MOTOR VEHICLES

Addresses

Demise of Saturn LLC: Senator Alexander, S10309 [8OC]

Affidavits

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York, in re General Motors Corp., et al., Debtors: Frederick A. Henderson, General Motors Corp., H9259 [31JY]

Agreements

UAW sourcing, product and investment commitments with Chrysler LLC, H5463 [12MY]

Amendments

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), H9575, H9577, H9578, H9579, H9580, H9581, H9582, H9583, H9584, H9585 [16SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H345, H355, H357, H359, H361, H363 [15JA], H407, H408, H409, H411 [21JA]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), S8776 [4AU], S8874, S8875 [5AU], S8946, S8948, S8950, S8952, S8956 [6AU]

Economy: ensure Federal investment in the automobile industry is temporary and require a GAO study on time it may take General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC to return to solvency (S. Res. 175), S7270, S7271 [8JY]

Articles and editorials

Are There Obamashares in Your Future?, S6876 [22JN]

Auto Dealers at Risk Turn to Washington, S6756 [18JN]

Barney Frank, Car Czar, S6240 [8JN]

Barney Frank, Car Guy and Green Guy. So He Pressures GM, S6756 [18JN]

Breaking Down Government Motors, S6757 [18JN]

Cash for Clunkers a Lemon, S9066 [7AU]

Cash for Clunkers Could Impact Local Charities (excerpt), S8954 [6AU]

``Cash for Clunkers'' Hurting Charities (excerpt), S8954 [6AU]

``Cash for Clunkers'' Puts the Brakes on Donations (excerpt), S8954 [6AU]

Cash in Old Cars for New Ones, H4131 [31MR]

Charities Fear Pinch From ``Clunkers'' Program (excerpt), S8954 [6AU]

Chu—All New Cars Should Have Flex-Fuel Capacity, H7624 [26JN]

Congress Doesn't Respect NAFTA, S3329, S3330 [18MR]

Gimmicky Auto Bill Frames Serious Issue, S6758 [18JN]

Leadership and Panics, H417 [21JA]

Members Take Auto Closings Personally, S6757 [18JN]

Mom, Apple Pie, and Hyundai? The Auto Industry Has Been a Bulwark of the American Middle Class. If Wall Street Warrants a Bailout, Why Not Detroit?, H4217-H4219 [31MR]

Nicky Hayden, the Kentucky Kid, S6441 [10JN]

Obama Car in Your Future?, E869 [2AP]

TARP—Frank's Bill Underscores Weaknesses of This Bailout Program, H416 [21JA]

Vehicle Armor Recognized in Army Awards, H9818 [23SE]

What I Learned as a Car Czar, S7160 [7JY]

Bills and resolutions

Advertising: require advertising to display information regarding fuel consumption and fuel cost (see H.R. 818), H920 [3FE]

Agriculture: amend definition of commercial motor vehicle to exclude certain farm vehicles (see S. 639), S3550 [19MR] (see H.R. 3275), H8494 [21JY]

Air pollution: achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions through transportation efficiency (see H.R. 1780), H4128 [30MR]

———include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands in certain efforts to reduce diesel emissions (see H.R. 2386), H5580 [13MY]

———permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 609), H386 [16JA]

American Motorcyclist Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 676), H8809 [24JY]

Armed Forces: improve equitable relief available for servicemembers called to active duty relative to cellular telephone contracts, residential or motor vehicle leases, and tuition (see H.R. 2874), H6805 [15JN]

Automobile industry: recognize contributions of dealerships and provide closed dealerships an opportunity to obtain a franchise when manufacturers seek partners to open future dealerships (see H. Res. 713), H9280 [31JY]

———report on dealership closings in connection with General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC bankruptcies and suspend withdrawal liability to multiemployer plans in connection with such closings (see H.R. 2793), H6537 [10JN]

———require manufacturers that the Government has an ownership interest in or that has an outstanding Government loan to purchase liability insurance (see H.R. 3088), H7704 [26JN]

Business and industry: address reimbursement of certain costs to automobile dealers (see S. 1253), S6542 [11JN]

———develop an industrial policy to meet the needs of a stronger economy and national security (see H. Res. 444), H5666 [14MY]

———prohibit certain restraints of competition adversely affecting automobile dealers (see H.R. 3450), H9276 [31JY]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see S. 1304), S6804 [18JN] (see H.R. 2743, 2750), H6305 [8JN] (see H.R. 2796), H6537 [10JN]

Cape Hatteras National Seashore: reinstate Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use pending issuance of a final rule by the National Park Service (see S. 1557), S8681 [3AU] (see H.R. 718), H602 [27JA]

Chrysler LLC: request the President furnish the House of Representatives with information on communications with Chrysler LLC relative to plant closings (see H. Res. 462), H5891 [20MY]

Civil liberties: protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents (see S. 1261), S6580 [15JN]

Clean Air Act: limit applicability of a certain judicial ruling to sources regulated under new motor vehicle emissions guidelines (see S. 1622), S8993 [6AU]

———promote certification of aftermarket conversion systems and thereby encourage increased use of alternative fueled vehicles (see S. 1809), S10570 [20OC] (see H.R. 3431), H9206 [30JY]

———reduce number of boutique fuels (see H.R. 392), H160 [9JA]

———regulate transportation fuels and establish a low carbon fuel standard (see H.R. 1787), H4128 [30MR]

Coal: require inclusion of coal-derived fuel at certain volumes in aviation fuel, motor vehicle fuel, home heating oil, and boiler fuel (see H.R. 1847), H4396 [1AP]

Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 97), S4172 [1AP]

Conservation of energy: establish EnergySmart transport corridors to promote measures that will increase energy efficiency of Interstate Highway System and reduce pollutants (see S. 1098), S5700 [20MY]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt all-terrain vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1510), H3436 [16MR]

———exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1587), H3640 [18MR]

Consumers: establish a new automobile voucher program (see H.R. 1606), H3702 [19MR]

———improve access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers (see S. 164), S169 [7JA] (see S. 202), S308 [12JA]

———protect from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 4175), H13466 [2DE]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H4687 [22AP]

Dept. of Energy: conduct research, development, and demonstration to make biofuels more compatible with small nonroad engines (see S. 737), S3986 [30MR]

———establish a National Strategic Gasoline Reserve (see H.R. 3008), H7145 [23JN]

———establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles (see S. 679), S3657 [24MR]

———implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H9277 [31JY]

———increase amount of direct loans provided to improve facilities for advanced technology vehicles manufacturing (see H.R. 2150), H4914 [28AP]

———provide a voucher or coupon to a consumer who trades in an inefficient vehicle and purchases a more efficient vehicle (see S. 247), S388 [14JA] (see H.R. 520), H324 [14JA]

———provide a voucher or coupon to a consumer who trades in an inefficient vehicle and purchases a more efficient vehicle or motorcycle (see S. 1248), S6542 [11JN]

———provide assistance for ultra efficient vehicles under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program (see H.R. 1382), H3103 [9MR]

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see S. 2843), S12618 [7DE] (see H.R. 3246), H8355 [17JY]

