RAILROADS see also Cargo Transportation

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H4727 [18JY], H5093 [26JY], H5117, H5123, H5124, H5125, H5126, H5128, H5129, H5130, H5132, H5134, H5135, H5136, H5152, H5153, H5154, H5157, H5158, H5160, H5161, H5162, H5163, H5164, H5168, H5176, H5177 [30JY], H5263 [31JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2610), consideration (H. Res. 312), H4875 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), S5822, S5843, S5844, S5847, S5848 [23JY], S5857, S5858, S5861, S5916, S5917, S5918, S5919, S5920, S5921, S5922 [24JY], S5937, S5942, S5943, S5972, S5974, S5975, S5976, S5977 [25JY], S6025, S6026 [29JY], S6080, S6081 [30JY], S6086, S6136, S6137 [31JY], S6241 [1AU]

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]

——— provide for certain tunnel life safety and rehabilitation projects (see H.R. 1539), H1991 [12AP]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 638), S2146 [21MR]

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: anniversary (see H. Res. 209), H2534 [8MY]

Cargo transportation: establish national policies and programs to strengthen freight-related infrastructure (see H.R. 974), H982 [5MR]

Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of coal by rail (see H.R. 2396), H3687 [17JN]

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 the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of adding President Station in Baltimore, MD, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 770), S2798 [18AP]

Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses (see H.R. 1544), H1991 [12AP]

——— eliminate certain unnecessary reporting requirements and consolidate or modify others (see H.R. 3628), H7394 [2DE]

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

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1124), H1395 [13MR]

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program and set aside certain funding for smaller cities (see H.R. 2944), H5343 [1AU]

——— reauthorize Projects of National and Regional Significance program to fund high-cost surface transportation projects (see S. 823), S3028 [25AP]

——— reauthorize the State Infrastructure Bank program (see S. 1553), S6960 [26SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1243), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 2610), H4212 [8JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2610), consideration (see H. Res. 312), H4856 [22JY]

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 (see H.R. 2821), H5050 [24JY]

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

Foreign trade: exempt cargo containers containing trace residue from certain customs laws in order to streamline legitimate trade (see H.R. 2806), H5049 [24JY]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA, and limit means of acquiring such property (see S. 782), S2896 [23AP] (see H.R. 1513), H1956 [11AP]

Infrastructure: create jobs and strengthen the economy by rebuilding infrastructure (see S. 4), S42 [22JA]

National Railroad Memorial: designate in Diamond District Park in Durand, MI (see H. Con. Res. 50), H5344 [1AU]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see S. Res. 218), S6295 [9SE]

Safety: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H5398 [2AU]

——— require periodic inspection of certain facilities (see H.R. 3551), H7309 [20NO]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 721), H546 [14FE]

Transportation: 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. 1250), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 2534), H4141 [27JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security against terrorist attacks and other security threats to rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation (see H. Res. 15), H33 [3JA]

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]

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. 1393), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 1505), H1956 [11AP]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6051 [30JY], S6155 [1AU]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to proceed, S5795 [18JY], S5817 [23JY]

Lists

Organizations supporting Houston, TX, University rail line, H5150 [30JY]

Motions

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5759 [18JY], S5809 [23JY], S5945, S5946 [25JY], S6094 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Amtrak: capital and debt service grants funding, H5134 [30JY]

——— funding, H5116, H5117, H5122 [30JY], E1182, E1183 [1AU]

——— Office of Inspector General salaries and expenses funding, H5168 [30JY]

Bronx, NY: express condolences to victims and families killed or injured in the Metro-North train derailment, H7377 [2DE], H7428, H7429 [3DE]

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: anniversary (H. Res. 209), H2493 [8MY]

Buy American Act: extend requirements to Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement loan program, H4542 [17JY]

Cass, WV: anniversary of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, E867 [14JN]

Coal Mitigation Trust Fund: establish by imposing a tax on the extraction of coal to mitigate impact of transportation of coal by rail (H.R. 2396), E901 [17JN]

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

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

——— develop commercial areas around rail stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses (H.R. 1544), E448 [12AP]

——— Houston, TX, commuter light rail funding, H5149, H5150 [30JY]

——— Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response funding, H5123 [30JY]

——— Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H5114 [30JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H4001 [25JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H4989 [24JY], H5073 [25JY], H5101–H5145, H5149–H5170 [30JY], H5184, H5186 [31JY], H5266, H5268, H5271, H5283, H5298 [1AU], H5530 [12SE], E1178 [31JY], E1182, E1183, E1184 [1AU]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2610), consideration (H. Res. 312), H4866–H4877 [23JY]

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, H157 [15JA], H1576 [19MR], H3106 [5JN], H5430 [9SE]

——— 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. 2821), H4990 [24JY], H5184 [31JY], H5275 [1AU], H5516 [12SE], H5599 [18SE], H5678 [19SE]

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

Franklin County, ME: tribute to community fundraising efforts to support Canadian town of Lac-Mégantic following oil tanker derailment fire, E1492 [11OC]

——— tribute to firefighters assisting with oil tanker derailment fire in Canada, E1492 [11OC]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA, and limit means of acquiring such property (H.R. 1513), H1979 [12AP]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of victims killed or injured in the Metro-North train derailment, H7428 [3DE]

International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers: anniversary, E100 [5FE]

Magnolia, TX: Union Pacific Railroad Train Town award recipient, E129 [12FE]

Massachusetts: tribute to new CapeFlyer train route, E690 [17MY]

National Train Day: observance, H2665 [16MY]

St. Paul, MN: tribute to Union Depot Red Caps, E1103 [19JY]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H155–H160 [15JA], H463 [13FE], H1345–H1347 [12MR], H1573, H1627 [19MR], H1642, H1707 [20MR], H2233–H2235 [23AP], H2474, H2475 [7MY], H3025, H3091–H3093 [4JN], H3257, H3275–H3277 [11JN], H4253 [9JY], H4511–H4516 [16JY], H4859, H4860 [23JY], H5179 [31JY], H5271 [1AU], H5578–H5580 [17SE], H6066 [1OC], H6345 [8OC], H6666 [22OC], H6982 [12NO], H7397, H7430–H7433 [3DE], H7457 [4DE], H7624 [10DE]

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

——— surface transportation security funding, H3138, H3139 [5JN]

Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corp.: anniversary, E1465 [9OC]

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

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. 1505), E428 [11AP]

Remarks in Senate

Amtrak: funding, S5832 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of adding President Station in Baltimore, MD, as a unit of the National Park System (S. 770), S2804 [18AP]

Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, S5862 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S5938, S5941, S5942, S5944–S5949 [25JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2610), S5814–S5816 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), S5822–S5824, S5827, S5828, S5832 [23JY], S5856–S5863, S5894 [24JY], S5929, S5930, S5934, S5937, S5938, S5941–S5949, S5977 [25JY], S5990, S5996–S5998 [29JY], S6039, S6051, S6060 [30JY], S6085–S6095 [31JY], S6150, S6154–S6156, S6163 [1AU]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to proceed, S5795 [18JY], S5809, S5812, S5814–S5817 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to recommit, S5945–S5947 [25JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), unanimous-consent agreement, S5795 [18JY], S6048 [30JY], S6089 [31JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), unanimous-consent request, S6051 [30JY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S6631 [19SE]

Franklin County, ME: tribute to firefighters assisting with oil tanker derailment fire in Canada, S5664 [11JY], S5683 [15JY]

International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: anniversary, S3526 [15MY]

Kirkwood, MO: tribute to Kirkwood Train Station volunteers, S5015 [24JN]

Surface Transportation Board: funding, S6155, S6156 [1AU]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit, S8992 [19DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (S. 411), S1019 [28FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2397, Dept. of Defense Appropriations and H.R. 2610, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 113–170), H4856 [22JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2610) (H. Rept. 113–136), H4212 [8JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1243) (S. Rept. 113–45), S5497 [27JN]

Gettysburg National Military Park Boundaries Revision To Include Gettysburg Train Station and Land Along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1513) (H. Rept. 113–222), H5801 [20SE]

Nomination of Thomas C. Carper to the Amtrak Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S6069 [30JY]

Transportation Reports Elimination Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3628) (H. Rept. 113–299), H8124 [19DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5136, H5157 [30JY]

Tables

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5102–H5110 [30JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 312, consideration of H.R. 2397, Dept. of Defense appropriations and H.R. 2610, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H4866 [23JY]

S. 4, Rebuild America Act, S44 [22JA]

S. 770, President Street Station Study Act, S2805 [18AP]

S. Res. 218, tribute to A. Philip Randolph, S6298 [9SE]