COMMON CARRIERS related term(s) Aviation; Cargo Transportation; Motor Vehicles; Railroads

Bills and resolutions

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

Aviation: 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]

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

———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]

———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]

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

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

Motor vehicles: 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]

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]

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

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see S. 1739), S12100 [28NO] (see H.R. 3429), H9077 [6DE]

Surface Transportation Board: 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]

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

———allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators (see H.R. 2067), H2888 [5JN]

———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]

Remarks in House

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

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

Motor vehicles: 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]

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]

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

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (H.R. 3429), E2232, E2238 [7DE]

Remarks in Senate

Florida: transportation projects funding, S8528 [1AU]

National security: improve security on buses, S13882 [20DE]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (S. 1739), S12107 [28NO]

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

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]

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

Reports filed

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

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]

Texts of

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

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

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

S. 1739, authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses, S12108 [28NO]