RAILROADS

Bills and resolutions

Amtrak: limit manner in which food and beverage service is provided (see H.R. 3362), H7331 [3NO]

———provide for certain tunnel life safety and rehabilitation projects (see H.R. 3025), H6413 [22SE]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 49), S123 [25JA]

Appropriations: rescind unobligated economic stimulus funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects (see H.R. 2811), H5896 [5AU]

Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see H.R. 613), H679 [10FE]

California: allow Federal high-speed rail funding to be used for a project or activity to improve or maintain California State Route 99 (see H.R. 761), H1176 (see H.R. 761), H1195 [17FE]

———freeze availability of Federal funding for high-speed rail projects (see H.R. 3143), H6676 [7OC]

Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight transportation system (see H.R. 1122), H1905 [16MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of mass transit systems (see H.R. 3140), H6672 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior: convey a railroad right of way between North Pole, AK, and Delta Junction, AK, to the Alaska Railroad Corp. (see S. 628), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 2347), H4528 [23JN]

———study suitability and feasibility of adding President Station in Baltimore, MD, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 377), S870 [17FE]

Dept. of Transportation: allow urbanized area formula grants for public transportation projects to be used for operating costs in certain urbanized areas (see H.R. 3022), H6413 [22SE]

———conduct annual independent financial audit of the Union Station Redevelopment Corp. (see H.R. 2690), H5733 [28JY]

———consider certain factors in evaluating public transportation projects for purposes of making capital investment grants (see H.R. 3019), H6413 [22SE]

———ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants (see S. 1818), S7187 [8NO] (see H.R. 1371), H2327 [5AP]

———establish a grant program to assist the development of aerotropolis transportation systems (see H.R. 1395), H2410 [6AP]

———establish National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Program (see H.R. 3607), H8317 [8DE]

———establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (see S. 562), S1547 [10MR] (see H.R. 1282), H2213 [31MR]

———include freight and passenger rail among eligible uses of funding under the coordinated border infrastructure program and reauthorize that program (see S. 1352), S4554 [13JY]

———make grants for engineering, final design, and construction of the Altamont Corridor Rail Project in California (see H.R. 1504), H2664 [13AP]

———modify cost-sharing requirements under certain public transportation grant programs (see H.R. 3021), H6413 [22SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1596), S5838 [21SE]

Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (see H.R. 3638), H8879 [13DE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see S. 1549), S5536 [13SE] (see S. 1660), S6185 [5OC] (see H.R. 12), H6341 [21SE]

Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and certain governmental retirees receive a one-time payment to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2711), H5780 [29JY]

Federal Railroad Administration: improve and provide increased access to the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program (see H.R. 3217), H6976 [14OC]

———require a percentage of funding be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 3513), H7927 [29NO]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station (see S. 1897), S7702 [17NO] (see H.R. 1335), H2266 [1AP]

Hazardous substances: require carriers to prepare and maintain a plan for notifying local emergency responders before transporting hazardous materials through their jurisdictions (see H.R. 3383), H7397 [4NO]

Health: ensure Social Security and railroad retirement benefits are taken into account in determining eligibility for Medicaid and the refundable credit for coverage under qualified health plans (see S. 1378), S4640 [18JY]

Labor unions: apply certain conditions to the parties in the current railway labor-management dispute that have not agreed to extend the cooling-off period under the Railway Labor Act (see S.J. Res. 31), S8067 [30NO]

———extend cooling-off period under the Railway Labor Act relative to the current railway labor-management dispute (see S.J. Res. 30), S8067 [30NO]

———resolve outstanding issues of current railway labor-management dispute (see S.J. Res. 32), S8067 [30NO] (see H.J. Res. 91), H7999 [30NO]

Law enforcement: grant limited immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response (see S. 505), S1406 [8MR] (see H.R. 495), H508 [26JA] (see H.R. 963), H1619 [8MR]

National Mediation Board: apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative (see H.R. 3538), H8075 [1DE]

———repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (see H.R. 548), H550 [8FE]

National Railroad Memorial: designate in Diamond District Park in Durand, MI (see H. Con. Res. 61), H4327 [16JN]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 171), S2731 [5MY] (see H. Res. 252), H3109 [5MY]

