TRANSPORTATION related term(s) Department of Transportation; Motor Vehicles; Roads and Highways

Amendments

Aviation: improve security (H.R. 3150), H7592 [31OC], H7656, H7661 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7626, H7628 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), S10167 [3OC], S10398, S10399 [9OC], S10439, S10440, S10444, S10464, S10469, S10471, S10474 [10OC], S10490, S10492, S10508, S10510, S10513, S10516, S10517, S10520, S10524, S10525, S10527, S10528, S10529, S10655, S10656, S10657, S10658, S10659, S10660, S10661, S10663, S10664, S10665, S10666 [11OC]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2891), H5929 [21SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5929 [21SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S7973 [19JY], S7997, S8008, S8023, S8024 [20JY], S8046, S8053, S8054, S8069, S8070 [23JY], S8112, S8137, S8138, S8139 [24JY], S8158, S8159, S8160, S8238, S8239, S8240, S8241, S8242, S8243, S8244, S8245, S8246 [25JY], S8260, S8294, S8295, S8296, S8297, S8298 [26JY], S8316, S8321, S8322, S8327 [27JY], S8514, S8600 [1AU], H3520 [25JN], H3566, H3569, H3571, H3572, H3577, H3578, H3582, H3585, H3586 [26JN]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), S11444 [5NO], S13987 [20DE]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), S1182, S1187, S1189, S1193, S1229, S1230, S1231, S1232, S1233 [8FE]

Terrorism: waive certain limitations in the use of emergency highway funds to pay for projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center (S. 1637), S14010, S14062 [20DE]

Analyses

GAO Report on Dept. of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program: George R. La Noue, University of Maryland, S7078 [28JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S11149 [25OC], H7549 [31OC]

———S. 1447, Airport Security Federalization Act, H7782 [6NO]

———S. 1447, Aviation Security Act, S11510 [7NO]

Articles and editorials

Airport Security Shouldn't Be Hit-or-Miss, E1948 [30OC]

Airport Security—7 O'Hare Screeners Suspended Over Lapse, S11432 [5NO]

All Trucks Need Standards, S8510 [1AU]

Ban on Mexican Trucks Called `Isolationist' Sign—White House Turns Tables on Critics, S8507 [1AU]

Bill Gains To Cut State-Controlled Highway Funds, S12336 [4DE]

Chemical Train Fire, S8048-S8050 [23JY]

Company Pleaded Guilty to Previous Violations, S10488 [11OC]

Congress Fact-Finding Committee Visits U.S.-Mexico Border Inspection Stations, S8088 [24JY]

Coping With New Tensions, O'Hare Arrest Tied to Terror?, S11433 [5NO]

Divers Ruminations, S8511 [1AU]

Fight for Free Trade, S8507 [1AU]

Free Trade and Safe Highways, S8511 [1AU]

Grief Returns to Street of Heroes, H8325 [16NO]

Honk if You Smell Cheap Politics, S8306 [27JY]

How To Improve U.S. Air Security, H7676 [1NO]

Impose U.S. Safety Standards on Mexican Trucks, S8509 [1AU]

It's About Safety—No Ifs, Ands or Trucks—Unless They Pass Tests, S8518 [1AU]

Mexican Trucks Senate Proposal Allows Free Trade While Ensuring Safer Roads, S8510 [1AU]

Mexico's Trucks on Horizon—Long-Distance Haulers Are Headed Into U.S. Once Bush Opens Borders, S7296-S7298 [9JY], S8090-S8092 [24JY]

Millions Expected for Area's Transit and Security, H10931 [20DE]

NAFTA in Trouble, S8507 [1AU]

No Substitute for Safety Trade Pact Doesn't Preclude High Standards for Trucks, S8510 [1AU]

Open U.S. Roads to Mexican Trucks, S8506 [1AU]

Pipeline Bottleneck To Pinch Gas Supplies for New England IPPs, S1195 [8FE]

Protectionism in High Gear, S8508 [1AU]

Region's Subway System Begins To Show Its Age, S3146-S3148 [29MR]

Require Mexican Trucks To Meet the Safety Test, S8510 [1AU]

Snow Job, S13837 [20DE]

Sorrow Binds a Special Place, H8326 [16NO]

Teamsters May Stall Bush Goals for Mexican Trucks and Trade, S8508 [1AU]

There When You Need Them, S8051 [23JY]

Ties That Bind the Rockaways, H8326 [16NO]

U.S. Task Force Proposes Ways for Sharing Security-Risk Data With Airlines, Airports, S10440 [10OC]

Unanimity Not Same as Right—Senate, House Have Important Differences About Federal Role, E2080 [14NO]

Unshakable Rockaway, H8325 [16NO]

Why Rely on Low-Bid Airport Safety?, S11433 [5NO]

Bills and resolutions

Air traffic control towers: provide assistance for construction (see H.R. 1979), H2679 [23MY]

American Airlines, Inc.: tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster (see S. Con. Res. 87), S12247 [30NO] (see H. Con. Res. 272), H8338 [16NO]

Amtrak: promote cooperation with local governments to enhance railroad property and structures (see H.R. 2205), H3202 [14JN]

———require Dept. of Transportation study on implementing a program for screening passengers, baggage, and cargo on trains (see S. 1726), S12001 [16NO]

Appropriations: provide off-budget treatment for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (see H.R. 181), H61 [6JA]

Aviation: air carrier requirements for explanations of flight delays, cancellations, and diversions (see H.R. 571), H322 [13FE]

———amend regulations relative to the airport noise and access review program (see S. 688), S3435 [4AP] (see H.R. 1288), H1343 [29MR]

———clarify that State attorneys general may enforce consumer protection laws relative to air transportation (see H.R. 711), H398 [14FE]

———develop and implement a plan to allow general aviation aircraft to fly using certain rules (see H.R. 3136), H6918 [16OC]

———direct NIST to develop standards for effective aviation security technologies and direct the FAA to evaluate such technologies (see H.R. 3101), H6701 [11OC]

———enhance competition between airlines, improve consumers' access to airline industry information and protect airline passenger rights (see S. 200), S636 [29JA] (see H.R. 332), H163 (see H.R. 384), H165 [31JA]

———enhance the safety and security of the civil air transportation system (see H.R. 3165), H7308 [24OC]

———ensure competitive access by commercial air carriers to major cities (see S. 415), S1699 [28FE]

———ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see S. 681), S3340 [3AP] (see H.R. 1363), H1408 [3AP]

———ensure individuals are not penalized for canceling or rescheduling certain flights (see H.R. 3103), H6701 [11OC]

———ensure that air carriers meet their obligations under the Airline Customer Service Agreement and provide improved passenger service in order to meet public convenience and necessity (see S. 319), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 1792), H2082 [9MY]

———establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H1924 [3MY]

———expedite naturalization process and provide transitional employment eligibility for certain legal immigrants employed as security screening personnel (see S. 1829), S13300 [14DE] (see H.R. 3505), H10173 [17DE]

———improve disclosure of information to airline passengers and the enforceability of airline passengers' rights under airline customer service agreements (see S. 483), S1971 [7MR]

———improve security (see S. 1447), S9620 [21SE] (see H.R. 2951, 2958), H6055 [25SE] (see H.R. 3056), H6421 [5OC] (see H.R. 3110), H6779 [12OC] (see H.R. 3150), H7127 [17OC] (see H.R. 3220), H7718 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (see H. Res. 274), H7591 [31OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), same-day consideration of rule on conference report (see H. Res. 290), H8247 [15NO]

———increase the Government's share of development project costs at certain qualifying airports (see S. 1847), S13465 [18DE] (see H.R. 3546), H10909 [19DE]

———investigate unfair competition by major air carriers against new entrant air carriers (see H.R. 204), H62 [6JA]

———limit the percentage of slots that large national carriers can control at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and LaGuardia Airport (see S. 520), S2218 [13MR]

———permit carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays (see H.R. 1407), H1482 (see H.R. 1407), H1492 [4AP]

———permit the hiring of certain legal immigrants as security screening personnel (see H.R. 3416), H8948 [5DE]

———permit the hiring of U.S. nationals as security screening personnel (see H.R. 3467), H10054 [12DE]

———preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (see S. 1290), S8575 [1AU] (see H.R. 2107), H2997 [7JN]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (see S. 1450), S9620 [21SE] (see H.R. 2891), H5703 [14SE] (see H.R. 2926), H5926 [21SE] (see H.R. 3055), H6421 [5OC]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (see H. Res. 244), H5924 [21SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), same-day consideration (see H. Res. 242), H5924 [21SE]

———prohibit air carriers from transporting unaccompanied minors without written permission from a custodial parent or legal guardian (see H.R. 2600), H4539 [24JY]

———prohibit expansion of passenger or cargo capacity at certain airports (see H.R. 2477), H3960 [11JY]

———prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft in the U.S. that do not comply with certain noise levels (see H.R. 1741), H1924 [3MY]

———provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance competition between airlines (see H.R. 907), H739 [7MR]

———provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3347), H8420 [27NO]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3007), H6259 [3OC]

———provide for monitoring of aircraft air quality and require air carriers to address complaints and maintain records associated with aircraft air quality (see S. 1019), S6127 [12JN] (see H.R. 2158), H3149 [13JN]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (see S. 1463), S9807 [25SE]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H6379 [4OC]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees (see H.R. 2913), H5925 [21SE]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees and assist small-to-medium-size airports with security enhancements (see S. 1461), S9807 [25SE]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees, expand the Federal Air Marshal Program, and establish requirements for carry-on baggage (see H.R. 2895), H5704 [14SE]

———streamline approval process for runways, terminals, and airports and grant airlines a limited antitrust exemption to relieve congestion at airports (see S. 633), S2979 [27MR]

———study feasibility of giving airlines computer access to suspected terrorists lists (see H.R. 3120), H6780 [12OC]

BIA: clarify administration of Indian Reservation Road and Bridge Program (see S. 344), S1462 [15FE]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see S. 1724), S12001 [16NO] (see H.R. 2521), H4111 [17JY]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see S. 1786), S12681 [7DE] (see H.R. 3479), H10065 [13DE]

Coast Guard: require that the Sea Marshal Program be carried out in U.S. ports considered to be most vulnerable to terrorist attack and authorize additional personnel and funds for such program (see H.R. 3432), H9077 [6DE]

Commission for Comprehensive Review of the FAA: establish (see H.R. 903), H649 [6MR]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 85), H827 [8MR]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (see S. 1156), S7193 [29JN] (see H.R. 727), H440 [27FE]

———coverage of low-speed electric personal assistive mobility devices (see H.R. 1426), H1483 (see H.R. 1426), H1493 [4AP]

Courts: waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (see S. 1316), S8704 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to provide grants to facilitate the use of alternative fuel school buses (see H.R. 2518), H4111 [17JY]

———establish a pilot program to provide grants to facilitate the use of natural gas buses at public airports (see H.R. 3537), H10909 [19DE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Federal air marshals program (see S. 1444), S9620 [21SE]

———establish a program for the certification of Federal pilot officers (see H.R. 3171), H7333 [25OC]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct assessment of terrorist-related threats to all forms of public transportation (see H.R. 3035), H6379 [4OC]

———conduct rail transportation security risk assessment (see S. 1871), S13943 [20DE]

———delay the amendment or modification of operating certificates of major air carriers in connection with a merger or acquisition (see S. 578), S2582 [20MR]

———enhance authorities relating to emergency preparedness grants (see S. 1820), S13145 [13DE]

———establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see S. 1220), S8064 [23JY] (see H.R. 1020), H928 [14MR]

———give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see S. 1544), S10693 [15OC] (see H.R. 3067), H6458 [9OC]

———improve security at U.S. maritime borders (see H.R. 3013), H6260 [3OC]

———issue a final regulation prohibiting certain aircraft departing from John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens County, NY, from flying over the Rockaway Peninsula (see H.R. 3403), H8842 [4DE]

———issue regulations addressing safety concerns in minimizing delay for automobile traffic at railroad grade crossings (see S. 1015), S6127 [12JN] (see H.R. 433), H219 [7FE]

———issue regulations on the transfer of airline tickets and air carrier ticket pricing policies (see H.R. 1074), H954 [15MR]

———make grants for construction projects to prevent public access to tracks and other hazards of fixed guideway systems in residential areas (see H.R. 3485), H10066 [13DE]

———make grants to States to carry out innovative projects to promote seat belt use (see H.R. 2295), H3465 [21JN]

———make grants to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry to provide compensation for losses incurred as a result of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2945), H5971 [24SE]

———oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (see S. 199), S636 [29JA] (see H.R. 142), H60 [6JA]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see S. 614), S2894 [26MR] (see H.R. 1008), H876 [13MR]

———provide emergency authority to resolve airline labor disputes (see S. 1327), S8704 [2AU]

———provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (see S. 948), S5615 [24MY] (see H.R. 2029), H2847 [25MY]

———realignment of policy responsibility (see H.R. 3441), H9238 [11DE]

———require use of dredged material in the construction of federally funded transportation projects (see S. 537), S2306 [14MR]

———withhold highway funds from any State that permits an individual to use a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle (see H.R. 1837), H2183 [15MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1178), S7688 [16JY] (see S. 1178), S7805 [17JY] (see H.R. 2299), H3518 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration (see H. Res. 178), H3519 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 299), H8731 [29NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans comparable to reimbursement rates for Federal employees (see H.R. 551), H254 [8FE]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see S. 984), S5830 [5JN]

District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region (see H.R. 3366), H8564 [28NO]

Endangered Species Act: exempt Woodrow Wilson Bridge project from certain provisions and allow bridge construction activities to proceed (see H.R. 472), H221 [7FE]

FAA: implement certain aviation security measures (see H.R. 3064), H6458 [9OC]

———treat certain property boundaries as the boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport in Courtland, AL (see H.R. 2564), H4351 [19JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: ensure protection for employees of traveling sales crews (see S. 96), S100 [22JA] (see H.R. 3070), H6458 [9OC]

Federal aid programs: establish low-income gasoline assistance program (see S. 981), S5798 [26MY] (see H.R. 2427), H3805 [28JN]

Federal Emergency Transportation Administration: establish (see S. 1462), S9807 [25SE]

Federal employees: allow receipt of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel (see S. 1369), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 2456), H3959 [11JY]

———require the same transit pass transportation benefits offered in the National Capital Region to be extended to other similarly situated employees (see H.R. 135, 135), H60 [6JA]

Federal Transit Administration: authorize a pilot program for purchasing buses by public transit authorities that are recipients of assistance or grants (see S. 1844), S13465 [18DE]

Firearms: prohibit Federal agencies from issuing or enforcing certain rules that restrict the transportation or possession of a firearm on a public Federal road (see H.R. 2391), H3803 [28JN]

Glenn English Customs National Aviation Center, Oklahoma City, OK: designate (see H.R. 1244), H1188 [27MR]

Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe transportation of hazardous material (see S. 1669), S11612 [8NO] (see H.R. 3276), H8034 [9NO]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7308 [24OC]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see S. 1223), S8122 [24JY] (see H.R. 565), H322 [13FE]

Medicaid: require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 453), H220 [7FE]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see S. 965), S5694 [25MY] (see H. Res. 152), H2711 [24MY]

———require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 677), H396 [14FE]

Montana: establish aviation regulatory distinctions consistent with those applied to Alaska based on severe weather conditions (see S. 959), S5616 [24MY]

Motor vehicles: enhance the use of motor vehicle fuels from renewable sources (see S. 1006), S6008 [8JN]

———establish an alternative fuel vehicle energy demonstration and commercial application of energy technology competitive grant pilot program (see H.R. 2326), H3711 [27JN]

———impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 2161), H3149 [13JN]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 804), S4099 [1MY] (see H.R. 1815), H2141 [10MY]

———prohibit issuance of license to transport hazardous materials by individuals not subjected to a background check (see S. 1557), S10769 [16OC] (see S. 1569), S10835 [18OC]

———prohibit States from requiring a license or fee relative to motor vehicles providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service (see H.R. 2546), H4215 [18JY]

———prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 584), H323 [13FE]

———prohibit the purchase, rent, or lease, for use as a school bus, of a vehicle that does not comply with school bus safety standards (see H.R. 3296), H8948 [5DE]

———reduce aggressivity of light trucks, increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards, increase fuel economy standards, and improve accuracy and release of information on average fuel economy (see H.R. 2614), H4539 [24JY]

———require automatic door locks and interior-opening trunk locks on passenger cars (see H.R. 2696), H5124 [1AU]

———require automatic door locks on passenger cars (see H.R. 405), H218 [7FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue standards for the use of motorized skate boards (see H.R. 735), H441 [27FE]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (see S. 1136), S7084 [28JN]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 177), H3465 [21JN]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 1214), S8014 [20JY] (see S. 1728), S12001 [16NO] (see H.R. 3437), H9077 [6DE]

———establish a national competence for critical physical and information infrastructure protection (see S. 1407), S9123 [5SE]

———facilitate security of critical infrastructure (see S. 1456), S9741 [24SE]

———improve port and maritime security (see S. 1587), S11198 [30OC]

New Mexico: identify certain routes as part of the Ports-to-Plains High Priority Corridor (see S. 1118), S7083 [28JN]

New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on Interstate 787 (see H.R. 363), H164 [31JA]

