 5278), H8061 [25SE]

———establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (see H.R. 5384), H8799 [4OC]

Privacy: prohibit use of electronic measurement units to scan car radios (see S. 2057), S612 [10FE]

Product safety: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see S. 3059), S8635 [15SE] (see H.R. 5164), H7577 [13SE]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 428), H9900 [12OC]

———require the President to negotiate an international agreement governing the recall of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with safety-related defects (see S. 3061), S8635 [15SE]

States: regulation of tow truck operations (see H.R. 4955), H7002 [25JY]

———remove constraints against employers offering flextime to their employees to reduce ozone concentrations and fuel consumption associated with automobile commuting (see H.R. 4501), H3474 [19MY]

Tariff: tire manufacturing equipment (see S. 2614), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 4573), H3868 [25MY]

Taxation: allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators (see H.R. 4050), H1163 [21MR]

———exempt tractors suitable for use with certain vehicles from excise tax imposed on heavy trucks (see H.R. 5400), H9011 [5OC]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 4974), H7128 [26JY]

———increase standard mileage rates for certain deductions for use of passenger automobiles (see H.R. 5090), H7209 [27JY]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3836), H647 [6MR]

———provide incentives for production, sale, and use of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles (see S. 2685), S4669 [7JN] (see H.R. 4270), H2336 [13AP]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and the retail sale of alternative fuels (see S. 2591), S4190 [18MY]

———reduce motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3849), H756 [8MR] (see H.R. 4006), H1118 [16MR]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H756 [8MR] (see H.R. 3881), H920 [9MR] (see H.R. 3982), H1076 [15MR]

———require fines paid to the U.S. as a result of motor fuel price investigations to be rebated to consumers in the form of reductions in Federal motor fuel excise taxes (see H.R. 4804), H5655 [29JN]

———simplify the excise tax on heavy truck tires (see S. 2587), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4342), H2339 [13AP]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4111), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4776), H5435 [28JN]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4834), H5955 [12JY]

———temporary deduction for Federal, State, and local fuel taxes (see S. 2799), S5884 [27JN]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes (see S. 2090), S799 [24FE] (see H.R. 3711), H572 [29FE]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (see S. 2161), S1117 [2MR]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 2608), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 4715), H4817 [21JN]

———treatment of gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene (see H.R. 3749), H573 [29FE]

———treatment of telecommuting (see S. 2431), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 3819), H631 [1MR]

Transportation: safety of migrant seasonal agricultural workers (see S. 2095), S799 [24FE]

Trucking industry: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 4441), H2966 [11MY]

———support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H2239 [12AP]

Veterans: prohibit motor vehicle insurers from treating veterans differently relative to motor vehicles operated during a period of military service (see H.R. 5607), H11716 [31OC]

Water: prohibit use and provide for remediation of water contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see H.R. 4303), H2338 [13AP]

Brochures

Why Is Ethanol Good for Your Car? Mobil Corp., H1281 [22MR]

Bulletins

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Dick Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, H1277 [22MR]

Excerpts

Arkansas Code relative to Federal excise tax on motor fuels, S2497 [11AP]

Factsheets

ETBE Fact Book: Clean Fuels Development Coalition, S7815 [27JY]

Letters

Average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks: Alan Reuther, UAW, S5203 [15JN]

———Brian O'Neill, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, S5200 [15JN]

———John D. Graham, Harvard University Center for Risk Analysis, S5199 [15JN]

———Michael E. Mathis, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, S5204 [15JN]

Capitol Police purchase of domestically manufactured motorcycles: James J. Varey, Capitol Police, H4936 [22JN]

Dept. of Transportation action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers: Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S5194 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation distribution of funding for buses and bus facilities in Michigan: Peter Varga, Michigan Public Transit Association, S5191 [15JN]

Distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding: Senator Graham, S10126 [10OC]

Economic impact of increasing oil prices: Senators Specter and Biden, S1943, S1944 [30MR]

