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

Bills and resolutions

Crime: disqualify any individual who engages in or is convicted of human smuggling from operating a commercial vehicle or holding a commercial driver's license (see S. 3250), S6560 [10JY] (see H.R. 6468), H6406 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit transport of hydrolysate from the Blue Grass Army Depot to an off-site location (see H.R. 5574), H1445 [10MR]

———prohibit transport of hydrolysate from the Pueblo Chemical Depot to an off-site location (see S. 2656), S1121 [25FE] (see H.R. 5574), H1445 [10MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish and collect container fee to make grants for infastructure projects at U.S. seaports and surrounding areas, to improve goods movement, and mitigate enviromental damage (see H.R. 7002), H9083 [23SE]

———prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area unless expressly authorized by Congress (see H.R. 6630), H7306 [29JY]

Idaho: permit certain commercial vehicles to use certain interstate system highways for purposes of providing significant savings in the transportation of goods (see S. 3516), S9025 [18SE] (see H.R. 6974), H8476 [18SE]

Mexico: express that program allowing Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate in the U.S. jeopardizes safety of U.S. citizens and that the program should be terminated (see H. Con. Res. 304), H1154 [27FE]

National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Fund: establish (see H.R. 7117), H10129 [26SE]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 5662), H1821 [31MR]

———limit foreign control of investments in certain U.S. critical infrastructure (see H.R. 5665), H1821 [31MR]

Roads and highways: authorize States to issue special permits to allow the operation of certain vehicles on the Interstate Highway System for the hauling of livestock (see H.R. 7012), H9083 [23SE]

Shipping industry: improve port and intermodal supply chain security (see S. 3174), S5941 [20JN]

———require that fuel surcharges collected by a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder be passed through to the person responsible for bearing the cost of fuel (see H.R. 5934), H2947 [30AP] (see H.R. 5977), H3108 [6MY] (see H.R. 5997), H3402 [8MY]

Taxation: exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see S. 3199), S6158 [25JN]

Trucking industry: permit commercial trucks to use certain Interstate System highways to provide significant fuel savings in the transportation of goods (see S. 3059), S4792 [22MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Homeland Security: permit a secondary authentication system to verify identity of those applying for transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC cards), H2722, H2723 [24AP]

———prepare assessment of enrollment site for transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC cards), H2729, H2730 [24AP], E734 [24AP]

Dept. of Transportation: limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border (H.R. 1773), H7913, H7915, H7917 [9SE]

———prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area unless expressly authorized by Congress (H.R. 6630), H7913-H7918 [9SE], E1752 [10SE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H6585 [16JY]

———implement recommendations (H.R. 1), conference report, H5502, H5506 [18JN], E1265 [18JN]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry, H2677 [24AP]

Railroads: study extent to which freight and passenger rail operators could use domestically available alternative fuels to power locomotives and other rail vehicles, H5263, H5264 [11JN]

Shipping industry: require that fuel surcharges collected by a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder be passed through to the person responsible for bearing the cost of fuel, H4754 [22MY]

States: simplify method of obtaining an FBI background check on port workers, H2589 [23AP]

Taxation: provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (H.R. 2116), E1484 [16JY]

Willow Grove, PA: prevent use of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove for commercial operations, H4806 [22MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: prohibit transport of hydrolysate from the Pueblo Chemical Depot to an off-site location (S. 2656), S1124 [25FE]

Idaho: permit certain commercial vehicles to use certain interstate system highways for purposes of providing significant savings in the transportation of goods (S. 3516), S9027 [18SE]

Railroads: impact of freight rail industry on greenhouse gas emissions, S5364 [6JN]

———tribute to National Gateway project, S5364 [6JN]

Transportation: improve consumer protection through regulation of the household goods moving industry, S3057 [16AP]

Trans-Tech Industries, Inc.: tribute, S3590 [30AP]

Trucking industry: permit commercial trucks to use certain Interstate System highways to provide significant fuel savings in the transportation of goods (S. 3059), S4797, S4798 [22MY]

Reports filed

Prohibit Mexico-Domiciled Motor Carriers From Operating Beyond U.S.-Mexico Border Area Unless Expressly Authorized by Congress: Committee on Transportion and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 6630) (H. Rept. 110-833), H7955 [9SE]

Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1650) (H. Rept. 110-860), H8475 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 6630, prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area unless expressly authorized by Congress, H7913 [9SE]