New York, NY: eliminate limitation on toll collection on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge (see H.R. 140), H60 [6JA]

NTSB: establish a program of assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (see H.R. 554), H258 [12FE]

———establish a program of assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (H.R. 554), consideration (see H. Res. 36), H324 [13FE]

Pennsylvania: designate Route 60 as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (see H.R. 3028), H6379 [4OC]

Petroleum: prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 1951), H2570 [22MY]

Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3609), H10965 [20DE]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see S. 235), S1012 [1FE] (see S. 299), S1218 [8FE] (see H.R. 459), H220 [7FE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 141), S101 [22JA]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 1564), H1555 [24AP]

Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program: implementation (see H.R. 517), H223 [7FE]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (see S. 1103), S6920 [26JN]

———improve quality of life and safety of persons living and working near railroad tracks (see H.R. 2811), H5337 [2AU]

———improve safety and security measures for rail transportation and improved passenger rail service (see S. 1530), S10640 [11OC]

———improve safety and security of rail transportation (see S. 1528), S10457 [10OC]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S3436 [4AP] (see H.R. 180), H61 [6JA] (see H.R. 1140), H1059 [21MR]

———provide for rail safety and security assistance (see S. 1550), S10693 [15OC]

———provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 2950), H6055 [25SE]

———require GAO study on effective foreign rail transportation security measures (see S. 1725), S12001 [16NO]

———use State and private sector initiatives to provide for the competitive operation of Northeast rail corridor and Autotrain (see H.R. 3591), H10965 [20DE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H6918 [16OC]

———prohibit the use of a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle (see S. 927), S5438 [22MY]

———restrict tolling authority on Interstate Highway System (see S. 485), S1971 [7MR]

———use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 2369), H3802 [28JN]

———vehicle weight and width limits (see H.R. 2083), H2955 [6JN]

———waive tolls on the Interstate Highway System during peak holiday travel periods (see S. 1150), S7193 [29JN]

Safety: authorize State and local governments to regulate trains that block road traffic (see H.R. 432), H219 [7FE]

———enhance security at airports (see S. 1473), S9875 [26SE]

———improve security at airports and seaports (see S. 1429), S9440 [14SE]

Ships and vessels: establish an assistance program for families of maritime disaster victims (see H.R. 2228), H3259 [19JN]

———promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (see S. 222), S914 [31JA]

———stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see S. 127), S101 [22JA] (see H.R. 2901), H5736 [19SE]

States: identify certain routes as part of the Ports-to-Plains High Priority Corridor (see S. 1646), S11549 [7NO] (see H.R. 3522), H10908 [19DE]

———permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H3960 [11JY]

———require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 238), H6136 [2OC]

Surface Transportation Board: enhance railroad competition and collective bargaining agreements between railroads and their employees (see H.R. 141), H60 [6JA]

———improve passenger rail and other fixed guideway transportation by allowing improved access to freight track and rights-of-way in return for reasonable compensation to freight railroads (see H.R. 2654), H4723 [26JY]

———strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (see S. 526), S2219 [13MR] (see H.R. 999), H876 [13MR]

Tariff: stainless steel rail car body shells (see S. 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798), S12858 [11DE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 250), S1062 [6FE] (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]

———allow a deduction for Federal, State, and local fuel taxes (see H.R. 2025), H2847 [25MY]

———allow a deduction for mass transit expenses (see H.R. 1959), H2678 [23MY]

———allow a temporary deduction for the cost of airline tickets and other personal travel expenses (see H.R. 3079), H6504 [10OC]

———allow an employer tax credit for the costs of providing certain transportation fringe benefits to employees (see H.R. 906), H739 [7MR]

———allow individuals a temporary deduction for certain travel expenses (see H.R. 3281), H8132 [13NO]

———allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway infrastructure construction (see S. 870), S4822 [10MY]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see S. 760), S3851 [24AP] (see H.R. 1864), H2280 [16MY]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see S. 1487), S10154 [3OC] (see H.R. 2940), H5926 [21SE]

———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H6919 [16OC]

———encourage the development of a cost effective commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 2177), H3201 [14JN]

———exempt helicopters used for unexploded ordnance removal and environmental restoration from air transportation excise taxes (see S. 47), S98 [22JA]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H1294 [28MR]

———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. 1967), H2678 [23MY]

———increase standard mileage rates for certain deductions for use of passenger automobiles (see H.R. 3502), H10066 [13DE]

———modify definition of rural airports relative to the air transportation tax (see S. 1464), S9807 [25SE]

———prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory tax on income earned within such State by nonresidents (see S. 759), S3851 [24AP]

———provide a refundable tax credit for recreational travel costs (see S. 1583), S11105 [25OC]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see S. 217), S707 [30JA] (see H.R. 318), H162 [31JA]

———provide credits for costs of travel for purposes of making retail purchases in States that do not impose sales tax (see H.R. 3384), H8731 [29NO]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see S. 1192), S7878 [18JY] (see H.R. 915), H739 [7MR]

———reduce the highway gasoline excise tax rate (see H.R. 1980), H2709 [24MY]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 1694), H1923 [3MY]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see S. 661), S3152 [29MR] (see H.R. 1024), H928 [14MR]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 563), H322 [13FE]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 1575), H1555 [24AP]

———temporarily suspend motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 1833), H2183 [15MY] (see H.R. 1915), H2334 [17MY]

———transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 1306), S8704 [2AU] (see H.R. 2808), H5337 [2AU]

———treatment of telecommuting (see S. 521), S2218 [13MR] (see H.R. 1012), H876 [13MR]

Terrorism: waive certain limitations in the use of emergency highway funds to pay for projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center (see S. 1637), S11488 [6NO] (see H.R. 3298), H8247 [15NO]

Tourist trade: provide loan guarantees to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry that have been affected by the terrorist attacks (see S. 1578), S11105 [25OC]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: allow States to modify suspension requirements for repeat drunk drivers relative to use of an ignition interlock system (see H.R. 3118), H6780 [12OC]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H220 [7FE]

Cloture motions

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10433 [10OC], S10507 [11OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10128 [3OC], S10347 [9OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8195 [25JY], S8259 [26JY], S8333 [27JY], S8505 [1AU]

Conference reports

Aviation and Transportation Security Act (S. 1447), H8262-H8282 [16NO]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2299), H8655-H8730 [29NO]

Cost Estimates

Allow receipt by Federal employees of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel (H.R. 2456): CBO, H4808 [30JY]

Descriptions

Secure Transportation for America Act (H.R. 3150): Victim Compensation and Liability Limitation Proposal, H7644 [1NO]

Excerpts

NAFTA administrative and institutional provisions, S8311-S8315 [27JY]

Factsheets

Dept. of Transportation Grant Program for the Rehabilitation, Preservation, or Improvement of Railroad Track, S11892 [15NO]

Letters

Compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations: Lee Klein, National Corn Growers Association, and Charles F. Conner, Corn Refiners Association, Inc., S8255 [26JY]

———Luis E. Derbez Bautista, Mexican Sec. of the Economy, S8266 [26JY], S8525 [1AU]

———NAFTA Coalition for Safe Trucks, S8264 [26JY]

———Representative Wolf, H3555 [26JN]

———Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative, S12336 [4DE]

———several Representatives, S8505 [1AU]

Construction of new runways at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, IL: Craig Burzych, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, S12643 [7DE]

Ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land: Ann M. Veneman, Sec. of Agriculture, S7561 [12JY]

———Gale A. Norton, Sec. of the Interior, S7561 [12JY]

Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel: Representative Mica, H6784 [16OC]

Hiring practices of private employers for aviation security personnel: John E. Collingwood, FBI, H7684 [1NO]

Improve aviation security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit: Carroll J. Campbell, S10502 [11OC]

———Charles H. Cunningham, NRA, S10511 [11OC]

———Duane E. Woerth, Air Line Pilots Association, S10511 [11OC]

———John Darrah, Allied Pilots Association, S10512 [11OC]

———John Velleco, Gun Owners of America (organization), S10511 [11OC]

Pilot program for purchasing buses by public transit authorities that are recipients of Federal Transit Administration assistance or grants: William W. Millar, American Public Transportation Association, S12856 [11DE], S13468 [18DE]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Nora Mead Brownell and Edward J. Holmes, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, S1181, S1192 [8FE]

———Tom Vilsack and Frank Keating, National Governors' Association, S1180 [8FE]

Ports-to-Plains High Priority Corridor: several State Depts. of Transportation, S11557 [7NO]

Real Interstate Driver Equity Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8055 [13NO]

———Representative Tauzin, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8055 [13NO]

Redesignate Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority National Airport Station as the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Station: Barry B. Anderson, CBO, H3541 [26JN]

Secure Transportation for America Act: Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H7634 [1NO]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H7634 [1NO]

Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act: Dale J. Marsico, Community Transportation Association, S7113 [28JN]

———David Hirsch, Friends of the Earth (organization), S7113 [28JN]

———Michael Replogle, Environmental Defense Fund, S7113 [28JN]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S7113 [28JN]

———William W. Millar, American Public Transportation Association, S7113 [28JN]

Travel and tourism aid to certain businesses that have been affected by the terrorist attacks: Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Carlson Cos., S13674 [19DE]

Lists

Cities concerned with rail crossings and rail line relocation, S11190 [30OC]

Memorandums

Aviation Security Compliance and Enforcement Philosophy: FAA, H7685 [1NO]

Messages

Federal Critical Infrastructure Protection Activities: President Bush, S1744 [1MR], H604 [1MR]

National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Highway Safety Act, and Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act Reports: President Bush, S11610 [8NO], H7953 [8NO]

Motions

Aviation: improve security (H.R. 3150), H7681, H7689 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), S10523 [11OC], H7764, H7772 [6NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5915 [21SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8315, S8316, S8321, S8322, S8327 [27JY], H7545 [31OC]

Press releases

Truck Safety Inspections Must Drive Plan To Open Border—AAA Texas Calls on Congress To Put Motorist Safety First: AAA Texas, LLC, S8511 [1AU]

Remarks in House

American Airlines, Inc.: tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster, E2072 [14NO]

———tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster (H. Con. Res. 272), H8324-H8327 [16NO], E2128 [19NO]

Amtrak: anniversary, E687 [1MY], E705 [2MY], E1031 [6JN]

———promote cooperation with local governments to enhance railroad property and structures (H.R. 2205), E1119 [14JN]

Amtrak Reform Council: funding, H3577, H3578 [26JN]

Aviation: effect of airline industry mergers on competition, H1387 [3AP]

———enhance airline security, H5532 [11SE], H5931, H5934 [24SE], H5979 [25SE]

———ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (H.R. 1363), E513 [3AP]

———ensure that air carriers meet their obligations under the Airline Customer Service Agreement and provide improved passenger service in order to meet public convenience and necessity (H.R. 1792), E769 [10MY]

———Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H6714 [12OC], H6784, H6786, H6884, H6885, H6898 [16OC], H6923 [17OC], H7208, H7209, H7210 [23OC], H7223, H7284, H7294-H7296, H7300 [24OC], H7310, H7312, H7326 [25OC], H7359, H7360, H7393-H7397, H7400-H7406 [30OC], H7532, H7533, H7534, H7535, H7546-H7549, H7560, H7565-H7585 [31OC], H7594, H7595, H7596, H7618-H7626, H7631, H7634-H7649, H7659, H7660, H7671-H7695 [1NO], H7728, H7772-H7780, H7835-H7843 [6NO], H7880, H7888, H7894 [7NO], H7914 [8NO], H8035 [13NO], H8136, H8137, H8162, H8163, H8167 [14NO], H8184, H8185, H8186, H8187, H8231, H8237, H8238 [15NO], H8252, H8309-H8315 [16NO], E1947 [30OC], E1999, E2001 [5NO], E2016 [6NO], E2065 [13NO], E2080 [14NO]

———improve security, H6067 [2OC], H6668, H6671, H6684-H6690 [11OC], H6784, H6878-H6884, H6898-H6902 [16OC]

———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H8304 [16NO]

———improve security (H.R. 2951), H6450 [9OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3110), H7234 [24OC], E1947 [30OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H6923 [17OC], H7208, H7209, H7210 [23OC], H7222, H7223, H7229, H7231, H7234, H7284, H7294-H7301 [24OC], H7310, H7311, H7312, H7313, H7326 [25OC], H7359, H7360, H7393-H7397, H7400-H7406 [30OC], H7532, H7533, H7534, H7535, H7560, H7565-H7585 [31OC], H7594, H7595, H7596, H7631-H7696 [1NO], E1999, E2001 [5NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7617-H7630 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), unanimous-consent request, H7681 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3220), E1991 [2NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), H7728, H7754-H7780, H7786, H7835-H7843 [6NO], H7880, H7888-H7894 [7NO], H7914 [8NO], H8035, H8120 [13NO], H8136, H8137, H8162, H8163, H8167 [14NO], H8184, H8185, H8186, H8187, H8231, H8237-H8240 [15NO], E2015, E2016 [6NO], E2065 [13NO], E2080 [14NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8251, H8252, H8260, H8300-H8315 [16NO], E2127 [19NO], E2146, E2156 [28NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), insert H.R. 3150 language in lieu, H7764 [6NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to instruct conferees, H7772-H7777 [6NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), same-day consideration of rule on conference report (H. Res. 290), H10938 [20DE]

———naturalization requirements for aviation security personnel, H7660, H7672 [1NO], H7776, H7777 [6NO]

———permit the hiring of certain legal immigrants as security screening personnel (H.R. 3416), E2215 [5DE]

———permit the hiring of U.S. nationals as security screening personnel (H.R. 3467), E2283 [13DE]

———preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (H.R. 2107), H2984 [7JN], E1051 [7JN]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2891), H5684-H5691 [14SE], E1666 [17SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2891), unanimous-consent request, H5683 [14SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5894-H5918, H5922 [21SE], H5978 [25SE], H7312 [25OC], H7413 [30OC], E1709 [24SE], E1715, E1716, E1740, E1741 [25SE], E1745 [26SE], E1764, E1778 [2OC], E1823 [5OC]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5884-H5893 [21SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H5875-H5884 [21SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), motion to recommit, H5915-H5918 [21SE]

———prohibit air carriers from transporting unaccompanied minors without written permission from a custodial parent or legal guardian (H.R. 2600), H4549 [25JY]

———provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 3347), E2139 [27NO]

———provide for monitoring of aircraft air quality and require air carriers to address complaints and maintain records associated with aircraft air quality (H.R. 2158), E1095 [13JN]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (H.R. 2896), H6047 [25SE], H6441 [9OC]

———regulation of airline industry, E55 [30JA]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft, H7623, H7637, H7682 [1NO], H8237 [15NO], H8304, H8305 [16NO], H8428, H8516-H8519 [28NO]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (H.R. 3029), H6416 [5OC], H6684-H6690 [11OC], H6878-H6884 [16OC]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees and require air carriers provide health benefits to involuntarily separated employees, H5915-H5918 [21SE]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees, expand the Federal Air Marshal Program, and establish requirements for carry-on baggage (H.R. 2895), E1709 [24SE]

———screening of airline passengers and property, H7674 [1NO]

———security standards relative to airport size, H7565-H7570 [31OC]

Baltimore, MD: CSX train accident in tunnel, H4380 [23JY]

Bicycles: promote use, H833 [13MR], H1123 [27MR]

California: Mission Valley East Light Rail Extension funding, H3557 [26JN]

———Southern California transportation projects funding, H3586 [26JN]

Carolina Southern Railroad Co.: restoration of Blue Bastille drawbridge and refurbishing of railroad track in South Carolina, E1161 [20JN]

Chicago, IL: construction of new runways at O'Hare International Airport, H2984 [7JN], E1051 [7JN]

———development of South Suburban Airport, E653 [26AP]

———expand aviation capacity, H9323 [12DE]

Coast Guard: port and maritime security and counter-terrorism programs funding, H8536-H8539 [28NO], H8887 [5DE]

Commission for Comprehensive Review of the FAA: establish (H.R. 903), E284 [6MR]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 85), H810 [8MR]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H833 [13MR]

Congress: legislative priorities, H9319 [12DE]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (H.R. 727), H633-H635 [6MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel and other forms of biomass-derived fuels, research and development funding, H3917, H3918 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: Maritime Security Program reauthorization, E651 [26AP]

Dept. of Energy: conversion of municipal waste and sewage into ethanol study funding, H5109 [1AU]

Dept. of Justice: opposition to proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., H4765 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (H.R. 1020), H2685 [24MY]

———establish telephone hotline to allow consumers to register airline-related complaints, H3569 [26JN]

———give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (H.R. 3067), E1879 [12OC]

———include local officials in Statewide transportation planning decisions, H3553 [26JN]

———make grants to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry to provide compensation for losses incurred as a result of terrorist attacks (H.R. 2945), E1985 [2NO]

———provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (H.R. 2029), E973 [25MY]

———realignment of policy responsibility (H.R. 3441), H9168-H9170 [11DE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3439 [21JN], H3550-H3594 [26JN], E1214 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), conference report, H8734-H8740 [30NO], E2193, E2197, E2202 [4DE], E2229 [7DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration (H. Res. 178), H3539-H3549 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 299), H8733, H8734 [30NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), motion to instruct conferees, H7545-H7549 [31OC]

District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region (H.R. 3366), E2153 [28NO]