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund: C. Vernon Gray, National Association of Counties, S2200 [5AP]

———Dennis J. Slater, Construction Industry Manufacturers Association, S2504 [11AP]

———Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, S2199 [5AP], S2503 [11AP]

———John Horsley, William Millar, and William Dodge, S2200 [5AP]

———John S. Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council, S2203 [5AP]

———Lawrence H. Summers, Sec. of the Treasury, and Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S2505 [11AP]

———Leo F. Peters, American Consulting Engineers Council, S2200 [5AP]

———Mike Acott, National Asphalt Pavement Association, S2200 [5AP]

———Richard C. Creighton, American Portland Cement Alliance, S2201 [5AP], S2505 [11AP]

———Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S2203 [5AP], S2504, S2505 [11AP]

———T. Peter Ruane, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, S2504 [11AP]

———Terrence M. O'Sullivan, Laborers' International Union of North America, S2504 [11AP]

———several State and local government organizations, S2203, S2204 [5AP]

Federal gasoline tax: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S2489, S2498 [11AP]

———John R. Cady, National Food Processors Association, S2489, S2498 [11AP]

———John S. Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council, S1919 [29MR]

———Mike Parkhurst, Independent Truckers Association, S2489, S2498 [11AP]

———Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S1918 [29MR]

———Thomas R. Warne, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, S1918 [29MR]

Gasoline inventories and prices: Mike Bowlin, Atlantic Richfield Corp. (ARCO), S2607 [12AP]

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: several Senators, S1545 [22MR]

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Ed Wiederstein, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, H1278 [22MR]

———Eric Vaughn, Renewable Fuels Association, H1277 [22MR]

———Leon Corzine, Illinois Corn Growers Association, H1278 [22MR]

———Lynn Jensen, National Corn Growers Association, H1277 [22MR]

Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Equipment Defect Notification Improvement Act: Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S10048 [6OC]

———several victims of accidents involving Firestone tires, S10040 [6OC]

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S6321 [10JY]

Snowmobile use in national parks: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, S7023 [17JY]

———Lori M. Fussell, Environmental Engineering and Research (business), S7097-S7099 [18JY]

Temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes: Andrew F. Quinlan, CapitolWatch (organization), S6625 [13JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S6619 [13JY]

———Eric V. Schlecht, National Taxpayers Union, S6619 [13JY]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S6619 [13JY]

———several State and local government organizations, S6622 [13JY]

———Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S6620 [13JY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S6619 [13JY]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), S10398 [12OC]

———Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S10230 [11OC]

Memorandums

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Potential for Water Contamination: EPA, H1274 [22MR]

Messages

Hazardous Materials Transportation Report: President Clinton, S2232 [5AP], H1821 [5AP]

Highway Safety: President Clinton, S10799 [19OC], H10461 [19OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Costa Rica for the Return of Stolen, Embezzled, or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft: President Clinton, S8030 [5SE]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Panama for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Converted Vehicles and Aircraft: President Clinton, S8031 [5SE]

Press releases

Fuel Economy Cost May Be Compromised To Meet Tougher Emission Standards in Next-Generation Cars: National Research Council, S6320 [10JY]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: clean air standards, H8778, H8779, H8780 [4OC]

Baltimore, MD: tribute to General Motors Corp., assembly plant, E1578 [25SE]

Bliss Manufacturing Co., Inc.: bankruptcy filing, H938 [14MR]

California: rescinding of personalized automobile license plate relative to perceived offensive connotation, H1081 [16MR]

Capitol Police: purchase of domestically manufactured motorcycles, H4936 [22JN]

Children and youth: improve safety of car seats for children, H9630 [10OC]

Colorado: toll road proposal on interstate highways, H5728-H5730 [10JY]

Concord, NC: tribute to emergency medical response professionals relative to collapse of pedestrian bridge, E860 [25MY]

Consumers: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (H.R. 4540), E847-E849 [25MY]

Crime: impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products, H9631 [10OC]