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), consideration (see H. Res. 745), H9548 [15SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide additional resources to improve land ports of entry, open additional inspection lanes, and hire and retain inspectors and officers for the U.S. Southern border (see S. 2767), S11344 [10NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: develop a strategy and timeline for repayment of assistance received by financial institutions under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 2832), H6617 [11JN]

———establish a pilot program to study alternatives to the current system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle (see H.R. 3311), H8707 [23JY]

———extend oversight and accountability of Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance to private entities, impose conditions on recipients, protect taxpayers, and investigate financial crisis (see S. 195), S256 [9JA]

———prohibit additional Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC and distribute federally-owned shares of such companies' stock to taxpayers (see S. 1198), S6255 [8JN]

———prohibit automobile manufacturers receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance from opening a new foreign subsidiary or expanding their current foreign subsidiaries (see H.R. 2633, 2634), H6012 [21MY]

———provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 910), S4806 [28AP] (see H.R. 1242), H2886 [2MR]

———provide Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for a voluntary employees' beneficiary association for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 1663), S9295 [11SE] (see H.R. 3455), H9276 [31JY]

———reallocate a portion of the Troubled Asset Relief Program to increase certain lending (see S. 2855), S12804 [9DE]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (see H.R. 384), H159 [9JA]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), consideration (see H. Res. 53), H194 [13JA] (see H. Res. 62), H323 [14JA]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (see H.R. 3355), H8873 [27JY]

———carry out programs and activities to improve highway safety (see S. 791), S4310 [2AP] (see H.R. 2125), H4839 [27AP]

———condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see S. 2920), S13698 [21DE]

———develop a national transportation low emissions energy plan (see S. 1721), S9869 [25SE]

———establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving (see S. 1938), S10777 [27OC] (see H.R. 3994), H12287 [3NO]

———establish a motor vehicle safety standard that prevents distracted driving (see H.R. 4153), H13353 [19NO]

———establish a program to relieve traffic congestion (see H.R. 3725), H10518 [6OC]

———establish and maintain national clearinghouse for alcohol and controlled substances testing records of commercial motor vehicle operators (see S. 1113), S5700 [20MY]

———establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see S. 1135), S5819 [21MY] (see S. 1200), S6255 [8JN] (see H.R. 1550), H3525 [17MR] (see H.R. 2640), H6012 [21MY] (see H.R. 2751), H6305 [8JN]

———implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (see S. 971), S5127 [5MY] (see H.R. 2156), H4914 [28AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 3435), H9275 [31JY]

———permit use of certain funds to establish a cross-border motor carrier demonstration program allowing Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 1611), H3703 [19MR]

———promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road (see H.R. 3720), H10518 [6OC]

———reauthorize hazardous material safety program, ensure safe transport of hazardous material in all modes of transportation, and reduce risks inherent in such transport (see H.R. 4016), H12364 [4NO]

———study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see S. 841), S4513 [21AP] (see H.R. 734), H777 [28JA]

———update a research report and issue guidelines to States on reducing lighting on Federal-aid highways during periods of low traffic density (see H.R. 1997), H4580 [21AP]

———use Highway Trust Fund to extend authorization of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (see S. 1496), S7868 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance automobile assistance allowance for veterans (see S. 820), S4311 [2AP]

———increase amount of assistance provided to disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and automobiles (see H.R. 1169), H2833 [25FE]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 335), S11118 [4NO] (see H. Res. 841), H11458 [15OC]

Economy: encourage President to recognize importance of automobile dealerships to communities and encourge remedies for franchises eliminated during recent car manufacturer bankruptcies (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9279 [31JY]

———ensure Federal investment in the automobile industry is temporary and require a GAO study on time it may take General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC to return to solvency (see S. Res. 175), S6364 [9JN]

Education: establish driver education curriculum for teenage drivers and provide grants to States and tribal governments to carry out driver education training for licensed teenage drivers (see S. 1729), S9982 [30SE]

Electric power: establish a program to deploy and integrate plug-in electric drive vehicles in multiple regions (see H.R. 1742), H4062 [26MR]

———further national deployment of electric drive vehicles and strengthen and enhance national power grid through the integration of such vehicles (see H.R. 4399), H15501 [16DE]

Energy Assistance Fund: establish to guarantee low-interest loans for purchase and installation of energy efficient property, idling reduction and insulation for trucks, and alternative refueling stations (see S. 855), S4573 [22AP]

Federal agencies and departments: repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see S. 290), S719 [21JA] (see H.R. 1063), H1604 [13FE]

FTC: expedite rulemakings concerning consumer credit or debt and examine and promulgate rules relative to debt settlement and automobile sales (see H.R. 2309), H5398 [7MY]

GAO: enhance oversight authority relative to Troubled Asset Relief Program expenditures (see S. 340), S994 [28JA] (see S. 521), S2691 [3MR] (see H.R. 1650), H3705 [19MR]

Government: relinquish temporary ownership interests in General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, as soon as possible and do not micromanage or unduly intercede in management decisions of such companies (see H. Res. 571), H7085 [19JN]

———request President transmit all information relative to certain specific communications with and financial assistance provided to General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC (see H. Res. 591), H7705 [26JN]

———require acquisition of a certain number of plug-in hybrid vehicles (see H.R. 580), H381 [15JA]

Government regulations: allow an exception for weight limits for certain towing trucks (see H.R. 1451), H3338 [11MR]

———allow States to regulate tow truck operations (see H.R. 2010), H4580 [21AP]

———support single national fuel economy standard (see H. Con. Res. 106), H4733 [23AP]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 615), H442 [21JA]

Idaho: permit certain commercial vehicles to use certain interstate system highways for purposes of providing significant savings in the transportation of goods (see S. 398), S2027 [9FE] (see S. 1059), S5555 [18MY] (see H.R. 969), H1158 [10FE] (see H.R. 2179), H4999 [29AP]

Immigration: withhold a portion of Federal highway construction and maintenance funds from States that issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants (see H.R. 140), H33 [6JA]

Indianapolis Motor Speedway: anniversary (see S. Res. 207), S7138 [6JY] (see H. Res. 608), H7740 [7JY]

Insurance: require motor vehicle insurers to provide coverage of bodily injuries in insurance policies (see H.R. 4071), H13001 [16NO]

Johnson, Jimmie: tribute (see H. Res. 957), H13628 (see H. Res. 957), H14372 [8DE]

Korea, Republic of: call for an end to unfair trade practices in the automotive industry and take into account such practices when considering the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (see H. Res. 934), H13354 [19NO]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 73), H30 [6JA]

Maine: establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program (see S. 856), S4573 [22AP]

Medicare: preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 1066), S5555 [18MY] (see H.R. 2443), H5665 [14MY]

Motorcoaches: improve safety and allow a tax credit for costs of complying with Federal safety standards (see H.R. 1396), H3104 [9MR]

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: support goals (see H. Res. 269), H3705 [19MR]

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR): tribute to Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports, Inc. (see S. Res. 371), S12618 [7DE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1257), H2923 [3MR]

Natural gas: encourage increased production of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicles and provide tax incentives for infrastructure for such vehicles (see S. 1350), S7069 [25JN]

———provide for a program of research, development, and demonstration on natural gas vehicles (see H.R. 1622), H3703 [19MR]

Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 765), H778 [28JA]