———South Capitol Street improvements funding, H3556 [26JN]

Durand, MI: tribute to Durand Middle School Invest in America Project, E2325 [19DE]

Economy: stimulate through infrastructure project funding, H8912 [5DE]

FAA: address problems of aircraft noise and air traffic congestion in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, H3553, H3556 [26JN]

———Airport Improvement Program funding, H3568 [26JN]

———improve Gulf of Mexico airspace communications and radar systems, H3570 [26JN]

———use of Airport Improvement Program funds by rural airports to implement certain security restrictions, H7642 [1NO]

Federal aid programs: establish low-income gasoline assistance program (H.R. 2427), E1270 [29JN]

Federal employees: allow receipt of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel (H.R. 2456), H4807, H4808 [30JY], E1310 [11JY]

———require the same transit pass transportation benefits offered in the National Capital Region to be extended to other similarly situated employees (H.R. 135), H8748 [4DE]

FedEx Ground: American Trucking Association President's Trophy for Safety Excellence recipient, E1544 [3AU]

Florida: high speed rail projects funding, H3581 [26JN]

Funding, H1265 [28MR]

Gateway & Western Railway Co.: E.H. Harriman Gold Award recipient, E706 [2MY]

Harris County, TX: Greater Harris County 911 Emergency Network funding, H3565 [26JN]

Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe transportation of hazardous material (H.R. 3276), E2052 [9NO]

———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H2187 [16MY], H2390 [22MY], H2894 [6JN], H8751 [4DE], H10357 [19DE], E771 [10MY]

Hershey, PA: Hershey Intermodal Center funding, E1214 [26JN]

———tribute to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Life Lion airmedical service, H10059 [13DE]

House of Representatives: increase transit benefits and provide shower and locker facilities for employees, H3003 [12JN]

Houston, TX: light rail project funding, H3578-H3581 [26JN]

———traffic monitoring control center funding, H3571, H3572 [26JN]

Illinois: transportation projects funding, H3556 [26JN]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities, H7233 [24OC]

———invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (H.R. 3166), E2524 [3JA]

Jersey City, NJ: Colgate redevelopment zone ferry terminal and pier project funding, H3556 [26JN]

Kansas City Southern Railway: E.H. Harriman Gold Award recipient, E706 [2MY]

Kellejian, Joe: Amtrak President's Service and Safety Award recipient, E1208 [26JN]

Long Island Railroad: East Side Access Project funding, H3439 [21JN]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, H3544, H3552, H3554, H3564, H3586-H3593 [26JN], H8735 [30NO]

———require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (H.R. 677), E189 [14FE]

Mineta, Norman Y.: nomination to be Sec. of Transportation, E5 [3JA]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H4993, H5013, H5044, H5109, H5112, H5115-H5122, H5127, H5128 [1AU], E1558 [3AU]

———impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (H.R. 2161), E1099 [13JN]

———prohibit States from requiring a license or fee relative to motor vehicles providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service (H.R. 2546), H8053-H8056 [13NO]

———prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (H.R. 584), E155 [13FE]

———prohibit the purchase, rent, or lease, for use as a school bus, of a vehicle that does not comply with school bus safety standards, E2074 [14NO]

National Capital Planning Commission: review Interagency Task Force recommendations on proposed security measures for the District of Columbia, H7725 [6NO]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H8223 [15NO], H8330 [16NO], H8501 [28NO]

New York, NY: economic impact of terrorist attacks, H8540-H8547 [28NO]

———Long Island City Links project funding, H3586 [26JN]

———mass transit projects funding, H3439 [21JN], H3554 [26JN]

Newburgh, NY: Stewart International Airport improvements funding, H3554, H3555 [26JN]

NTSB: establish a program of assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (H.R. 554), H330-H334 [14FE]

———establish a program of assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (H.R. 554), consideration (H. Res. 36), H329, H330 [14FE]

———establish a program of assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (H.R. 554), unanimous-consent agreement, H278 [13FE]

Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board: evaluate technical issues relative to transporting nuclear waste to Nevada disposal site, H3724-H3726 [28JN]

Ohio: tribute to railroad workers efforts to stop runaway train, E849 [17MY]

Pennsylvania: CORRIDORone Project funding, H3555 [26JN], E1213 [26JN]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H2563, H2564 [22MY]

———gasoline price levels, H1937 [8MY], H2176-H2181 [15MY], H2265-H2271 [16MY], H2929 [6JN], H3212 [19JN]

Power resources: increases in oil and gas production, H3233 [19JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries, E2275 [13DE]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 1140), H4868, H4955-H4966 [31JY], E414 [21MR], E1469 [30JY], E1491 [1AU], E1495 [2AU], E1544 [3AU]

———provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (H.R. 2950), E1729 [25SE]

Safety: security programs funding, H7545-H7549 [31OC]

Ships and vessels: facilitate private and public sector investments for establishing coastal corridor operations, E1541 [3AU]

Small Community Air Service Development Pilot Program: funding, H3553, H3570 [26JN]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (H.R. 2466), E1316 [11JY]

Surface Transportation Board: strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (H.R. 999), E350 [13MR]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (H.R. 2329), E1225 [27JN]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (S. 250), E705 [2MY]

———allow a deduction for Federal, State, and local fuel taxes (H.R. 2025), E989 [26MY]

———allow a temporary deduction for the cost of airline tickets and other personal travel expenses (H.R. 3079), E1841 [10OC]

———allow individuals a temporary deduction for certain travel expenses (H.R. 3281), H8232 [15NO]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies, H5045 [1AU]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (H.R. 1864), E838 [17MY]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (H.R. 2940), H6044 [25SE], H6166 [3OC]

———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (H.R. 3143), H7307 [24OC]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (H.R. 1265), E471 [28MR]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (H.R. 1575), E594 [24AP]

———treatment of telecommuting (H.R. 1012), E341 [13MR]

Texas A&M University: Texas Transportation Institute work zone safety proposals, E2229 [7DE]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: allow States to modify suspension requirements for repeat drunk drivers relative to use of an ignition interlock system (H.R. 3118), E1885 [12OC]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: completion of Metrorail System, E26 [6JA]

———redesignate National Airport Station as the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Station, H3495 [25JN], H3540-H3543 [26JN]

Waterways: Federal safety standards for piers, H3554 [26JN]

Will County, IL: Lewis University Airport expansion project funding, H3565 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

American Airlines, Inc.: tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster, S11712, S11713 [13NO]

———tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster (H. Con. Res. 272), S12272 [30NO], S12813 [10DE]

———tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster (S. Con. Res. 87), S12813, S12814 [10DE]

Amtrak: anniversary, S4097 [1MY], S4168 [2MY]

———prohibit use of Federal funds, or revenues, for preparation of a liquidation plan until congressional reauthorization has occurred, S12769 [10DE]

Amtrak Reform Council: recommendations relative to Amtrak management and restructuring, S11996 [16NO]

Aroostook County, ME: highway infrastructure projects funding, S8530 [1AU]

Aviation: effect of airline industry mergers on competition, S1030 [6FE], S1371 [14FE]

———encourage airline employees to report suspicious activities, S10439 [10OC]

———enhance airline security, S9363-S9365 [13SE], S9413 [14SE], S9477-S9479 [19SE], S9597, S9608 [21SE]

———enhance competition between airlines, improve consumers' access to airline industry information and protect airline passenger rights (S. 200), S650 [29JA]

———ensure competitive access by commercial air carriers to major cities (S. 415), S1708-S1711 [28FE]

———ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land, S7560, S7561 [12JY]

———ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (S. 681), S3345 [3AP]

———ensure that air carriers meet their obligations under the Airline Customer Service Agreement and provide improved passenger service in order to meet public convenience and necessity (S. 319), S1344-S1346 [13FE], S1814 [5MR], S8109 [24JY]

———expand use of current security technologies and establish short-term assessment and deployment of emergency security technologies, S10519 [11OC]

———expedite naturalization process and provide transitional employment eligibility for certain legal immigrants employed as security screening personnel (S. 1829), S13301 [14DE]

———Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, S10259, S10270 [4OC], S10356-S10361 [9OC], S10417, S10445 [10OC], S10488, S10545 [11OC], S10802 [17OC], S10863 [23OC], S11280 [31OC], S11402 [2NO], S11423, S11431 [5NO], S11481-S11483 [6NO], S11584 [8NO], S11671, S11673, S11674, S11713 [13NO], S11977 [16NO]

———give retired pilots the same preference as law enforcement officers to be air marshals, S10529, S10530 [11OC]

———improve disclosure of information to airline passengers and the enforceability of airline passengers' rights under airline customer service agreements (S. 483), S1992 [7MR]

