CARGO TRANSPORTATION related term(s) Aviation; Merchant Marine Industry; Railroads; Shipping Industry; Transportation

Articles and editorials

Committed to Huron, S13322 [18NO]

DM&E Loan Could Help S.D. Economy, S13322 [18NO]

In DM&E, Backers See Jobs, Prosperity, S13320-S13322 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions

Antitrust policy: restore application of antitrust laws to rail carriers (see H.R. 3318), H5962 [18JY]

Armed Forces: increase authorized weight allowances for the shipment of baggage and household effects of senior noncommissioned officers (see H.R. 1406), H1693 [17MR]

Aviation: ensure inspection of cargo carried on passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4373), H10909 [17NO]

———improve air cargo security (see H.R. 2044), H2879 [3MY]

———improve security (see H.R. 3397), H6327 [21JY]

Crime: coordinate cargo theft crime data collection and make improvements relating to cargo theft prevention (see H.R. 785), H584 [10FE]

Dept. of Energy: study potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays (see H.R. 3986), H8733 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out an empty container sealing pilot program to encourage shipping container handlers to seal empty containers after they have unpacked them (see H.R. 163), H135 [6JA]

———verify security measures under the Customer Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) programs (see H.R. 4374), H10909 [17NO]

Dept. of Transportation: administration of cargo preference laws (see S. 93), S144 [24JA]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see S. 1915), S11823 [25OC] (see H.R. 503), H285 [1FE]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see S. 1272), S6825 [20JN] (see H.R. 23), H72 [4JA]

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty (see H.R. 623), H410 [8FE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 378), S1413 [15FE] (see S. 1032), S5071 [12MY] (see H.R. 478), H284 [1FE]

———improve cargo security (see S. 2008), S12839 [15NO]

———prevent and respond to terrorism and crime at or through ports (see H.R. 173), H135 [6JA]

———reduce crime and terrorism at U.S. seaports (see H.R. 2651), H4138 [26MY]

Railroads: enhance competition in order to improve service and rates (see S. 919), S4397 [27AP]

———increase rail transportation security (see S. 1379), S7986 [11JY] (see H.R. 4106), H9043 [20OC]

———prohibit use of remote control locomotives to carry hazardous materials (see H.R. 2843), H4355 [9JN]

Shipping industry: improve intermodal shipping container transportation security (see S. 376), S1413 [15FE]

Tariff: log forwarders used as motor vehicles for the transport of goods (see H.R. 3067), H5176 [24JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for certain expenses related to the use of recycled materials in qualified highway or surface freight transfer facilities (see H.R. 4441), H11109 [6DE]

Transportation: establish a goods movement program to improve the productivity, security, and safety of freight transportation gateways (see H.R. 168, 168), H77 [4JA]

———establish programs to facilitate international and interstate trade (see S. 325), S1198 [9FE]

———improve intermodal transportation (see H.R. 1637), H2100 [14AP]

———require operating certificates for airports at which large cargo operations are conducted (see H.R. 4123), H9043 [20OC]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 572), H351 [2FE]

West Virginia: allow the operation of certain vehicles for the hauling of coal and coal by-products on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha County (see H.R. 1044), H940 [2MR]

Letters

Air cargo security improvement: Peter Kant, Rapiscan Systems, Inc., H3461 [18MY]

———Rich Mastronardi, American Science and Engineering, Inc., H3461 [18MY]

———Robert C. Davis, Cargo Security Solutions, Inc., H3462 [18MY]

Houston-Galveston Navigation Channel Project funding: David F. Melcher, Corps of Engineers, H3788 [24MY]

———Edwin J. Arnold, Jr., Corps of Engineers, H3789 [24MY]

———Representative Gene Green, H3789 [24MY]

———several Members of the Texas congressional delegation, H3789 [24MY]

Remarks in House

Aviation: enhance competition in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, area, H3407 [17MY], H4901 [22JN]

———improve air cargo security, H3445, H3448, H3460 [18MY]

———improve air cargo security (H.R. 2044), E844 [3MY]