Petroleum: reduce price of gasoline through offshore drilling, increased construction and investment in refineries, Federal fuel tax suspension, and free trade promotion (see H.R. 2631), H6012 [21MY]

Power resources: enable State and local promotion of natural gas, flexible fuel, and high-efficiency motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 2395), H5581 [13MY]

———enhance energy security by diversifying energy sources for onroad transportation, increasing supply of energy resources, and strengthening energy infrastructure (see S. 774), S4172 [1AP]

———enhance U.S. energy security, reduce dependence on imported oil, improve energy efficiency of the transportation sector, and reduce emissions through expansion of grid supported transportation (see H.R. 2234), H5096 [4MY]

———ensure availability of dual-fueled automobiles and light duty trucks and require major fuel distributors to install blender pumps in increasing numbers (see S. 1627), S8993 [6AU]

———ensure parity between the temporary duty imposed on ethanol and tax credits provided on ethanol (see S. 622), S3163 [17MR] (see H.R. 2359), H5484 [12MY]

———establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles (see H.R. 445), H162 [9JA]

———promote renewable energy (see S. 826), S4311 [2AP]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 2326), H5398 [7MY]

———require a large majority of automobiles manufactured or sold in the U.S. to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol or methanol, or biodiesel (see S. 835), S4445 [20AP] (see H.R. 1476), H3400 [12MR]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H36 [6JA]

Public lands: permit Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (see S. 1241), S6542 [11JN]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: amend electric vehicle infrastructure provisions (see H.R. 1730), H4061 [26MR]

REAL ID Act: repeal provisions on State requirements for security of identification cards and driver's licenses and reinstitute negotiated rulemaking and guidelines for such documents (see H.R. 3471), H9277 [31JY]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 313), S10362 [13OC] (see H. Res. 756), H9730 [17SE]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 1799), H4129 [30MR]

———amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see S. 779), S4172 [1AP] (see H.R. 1618), H3703 [19MR]

———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. 3605), H9729 [17SE]

———extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (see H.R. 3617), H9806 [22SE]

———extend period during which States may allow low emission and energy-efficient vehicles to use high occupancy vehicle facilities (see H.R. 1634), H3704 [19MR]

———prohibit imposition of new tolls on the Federal-aid system (see S. 1115), S5818 [21MY]

———reduce Federal highway funds available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from writing, sending, or reading text messages while operating a motor vehicle (see S. 1536), S8271 [29JY] (see H.R. 3535), H9341 [8SE]

———reduce Federal highway funds available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting the use of certain communication devices while operating a motor vehicle (see H.R. 3829), H11457 [15OC]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: extend authorization of highway programs (see S. 1498), S7869 [22JY]

———extend authorization of public transportation programs (see S. 1533), S8271 [29JY]

Safety: establish national standards for State safety inspections (see H.R. 259), H69 [7JA]

———improve safety of motorcoaches (see S. 554), S2910 [9MR] (see H.R. 1135), H2602 [23FE]

SBA: provide assistance to motor vehicle dealers (see H.R. 2224), H5061 [30AP]

Ships and vessels: provide for a competitive program making grants to seaport governing bodies for the acquisition of fuel efficient and low emission equipment and systems at port facilities (see H.R. 3446), H9275 [31JY]

Smithsonian Institution: provide a vehicle maintenance building to house the Vehicle Maintenance Branch at the Suitland Collections Center (see S. 1372), S7070 [25JN] (see H.R. 3224), H8184 [15JY]

Tariff: catalytic converter mats of ceramic fibers (see S. 2094), S10916 [29OC]

———electric vehicle inverter (see S. 2645), S10989 [2NO]

———engines with cylinder capacity of less than 1 liter (see S. 2667), S10990 [2NO]

———high pressure fuel pump (see S. 2644), S10989 [2NO]

———hot feed extruding equipment used in the manufacture of extra-wide pneumatic truck and automobile tires, and parts and accessories thereof (see S. 2480), S10923 [29OC]

———injection fuel injector (see S. 2646), S10989 [2NO]

———machinery for molding or forming pneumatic tires (see S. 2485), S10924 [29OC]

———mold curing devices used in the manufacture of extra-wide pneumatic truck and automobile tires, and parts and accessories thereof (see S. 2481), S10923 [29OC]

———stainless steel single piece exhaust gas manifolds (see S. 1896), S10735 [26OC]

———suspension system stabilizer bars (see S. 1973), S10850 [28OC]

———tirebuilding machines used in the manufacture of extra-wide pneumatic truck and automobile tires, and parts and accessories thereof (see S. 2519), S10924 [29OC]

———truck tires (see S. 2472, 2473, 2474, 2475, 2476, 2477, 2478), S10923 [29OC]

———used compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines used in remanufacture (see S. 1983), S10851 [28OC]

———used fuel pumps used in remanufacture (see S. 1984), S10851 [28OC]

———used gear boxes used in remanufacture (see S. 1985), S10851 [28OC]

Taxation: allow a business credit for the acquisition of fleet vehicles (see H.R. 2285), H5306 [6MY]

———allow a credit to vehicle fleet operators for purchasing tires made from recycled rubber (see H.R. 1888), H4519 [2AP]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles (see H.R. 3383), H9055 [29JY]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see S. 333), S894 [27JA] (see H.R. 159), H34 [6JA]

———allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses (see H.R. 863), H1042 [4FE]

———allow individuals and businesses a temporary credit against income tax for the purchase of certain vehicles (see H.R. 550), H379 [15JA]

———allow long-distance rural commuters a deduction during periods when the local price of gasoline exceeds a certain price (see H.R. 3432), H9206 [30JY]

———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see S. 2051), S10915 [29OC] (see H.R. 2964), H7084 [19JN]

———allow the alternative motor vehicle personal credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 120), H32 [6JA]

———exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (see S. 285), S719 [21JA] (see H.R. 590), H381 [15JA]

———exempt motor vehicle donations to certain charities from limitations on such donations (see H.R. 3248), H8355 [17JY]

———extend and modify the tax credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles (see S. 2854), S12804 [9DE] (see H.R. 3367), H8959 [28JY]

———extend deduction for qualified motor vehicle taxes for motor homes (see H.R. 4366), H15500 [16DE]

———extend the excise tax provisions and income tax credit for biodiesel (see S. 1046), S5501 [14MY]

———extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4186), H13466 [2DE]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP (see H.R. 1482), H3400 [12MR]

———improve commuting and transportation options (see H.R. 3271), H8494 [21JY]

———increase credit for new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicles weighing more than a certain amount and for certain alternative fuel vehicle refueling properties (see H.R. 650), H485 [22JA]

———increase incentives for E-85 fuel vehicle refueling property (see H.R. 1112), H2601 [23FE]

———increase standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk individuals (see H.R. 271), H70 [7JA]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 345), H90 [8JA]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 322), S826 [26JA] (see H.R. 891), H1043 [4FE]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 1400), S7192 [7JY] (see H.R. 1974), H4523 [2AP]

———modify and extend the credit for alternative motor vehicles (see S. 209), S308 [12JA]

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see S. 1589), S8992 [6AU] (see H.R. 4070), H13001 [16NO]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile and exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income (see S. 243), S388 [14JA] (see H.R. 524), H324 [14JA]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H380 [15JA]