———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, S10500-S10502, S10510-S10513 [11OC], S11984 [16NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), S9580-S9588 [21SE], S9679 [24SE], S10112, S10254 [3OC], S10429, S10432-S10446, S10475 [10OC], S10487-S10537, S10545, S10546 [11OC], S10802 [17OC], S11095 [25OC], S11280 [31OC], S11423, S11431 [5NO], S11481, S11483 [6NO], S11510 [7NO], S11584 [8NO], S11671, S11673, S11674, S11713 [13NO], S11759 [14NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, S11974-S11985, S11987 [16NO], S12069 [28NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10128-S10140 [3OC], S10258-S10262, S10267-S10282 [4OC], S10346, S10347, S10352-S10363 [9OC], S10403, S10407-S10412, S10417-S10420 [10OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), unanimous-consent agreement, S10432 [10OC], S11915 [15NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), unanimous-consent request, S10126-S10128 [3OC], S10418 [10OC]

———limit liability of airlines as a result of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9366 [13SE], S9594, S9602 [21SE]

———limit the percentage of slots that large national carriers can control at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and LaGuardia Airport (S. 520), S2221, S2222 [13MR]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system, S9479 [19SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), S9673 [21SE], S12532 [6DE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), S9589-S9608, S9673 [21SE], S10144, S10146 [3OC], S10352 [9OC]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), unanimous-consent agreement, S9588 [21SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), unanimous-consent request, S9584 [21SE]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures, S9588-S9608 [21SE]

———provide for monitoring of aircraft air quality and require air carriers to address complaints and maintain records associated with aircraft air quality (S. 1019), S6137 [12JN]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (S. 1463), S9810 [25SE]

———provision of advanced electronic information on passengers and cargo entering the U.S., S11159-S11161, S11184, S11185 [30OC], S11262-S11264 [31OC], S11531 [7NO], S11979 [16NO]

———require airlines to honor tickets issued by other airlines and refund tickets for flights canceled or rescheduled due to impact of terrorist hijackings, S11981 [16NO]

———require airlines to honor tickets issued by other airlines relative to service changes or discontinuation by the issuing carrier, S10530 [11OC]

———require aviation security personnel be Dept. of Justice employees, S10273, S10274 [4OC], S10362 [9OC], S10514-S10516, S10520, S10527 [11OC], S11978 [16NO]

———require background checks for existing aviation security employees, S10524 [11OC]

———require screening of all employees prior to entering secure areas, S10524 [11OC]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft, S12069 [28NO]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees and assist small-to-medium-size airports with security enhancements (S. 1461), S9809 [25SE]

———requirements for carry-on baggage relative to musicians, S10530 [11OC]

———security standards relative to aircraft and airport size, S11976, S11977 [16NO]

———set performance standards for passenger and property screeners, S10518 [11OC]

———streamline approval process for runways, terminals, and airports and grant airlines a limited antitrust exemption to relieve congestion at airports (S. 633), S3000 [27MR]

———use of non-lethal weapons by airline crews, S10490-S10492 [11OC]

Baltimore, MD: CSX train accident in tunnel, S7939, S7941 [19JY], S8048-S8053 [23JY]

———tribute to emergency personnel for response to CSX train accident in tunnel, S8050, S8052 [23JY]

Bankruptcy: adjustment of IRS standards for the cost of gasoline and transportation relative to means test, S2363 [15MR]

BIA: clarify administration of Indian Reservation Road and Bridge Program (S. 344), S1474 [15FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S4776-S4778 [10MY]

Chicago, IL: construction of new runways at O'Hare International Airport, S8097-S8099 [24JY]

———expand aviation capacity, S12628-S12646 [7DE]

———expand aviation capacity (S. 1786), S12752 [7DE], S12755 [10DE]

———increase commercial air service at the Gary-Chicago Airport and the Greater Rockford Airport, S8094, S8097-S8099, S8112 [24JY], S8529, S8530 [1AU]

Civil rights: anniversary of ``Freedom Riders'' movement, S4815 [10MY]

Colorado: Ports-to-Plains Corridor Project funding, S8532 [1AU]

Congress: legislative priorities, S11315, S11320 [1NO]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (S. 1156), S7247 [29JN]

Cuba, MO: tribute to efforts on Route 66 Murals project, S12242 [30NO]

Customs Service: develop pilot program to examine technologies used to verify contents of containers and prevent tampering during transportation, S13880 [20DE]

Dept. of Defense: Improved Materials and Powertrain Architectures for 21st Century Trucks (IMPACT) Program funding, S9842 [26SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Federal air marshals program (S. 1444), S9586, S9623 [21SE]

Dept. of Transportation: allocation of Revenue Aligned Budget Authority funding, S12348 [4DE]

———authorize emergency mail and freight waivers for certain shipments during national emergencies resulting in certain aviation system restrictions, S10492 [11OC]

———conduct rail transportation security risk assessment (S. 1871), S13960 [20DE]

———delay the amendment or modification of operating certificates of major air carriers in connection with a merger or acquisition (S. 578), S2592 [20MR]

———distribution of transportation revenue aligned budget authority to Federal-aid highway programs, S12333, S12337 [4DE]

———enhance authorities relating to emergency preparedness grants (S. 1820), S13148-S13150 [13DE]

———Essential Air Service Program funding, S8533 [1AU], S9593, S9594, S9595, S9597, S9600, S9601, S9603 [21SE], S10146 [3OC]

———establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track, S11891 [15NO]

———establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (S. 1220), S8066 [23JY]

———Federal Transit Administration programs funding, S7394 [10JY]

———GAO report on alleged discrimination in the Disadvantaged Business Enerprises Program, S7078 [28JN]

———give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (S. 1544), S10694 [15OC]

———imposition of airline user fees to fund aviation security, S10521, S10530 [11OC], S11984 [16NO]

———Intelligent Transportation System Program funding distribution, S8156-S8158 [25JY]

———issue regulations addressing safety concerns in minimizing delay for automobile traffic at railroad grade crossings (S. 1015), S6129, S6130 [12JN], S7079 [28JN]

———National Transportation Network Analysis Capability Program funding, S8528, S8529 [1AU]

———oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (S. 199), S649 [29JA]

———provide emergency authority to resolve airline labor disputes (S. 1327), S8749 [2AU]

———provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (S. 948), S5621 [24MY], S11190 [30OC]

———transit infrastructure projects funding, S8531 [1AU]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S7995-S7998, S8008 [20JY], S8044-S8055 [23JY], S8079-S8102, S8105-S8113 [24JY], S8153, S8155-S8171, S8195 [25JY], S8254-S8274 [26JY], S8301-S8324, S8326-S8334 [27JY], S8500, S8504-S8533, S8536 [1AU], S8697 [2AU], S11097 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), conference report, S12308 [3DE], S12332-S12340, S12348 [4DE], S12459, S12460 [5DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S12272 [30NO], S12339 [4DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S12329 [3DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), unanimous-consent agreement, S7906 [19JY], S8141 [24JY], S8249 [25JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1178), S14049 [20DE]

———tribute to Senate staff for efforts on appropriations bill, S8536 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (S. 984), S5836 [5JN]

Detroit, MI: Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project funding, S8054, S8055 [23JY], S8330 [27JY]

District of Columbia: replacement of taxicab zone fares with meter system, S11532-S11534 [7NO]

Durand, MI: tribute to Durand Middle School Invest in America Project, S13461 [18DE]

FAA: Air Traffic Instructional Services Program funding, S8532 [1AU]

———airport radar service life extension program funding, S8528 [1AU]

———Approach Lighting System Improvement Program funding, S8529 [1AU]

———strengthen security measures relative to smoke affecting aircraft crews' ability to operate essential instruments, S11981 [16NO]

Fair Labor Standards Act: ensure protection for employees of traveling sales crews (S. 96), S361 [22JA]

Federal aid programs: establish low-income gasoline assistance program (S. 981), S5798 [26MY]

Federal Emergency Transportation Administration: establish (S. 1462), S9810 [25SE]

Federal employees: allow receipt of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel (S. 1369), S8942 [3AU]

Federal Highway Administration: regulations relative to Adopt-a-Highway signs, S8531 [1AU]

Federal Transit Administration: authorize a pilot program for purchasing buses by public transit authorities that are recipients of assistance or grants, S12856 [11DE]

———authorize a pilot program for purchasing buses by public transit authorities that are recipients of assistance or grants (S. 1844), S13467 [18DE]

FERC: conduct a study of the New England natural gas pipeline transmission network, S1189 [8FE]

Florida: high speed rail projects funding, S8079 [24JY]

———transportation projects funding, S8528 [1AU]

FTC: protect consumers through investigation of unfair and deceptive practices by airlines, S8529 [1AU]

Georgia: priority highway projects funding, S8159, S8160 [25JY]

Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe transportation of hazardous material (S. 1669), S11625-S11630 [8NO]