BLM: prohibit funding for sale or slaughter of free-roaming horses and burros, H3659-H3663 [19MY]

California: transportation projects funding, H7581 [29JY]

Colorado: transportation projects funding, H7581 [29JY]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding for implementation of certain OMB guidelines determining eligibility of harbors for dredging, H3873, H3874 [24MY]

———revise guidelines used in determining eligibility of harbors for dredging, H5815, H5870, H5871 [14JY]

Crime: coordinate cargo theft crime data collection and make improvements relating to cargo theft prevention (H.R. 785), H1854 [12AP]

Dept. of Energy: study potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays (H.R. 3986), E2041 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out an empty container sealing pilot program to encourage shipping container handlers to seal empty containers after they have unpacked them (H.R. 163), E27 [4JA]

———verify security measures under the Customer Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) programs, H11818 [15DE]

Hazardous substances: increase security of transport, H3447-H3452 [18MY]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 23), E7 [4JA], E1833 [13SE]

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty, H1185, H1186 [9MR]

———amend exemption for maximum driving and on duty time for drivers transporting agricultural commodities, H1187, H1188 [9MR]

———amend exemption for maximum driving and on duty time for drivers transporting agricultural commodities or farm supplies at planting or harvest time, H1187 [9MR]

———exempt commercial motor vehicle operators working in oil and gas industry from hours of service rules, H1186, H1187 [9MR]

———exempt Nebraska from truck length freeze relative to custom harvesters, H1191, H1192 [9MR], E404 [10MR]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H202 [26JA], H3366 [17MY], H11518 [14DE], H11813 [15DE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (H.R. 478), H256 [1FE]

———reduce crime and terrorism at U.S. seaports, H6280-H6282 [21JY]

———reduce crime and terrorism at U.S. seaports (H.R. 2651), H4119 [26MY]

New Jersey: transportation projects funding, H7579 [29JY]

Texas: Houston-Galveston Navigation Channel Project funding, H3788, H3789 [24MY], H10064 [9NO]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security, H11517 [14DE]

———trucking industry, intercity bus, and railroad security grants funding, H3387, H3388 [17MY]

Transportation Security Administration: notify passengers flying on a plane carrying uninspected cargo, H3445 [18MY]

Remarks in Senate

Arkansas: transportation projects funding, S9404 [29JY]

Aviation: improve air cargo security, S8174, S8176 [13JY], S8251 [14JY]

California: transportation projects funding, S9404 [29JY]

Colorado: transportation projects funding, S9403 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require report on port security grant programs, S8126-S8128 [12JY]

———seaports security funding, S2835 [16MR]

Dept. of Transportation: Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program funding, S13319 [18NO]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (S. 1915), S11824 [25OC]

Maryland: transportation projects funding, S9404 [29JY]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (S. 1272), S6831 [20JN], S14315 [21DE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, S7968 [11JY], S14234 [21DE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 378), S1419 [15FE], S1500-S1502 [16FE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1032), S5168 [12MY]

———improve cargo security (S. 2008), S12840-S12844, S12871 [15NO], S13065 [16NO]

Philadelphia, PA: marine cargo terminal construction funding, S3971-S3973 [20AP]

Railroads: enhance competition in order to improve service and rates (S. 919), S4407, S4408 [27AP]

———increase rail transportation security (S. 1379), S7992 [11JY]

Roads and highways: reform formula used to allocate Federal highway funds to States by considering interstate truck traffic and weather statistics, S5052 [12MY]

Shipping industry: improve intermodal shipping container transportation security (S. 376), S1415 [15FE]

Transportation: improve consumer protection through regulation of the household goods moving industry, S5268, S5269 [17MY], S13324 [18NO]

———increase rail and public transportation security, S8185 [13JY], S8255 [14JY]

Reports filed

Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 378), S4108 [21AP]

Texts of

S. 376, Intermodal Shipping Container Security Act, S1415-S1417 [15FE]

S. 1272, Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act, S6831 [20JN]

S. 1379, Rail Security Act, S7992-S7996 [11JY]