———provide a business credit for the use of clean-fuel and fuel efficient vehicles by businesses within designated nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 184), H34 [6JA]

———provide a credit for the purchase of new motor vehicles (see H.R. 2069), H4732 [23AP]

———provide a credit for the State and local sales taxes paid on the purchase of an automobile (see H.R. 100), H31 [6JA]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see S. 1582), S8864 [5AU] (see H.R. 2024), H4685 [22AP]

———provide a tax credit for purchase of certain nonroad equipment (see H.R. 3530), H9279 [31JY]

———provide a tax credit for purchase of nonroad equipment with alternative power sources (see S. 929), S4891 [29AP] (see H.R. 2158), H4914 [28AP]

———provide consumer rebates for purchases of certain new passenger motor vehicles (see H.R. 1808), H4249 [31MR]

———provide employers a credit for reimbursing employee carpooling expenses (see H.R. 2367), H5484 [12MY]

———provide incentives and fees for increasing motor vehicle fuel economy (see S. 1620), S8993 [6AU]

———provide incentives for increasing motor vehicle fuel efficiency (see S. 1093), S5700 [20MY]

———provide incentives for replacing an automobile with a more fuel-efficient automobile (see H.R. 1768), H4063 [26MR]

———provide incentives to accelerate the production and adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and related component parts (see S. 271), S598 [15JA]

———provide incentives to consumers and lenders for the purchase of a passenger vehicle (see H.R. 385), H159 [9JA]

———reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 594), H381 [15JA]

Taxicabs: authorize States or political subdivisions thereof to regulate fuel economy and emissions standards (see S. 1741), S10061 [1OC] (see H.R. 3711), H10456 [1OC]

Transportation: enhance employer involvement in transportation planning and create and expand commuter benefit programs (see H.R. 3517), H9279 [31JY]

———permit private vanpool contractors providing public transportation to purchase rolling stock and credit certain expenditures toward the local matching share of public transportation projects costs (see S. 1795), S10487 [15OC] (see H.R. 1571), H3526 [17MR]

———provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes (see H.R. 1220), H2873 [26FE]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1895), H4519 [2AP]

———require States and metropolitan planning organizations to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans (see S. 575), S3025 [11MR]

———require the Depts. of Transportation and Commerce to submit reports on commercial and passenger vehicle traffic at certain points of entry (see H.R. 1965), H4522 [2AP]

———support efforts of States and eligible local and regional entities to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans (see H.R. 1329), H3053 [5MR]

———support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths (see H. Con. Res. 74), H3437 [16MR]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: reauthorize additional contract authority to maintain certain State and county roads used by school buses in and around the Navajo Indian Reservation (see S. 759), S4171 [1AP] (see H.R. 3645), H9961 [24SE]

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. 2073), H4732 [23AP]

Letters

Automobile manufacturer restructuring plans: Frederick A. Henderson, General Motors Corp., S6686 [17JN]

———James E. Press, Chrysler LLC, S6687 [17JN]

Consumer Assistance To Recycle and Save Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, H6348 [9JN]

———Charles E. Bunch, PPG Industries Inc., H6349 [9JN]

———Cody L. Lusk, American International Automobile Dealers Association, H6351 [9JN]

———Dave McCurdy, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, H6349 [9JN]

———David W. Regan, Automobile Dealers Association, H6350 [9JN]

———Dorothy Coleman, National Association of Manufacturers, H6350 [9JN]

———Holly R. Hart, United Steelworkers of America (organization), H6348 [9JN]

———Isabel H. Jasinowski, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., H6350 [9JN]

———Jim Donovan, UAW, H6351 [9JN]

———John Bozzella, Chrysler LLC, H6348 [9JN]

———Ken W. Cole, General Motors Corp., H6348 [9JN]

———Michael E. Wilson, Automotive Recyclers Association, H6350 [9JN]

———Michael G. Morris, Business Roundtable (organization), H6350 [9JN]

———Michael J. Stanton, Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, H6350 [9JN]

———Peter Lawson, Ford Motor Co., H6347 [9JN]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6349 [9JN]

———Stephen B. McDonald, Specialty Equipment Market Association, H6350 [9JN]

———Stephen J. Collins, Automotive Trade Policy Council, H6349 [9JN]

———Terry Metcalf, H6348 [9JN]

———Tim Doran, Ohio Automobile Dealers Association, H6351 [9JN]

———Tim O'Sullivan, Mazda North American Operations, Inc., H6348 [9JN]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H6349 [9JN]

Dorais Chevrolet (business) dealership closure in connection with General Motors Corp. bankruptcy and restructuring: David and Kay Dorais, H7999 [10JY]

Drive Safer Sunday: Jill Ingrassia, American Automobile Association, H13020 [17NO]

Extend tax credit for production of biodiesel: Monte Shaw, Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, S13784 [22DE]

Helping Active Duty Deployed Act: Patrick Campbell, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (organization), E1428 [15JN]

Impact of Chrysler LLC bankruptcy and subsequent restructuring: Bob Nardelli, Chrysler LLC, H6678 [12JN], H9258 [31JY]

———Ron Bloom, H6679 [12JN]

Maine commercial truck highway safety demonstration program: Anne H. Jordan, Maine Dept. of Public Safety, S9538 [17SE]

———Craig A. Poulin, Maine State Troopers Association, S9539 [17SE]

———John E. Baldacci, Governor of Maine, S9538 [17SE]

———John Runyan, Coalition for Transportation Productivity, S9539 [17SE]

———Patrick J. Fleming, Maine State Police, S9538 [17SE]

———Paul Gaspar, Maine Association of Police, S9539 [17SE]

———Timothy P. Lynch, American Trucking Association, S9539 [17SE]

Prohibit assistance to any auto manufacturer which terminates agreements with a dealership without giving at least 60 days notice: James E. Press, Chrysler LLC, S5797 [21MY]

———Senator Rockefeller, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5780 [21MY]

Restore economic rights of automobile dealers: Jane Denney, H8344 [17JY]

TARP Reform and Accountability Act: Lawrence H. Summers, H274 [14JA]

Troubled Asset Relief Program accountability: Representative Sessions, H5810 [20MY]

———several Representatives, H5810 [20MY]

Lists

Supporters of H.R. 1242, Dept. of the Treasury Troubled Asset Relief Program additional monitoring and accountability, H13406 [2DE]

Memorandums

Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: Representative Sensenbrenner, E2231 [10SE]

Motions

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), H9589 [16SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H413, H415 [21JA]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: amend definition of commercial motor vehicle to exclude certain farm vehicles (H.R. 3275), E1862 [21JY]

Air pollution: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, H506 [26JA]

Alexandria, VA: anniversary of Alexandria Transit Co., DASH bus system, E598 [9MR]

American Honda Motor Co., Inc.: anniversary, E1379 [11JN]

Armed Forces: improve equitable relief available for servicemembers called to active duty relative to cellular telephone contracts and residential or motor vehicle leases, H7348, H7349 [25JN]

———improve equitable relief available for servicemembers called to active duty relative to cellular telephone contracts, residential or motor vehicle leases, and tuition (H.R. 2874), E1428 [15JN]

AT&T Corp.: tribute to clean energy business model, E661 [12MR], E684 [17MR]