———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S7840-S7843, S7852 [18JY], S11520 [7NO]

———study risk and improve response to public health and safety associated with transportation of chemicals and radioactive materials, S8047-S8053, S8054 [23JY]

Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act: implementation, S12133 [29NO]

Iowa: use of bus replacement funding, S12334 [4DE]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, S7294-S7298 [9JY], S7995-S7998 [20JY], S8044, S8046, S8055 [23JY], S8080-S8096, S8099-S8102, S8105-S8108, S8110-S8112 [24JY], S8153, S8155, S8165, S8167, S8169-S8171 [25JY], S8254-S8273 [26JY], S8301-S8324, S8326-S8333 [27JY], S8500, S8504, S8515-S8527, S8536 [1AU], S11097 [25OC], S12332, S12334-S12336, S12339 [4DE]

———compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (S. 965), S5664-S5666 [25MY]

Michigan: Incremental Train Control System funding, S8531 [1AU]

Minnesota: Northstar Corridor Commuter Rail Project funding, S8530, S8531 [1AU]

Montana: establish aviation regulatory distinctions consistent with those applied to Alaska based on severe weather conditions (S. 959), S5635 [24MY]

Motor vehicles: allow purchase of heavy-duty transit buses through the GSA by State, regional, or local authorities that receive Federal Transit Administration assistance or grants, S9491 [19SE]

———enhance the use of motor vehicle fuels from renewable sources (S. 1006), S12466 [6DE]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (S. 804), S4115 [1MY]

———prohibit issuance of license to transport hazardous materials by individuals not subjected to a background check, S11051 [25OC]

NAFTA: application of safety and environmental regulations to all trucks operating in the U.S., S8160-S8171 [25JY]

———prevent violations, S8260-S8273 [26JY], S8301-S8316, S8326-S8333 [27JY], S8500, S8506, S8515-S8527 [1AU]

National objectives: national policy for infrastructure, S4158-S4160 [2MY]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (S. 1136), S7109 [28JN]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, S10527 [11OC], S11574-S11576 [8NO]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), S8015-S8018 [20JY], S9331 [12SE], S12068 [28NO], S13693 [19DE], S13867, S13871-S13884 [20DE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), unanimous-consent agreement, S13834 [20DE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), unanimous-consent request, S12066 [28NO], S12583 [7DE], S12812 [10DE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1728), S12006 [16NO]

———ensure that those most knowledgeable about port operations are involved in anti-terrorism strategies, S13882 [20DE]

———establish a national competence for critical physical and information infrastructure protection (S. 1407), S9125 [5SE]

———facilitate security of critical infrastructure, S12140 [29NO]

———facilitate security of critical infrastructure (S. 1456), S9801 [25SE]

———improve port and maritime security (S. 1587), S11202-S11205 [30OC], S13877 [20DE]

———improve security for U.S. seaports by including nuclear devices as weapons of mass destruction, S13880 [20DE]

———improve security on buses, S13882 [20DE]

———include inland waterways in protection of U.S. seaports, S13881 [20DE]

New Mexico: identify certain routes as part of the Ports-to-Plains High Priority Corridor, S8532 [1AU]

———identify certain routes as part of the Ports-to-Plains High Priority Corridor (S. 1118), S7085-S7087 [28JN]

———Road Lifecycle Innovative Financing and Evaluation (RoadLIFE) Program funding, S8528 [1AU]

New Orleans, LA: Canal Street Streetcar extension opening, S8344 [27JY]

New York, NY: economic impact of terrorist attacks, S12047-S12049 [27NO], S12096-S12098 [28NO], S12130 [29NO]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries, S10271 [4OC]

———metropolitan area transit authorities funding, S12669, S12670 [7DE]

Pipelines: frequency of inspections, S1192-S1195 [8FE]

———improve safety, S5959 [7JN]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), S981 [1FE], S1027 [6FE], S1176-S1205 [8FE], S1264 [13FE]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), unanimous-consent agreement, S1164 [7FE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 141), S414 [22JA], S524 [24JA]

Puerto Rico: Tren Urbano project funding relative to contractor disputes, S12459, S12460 [5DE]

Railroad Retirement Board of Trustees: commuter rail representation, S12363 [4DE]

Railroads: calculation of average account benefits ratio relative to financing of railroad retirement system, S12356-S12362 [4DE]

———enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (S. 1103), S6926, S6927 [26JN]

———ensure that returns on investments from retirement trust funds are earned prior to reduction in taxes or increase in benefits, S12352-S12355, S12362 [4DE]

———improve safety and security measures for rail transportation and improved passenger rail service (S. 1530), S10641-S10643 [11OC]

———improve safety and security of rail transportation (S. 1528), S10461 [10OC]

———improve security, S10130, S10254 [3OC], S10267, S10269, S10274, S10276, S10279 [4OC], S10526, S10527 [11OC], S13881, S13882 [20DE]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries, S12030, S12036-S12042 [27NO], S12070, S12072, S12074, S12075-S12083, S12091-S12094, S12098 [28NO], S12115-S12119, S12128, S12131, S12139, S12151, S12154 [29NO], S12223, S12231-S12233, S12240 [30NO], S12276-S12283, S12299-S12306 [3DE], S12350-S12363 [4DE], S12390-S12394 [5DE]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 1140), unanimous-consent request, S12036 [27NO]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (S. 697), S3448-S3450 [4AP]

———provide for rail safety and security assistance (S. 1550), S13867 [20DE]

———require GAO study on effective foreign rail transportation security measures (S. 1725), S12006 [16NO]

Roads and highways: prohibit the use of a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle (S. 927), S5458 [22MY]

———restrict tolling authority on Interstate Highway System (S. 485), S1998 [7MR]

———waive tolls on the Interstate Highway System during peak holiday travel periods (S. 1150), S7203 [29JN]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: payment for losses resulting from limitations on use following terrorist attacks, S10529 [11OC]

Safety: improve security at airports and seaports, S9413 [14SE]

Salt Lake City, UT: infrastructure projects funding relative to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, S13842-S13844 [20DE]

San Bernardino County, CA: Metrolink commuter rail system funding, S8530 [1AU]

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (S. 222), S915 [31JA]

———stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (S. 127), S402 [22JA]

States: identify certain routes as part of the Ports-to-Plains High Priority Corridor (S. 1646), S11556 [7NO]

Students of Missouri Assisting Rural & Urban Transportation (nonprofit organization): tribute, S7584 [12JY]

Surface Transportation Board: strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (S. 526), S2228 [13MR]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak, S5246 [21MY], S5500, S5501 [23MY]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (S. 250), S1068-S1072 [6FE], S1120 [7FE], S3669, S3670 [6AP], S4168 [2MY]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (S. 250), star print, S1353 [13FE]

———allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway infrastructure construction (S. 870), S4845 [10MY]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (S. 760), S3917 [25AP]

———exempt helicopters used for unexploded ordnance removal and environmental restoration from air transportation excise taxes (S. 47), S319 [22JA]

———prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory tax on income earned within such State by nonresidents (S. 759), S3855 [24AP]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income, S5223 [21MY]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (S. 217), S780-S782 [30JA]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (S. 1192), S7880 [18JY]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (S. 661), S3170 [29MR]

———transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund (S. 1306), S8714-S8716 [2AU]

———treatment of telecommuting (S. 521), S2222 [13MR]

Tennessee: public transit systems projects funding, S8532, S8533 [1AU]

Terrorism: provide for safety on all forms of public transportation relative to terrorist-related threats, S10431 [10OC]

———waive certain limitations in the use of emergency highway funds to pay for projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center (S. 1637), S14062 [20DE]

Tourist trade: aid to certain businesses that have been affected by the terrorist attacks, S13673 [19DE]

———provide loan guarantees to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry that have been affected by the terrorist attacks (S. 1578), S11095, S11113 [25OC]

Traffic.com (business): traffic management system contract status, S8263 [26JY], S12339 [4DE]

Transportation: allow purchase of heavy-duty transit buses through the GSA by State, regional, or local authorities that receive Federal Transit Administration assistance or grants, S9491 [19SE]

Washington: transfer the Mukilteo Tank Farm to the Port of Everett, S9579 [21SE]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: anniversary of Metrorail system, S3146 [29MR]

———redesignate National Airport Station as the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Station, S12334 [4DE]

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding, S8527, S8528 [1AU]

Reports filed

Airline Customer Service Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 319) (S. Rept. 107-13), S3993 [26AP]

Aviation and Transportation Security Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1447) (H. Rept. 107-296), H8336 [16NO]

Aviation Competition Restoration Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 415) (S. Rept. 107-130), S13700 [19DE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 299) (H. Rept. 107-309), H8731 [29NO]