Daub, J. Anderson: Time (publication) Quality Dealer Award recipient, E194 [29FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: use of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, H5709, H5711, H5712 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Hummer) funding, E804 [22MY], E941 [9JN]

Dept. of Energy: conduct a study on the economic basis of the recent increase in gasoline price levels, H5257 [27JN]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, H4437-H4442 [14JN]

———report on efforts to address high gasoline price levels and to develop a national energy policy, H5259 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile regulations, H4455, H4456 [14JN]

———require study on methods to commemorate the national significance of the Lincoln Highway (H.R. 2570), H9961, H9962 [17OC]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study to determine ways to reduce fatalities, injuries, and property damage caused by backing vehicles, E1366 [27JY]

———promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports, H1008 [15MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (H.R. 4716), E1072 [21JN]

Dingfelder, George: ``Heat Hero'' drunk driving arrest award recipient, E1102 [23JN]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, H9019-H9025, H9047 [6OC]

Federal employees: expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns, H1572, H1573 [29MR]

———expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns (H.R. 3603), H225 [8FE]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to purchase or paint Federal vehicles any color other than white, H4575 [15JN]

Government regulations: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H3425, H3428 [19MY], H4534, H4535 [15JN], E820 [24MY]

Honda of South Carolina Manufacturing, Inc.: expansion of all-terrain vehicle plant, E141 [15FE]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (H.R. 1443), H7545 [13SE]

Milford, Nadine: American Mothers, Inc., honoree, E714 [11MY]

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization): anniversary, E1413 [6SE]

National parks and recreation areas: development of public transportation services, H6056 [17JY]

New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.: tribute, E237 [8MR]

North Olmsted, OH: anniversary of North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line, E2133 [6DE]

Pennsylvania: impact of petroleum shortages and prices on local producers, H8921 [5OC]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H705 [8MR], H760 [9MR], H924 [13MR], H960-H962 [14MR], H1000 [15MR], H1082, H1115 [16MR], H1156-H1158 [21MR], H1176 [22MR], H1289 [23MR], H1491 [29MR], H1614, H1615, H1622, H1623, H1626 [30MR], H1835-H1840 [5AP], H4178 [12JN], H4227 [13JN], H4344, H4475-H4477 [14JN], H4658 [19JN], H4910 [21JN], H5165 [26JN], H5174, H5175, H5210, H5271 [27JN], H5441, H5442 [29JN], H5660 [10JY], H5850 [12JY], H6057 [17JY], H6369 [18JY], H6604 [20JY], H7285 [7SE], H7743, H7828 [19SE], H8205 [27SE], H8434 [28SE], H8914, H8916, H8919 [5OC], E329 [16MR], E413 [23MR], E430 [28MR], E519 [10AP], E1644 [2OC], E2157 [8DE]

———gasoline tax, H5660 [10JY], H7828 [19SE]

———impact of EPA implementation of reformulated gasoline regulations on gasoline prices, H6055 [17JY]

———prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (H.R. 5479), E1803 [17OC]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (H.R. 4011), H1272-H1282 [22MR]

Posey, Luther: tribute to efforts relative to the Glenwood Springs, CO, Police Dept. receiving the Colorado Dept. of Transportation Silver Buckle Award, E1739 [11OC]

Power resources: establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (H.R. 5384), E1672 [4OC]

———incorporation of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel into strategic fuel reserves, H4475-H4477 [14JN]

Product safety: recall and investigation of Firestone tires, H7368 [11SE]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), H9624-H9632 [10OC], E1778 [13OC], E1803, E1816 [17OC], E2024 [30OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 428), H9852 [12OC]

———require tire manufacturers to clearly print identification numbers to allow consumers to easily identify recalled products and ensure that a replacement and reimbursement process for recalled tires is in place, H9630 [10OC]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs, H9706 [11OC], E1903 [25OC]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (H.R. 3192), H7936, H7970 [21SE], H8292 [27SE], H10878 [25OC]

Roads and highways: allocation of traffic safety funding to pedestrian safety features, H3528 [23MY]