Safety: amend limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents (see H.R. 304), H254 [18JA]

———make technical and minor modifications to positive train control requirements (see S. 301), S629 [8FE]

Senior citizens: improve public transportation services for seniors (see S. 1942), S8183 [5DE]

Small business: require a certain percentage of high-speed rail project funds be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 2974), H6271 [20SE]

Surface Transportation Board: consider impact of certain railroad transactions on local communities (see H.R. 30), H34 [5JA]

———reauthorize (see S. 158), S126 [25JA]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 100), S124 [25JA] (see S. 672), S1933 [29MR] (see H.R. 721), H922 [15FE]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2091), H3985 [2JN]

———repeal inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 1944), H3342 [23MY]

Transportation: authorize and sanction programs for residential and commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, municipalities, other localities, as well as all related agencies and departments (see S. 346), S683 [14FE] (see H.R. 897), H1573 [3MR]

———authorize use of certain rail relocation funding for high-speed rail projects (see H.R. 3081), H6505 [3OC]

———encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in infrastructure projects (see S. 1300), S4226 [29JN] (see H.R. 2971), H6271 [20SE]

———establish national purposes and goals for Federal surface transportation activities and programs and create a national surface transportation plan (see S. 326), S642 [10FE]

———improve national freight transportation system by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that advance interstate and foreign commerce (see S. 371), S792 [16FE] (see H.R. 1338), H2266 [1AP]

———limit claims relative to decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway and public transportation capital projects (see H.R. 2426), H4671 [6JY]

———prevent imposition of unreasonable transportation terminal fees (see S. 1922), S7991 [29NO] (see H.R. 1691), H2998 [3MY]

———provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (see S. 1769), S6917 [31OC]

———provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (see S. 1436), S5017 [28JY] (see H.R. 3736), H9945 [19DE]

———rescind amounts authorized for certain surface transportation programs (see H.R. 619), H679 [10FE] (see H.R. 1064), H1796 [14MR]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs and activities to enhance security of surface transportation, including mass transit (see H.R. 1900), H3300 [13MY]

———enhance security against terrorist attacks and other security threats to rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation (see H. Res. 28), H136 [7JA]

Virginia: authorize alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering for new Metrorail capital projects in Northern Virginia and surrounding areas (see H.R. 55), H34 [5JA]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 634), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 1193), H1984 [17MR]

Cloture motions

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), motion to proceed, S6351 [6OC], S6383 [11OC]

Transportation: provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (S. 1769), motion to proceed, S7009 [1NO]

Conference reports

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112), H7433-H7576 [14NO]

Letters

National Mediation Board repeal of voting rule change relative to recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing: Christopher Prandoni, Alliance for Worker Freedom, H2174 [31MR]

Messages

Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future: President Obama, S5724 [19SE], H6236 [19SE]

Motions

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), S6351 [6OC]

Transportation: provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (S. 1769), S7009 [1NO]

Remarks in House

Amtrak: Federal subsidies funding, H1064-H1066 [16FE]

———privatize, H4686 [7JY]

———recognize crew of the Downeaster train involved in accident in North Berwick, ME, H5030 [14JY]

Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H574 [9FE], H1648 [9MR], H1828 [15MR], H2402 [6AP], H3796, H3798 [31MY], H5959 [7SE], H6266, H6267 [20SE], H6851 [12OC], H7121 [26OC], H7239, H7240 [2NO], H8959, H8960 [14DE]

Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority: anniversary, E2209 [8DE]

Corps of Engineers: emergency flood control and disaster relief funding through rescission of unobligated economic stimulus funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects, H5033-H5044 [14JY], E1302 [12JY], E1327, E1328, E1330 [14JY], E1401 [25JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H440 [25JA], H2092-H2094 [30MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: port and transit security, interoperable emergency communications, buffer zone protection, and medical response programs funding, H3862 [1JN]

———transportation security and counterterrorism grants funding, H3962 [2JN]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct annual independent financial audit of the Union Station Redevelopment Corp. (H.R. 2690), E1431 [28JY]

———infrastructure projects funding, H2850 [14AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H7274, H7277-H7279 [3NO], H7734-H7736, H7771, H7772, H7776-H7781 [17NO], E2080 [17NO], E2100, E2108 [18NO]

Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (H.R. 3638), H8914 [14DE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs, H6150, H6151, H6157, H6159, H6164-H6174 [14SE], H6186, H6187, H6190, H6192-H6194, H6217 [15SE], H6258, H6264-H6269 [20SE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6353, H6354, H6357, H6358, H6359, H6393, H6394 [22SE], H6418, H6419, H6449-H6453 [23SE], H6496-H6501 [3OC], H6515, H6519, H6520, H6521, H6522, H6523, H6533, H6538, H6541, H6543-H6548 [4OC], H6567, H6568, H6569, H6573, H6588, H6590, H6591, H6618 [5OC], H6630, H6636, H6662-H6665 [6OC], H6677, H6679 [11OC], H6786, H6793, H6795, H6849-H6851 [12OC], H6863, H6864, H6866, H6867, H6868, H6877, H6908-H6912 [13OC], H6926-H6930, H6962 [14OC], H7004 [24OC], H7014, H7017, H7018, H7020, H7021, H7022, H7023, H7060-H7063 [25OC], H7075, H7079, H7082, H7115-H7122 [26OC], H7137, H7147, H7152, H7153-H7156 [27OC], H7187 [1NO], H7221, H7222, H7223, H7238-H7243 [2NO], H7269, H7270, H7272, H7273, H7291 [3NO], H7336 [4NO], H7427 [14NO], H7586, H7590, H7591, H7592, H7593, H7612, H7616 [15NO], H7641 [16NO], H7718 [17NO], H7919-H7925 [29NO], H7935, H7941, H7942, H7951, H7977 [30NO], H8058, H8062 [1DE], H8179, H8182, H8183 [6DE], H8245, H8251 [7DE], H8958 [14DE], H8981, H8983 [15DE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1549), H6915 [13OC]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), H6685 [11OC]

Federal Highway Administration: Emergency Relief Fund funding, H7274, H7277-H7279 [3NO]

Federal Railroad Administration: improve and provide increased access to the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program (H.R. 3217), E1877 [14OC]

———require a percentage of funding be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (H.R. 3513), E2123 [29NO]

Florida: refusal of Federal high-speed rail funding, H1376 [28FE], H1401 [1MR]

Intelligence services: establish that railway transportation should be included in transportation security plans for intelligence agencies, H3256, H3257 [12MY]

———require analysts prioritize use of threat assessments and information sharing to identify and prevent terrorist attacks against rail and mass transit systems, H6029, H6030 [9SE]

National Mediation Board: repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, H2123-H2125, H2127, H2132, H2136, H2138, H2201, H2202 [31MR], H5260, H5261 [20JY], E685 [8AP]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 252), E817 [5MY]

Taxation: encourage investments in infrastructure, H425 [24JA], H3259 [12MY], H4195 [15JN], H4337 [21JN], H4377 [22JN]

Transportation: change date for rescission of unobligated infrastructure funding, H1067 [16FE]

———infrastructure funding, H646 [10FE], H9800 [16DE], E258 [17FE]

———public transportation funding, H1063, H1064 [16FE]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (H.R. 1193), H7632 [16NO], E528 [17MR]

Remarks in Senate

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (S. 49), S161 [25JA]

Dept. of the Interior: convey a railroad right of way between North Pole, AK, and Delta Junction, AK, to the Alaska Railroad Corp. (S. 628), S1840 [17MR]

———study suitability and feasibility of adding President Station in Baltimore, MD, as a unit of the National Park System (S. 377), S873 [17FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (S. 562), S1596 [14MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S6740 [19OC]