Business and industry: allow third-party arbitration to terminate automobile dealership franchises with General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC, H14459 [10DE]

———develop an industrial policy to meet the needs of a stronger economy and national security, H6126 [3JN]

———develop an industrial policy to meet the needs of a stronger economy and national security (H. Res. 444), H5690 [18MY]

———prohibit certain restraints of competition adversely affecting automobile dealers (H.R. 3450), H9263 [31JY]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers, H6784 [15JN], H8193, H8195, H8207-H8209, H8215 [16JY], H8344 [17JY], H9259, H9260 [31JY], H10503 [6OC], H14475-H14479, H14738 [10DE], E1825 [16JY], E1829 [17JY], E1904 [23JY]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (H.R. 2743), H6314 [9JN], H6523 [10JN], H6594 [11JN], H8070 [14JY], H10056, H10057 [29SE], E1862 [21JY]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (H.R. 2796), E1862 [21JY]

California: tribute to Clean Truck Program, E2475 [8OC]

Chrysler LLC: impact of bankruptcy filing and pending merger with Fiat Automobiles S.p.A., H5047 [30AP], H5086-H5091 [4MY], H5463-H5466 [12MY]

———proposed merger with Fiat Automobiles S.p.A., H4066 [30MR], H4136 [31MR]

———tribute to Fenton, MO, plant, H2611 [24FE]

Clean Air Act: regulate transportation fuels and establish a low carbon fuel standard, H4528 [21AP]

———regulate transportation fuels and establish a low carbon fuel standard (H.R. 1787), H6354 [9JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, H14886 [15DE]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (H.R. 1587), H5128 [5MY]

Consumers: protect from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (H.R. 4175), E2867 [2DE]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (H.R. 2057), E2591 [21OC]

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (H.R. 1587), H3643 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: advanced research and development programs on fuel cells and batteries, alternative fuels, hybrid energy sources, improved engines, and bio-fuels funding, H639 [28JA]

———missile defense and vehicles and aircraft for combat forces funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H7387, H7388 [25JN]

———Stryker MEV funding, H5628 [14MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles, H9581 [16SE]

———establish Innovative Automotive Demonstration Program within existing Vehicle Technologies Program, H9580, H9581 [16SE]

———freeze future advanced vehicle technologies funding, H9578 [16SE]

———Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Program funding, H8125, H8134 [15JY]

———include agricultural and construction nonroad equipment in a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies, H9582, H9583 [16SE]

———include agricultural and construction nonroad equipment in a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application vehicle technologies program, E2327 [22SE]

———include nonchemical batteries and electromechanical storage technologies in a program of research in vehicle technologies, H9583, H9584 [16SE]

———include recreational vehicles under the medium and heavy-duty commercial and transit vehicles research and development program, H9584 [16SE]

———limit funding for advanced vehicle technologies programs when funding for similar programs already exists and if Federal deficit exceeds a certain amount, H9589-H9591 [16SE]

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies, H11500-H11505 [20OC]

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), H9570-H9591 [16SE], E2300 [17SE], E2327 [22SE]

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), consideration (H. Res. 745), H9566-H9568 [16SE]

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), motion to recommit, H9589-H9591 [16SE]

———provide for a program of research in refueling and recharging infrastructure for alternative and hybrid vehicles in rural areas, H9582 [16SE]

———provide funding for retrofitting existing vehicle with advanced vehicle technologies, H9579, H9580 [16SE]

———require advanced technologies program to research and develop methods for reducing waste and emissions from advanced battery technology to increase calendar and cycle life, H9585 [16SE]

———require reports on medium to heavy-duty vehicle program and commercialized technologies and ensure nonroad mobile equipment is eligible for nonroad systems pilot program, H9577 [16SE]

———require reports on the commercial and passenger advanced vehicle technology program, H9579 [16SE]

———support public-private partnerships and industry programs dedicated to overcoming barriers in commercial application of vehicle technologies, H9585, H9586 [16SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: develop a strategy and timeline for repayment of assistance received by financial institutions under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, H8210 [16JY]

———develop a timetable for repayment of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, H415-H418 [21JA]

———establish a pilot program to study alternatives to the current system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle (H.R. 3311), H8619 [23JY]

———establish an online database to enable citizens to monitor the usage and distribution of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, H353 [15JA]

———increase and strengthen FDIC oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, H301 [14JA]

———increase and strengthen oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, H1087 [10FE]

———provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (H.R. 1242), H13405-H13408 [2DE]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program, H3378 [12MR], H5809-H5812 [20MY]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H155 [9JA], H168 [13JA], H203, H282-H299, H301, H302 [14JA], H327, H328, H335-H367, H369-H372 [15JA], H393, H394, H407-H419, H425 [21JA], H449, H451, H453, H454, H456, H466, H471, H472 [22JA], H3423 [16MR], H8927 [28JY], E112, E114, E115, E117, E119 [21JA], E122, E129 [22JA], E135, E140 [26JA], E171, E174 [2FE], E735 [23MR]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), consideration (H. Res. 53), H273-H281 [14JA]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), consideration (H. Res. 62), H329-H335 [15JA]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), corrections in engrossment, H419 [21JA]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), motion to recommit, H414, H415-H418 [21JA]

———repeal authority to delegate an observer to attend meetings of the boards of directors of institutions assisted by the Troubled Asset Relief Program, H357-H359 [15JA]

———suspend funding of the Troubled Asset Relief Program until the Congressional Oversight Panel has accounted for funding already expended, H301 [14JA]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (H.R. 3355), H10490 [6OC]

———establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle, H5047 [30AP], H9255 [31JY], E1485 [18JN]

———establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 1550), H4131 [31MR], H4253 [1AP]

———establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 2751), H6316, H6317, H6345-H6357 [9JN], H14962 [15DE], E1366 [10JN], E1393, E1394 [12JN]

———implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (H.R. 2156), H4897 [28AP], H5373 [7MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), H9233-H9240, H9250 [31JY], H10503, H10504 [6OC]

———reauthorize hazardous material safety program, ensure safe transport of hazardous material in all modes of transportation, and reduce risks inherent in such transport (H.R. 4016), E2714 [4NO]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (H. Res. 841), H13018-H13020 [17NO], E2805 [18NO]

Ecology and environment: increase new vehicle corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and establish a national carbon emission reduction program, H5769 [19MY]

Economaki, Chris: Pocono Raceway Bill France Award of Excellence recipient, E1236 [21MY]

Economy: authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, H278, H285 [14JA], E6 [6JA]

———business practices that precipitated Government bailout of automobile industry, H5770 [19MY]

———Government bailout of automobile industry, H3696, H3697 [19MR], H4066, H4103, H4118-H4120 [30MR], H4136, H4137, H4217 [31MR], H4755 [27AP], H5091 [4MY], H5638 [14MY], H5691 [18MY], H5807, H5865 [20MY], H5988, H5993 [21MY], H6147-H6153 [3JN], H6678-H6683 [12JN], H7735 [7JY], H7998 [10JY], H9253 [31JY], H9484, H9485 [14SE], H11984 [28OC], H14819 [11DE]

———impact of plant closings relative to restructuring plans of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, H6147-H6153 [3JN], H6243 [4JN], H9257-H9259 [31JY]