San Bernardino, CA: tribute to Route 66 Rendezvous and Crusin' Hall of Fame inductees, E1455 [13SE], E1493 [14SE]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: use of off-road vehicles, H3954-H3958 [7JN]

Santa Maria Organization of Transportation Helpers, Inc.: wheelchair-lift equipped minibuses funding, H3425 [19MY]

States: regulation of tow truck operations (H.R. 4955), E1321 [26JY]

Taxation: adoption of windfall profits tax on oil companies relative to gasoline price levels, H4681 [20JN]

———provide incentives for production, sale, and use of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles (H.R. 4270), E567 [13AP]

———reduce motor fuel taxes (H.R. 3849), E257 [9MR]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes, H939 [14MR]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4111), E448 [30MR]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (H.R. 4776), E1153 [29JN]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes (H.R. 3711), E183 [29FE]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (H.R. 4715), E1070 [21JN]

———treatment of telecommuting (H.R. 3819), E207 [1MR]

———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (H.R. 2060), H1988 [10AP], H2505 [3MY]

Transportation: prohibit funding for acquisition of diesel buses that do not meet certain emissions levels, H3451-H3454 [19MY]

Trucking industry: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (H.R. 4441), H9569-H9573 [10OC], E706 [11MY]

———support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (H. Con. Res. 306), H11592 [30OC]

Remarks in Senate

American Automobile Association: anniversary of Ohio Motorist Association, S4375 [24MY]

Amtrak: restore authority to lease motor vehicles from the GSA, S7337-S7342 [20JY]

Architect of the Capitol: eliminate and modify certain parking areas to improve the Capitol Grounds (S. 160), S5451 [20JN]

Budget: ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund, S2197-S2206 [5AP], S2273-S2275 [6AP], S2452 [10AP]

Children and youth: improve safety of car seats for children (S. 2070), S626 [10FE], S10614 [17OC]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7850-S7853 [27JY], S9242 [26SE]

———phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (S. 2971), S7884 [27JY]

Contracts: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (S. 1020), S1810 [28MR]

Crime: impose criminal and civil penalties for failure to recall and knowingly distributing defective vehicles or parts (S. 3070), S8763 [19SE]

———impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3012), S8112 [6SE]

Denver, CO: Interstate-25 ramps project funding, S5191 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: Abrams-Crusader Common Engine Program funding, S7740 [27JY]

———require testing of high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles and trailers prior to purchase, S4997 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, S6319-S6322 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile regulations, S3499 [4MY], S3854-S3856 [10MY], S7096-S7099 [18JY], S10137 [10OC]

———National Park Service snowmobile use study funding, S6322 [10JY], S7016-S7024 [17JY]

———require study on methods to commemorate the national significance of the Lincoln Highway (H.R. 2570), S11822 [15DE]

Dept. of Transportation: distribution of funding for buses and bus facilites in Michigan, S5190, S5191 [15JN]

———motor vehicle safety standard for tires, S10403 [12OC]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S5191, S5193-S5196 [15JN], S5357 [19JN], S7824 [27JY], S11559 [5DE]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (S. 2716), S5028 [13JN]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, S5226 [15JN], S6568-S6570 [12JY], S10055 [6OC]

EPA: consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (S. 2362), S2236 [5AP]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: study by Safety Research Center, Bethesda, MD, and Stanford University Sleep Research Center on the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, S11559 [5DE]

General Motors Corp.: tribute to the Oldsmobile line, S11814 [15DE]

Georgetown, KY: Toyota assembly plant recipient of J.D. Power and Associates Gold Plant Quality Award, S4562 [6JN]

Government regulations: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S5093, S5096 [14JN], S5197-S5215 [15JN]

———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S5193, S5194, S5197-S5215 [15JN], S6626 [13JY], S7793 [27JY]

Houston, TX: tribute to Ronald McDonald House Mobile Healthcare Unit, S11902 [15DE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (S. 2325), S1910 [29MR]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (S. 821), S9444 [28SE]

