MOTOR VEHICLES see also Recreational Vehicles

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see S. 485), S1269 [7MR] (see H.R. 1026), H1327 [7MR]

Armed Forces: increase mileage reimbursement rate for members during permanent change of station and authorize transport of vehicles of members stationed on nonforeign areas outside the continental U.S. (see S. 613), S1950 [19MR]

Business and industry: require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 2414), H3758 [18JN]

Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see S. 486), S1269 [7MR] (see H.R. 819), H658 [26FE]

Claims: make the U.S. exclusively liable for certain claims of liability for damages resulting from, or aggravated by, inclusion of ethanol in transportation fuel (see H.R. 2267), H3215 [5JN]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H546 [14FE]

Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 176), S4673 [19JN]

Consumers: protect from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2543), H4142 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: promote alternative fuel vehicle deployment and infrastructure development (see S. 1230), S5264 [26JN]

——— provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see S. 488), S1269 [7MR] (see H.R. 1027), H1327 [7MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide emergency funding for port of entry personnel and infrastructure (see S. 1812), S8771 [12DE] (see H.R. 3753), H8108 [12DE]

Dept. of Justice: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 74), H30 [3JA]

——— 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 the Interior: convey certain Federal land to Elko County, NV, and take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (see S. 1167), S4481 [13JN]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see S. 1891), S9105 [20DE] (see H.R. 3413), H6952 [30OC]

——— ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see S. 1537), S6683 [23SE] (see H.R. 3095), H5546 [12SE]

——— ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see S. 1380), S6023 [29JY] (see H.R. 1097), H1357 [12MR]

——— establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving (see H.R. 1664), H2245 [23AP]

——— establish a Road Usage Fee Pilot Program to study mileage-based fee systems (see H.R. 3638), H7445 [3DE]

——— establish National Yellow Dot Program to alert emergency personnel to medical conditions, prescriptions, and information to treat individuals in motor vehicle emergency situations (see S. 1831), S8845 [16DE]

——— foster market development of clean energy fueling facilities by steering infrastructure installation toward designated Clean Vehicle Corridors (see S. 1264), S5499 [27JN]

——— modify minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of property (see H.R. 2730), H4724 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders and urge focus on crash prevention and rider education and training (see H.R. 1861), H2483 [7MY]

——— provide grants to mitigate road congestion and improve transportation planning in metropolitan areas (see H.R. 2968), H5344 [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]

——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see S. 1708), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 3494), H7109 [14NO]

——— 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]

——— withhold highway funds from States that do not have in effect laws requiring the use of ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see S. 979), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 1665), H2245 [23AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide replacement automobiles for certain disabled veterans and Armed Forces members (see S. 1584), S7574 [28OC]

Detroit Diesel Corp.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 42), H4175 [28JN]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 302), S8361 [20NO]

EPA: prohibit approval of the introduction of gasoline containing more than 10 percent ethanol (see S. 344), S772 [14FE]

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 875), H701 [27FE]

Forest Service: accommodate individuals with mobility disabilities who need to use a power-driven mobility device for reasonable access to certain National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1989), H2653 [15MY]

GAO: assess Army study on the combat vehicle industrial base (see S. 1727), S8186 [19NO]

Government: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles purchased and leased (see S. 417), S1011 [28FE]

Government regulations: provide regulatory parity for alternative fuel vehicles (see S. 1355), S5907 [24JY]

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

——— repeal corporate average fuel economy standards (see H.R. 2445), H3928 [19JN]

Harley-Davidson, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 346), H5547 [12SE]

Lincoln Highway: anniversary of first transcontinental highway (see S. Res. 188), S5264 [26JN]

Medicare: extend certain ambulance add-on payments (see S. 1405), S6126 [31JY]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal Government more efficient (see H.R. 243), H85 [14JA]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 87), H6223 [3OC]

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]

Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles (see S. 780), S2896 [23AP] (see H.R. 1663), H2245 [23AP]

Power resources: enable State and local promotion of natural gas, flexible fuel, and high-efficiency motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 2242), H3094 [4JN]

——— expand biofuels market by requiring a certain percentage of new auto sales be flex fuel vehicles, increase number of blender pumps, and authorize renewable fuel pipeline loan guarantees (see S. 1563), S7063 [30SE]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 612), H454 [12FE]

——— amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see S. 880), S3159 [7MY] (see H.R. 1906), H2567 [9MY]

——— clarify regulation of the operation of longer combination vehicles on the Interstate Highway System in Idaho (see S. 1854), S8976 [18DE] (see H.R. 3083), H5512 [11SE]

——— ensure currently-operating trucks can continue to use the future Interstate 41 in Wisconsin (see S. 1299), S5708 [16JY] (see H.R. 2353), H3590 [13JN]

——— waive certain vehicle weight limitations on any segment of U.S. Route 78 in Mississippi that is designated as part of the Interstate Highway System (see S. 1289), S5667 [11JY] (see H.R. 2628), H4308 [9JY]

Safety: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 921), S3326 [9MY]

School Bus Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 278), S7674 [30OC]

Taxation: allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see S. 490), S1269 [7MR] (see H.R. 1697), H2297 [24AP]

——— exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (see H.R. 1212), H1547 [15MR]

——— expand technologies through which a vehicle qualifies for the credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see S. 906), S3256 [8MY]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 3636), H7445 [3DE]

——— make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1116), S4021 [7JN] (see H.R. 3739), H8108 [12DE]

——— modify credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles and allow the credit for certain off-highway vehicles (see H.R. 3057), H5399 [2AU]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see S. Con. Res. 4), S329 [28JA] (see H. Con. Res. 8), H170 [15JA]

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 52), H5547 [12SE]

——— prohibit the Dept. of the Treasury and EPA from establishing or implementing a carbon tax (see H.R. 1486), H1955 [11AP]

——— 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. 407), H281 [23JA]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 259), H168 [15JA]

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]

——— ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (see H.R. 2493), H4037 [25JN]

——— provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see S. 1435), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 2958), H5343 [1AU]

Voting: require driver’s license applicants in a new State to indicate whether that State is the applicant’s residence for purposes of registering to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2115), H2911 [22MY]

Lists

Victims of the 1988 Carrollton, KY, bus crash, S3425 [14MY]

Press releases

Pamela Jones-Morton Recipient of Carnegie Award: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, E1097 [19JY]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: require offset of greenhouse gas emissions from increased use of tar sands crude transported through Keystone XL Pipeline, H2877, H2878 [22MY]

Alabama Trucking Association: anniversary, E453 [12AP]

Alford, Michael: Time (publication) Dealer of the Year award recipient, E556 [25AP]

Anthony Telesca Foundation: anniversary, E411 [10AP]

BMW of North America, LLC: tribute to Greer, SC, manufacturing plant, E1348 [19SE]

Corona, CA: anniversary of Corona Road Race, E1305 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4945, H4947 [23JY], E1123, E1129 [24JY]

——— withhold Afghan Security Forces equipment funding pending a report clarifying need, operation, and maintenance of such equipment, H3617 [14JN]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, H4286 [9JY]

——— Vehicle Technologies Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4275 [9JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H3208 [5JN]

Dept. of Transportation: distracted driving prevention and research funding, H5124 [30JY]

——— ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (H.R. 3095), H5815, H5816 [25SE]

——— establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving (H.R. 1664), H5124 [30JY]

——— establish a Road Usage Fee Pilot Program to study mileage-based fee systems (H.R. 3638), E1781 [3DE]

——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (H.R. 3494), E1667 [14NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H3079 [4JN]

Desfosses, Theresa M.: RV/MH Heritage Foundation, Inc., RV/Manufactured Hall of Fame inductee, E1549 [23OC]

Economy: Government bailout of automobile industry, H6449 [9OC]

Energy and water development: exempt related agencies from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4361 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding by related agencies for the purchase or lease of new motor vehicles, H4330 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding by related agencies to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H4345, H4346 [10JY]

EPA: prohibit blocking of energy-related rules resulting in consumers saving money at the gas pump, H5245 [31JY]

Ford Motor Co.: anniversary of Louisville, KY, assembly plant, E167 [15FE]

General Motors Co: tribute, H7620 [10DE]

Government regulations: repeal corporate average fuel economy standards (H.R. 2445), H4148 [28JN]

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC: anniversary, E1496 [11OC]

Japan: inclusion in Trans-Pacific Partnership, E1611 [30OC]

Jones-Morton, Pamela: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Carnegie Award recipient, E1097 [19JY]

Kia Motors, Inc.: tribute to West Point, GA, manufacturing facility, E1067 [16JY]

