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

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: provide the same screening of passenger aircraft operated by non-air carriers and air carriers (see H.R. 5035), H6899 [8SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to Amtrak, other rail carriers, and providers of mass transportation to improve rail and mass transportation system security (see S. 2276), S3567 [1AP]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road bus operations (see H.R. 5082), H7233 [15SE]

———establish a pilot program to provide grants to facilitate the use of natural gas buses at public airports (see H.R. 3833), H632 [25FE]

National Transportation Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 419), H2727 [6MY] (see H. Con. Res. 420), H2815 [11MY]

Railroads: reauthorize, restructure, and reform Amtrak and intercity passenger rail service (see S. 2306), S4024 [8AP]

Transportation: provide for security of public transportation systems (see H.R. 4361), H3015 [13MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (H.R. 1148), H1051 [11MR]

Houston, TX: light rail system funding, H1575 [25MR]

Motor vehicles: require increased safety testing of 15-passenger vans and ensure compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards if vans are used as schoolbuses, H1814 [1AP]

National Transportation Week: observance, E884 [17MY]

———observance (H. Con. Res. 420), H3026-H3028 [17MY], E907 [19MY]

Transportation: provide for security of public transportation systems, H5405 [9JY], H7130 [14SE]

Remarks in Senate

Amtrak: reform, S1201, S1202 [12FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: eligibility of Amtrak and other inter-city passenger rail carriers and freight rail operations for grants to improve rail security, S9187, S9188 [14SE]

———increase grants to Amtrak, other rail carriers, and providers of mass transportation to improve rail and mass transportation system security, S9204, S9205 [14SE]

———make grants to Amtrak, other rail carriers, and providers of mass transportation to improve rail and mass transportation system security (S. 2276), S3582 [1AP]

National Transportation Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 420), S6044 [20MY]

Railroads: reauthorize, restructure, and reform Amtrak and intercity passenger rail service (S. 2306), S4030 [8AP]

Ships and vessels: extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (S. 1345), S641 [5FE]

———ferry boat discretionary program funding, S1703 [26FE]

Reports filed

Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention and Response Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5082) (H. Rept. 108-746), H8407 [6OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 420, National Transportation Week, H3026 [17MY]

S. 2306, Rail Passenger Service Restructuring, Reauthorization, and Development Act, S4031-S4042 [8AP]