———importance of job creation, H4004, H4007, H4009-H4011 [25MR]

———promote economic recovery through green jobs and infrastructure, H3501 [17MR], H3821-H3825 [24MR]

Electric power: establish a program to deploy and integrate plug-in electric drive vehicles in multiple regions, H7625 [26JN]

Employment: impact of closure of dealerships on employment levels, H5674 [18MY], H5719 [19MY], H5807 [20MY], H6976 [18JN], H9904 [24SE]

EPA: national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions funding, H7409 [25JN]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H7381, H7382 [25JN]

Florida: tribute to passing of seatbelt law, E1028 [30AP]

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, H5691 [18MY]

General Motors Corp.: address impact of restructuring agreement on pension payments, H8197 [16JY]

———impact of bankruptcy on retirees health care, H8903 [28JY]

———impact of potential bankruptcy or reorganization on bondholders, retirees, and employees, H4066 [30MR]

———removal of Chief Executive Officer, Rick Wagoner, E869 [2AP]

Government regulations: allow States to regulate tow truck operations (H.R. 2010), E916 [21AP]

———exempt auto dealers from regulation by Consumer Financial Protection Agency, H14750, H14751 [11DE]

———promote the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles, H299 [14JA], H3500 [17MR]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5466 [12MY]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities, H5128 [5MY]

Lexington, SC: anniversary of Michelin North America, Inc., plant, H13358 [1DE]

Medicare: preserve access to ambulance services (H.R. 2443), E1158 [14MY]

Moffitt, Christopher H.: Time (publication) Dealer of the Year Award recipient, E1323 [4JN]

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: support goals (H. Res. 269), H5127-H5129 [5MY]

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week: observance, E2744 [6NO]

Natural gas: provide for a program of research, development, and demonstration on natural gas vehicles, H8139, H8140 [15JY]

———provide for a program of research, development, and demonstration on natural gas vehicles (H.R. 1622), H8364-H8367 [20JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H8431 [21JY]

Ohio: economic impact of ailing automobile industry, H6595 [11JN]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H5770 [19MY]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H6682 [12JN]

———gasoline price levels, H5462 [12MY]

———reduce price of gasoline through offshore drilling, increased construction and investment in refineries, Federal fuel tax suspension, and free trade promotion (H.R. 2631), E1247 [21MY]

Political parties: impact of partisanship on closure of dealerships, H6053 [2JN], H6243 [4JN], H6395, H6396, H6397 [9JN]

Power resources: advanced battery research and development funding, H6531, H6532 [10JN]

———enable State and local promotion of natural gas, flexible fuel, and high-efficiency motor vehicle fleets, H7624 [26JN]

———establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles (H.R. 445), H9355-H9357 [9SE], E2230 [10SE], E2260 [14SE]

———national energy policy, H6682 [12JN]

———require a large majority of automobiles manufactured or sold in the U.S. to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol or methanol, or biodiesel, H299 [14JA]

Principia College: tribute to participation in Global Green Solar Challenge, E3042 [17DE]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (H.R. 220), E7 [6JA]

Red Ribbon Week: observance, E2665 [29OC]

Rental industry: allow to finance debt secured by car fleets as well as with unsecured commercial paper, H287 [14JA]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 3617), H9855-H9868 [23SE], H13551 [8DE], E2381 [29SE]

———extend period during which States may allow low emission and energy-efficient vehicles to use high occupancy vehicle facilities (H.R. 1634), E728 [19MR]

———reauthorize Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H11794 [27OC], H12014 [28OC]

Russia: tribute to Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, E2912 [8DE]

Safety: require installation of seatbelts in school buses, E318 [24FE]

SBA: prohibit funding for Arkansas State University Commercial Driver Training Institute, H8241, H8242 [16JY]

———provide assistance to motor vehicle dealers, H5820 [20MY]

Smithsonian Institution: provide a vehicle maintenance building to house the Vehicle Maintenance Branch at the Suitland Collections Center (H.R. 3224), H13582 [8DE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles (H.R. 3383), E2089 [29JY]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases, H1564 [13FE]

———allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses (H.R. 863), E210 [4FE]

———allow individuals and businesses a temporary credit against income tax for the purchase of certain vehicles (H.R. 550), E98 [15JA]

———exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (H.R. 590), E96 [15JA]

———exempt motor vehicle donations to certain charities from limitations on such donations (H.R. 3248), E1851 [20JY]

———extend credit for production of biodiesel, H14404 [9DE]

———improve commuting and transportation options (H.R. 3271), E1858 [21JY]

———include loans for recreational vehicles when providing incentives to consumers and lenders for the purchase of a passenger vehicle, H292 [14JA]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (H.R. 571), E1101 [7MY]

———provide a credit for the State and local sales taxes paid on the purchase of an automobile (H.R. 100), H179-H181 [13JA], E25 [7JA]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (H.R. 2024), E941 [22AP]

———provide consumer rebates for purchases of certain new passenger motor vehicles (H.R. 1808), H4139 [31MR]

———provide financing for automobile dealer floor plan loans, H292 [14JA]

———provide incentives for replacing an automobile with a more fuel-efficient automobile (H.R. 1768), E790 [26MR]

———provide incentives to accelerate the production and adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and related component parts, H13123 [18NO]

———provide incentives to consumers and lenders for the purchase of a passenger vehicle (H.R. 385), H94 [9JA]

———reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (H.R. 594), E100 [15JA]

Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition: funding for Humvees used to patrol along U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, H3090 [9MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding, H8189 [16JY]

———support efforts of States and eligible local and regional entities to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans (H.R. 1329), E580 [5MR]

———support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths (H. Con. Res. 74), H9827-H9829 [23SE], E1220 [20MY], E2786 [17NO]

Will, George F.: editorial commenting on Sec. of Transportation LaHood and Portland, OR, H5806 [20MY]

Woodbridge, VA: tribute to Smart Car Wash (business), E2857 [1DE]

Y-Yard Auto and Truck, Inc.: Automotive Recyclers Association CAR Star Award recipient, E690 [17MR]

Remarks in Senate

American Automobile Association: tribute to School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Medal Award recipients, S5691 [20MY]

Army: awarding of contract to Oshkosh Corp., to provide new family of medium tactical vehicles, S10053 [1OC], S10157 [6OC]

Barre, VT: anniversary of Thunder Road International Speedbowl, S7478 [14JY]

Business and industry: allow third-party arbitration to determine reinstatement of automobile dealership franchises with General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, S13128, S13130 [13DE]

———manufacturing initiatives funding, S264 [11JA]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (S. 1304), S8030 [23JY], S13128 [13DE]

Buy American Act: compliance, S3329 [18MR]

Caldwell Auto Parts & Towing (business): tribute to donation of vehicle to Limestone, ME, Police Dept., S385 [14JA]

Car dealerships: require dealers to dispose of trade-in vehicles received through consumer voucher program by either donating the vehicle to a charitable organization or a low-income family, S8952-S8954, S8962 [6AU]

Chrysler LLC: impact of bankruptcy filing and pending merger with Fiat Automobiles S.p.A., S5172, S5176 [6MY]