———making appropriations, S6578-S6580 [17OC], S6646-S6648, S6651-S6653 [18OC], S6704, S6708-S6713, S6716, S6717, S6724, S6725, S6733, S6739-S6741, S6754 [19OC], S6792, S6793, S6803-S6807, S6813, S6815, S6817, S6841, S6842, S6845, S6846, S6853 [20OC], S6899, S6911 [31OC], S6933, S6936, S6937, S6980, S6986 [1NO], S7061 [2NO], S7100 [3NO], S7430 [15NO], S7677, S7679-S7684 [17NO]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Metrorail accident, S4019 [22JN]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs, S6069-S6071 [4OC], S6169 [5OC]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1549), S5585 [13SE], S5588, S5602-S5605 [14SE], S5639, S5640, S5653 [15SE], S5708 [19SE], S5756 [20SE], S5850 [22SE], S6013, S6024 [3OC], S6066 [4OC]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), S6145, S6146, S6148, S6172, S6173, S6276 [5OC], S6277, S6278, S6279, S6285, S6299 [6OC], S6983 [1NO], S7022, S7056 [2NO]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), motion to proceed, S6359-S6365, S6369, S6372-S6374, S6376, S6382-S6384 [11OC], S6397, S6398, S6408-S6412, S6434 [12OC], S6474-S6477, S6479, S6489, S6495, S6499 [13OC], S6565 [17OC], S6624, S6626, S6653 [18OC]

Federal Highway Administration: Emergency Relief Fund funding, S5668 [15SE], S6585 [17OC]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station (S. 1897), S7711 [17NO]

Health: ensure Social Security and railroad retirement benefits are taken into account in determining eligibility for Medicaid and the refundable credit for coverage under qualified health plans (S. 1378), S4683 [20JY]

Labor unions: apply certain conditions to the parties in the current railway labor-management dispute that have not agreed to extend the cooling-off period under the Railway Labor Act (S.J. Res. 31), S8075 [30NO], S8079 [1DE]

———extend cooling-off period under the Railway Labor Act relative to the current railway labor-management dispute (S.J. Res. 30), S8075 [30NO], S8079 [1DE]

———resolve outstanding issues of current railway labor-management dispute (S.J. Res. 32), S8075 [30NO], S8079 [1DE]

Law enforcement: grant limited immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response (S. 505), S1407 [8MR]

National Mediation Board: repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, S4146 [28JN], S4775, S4776 [21JY], S4841 [22JY], S4946, S4947 [27JY], S4983, S5007 [28JY], S5180-S5183 [1AU], S5223, S5233, S5280 [2AU], S5668 [15SE]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: reauthorize, S6825 [20OC]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (S. 672), S1937 [29MR]

Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in infrastructure projects (S. 1300), S4281 [30JN]

———establish a public transportation safety program, S4020 [22JN]

———infrastructure funding, S822 [17FE]

———provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (S. 1769), S6897-S6899, S6927 [31OC], S6931, S6994-S6997 [1NO], S7636 [17NO]

———provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (S. 1769), motion to proceed, S7009 [1NO], S7014, S7016-S7019, S7021-S7025, S7031-S7045, S7050-S7058 [2NO], S7093-S7102, S7104-S7113 [3NO]

———provide funding to rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure and to establish a national infrastructure bank (S. 1769), unanimous-consent agreement, S7058 [2NO]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: improve safety of Metrorail system, S4019 [22JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2112, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 467) (H. Rept. 112-290), H7713 [16NO]

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2112) (H. Rept. 112-284), H7577 [14NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1596) (S. Rept. 112-83), S5836 [21SE]

Nomination of Walter A. Barrows to the Railroad Retirement Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S5386 [7SE]

Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 49), S1894 [28MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 49) (S. Rept. 112-38), S4640 [18JY]

See Something, Say Something Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 963) (H. Rept. 112-204), H6096 [12SE]

Tables

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112): conference report, H7747-H7769 [17NO]

Federal Highway Adminstration Emergency Relief Program supplemental appropriations, H7277 [3NO]

Texts of

S. 49, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act, S162 [25JA]

S. 377, President Street Station Study Act, S874 [17FE]

S. 1549, American Jobs Act, S5538-S5580 [13SE]

S. 1660, American Jobs Act, S6188-S6225 [5OC]

S. 1942, Senior Transportation and Mobility Improvement Act, S8184 [5DE]

S. Res. 171, support goals and ideals of National Train Day, S2746 [5MY]

S.J. Res. 30, extend cooling-off period under the Railway Labor Act relative to the current railway labor-management dispute, S8071 [30NO]

S.J. Res. 31, apply certain conditions to the parties in the current railway labor-management dispute that have not agreed to extend the cooling-off period under the Railway Labor Act, S8072 [30NO]