TRUCKING INDUSTRY

Amendments

Native Americans: provide training and technical assistance for commercial vehicle driving careers (S. 1344), S8693 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Labor: establish a trade adjustment assistance program for truckers adversely affected by foreign competition (see S. 2606), S5285 [10JN]

Economy: recognize importance of surface transportation infrastructure and contributions of trucking, rail, and passenger transit industries to economic well being of the U.S. (see H. Res. 567), H6926 [1OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: require payment of at least the minimum wage to certain drivers for all hours worked as a condition of exempting such drivers from overtime requirements (see H.R. 4762), H2607 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see S. 1914), S487 [7FE]

Taxation: prorate the heavy vehicle use tax between the first and subsequent purchasers of the same vehicle in one taxable period (see H.R. 4828), H2944 [22MY]

Proclamations

Tribute to George Arnett: Representative Ney, E1639 [25SE]

Tribute to Raymond Grubbs: Representative Ney, E1995 [14NO]

Remarks in House

Economy: recognize importance of surface transportation infrastructure and contributions of trucking, rail, and passenger transit industries to economic well being of the U.S. (H. Res. 567), H6932 [2OC], H7133-H7135 [7OC]

Remarks in Senate

Cargo transportation: require all commercial truck drivers hauling hazardous material to undergo a background check before receiving or renewing their commercial driver's license, S11406 [19NO]

Dept. of Labor: establish a trade adjustment assistance program for truckers adversely affected by foreign competition, S4553 [20MY], S4679 [22MY]

———establish a trade adjustment assistance program for truckers adversely affected by foreign competition (S. 2606), S5287 [10JN]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (S. 1914), S489 [7FE]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process, S9694, S9697, S9702 [1OC], S9833 [2OC]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (S. 1140), S4526 [17MY], S7858 [1AU]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (S. 1140), unanimous-consent request, S4525 [17MY], S6230 [27JN], S9200 [25SE]

Native Americans: provide training and technical assistance for commercial vehicle driving careers (S. 1344), S8693 [17SE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: make technical corrections to HAZMAT provisions (S. 1750), S11406 [19NO]

Reports filed

Hazmat Endorsement Requirements Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1750) (S. Rept. 107-241), S7898 [1AU]

Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1140) (S. Rept. 107-266), S8456 [10SE]

Native American Commercial Driving Training and Technical Assistance Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1344) (S. Rept. 107-248), S8091 [3SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 567, recognize importance of surface transportation infrastructure and contributions of trucking, rail, and passenger transit industries to economic well being of the U.S., H7133 [7OC]

S. 1344, Native American Commercial Driving Training and Technical Assistance Act, S8693 [17SE]

S. 2606, establish a Dept. of Labor trade adjustment assistance program for truckers adversely affected by foreign competition, S5287 [10JN]