Clean Air Act: limit applicability of a certain judicial ruling to sources regulated under new motor vehicle emissions guidelines (S. 1622), S10662 [22OC]

———promote certification of aftermarket conversion systems and thereby encourage increased use of alternative fueled vehicles (S. 1809), S10566 [20OC]

Consumers: subsidize for certain moderate-income consumers the purchase of new motor vehicles assembled in the U.S., S1533 [4FE], S1661 [5FE]

Delaware: tribute to efforts to promote economic recovery through creation of green jobs and advancement of green technologies, S10956 [30OC]

Dept. of Defense: high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles funding, S10157 [6OC]

———Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles funding, S5801 [21MY]

Dept. of Energy: conduct research, development, and demonstration to make biofuels more compatible with small nonroad engines (S. 737), S3993 [30MR]

———establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles (S. 679), S3670 [24MR]

———Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Program funding, S8233 [29JY]

———provide a voucher or coupon to a consumer who trades in an inefficient vehicle and purchases a more efficient vehicle (S. 247), S394 [14JA]

———provide a voucher or coupon to a consumer who trades in an inefficient vehicle and purchases a more efficient vehicle or motorcycle (S. 1248), S6553 [11JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend oversight and accountability of Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance to private entities, impose conditions on recipients, protect taxpayers, and investigate financial crisis (S. 195), S242 [9JA], S3515 [19MR]

———increase and strengthen FRS Board of Governors oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, S4249, S4250 [2AP]

———prohibit assistance to any auto manufacturer which terminates agreements with a dealership without giving at least 60 days notice, S5680, S5689 [20MY], S5768, S5780, S5781, S5788, S5793, S5794, S5797, S5798 [21MY], S6684 [17JN]

———provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (S. 910), S9527 [17SE]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program, S1636 [5FE]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), S366 [14JA]

———sunset the Troubled Asset Relief Program, S10824, S10836 [28OC]

———terminate the Troubled Asset Relief Program, S8956, S8958, S8959, S8963 [6AU], S10982 [2NO]

———use of funds repaid by financial institutions who received assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, S11981 [30NO]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving (S. 1938), S10785 [27OC], S10943 [29OC]

———establish and maintain national clearinghouse for alcohol and controlled substances testing records of commercial motor vehicle operators (S. 1113), S5728 [20MY]

———establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle, S5933-S5936 [2JN], S6704-S6706 [17JN], S6773, S6776, S6782-S6785, S6787-S6790 [18JN], S6844 [19JN]

———establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 2751), S6478 [10JN], S6481 [11JN]

———establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (S. 1135), S5841 [21MY]

———establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (S. 1200), S6260-S6262 [8JN]

———limit provision of vouchers for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle based on income level, S8946-S8948, S8960, S8961 [6AU]

———making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), S8647, S8701 [3AU], S8709, S8719, S8720 [4AU], S8895, S8946-S8967 [6AU], S9066, S9070 [7AU]

———making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), unanimous-consent agreement, S8888 [5AU]

———move up termination date and delay new funding pending status report for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle, S8948-S8950, S8961 [6AU], S9066 [7AU]

———study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (S. 841), S4519 [21AP]

———voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle, S9174 [9SE]

———voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle funding through reductions in budgetary discretionary spending caps, S8950, S8951, S8962 [6AU]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (S. Res. 335), S11376 [16NO]

Economy: ensure Federal investment in the automobile industry is temporary and require a GAO study on time it may take General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC to return to solvency, S8222 [29JY]

———ensure Federal investment in the automobile industry is temporary and require a GAO study on time it may take General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC to return to solvency (S. Res. 175), S6882 [22JN]

———Government bailout of automobile industry, S4011, S4012 [31MR], S6429 [10JN], S6684-S6686 [17JN], S6754 [18JN], S6875, S6876 [22JN]

———impact of plant closings relative to restructuring plans of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, S6495 [11JN]

———prohibit use of taxpayer funds for bailout of automobile industry, S4280 [2AP]

———stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S3539-S3541 [19MR]

Employment: prioritize preservation of U.S. jobs in restructuring plans of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, S5255 [7MY]

EPA: Ann Arbor, MI, National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory hybrid hydraulic technology demonstration program funding, S9808 [24SE]

Erlanger, KY: anniversary of Johnny's Car Wash (business), S5610 [19MY]

Frank, Representative: efforts to keep open Norton, MA, General Motors Corp., distribution center, S6239 [8JN]

GAO: enhance oversight authority relative to Troubled Asset Relief Program expenditures (S. 340), S990 [28JA]

———enhance oversight authority relative to Troubled Asset Relief Program expenditures (S. 521), S2762 [4MR]

General Motors Corp.: bankruptcy ruling allowing the nullification of contract with Stillwater Mining Co., in favor of contracts with Russian and South African suppliers, S7968 [23JY]

———decision to leave Spring Hill, TN, plant idle, S5900 [1JN]

———decision to open production plants in China, S5484 [14MY]

———efforts by certain members of Congress to keep open auto plants slated for closure in their districts, S6418 [10JN]

Hartley's Chrysler Dodge Jeep GMC (business): tribute, S3781 [25MR]

Maine: establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program, S9537 [17SE], S13072 [12DE]

———establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program (S. 856), S4576-S4578 [22AP]

Mexico: prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area until certain conditions are met to ensure the safety of such operations, S3329-S3331 [18MR]

Natural gas: encourage increased production of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicles and provide tax incentives for infrastructure for such vehicles (S. 1350), S7074 [25JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S7355-S7357 [10JY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S28 [6JA], S163 [7JA], S205 [8JA], S301 [12JA], S335 [13JA], S383 [14JA], S594 [15JA], S716 [21JA], S783 [22JA], S823 [26JA], S890 [27JA], S1053 [29JA], S1122 [30JA], S1274 [2FE], S1429 [3FE], S1539 [4FE], S1861 [6FE], S2024 [9FE], S2073 [10FE], S2138 [11FE], S2226 [12FE], S2316 [13FE], S2417 [24FE], S2468 [25FE], S2555 [26FE], S2588 [27FE], S2621 [2MR], S2688 [3MR], S2762 [4MR], S2825 [5MR], S2864 [6MR], S2906 [9MR], S2961 [10MR], S3020 [11MR], S3070 [12MR], S3111 [16MR], S3158 [17MR], S3365 [18MR], S3545 [19MR], S3606 [23MR], S3651 [24MR], S3779 [25MR], S3892 [26MR], S3983 [30MR], S4056 [31MR], S4166 [1AP], S4304 [2AP], S4438 [20AP], S4507 [21AP], S4567 [22AP], S4664 [23AP], S4718 [24AP], S4749 [27AP], S4801 [28AP], S4886 [29AP], S4957 [30AP], S5011 [1MY], S5062 [4MY], S5120 [5MY], S5226 [6MY], S5276 [7MY], S5325 [11MY], S5408, S5431 [13MY]

Power resources: enhance energy security by diversifying energy sources for onroad transportation, increasing supply of energy resources, and strengthening energy infrastructure (S. 774), S5009-S5011 [1MY]

———enhance energy security of the U.S. by promoting biofuels, S8621 [31JY]

———ensure availability of dual-fueled automobiles and light duty trucks and require major fuel distributors to install blender pumps in increasing numbers (S. 1627), S9023 [6AU]