Montana: Federal Highway Administration's Intelligent Transportation Systems programs funding, S10054 [6OC]

———tribute to long haul truckers for rescue effort, S7824 [27JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: New Car Assessment Program use of various sizes of dummies in crash tests, S5190 [15JN]

National objectives: improve energy efficiency standards for automobiles and small trucks, S1621, S1622 [23MR]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1164, S1165 [6MR], S1281, S1331-S1334 [8MR], S1370, S1379 [9MR], S1447-S1449 [20MR], S1541-S1548 [22MR], S1620-S1624, S1646, S1648, S1652-S1655 [23MR], S1701-S1706, S1737 [27MR], S1915-S1923 [29MR], S1942-S1944 [30MR], S2029, S2034-S2037 [3AP], S2449, S2459 [10AP], S2496 [11AP], S4969 [12JN], S5197, S5198, S5201, S5208, S5210, S5211 [15JN], S5723-S5726 [23JN], S5776-S5779 [26JN], S6244 [30JN], S7145-S7149 [18JY], S7763 [27JY], S8189 [7SE], S8250-S8252 [8SE], S8872 [21SE], S9020-S9026 [22SE], S9128-S9132, S9208-S9211 [25SE], S9232-S9235 [26SE], S9368 [27SE], S9564 [2OC], S9783-S9785 [3OC], S10045 [6OC], S11318-S11320 [29OC]

———gasoline price levels, S670, S674-S676 [22FE]

———gasoline tax, S2280 [6AP]

———impact of EPA implementation of reformulated gasoline regulations on gasoline prices, S7145-S7149 [18JY]

———phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, S846 [28FE]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (S. 2233), S1402-S1406 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (S. 2546), S3919-S3921 [11MY]

Power resources: elimination of internal combustion engine, S2279, S2280, S2284, S2295 [6AP]

———use of ethanol blended gasolines, S7814 [27JY]

Privacy: prohibit use of electronic measurement units to scan car radios (S. 2057), S617 [10FE]

Product safety: recall and investigation of Firestone tires, S8188 [7SE], S8625 [15SE], S10067, S10068 [6OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), S10229-S10232, S10272-S10274 [11OC], S10398 [12OC], S10614 [17OC], S11562 [5DE]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 428), S10632 [17OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), S8635 [15SE], S8652 [18SE], S9566 [2OC], S10040, S10042, S10044, S10061 [6OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), unanimous-consent agreement, S10048-S10050 [6OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (S. 3059), unanimous-consent request, S10040, S10051, S10060, S10061, S10067, S10068 [6OC]

———require the President to negotiate an international agreement governing the recall of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with safety-related defects (S. 3061), S8636 [15SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (S. 1805), S1571-S1573 [22MR]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility relative to ownership of motor vehicles, S10682 [18OC]

Robel, Jake D.: express sympathy on death and commend individuals for efforts relative to capture of his killer, S970 [29FE]

Tariff: tire manufacturing equipment (S. 2614), S4318 [23MY]

Taxation: provide tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and the retail sale of alternative fuels (S. 2591), S4199-S4201 [18MY]

———reduce motor fuel taxes, S1620-S1624 [23MR]

———simplify the excise tax on heavy truck tires (S. 2587), S4192 [18MY]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes, S6617-S6627 [13JY]

———temporary deduction for Federal, State, and local fuel taxes (S. 2799), S5905 [27JN]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds, S2502 [11AP]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes and replacement of lost revenues with budget surplus funds (S. 2161), S1123 [2MR], S1620 [23MR]

———temporary moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes (S. 2090), S803 [24FE]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (S. 2608), S4313 [23MY]

———treatment of telecommuting (S. 2431), S2741 [13AP]

Transportation: safety of migrant seasonal agricultural workers (S. 2095), S808 [24FE]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding, S10124-S10127 [10OC]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S8030 [5SE]

Veterans: tribute to ``Rolling Thunder'' motorcycle run honoring POW/MIA, S4454 [25MY]

