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Articles and editorials

Great Speed on the Central—Empire State Express Engine Travels at the Rate of 112 1/2 Miles an Hour, H5116 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see S. 1710), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 2066), H2838 [21MY]

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. 1210), H1547 [15MR]

——— prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from performing security screening operations for surface transportation (see H.R. 2589), H4174 [28JN]

Dept. of Justice: share information with State and local governments that conduct criminal background checks when issuing taxi driver, chauffeur, and other public passenger vehicle operator licenses (see H.R. 2596), H4174 [28JN]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see S. 1462), S6207 [1AU]

——— recognize hair as an alternative specimen for preemployment and random controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers (see S. 1625), S7674 [30OC] (see H.R. 3403), H6952 [30OC]

——— update motorcoach safety by reviewing inspection procedures, developing performance standards for safety features, and allowing law enforcement inspections of certain buses (see H.R. 2505), H4078 [26JN]

Federal Railroad Administration: make loans and loan guarantees available for implementing positive train control systems (see H.R. 3634), H7445 [3DE]

John Craig (vessel): exempt from certain requirements when operating on a portion of the Kentucky River (see H.R. 2570), H4143 [27JN]

Motor vehicles: provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under maximum hours of service regulations (see S. 487), S1269 [7MR]

National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 239), H2955 [23MY]

National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 239), H2955 [23MY]

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (see H.R. 3475), H7051 [13NO]

Taxation: extend the parity between exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see S. 1882), S9105 [20DE] (see H.R. 3751), H8108 [12DE]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H3988 [20JN]

Veterans: provide discounted fares on public transportation (see H.R. 2362), H3591 [13JN]

Virginia: authorize project development to extend Metrorail service in Northern Virginia (see H.R. 907), H814 [28FE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Transportation: California high-speed rail projects funding, H5113 [30JY]

——— Capital Investment Grants funding, H5135 [30JY]

FEMA: State and local rail and transit security grant programs funding, H3158 [5JN]

Taxation: extend the parity between exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (H.R. 3751), E1867 [12DE]

Transportation: impact of Government shutdown, E1420 [2OC]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit funding for Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response drone screening operations outside of airports, H3178, H3179 [5JN]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H5136, H5137, H5143, H5144 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Amtrak: funding, S5832 [23JY]

Taxation: extend the parity between exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits, S8989, S8991 [19DE]

——— extend the parity between exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (S. 1882), unanimous-consent request, S9083 [20DE]