Consideration of H.R. 554, Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 107-1), H322 [13FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 107-110), H3518 [25JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2926, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 244) (H. Rept. 107-214), H5924 [21SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3150, Secure Transportation for America Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 107-264), H7591 [31OC]

Consumer Product Safety Act Coverage of Low-Speed Electric Bicycles: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 727) (H. Rept. 107-5), H628 [5MR]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 107-308), H8731 [29NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 107-108), H3518 [25JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1178) (S. Rept. 107-38), S7688 [16JY]

Permit Air Carriers To Meet and Discuss Their Schedules in Order To Reduce Flight Delays: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1407) (H. Rept. 107-77), H3801 [28JN]

Permit Carriers To Meet and Discuss Their Schedules in Order To Reduce Flight Delays: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1407) (H. Rept. 107-77), H2677 [23MY]

Port and Maritime Security Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1214) (S. Rept. 107-64), S9440 [14SE]

Rail Security Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1550), S10793 [17OC]

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1140) (H. Rept. 107-82), H2709 [24MY]

Railroad Track Modernization Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 107-96), H3066 [12JN]

Real Interstate Driver Equity Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2546) (H. Rept. 107-282), H8132 [13NO]

Same Day Consideration of Rule on Conference Report on S. 1447, Aviation and Transportation Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 107-294), H8247 [15NO]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 244, Consideration of H.R. 2926, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 242) (H. Rept. 107-209), H5924 [21SE]

U.S. Cruise Vessel Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 127) (S. Rept. 107-47), S8348 [27JY]

Waive Limitations in the Use of Emergency Highway Funds To Pay for Projects in Response to Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1637) (S. Rept. 107-121), S12772 [10DE]

Resolutions by organizations

Identify certain routes in New Mexico as part of the Ports-to-Plains High Priority Corridor: New Mexico State Highway Commission, S7086 [28JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3567, H3569, H3570, H3571, H3572, H3573, H3574, H3576, H3577, H3585 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration (H. Res. 178), H3540 [26JN]

Sermons

Tribute to Victims of Flight 587 Air Disaster: Michael Miller, E2393 [20DE]

Statements

Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, H5879 [21SE]

Aviation and Transportation Security Act Conference Report: Executive Office of the President, H8307 [16NO]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Executive Office of the President, S1180 [8FE]

———Rodney E. Slater, Dept. of Transportation, S1192 [8FE]

Summaries

Aviation and Transportation Security Act (S. 1447): Conference Report, H8303 [16NO]

Dept. of Transportation Grant Program for the Rehabilitation, Preservation, or Improvement of Railroad Track, S11891 [15NO]

Economic Security and Recovery Act (H.R. 3090): Borski Proposal To Invest Funds in Infrastructure To Restore the Economy and To Enhance Security of Transportation and Environmental Facilities, H7233 [24OC]

Railroad Advancement and Infrastructure Law for the 21st Century (S. 1530), S10644 [11OC]

Secure Transportation for America Act (H.R. 3150), H7632-H7634 [1NO]

Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act (S. 1136), S7112 [28JN]

Tables

Benefits for railroad employees and management in H.R. 1140, Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act, S12361 [4DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S12308 [3DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S8113 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3558-H3563 [26JN]

Distribution of transportation revenue aligned budget authority to Federal-aid highway programs, S12337 [4DE], H8739 [30NO]

Distribution of transportation revenue aligned budget authority to States, S12338 [4DE], H8739 [30NO]

Railroad retirement and Social Security equivalent benefit accounts, S12361 [4DE]

Railroad Retirement Trust Fund balance assumptions, S12357 [4DE]

Report card for America's infrastructure for 1998, S1910 [6MR]

Trust funds used to balance the budget, S2173 [13MR]

Testimonies

Airline Industry Finances: Harry Pinson, S9581 [21SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 272, tribute to victims of American Airlines, Inc., flight 587 air disaster, H8327 [16NO]

H. Res. 36, consideration of H.R. 554, Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act, H329 [14FE]

H. Res. 178, consideration of H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H3540 [26JN]

H. Res. 242, same-day consideration of H. Res. 244, consideration of H.R. 2926, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, H5875 [21SE]

H. Res. 244, consideration of H.R. 2926, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, H5884 [21SE]

H. Res. 274, consideration of H.R. 3150, Secure Transportation for America Act, H7617 [1NO]

H. Res. 299, consideration of H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H8733 [30NO]

H.R. 554, Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act, H333 [14FE]

H.R. 727, Consumer Product Safety Act coverage of low-speed electric bicycles, H633 [6MR]

H.R. 903, Commission for Comprehensive Review of the FAA Act, E285 [6MR]

H.R. 1012, Telework Tax Incentive Act, E342 [13MR]

H.R. 1140, Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act, H4955-H4959 [31JY]

H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S8835-S8844 [2AU]

H.R. 2456, allow receipt by Federal employees of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel, H4807 [30JY]

H.R. 2546, Real Interstate Driver Equity Act, H8053 [13NO]

H.R. 2926, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, H5894-H5897 [21SE]

H.R. 3150, Secure Transportation for America Act, H7650-H7656 [1NO]

H.R. 3441, Dept. of Transportation realignment of policy responsibility, H9168 [11DE]

S. 47, exempt helicopters used for unexploded ordnance removal and environmental restoration from air transportation excise taxes, S320 [22JA]

S. 96, Traveling Sales Crew Protection Act, S362-S365 [22JA]

S. 127, U.S. Cruise Vessel Act, S403 [22JA]

S. 141, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, S500-S505 [23JA]

S. 199, Airline Competition Preservation Act, S650 [29JA]

S. 200, Air Travelers Fair Treatment Act, S651 [29JA]

S. 217, Commuter Benefits Equity Act, S780 [30JA]

S. 235, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, S1200-S1205 [8FE]

S. 250, High-Speed Rail Investment Act, S1068-S1071 [6FE]

S. 319, Airline Customer Service Improvement Act, S1344 [13FE]

S. 344, Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Act, S1474 [15FE]

S. 415, Aviation Competition Restoration Act, S1708-S1710 [28FE]

S. 483, Fair Treatment of Airline Passengers Act, S1993 [7MR]

S. 485, Interstate Tolls Relief Act, S1999 [7MR]

S. 526, Rail Competition Enforcement Act, S2228 [13MR]

S. 681, Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act, S3345 [3AP]

S. 870, Multimodal Transportation Financing Act, S4845 [10MY]

S. 948, Community Rail Line Relocation Assistance Act, S5753 [25MY]

S. 959, Montana Rural Aviation Improvement Act, S5758 [25MY]

S. 984, Veterans Road to Health Care Act, S5836 [5JN]

S. 1015, Railroad Crossing Delay Reduction Act, S6130 [12JN]

S. 1118, identify certain routes in New Mexico as part of the Ports-to-Plains High Priority Corridor, S7086 [28JN]

S. 1136, Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act, S7110-S7112 [28JN]

S. 1150, Interstate Highway System Toll-Free Holiday Act, S7203 [29JN]

S. 1214, Port and Maritime Security Act, S8018-S8022 [20JY]

S. 1220, Railroad Track Modernization Act, S8067 [23JY]

S. 1290, End Gridlock at Our Nation's Critical Airports Act, S8580 [1AU]

S. 1306, Highway Trust Fund Recovery Act, S8715 [2AU]

S. 1369, allow receipt by Federal employees of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel, S8942 [3AU]

S. 1407, Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, S9126 [5SE]

S. 1444, Federal Air Marshals and Safe Sky Act, S9624 [21SE]

S. 1447, Airport Security Federalization Act, H7764-H7771 [6NO]

S. 1447, Aviation Security Act, S10707-S10717 [15OC], H7754 [6NO]

S. 1450, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, S9605-S9608, S9627-S9630 [21SE]

S. 1456, Critical Infrastructure Information Security Act, S9742-S9744 [24SE]

S. 1463, Airline Safety Act, S9810 [25SE]

S. 1530, Railroad Advancement and Infrastructure Law for the 21st Century, S10643 [11OC]

S. 1544, give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions, S10694 [15OC]

S. 1587, Port Threat and Security Act, S11205 [30OC]

S. 1646, identify certain routes as part of the Ports-to-Plains High Priority Corridor, S11556 [7NO]

S. 1669, safe transportation of hazardous material appropriations, S11625-S11629 [8NO]

S. 1820, Heroic Emergency Response Operations (HERO) Act, S13149 [13DE]

S. 1829, Airport Security Personnel Protection Act, S13302 [14DE]

S. 1844, pilot program for purchasing buses by public transit authorities that are recipients of Federal Transit Administration assistance or grants, S13468 [18DE]

S. Con. Res. 87, tribute to victims of American Airlines, Inc., flight 587 air disaster, S12264 [30NO], S12814 [10DE]

Tributes

Shuster, Representative, H137 [31JA]