Whitby, John W., Jr.: Time (publication) Quality Dealer Award recipient, S1388 [9MR]

Reports

Economic Effects of Replacing Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) With Ethanol: Dept. of Agriculture, H1275-H1277 [22MR]

Ethanol Use in Gasoline: Sarah R. Armstrong, Cambridge Environmental, Inc., H1278-H1280 [22MR]

Reports filed

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2962) (S. Rept. 106-426), S9464 [28SE]

Lincoln Highway Study Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2570) (H. Rept. 106-912), H8468 [28SE]

Motor Carrier Fuel Cost Equity Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4441) (H. Rept. 106-865), H7869 [19SE]

Prohibit States From Imposing Restrictions on Interstate Limousine Services: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 106-1003), H10907 [25OC]

Rental Fairness Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1954) (H. Rept. 106-774), H6717 [20JY]

Traffic Stops Statistics Study Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1443) (H. Rept. 106-517), H930 [13MR]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 5164) (H. Rept. 106-954), H9634 [10OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Belize for the Return of Stolen Vehicles: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-22), S9605 [2OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Guatemala for the Return of Stolen or Robbed, Embezzled or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-22), S9605 [2OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Panama for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Converted Vehicles and Aircraft: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-22), S9605 [2OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic for the Return of Stolen or Embezzled Vehicles: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-22), S9605 [2OC]

Resolutions of ratification

Treaty Between the U.S. and Costa Rica for the Return of Stolen, Embezzled, or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft, S9605 [2OC], S10659 [18OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Guatemala for the Return of Stolen or Robbed, Embezzled or Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft, S9605 [2OC], S10659 [18OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Panama for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Converted Vehicles and Aircraft, S9605 [2OC], S10659 [18OC]

Treaty Between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic for the Return of Stolen or Embezzled Vehicles, S9605 [2OC], S10659 [18OC]

Statements

Auto Insurance for Teens: Matt Kozlowski, E1559 [21SE]

Graduated Motor Vehicle Licenses: Rememberance Henry, E1484 [14SE]

Join the Safe Team—The Point of the Lance for a Safer and More Alert America: William C. Dement, Stanford University, S11560 [5DE]

Legal Drinking Age: Rami Faour and Pat Griffin, E1541 [20SE]

Teen Drinking and Driving: Matt Plunkett and Ryan Esbjerg, E1542 [20SE]

Summaries

Clean and Renewable Fuels Act (S. 2971), S7884-S7886 [27JY]

Transportation Information Recall Enhancement Act (S. 3012), S8113 [6SE]

Tables

State gasoline taxes (1998), S5906 [27JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 428, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 5164, Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act, H9852 [12OC]

H.R. 2570, Lincoln Highway Study Act, H9961 [17OC]

H.R. 4441, Motor Carrier Fuel Cost Equity Act, H9569 [10OC]

H.R. 5164, Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act, H9624-H9627 [10OC]

S. 2057, Motorists Privacy Act, S617 [10FE]

S. 2070, Child Passenger Protection Act, S627 [10FE]

S. 2090, America's Transportation Recovery Act, S803 [24FE]

S. 2161, American Transportation Recovery and Highway Trust Fund Protection Act, S1124 [2MR]

S. 2233, MTBE Elimination Act, S1404 [9MR]

S. 2325, Contracted Automobile Regulatory Relief Act, S1910 [29MR]

S. 2362, Air Quality Standard Improvement Act, S2237 [5AP]

S. 2587, simplify the excise tax on heavy truck tires, S4192 [18MY]

S. 2614, tariff on tire manufacturing equipment, S4318 [23MY]

S. 2716, Motor Carrier Fairness Act, S5029 [13JN]

S. 2799, Emergency Fuel Tax Act, S5906 [27JN]

S. 2962, Federal Reformulated Fuels Act, S7853-S7855 [27JY]

S. 3012, Transportation Information Recall Enhancement Act, S8113 [6SE]