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

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: invest in and improve the U.S. freight transportation system (see H.R. 6291), H7390 [29SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for eligibility of certain third party logistics providers for participation in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program (see H.R. 5619), H4905 [28JN]

Gulf of Mexico: amend Jones Act and related statutes with respect to the liability of vessel owners and operators for damages (see S. 3600), S5964 [15JY]

———waive compliance with the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to assist in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 3512), S5153 [18JN] (see H.R. 5585), H4779 [23JN]

Jones Act: repeal to allow foreign-flagged vessels to ship goods between waterborne ports of the U.S. (see S. 3525), S5319 [23JN]

National security: improve air cargo security (see S. 3954), S7968 [17NO] (see H.R. 6275), H7390 [29SE] (see H.R. 6410), H7499 [16NO]

Public works: making supplemental appropriations for investments in clean water projects and transportation infrastructure (see H.R. 5935), H6403 (see H.R. 5935), H6455 [29JY]

Railroads: tribute to freight rail industry (see H. Res. 1366), H3541 [18MY]

Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act: reauthorize (see S. 3659), S6302 [27JY]

Ships and vessels: ensure fairness in admiralty and maritime law (see S. 3755), S6884 [5AU]

———issue certificates of documentation authorizing certain vessels to engage in coastwise trade in carriage of natural gas (see H.R. 6524), H8519 [15DE]

Taxation: provide an incentive to encourage the replacement of inefficient, outdated freight railcars with greener, more fuel efficient vehicles (see H.R. 5478), H4246 [8JN]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see S. 3749), S6884 [5AU]

Transportation: improve national freight transportation system by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that advance interstate and foreign commerce (see S. 3629), S6200 [22JY] (see H.R. 5976), H6405 (see H.R. 5976), H6456 [29JY]

Letters

Federal response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico: Senator LeMieux, S5169 [21JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S. recommendations implementation: Representative Wolf, E705, E706 [29AP], E817 [12MY], E885 [19MY]

Tribute to freight rail industry: Edward R. Hamberger, Association of American Railroads, H6079 [27JY]

———Edward Wytkind, AFL-CIO, H6080 [27JY]

———William C. Gibb, Growth Options for the 21st Century (organization), H6079 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Gulf of Mexico: waive compliance with the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to assist in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H4375 [10JN], H4586-H4589, H4591, H4593 [16JN], H4629, H4630 [17JN], H4671 [22JN], H5961 [22JY]

National security: counterterrorism initiatives funding, H3141-H3144 [5MY]

Railroads: tribute to freight rail industry (H. Res. 1366), H6078-H6081 [27JY]

Taxation: provide an incentive to encourage the replacement of inefficient, outdated freight railcars with greener, more fuel efficient vehicles (H.R. 5478), E1033 [8JN]

Remarks in Senate

Gulf of Mexico: waive compliance with the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to assist in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S5069, S5095 [17JN], S5169-S5171 [21JN], S5513 [29JN], S5670 [30JN]

Jones Act: repeal to allow foreign-flagged vessels to ship goods between waterborne ports of the U.S. (S. 3525), S5322 [23JN]

Maine: make permanent the program waiving truck weight limits on interstate highways to allow large trucks to move from local roads to interstate highways, S10401 [16DE]

National security: counterterrorism initiatives funding, S10884 [21DE]

Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act: reauthorize (S. 3659), S6306 [27JY]

Reports filed

Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 233) (H. Rept. 111-669), H7757 [30NO]

Tribute to Freight Rail Industry: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 1366) (H. Rept. 111-542), H5674 [15JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 1366, tribute to freight rail industry, H6078 [27JY]