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

Analyses

Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act (H.R. 3429), H8943 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions

Pensions: permit defined benefit plans to use adjusted interest rates for calculating contributions and make permanent certain rules for interstate bus lines with frozen pension plans (see S. 2563), S4839 [23MY]

Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see S. 1991), S1599 [6MR] (see H.R. 5216), H5789 [25JY]

———improve rail passenger service (see S. 1958), S897 [15FE]

Surface Transportation Board: direct the continued operation of certain commuter rail passenger operations in emergency situations (see H.R. 5020), H4068 [26JN]

Letters

Permit defined benefit pension plans to use adjusted interest rates for calculating contributions and make permanent certain rules for interstate bus lines with frozen pension plans: Jim LaSala, Amalgamated Transit Union, S4853 [23MY]

Remarks in House

Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak, H3422-H3424, H3427, H3428 [11JN]

———establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (H.R. 5216), E1470 [29JY]

———provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (H.R. 2950), E1956 [24OC]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (H.R. 3429), H8942-H8944 [14NO]

Surface Transportation Board: direct the continued operation of certain commuter rail passenger operations in emergency situations (H.R. 5020), E1170 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Transportation: realignment of policy responsibility (H.R. 3441), S48 [23JA]

Pensions: permit defined benefit plans to use adjusted interest rates for calculating contributions and make permanent certain rules for interstate bus lines with frozen pension plans (S. 2563), S4852 [23MY]

Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (S. 1991), S1600-S1611 [6MR], S6122 [26JN], S10985, S10992 [14NO]

———establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (S. 1991), unanimous-consent request, S6230 [27JN]

———improve rail passenger service (S. 1958), S898-S900 [15FE]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (H.R. 3429), S9683 [1OC]

———authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (S. 1739), S9683 [1OC], S10434 [15OC]

———authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (S. 1739), unanimous-consent request, S9683 [1OC]

Reports filed

Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3429) (H. Rept. 107-507), H3561 [13JN]

Over-the-Road Buses Security Improvement Grants: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1739) (S. Rept. 107-235), S7898 [1AU]

Summaries

National Defense Rail Act (S. 1991), S1610 [6MR]

Rail Passenger Service Improvement Act (S. 1958), S900 [15FE]

Tables

World mainline passenger rail spending per capita, H3422 [11JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3429, Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act, H8942 [14NO]

S. 1991, National Defense Rail Act, S1602-S1610 [6MR]

S. 2563, permit defined benefit pension plans to use adjusted interest rates for calculating contributions and make permanent certain rules for interstate bus lines with frozen pension plans, S4853 [23MY]