Kingwood, TX: tribute to Sullivan’s Advanced Paint and Body Shop (business), E931 [20JN]

Linn, Drew: Heavy Duty Trucking (publication) and American Automobile Dealers Association Truck Dealer of the Year award recipient, E452 [12AP]

McEleney, John: Time (publication) Dealer of the Year award recipient, E215 [28FE]

Motorcycle Awareness Month: observance, E736 [23MY]

NASCAR Technical Institute: anniversary, E1122 [24JY]

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week: observance, H5555 [17SE]

Pennco Tech (career training school): anniversary, E1646 [13NO]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H2278 [24AP]

——— gasoline price levels, H4318 [10JY]

——— impact of renewable identification numbers on gasoline price levels, H1642 [20MR]

Phoenix, AZ: anniversary of Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, E154 [14FE], E187 [26FE]

Privacy: cease Federal Government use of license plate scanners to amass database of citizens’ movements, H4842 [22JY]

Roads and highways: ensure currently-operating trucks can continue to use the future Interstate 41 in Wisconsin (H.R. 2353), H4836 [22JY]

Safety: reduce size of heavy trucks, H2232 [23AP]

Taxation: exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (H.R. 1212), E309 [15MR]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (H.R. 3636), H7450 [4DE], H7691 [12DE], E1781 [3DE]

Technology: provide incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and increase investment in advanced vehicle technology, development, and manufacturing, H1962 [12AP]

Toyo Tire Corp.: tribute to Bartow County, GA, facility, E1763 [2DE]

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., INC.: headquarters relocation to Columbus, IN, E1827 [10DE]

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

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.: anniversary, E1115 [23JY]

Wittman, AZ: anniversary of Toyota Arizona Proving Grounds, E568 [26AP]

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: observance, E1678 [15NO]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: tribute to classic car clubs, S3982 [6JN]

Carrollton, KY: anniversary of 1988 bus crash, S3424 [14MY]

Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 176), S4725 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, S6432 [12SE]

——— clarify impact of TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline on domestic oil prices, individual property rights, job creation, and domestic energy security, S2271 [22MR]

——— promote alternative fuel vehicle deployment and infrastructure development (S. 1230), S5270 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (H.R. 3095), S7213 [4OC]

——— submit report relative to the condition of lane miles and highway bridge deck, S5858 [24JY]

Detroit Diesel Corp.: anniversary, S9046 [19DE]

Ford Motor Co.: tribute to Louisville, KY, assembly plant, S7966, S7967 [13NO]

Government: reduce number of non-essential new vehicles purchased and leased (S. 417), S1124 [5MR]

Lincoln Highway: anniversary of first transcontinental highway (S. Res. 188), S5305 [26JN]

Louisville, KY: express sympathy and support to individuals injured in bus accident, S4352 [12JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power, S8700 [12DE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S3637–S3639 [21MY], S3726 [22MY]

Power resources: national energy policy, S3889 [3JN], S4438–S4440 [13JN]

Ride of the Brotherhood (organization): tribute, S6326 [10SE]

School Bus Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 278), S7685, S7686 [30OC]

Squier, Ken: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) Buddy Shuman Award recipient, S208 [23JA]

Taxation: impose carbon tax, S2447 [8AP]

Reports filed

Dept. of Transportation Treatment of Individuals Operating Commercial Motor Vehicles for Sleep Disorders Rulemaking: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3095) (H. Rept. 113–225), H5832 [25SE]

Ensure Currently-Operating Trucks Can Continue To Use the Future Interstate 41 in Wisconsin: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2353) (H. Rept. 113–162), H4856 [22JY]

Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 819) (H. Rept. 113–146), H4308 [9JY]

Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 486) (S. Rept. 113–102), S6327 [10SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2353, ensure currently-operating trucks can continue to use the future Interstate 41 in Wisconsin, H4836 [22JY]

H.R. 3095, ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding, H5815 [25SE]

S. 1230, Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act, S5270–S5272 [26JN]

S. Con. Res. 4, oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation, S333 [28JA]

S. Res. 176, Collector Car Appreciation Day, S4676 [19JN]

S. Res. 188, Lincoln Highway anniversary, S5274 [26JN]

S. Res. 278, School Bus Safety Month, S7683 [30OC]

S. Res. 302, Drive Safer Sunday, S8365 [20NO]