———ensure parity between the temporary duty imposed on ethanol and tax credits provided on ethanol (S. 622), S3182 [17MR]

Public lands: permit Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (S. 1241), S6548 [11JN]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 313), S10382 [13OC]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: extend authorization of highway programs (S. 1498), unanimous-consent request, S8262 [29JY]

———repeal rescission of unobligated balances, S8516-S8518, S8529 [30JY]

Safety: improve safety of motorcoaches (S. 554), S2912 [9MR]

Taxation: allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases, S1390, S1398, S1399, S1400 [3FE], S2041 [10FE], S2279, S2298, S2309, S2310 [13FE]

———exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (S. 285), S720 [21JA]

———extend and modify the tax credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles (S. 2854), S12807 [9DE]

———extend credit for production of biodiesel, S13356 [17DE], S13695 [21DE], S13783 [22DE]

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (S. 1589), S8999 [6AU]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile and exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income (S. 243), S392 [14JA]

———provide a tax credit for purchase of nonroad equipment with alternative power sources (S. 929), S4897 [29AP]

———provide incentives and fees for increasing motor vehicle fuel economy (S. 1620), S9018 [6AU]

———provide incentives for increasing motor vehicle fuel efficiency (S. 1093), S5704-S5706 [20MY]

———provide incentives to accelerate the production and adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and related component parts, S1633-S1635, S1644 [5FE], S1825, S1826, S1853 [6FE]

———provide incentives to accelerate the production and adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and related component parts (S. 271), S641-S643 [16JA]

Transportation: require States and metropolitan planning organizations to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans (S. 575), S3068, S3069 [12MR]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit funding for over-the-road bus security assistance grants, S7173, S7178 [7JY], S10555 [20OC]

Reports filed

Advanced Vehicle Technology Act: Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 111-254), H9490 [14SE]

Consideration of H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 53) (H. Rept. 111-2), H194 [13JA]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 62) (H. Rept. 111-3), H323 [14JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 745) (H. Rept. 111-255), H9548 [15SE]

Drive Safer Sunday: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 841) (H. Rept. 111-338), H13001 [16NO]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Authorizations Extension Funded by the Highway Trust Fund: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1496), S7868 [22JY]

Natural Gas Vehicles Research, Development, and Demonstration Program: Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 1622) (H. Rept. 111-206), H8099 [14JY]

Presidential Transmittal of Information Relative to Communications With and Financial Assistance Provided to General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 591)) (H. Rept. 111-231), H8808 [24JY]

Providing for Additional Security in States' Identification (PASS ID) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1261), S11593 [19NO]

Request the President Furnish the House of Representatives With Information on Communications With Chrysler LLC Relative to Plant Closings: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 111-147), H6742 [12JN]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users Highway Programs Authorization Extension: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1498) (S. Rept. 111-59), S7868 [22JY]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users Public Transportation Programs Authorization Extension: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1533) (S. Rept. 111-61), S8269 [29JY]

Smithsonian Institute Vehicle Maintenance Building To House the Vehicle Maintenance Branch at the Suitland Collections Center: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 3224) (H. Rept. 111-276), H13519 [3DE]

Smithsonian Institution Vehicle Maintenance Building Housing of Vehicle Maintenance Branch at Suitland Collections Center: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3224) (H. Rept. 111-276), H10407 [30SE]

Support Goals of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 111-79), H4579 [21AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths: American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials, E1220 [20MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Treasury: reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H414 [21JA]

Tables

Intercity bus security program final allocations, S7173 [7JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 74, support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths, H9827 [23SE]

H. Res. 53, consideration of H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act, H273 [14JA]

H. Res. 62, consideration of H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act, H329 [15JA]

H. Res. 269, support goals of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, H5127 [5MY]

H. Res. 745, consideration of H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act, H9566 [16SE]

H. Res. 841, Drive Safer Sunday, H13018 [17NO]

H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act, H335-H343 [15JA]

H.R. 445, Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act, H9355 [9SE]

H.R. 571, promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles, E1102 [7MY]

H.R. 1242, Dept. of the Treasury Troubled Asset Relief Program additional monitoring and accountability, H13405 [2DE]

H.R. 1622, provide for a program of research, development, and demonstration on natural gas vehicles, H8364 [20JY]

H.R. 2751, Consumer Assistance To Recycle and Save Act, H6345-H6347 [9JN]

H.R. 3224, provide a vehicle maintenance building to house the Vehicle Maintenance Branch of the Smithsonian Institution at the Suitland Collections Center, H13582 [8DE]

H.R. 3435, Dept. of Transportation supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle, H9233 [31JY]

H.R. 3617, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H9855-H9861 [23SE]

S. 243, Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere (GIVE) Act, S393 [14JA]

S. 247, Accelerated Retirement of Inefficient Vehicles Act, S396 [14JA]

S. 285, exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations, S721 [21JA]

S. 622, Imported Ethanol Parity Act, S3183 [17MR]

S. 679, Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act, S3670 [24MR]

S. 737, Dept. of Energy research, development, and demonstration to make biofuels more compatible with small nonroad engines, S3993 [30MR]

S. 759, Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century additional contract authority to maintain certain State and county roads used by school buses in and around the Navajo Indian Reservation reauthorization, S4175 [1AP]

S. 774, National Energy Security Act, S4181-S4191 [1AP]

S. 929, provide a tax credit for purchase of nonroad equipment with alternative power sources, S4897 [29AP]

S. 1093, Oil Independence, Limiting Subsidies, and Accelerating Vehicle Efficiency (OILSAVE) Act, S5708 [20MY]

S. 1098, EnergySmart Transport Corridors Act, S5714 [20MY]

S. 1135, Drive America Forward Act, S5841-S5843 [21MY]

S. 1200, Short Term Accelerated Retirement of Inefficient Vehicles Act, S6262-S6265 [8JN]

S. 1241, permit Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands, S6549 [11JN]

S. 1248, Green Transportation Efficiency Act, S6554-S6556 [11JN]

S. 1253, Automobile Dealers Assistance Act, S6560 [11JN]

S. 1261, Providing for Additional Security in States' Identification (PASS ID) Act, S6587-S6589 [15JN]

S. 1350, Fueling America Act, S7075 [25JN]

S. 1372, provide a vehicle maintenance building to house the Smithsonian Institution Vehicle Maintenance Branch at the Suitland Collections Center, S7089 [25JN]

S. 1589, Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act, S9000 [6AU]

S. 1620, Efficient Vehicle Leadership Act, S9019 [6AU]

S. 1627, Consumer Fuels and Vehicle Choice Act, S9024 [6AU]

S. Res. 97, Collector Car Appreciation Day, S4196 [1AP]

S. Res. 175, ensure Federal investment in the automobile industry is temporary and require a GAO study on time it may take General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC to return to solvency, S6386 [9JN]

S. Res. 207, Indianapolis Motor Speedway anniversary, S7149 [6JY]

S. Res. 313, support goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, S10373, S10382 [13OC]

S. Res. 335, Drive Safer Sunday, S11120 [4NO], S11376 [16NO]

S. Res. 371, tribute to Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports, Inc., S12620 [7DE]