ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

Addresses

Renaming of Poplar Street Bridge as Congressman William L. Clay, Sr., Bridge in St. Louis, MO: William (Bill) Clay, E1648 [13NO]

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

Preferred Paths—Agency Recommends Against King Cove Road, S496 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: establish Niblack and Bokan Mountain mining area road corridor (see S. 181), S400 [30JA] (see H.R. 587), H413 [6FE]

——— exempt national forest lands from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (see S. 384), S871 [26FE]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H2910 [22MY]

Bridges: increase percentage of funds set aside for off-system bridges (see S. 1504), S6446 [12SE]

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

Contracts: repeal wage rate requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects (see H.R. 711), H545 [14FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: amend laws relative to calculation of transactions for the lease of land ports of entry and international bridges (see H.R. 1266), H1630 [19MR]

Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain (see H.R. 1156), H1425 [14MR]

——— authorize payment of funds relative to the agreement with TVA, North Carolina, and Swain County, NC, on the non-construction of the North Shore Road (see H.R. 3806), H8131 [23DE]

——— conduct offshore oil and gas leasing and deposit use revenues of such activity into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2784), H4857 [22JY]

——— convey to Mississippi parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway (see S. 304), S707 [13FE]

Dept. of Transportation: assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see H.R. 2428), H3927 [19JN]

——— conduct a study of economically beneficial uses of rights-of-way associated with certain highways (see H.R. 3048), H5398 [2AU]

——— 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]

——— develop rule prohibiting use of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises program funds for any enterprise no longer eligible (see H.R. 1088), H1356 [12MR]

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

——— 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 an Emergency Transportation Safety Fund (see S. 911), S3326 [9MY]

——— 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]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (see H.R. 2906), H5341 [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]

——— obligate funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events (see S. 1560), S7063 [30SE] (see H.R. 3174), H5832 [25SE]

——— 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 funds to States to cover costs to repair or reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway Administration to be structurally deficient (see H.R. 1419), H1856 [9AP]

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

——— 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]

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]

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

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]

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see S. 971), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 2026), H2717 [16MY]

Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see S. 178), S400 [30JA] (see H.R. 1108), H1394 [13MR]

Idaho: 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]

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

Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 1716), S8049 [14NO]

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

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

Motor vehicles: 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]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H4142 [27JN]

Power resources: use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 787), H595 [15FE]

Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds to secure such access (see S. 1554), S6960 [26SE]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 949), H981 [5MR]

Stan Musial Memorial Bridge, St. Louis, MO: designate (see S. 166), S329 [28JA] (see H.R. 420), H292 [25JA]

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: designate (see H.R. 2383), H3652 [14JN]

States: protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay to play reform (see S. 1146), S4405 [12JN] (see H.R. 2340), H3356 [12JN]

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

Transportation: allow local hiring for transportation projects (see H.R. 3620), H7364 [22NO]

——— empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see S. 1702), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 3486), H7109 [14NO]

——— 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]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see S. 1459), S6207 [1AU]

——— provide grants to construct transportation and supporting infrastructure improvements at existing and new international border crossings (see H.R. 3182), H5832 [25SE]

——— 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]

——— require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (see H.R. 3597), H7353 [21NO]

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]

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

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]

Letters

Remove cap on Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program funds to assist Colorado disaster recovery: Donald E. Hunt, Colorado Dept. of Transportation, S6995 [27SE], H6018 [30SE]

——— John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado, S6995 [27SE], H6018 [30SE]

Lists

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

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

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (H.R. 2084), H4512, H4513 [16JY]

American Society of Civil Engineers: release of report on the quality of U.S. infrastructure, H1577 [19MR]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1560–H1566 [18MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1900–H1902 [10AP]

Denton County, TX: groundbreaking of Interstate 35 East, E1429 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Mississippi parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway (S. 304), H5452 [10SE]

Dept. of Transportation: assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (H.R. 2428), H5281, H5283 [1AU]

——— distracted driving prevention and research funding, H5124 [30JY]

——— 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]

——— obligate funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events (H.R. 3174), H6016–H6019 [30SE]

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

——— provide funds to States to cover costs to repair or reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal Highway Administration to be structurally deficient (H.R. 1419), E391 [9AP]

——— 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]

——— 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]

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements, H3856, H3857 [19JN]

Federal Highway Administration: administrative expenses funding, H5132 [30JY]

——— remove cap on Emergency Relief Program funds to assist Colorado disaster recovery, H6016–H6019 [30SE]

Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (H.R. 1108), H1535 [15MR], E297 [14MR]

Forest Service: prohibit removal of any roads or trails without public involvement, H5753 [19SE]

Great River Road: anniversary, E615 [8MY]

Hamtramck, MI: tribute to renaming of Caniff St., segment in honor of Joseph R. Jordan, E565 [26AP]

Highway Trust Fund: funding, H4859 [23JY]

Indiana: tribute to opening of Kokomo section of U.S. Route 31 corridor, H7560 [5DE]

Lariat Loop (Internet site): Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Civic Award recipient, E125 [12FE]

Motorcycle Awareness Month: observance, E736 [23MY]

National Infrastructure Bank: establish, H6667 [22OC]

Niagara Falls, NY: require New York Power Authority to fund removal of Robert Moses State Parkway, H2493 [8MY]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive, H2446 [7MY]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (H.R. 949), H2235 [23AP], H2258 [24AP], H4540–H4542 [17JY]

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: designate (H.R. 2383), H4002–H4005 [25JN], E1013 [8JY]

States: protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay to play reform (H.R. 2340), H3292 [12JN]

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

Thousand Islands International Bridge: anniversary, E1238 [2AU]

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]

——— invest in safe pedestrian and bicycle pathways, E1663 [14NO]

Transportation Security Administration: surface transportation security funding, H3138, H3139 [5JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: permit King Cove Native Corp., land conveyance in exchange for construction of single-lane gravel emergency road access through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, H514 [14FE]

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

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

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: establish Niblack and Bokan Mountain mining area road corridor (S. 181), S403 [30JA]

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

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Mississippi parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway (S. 304), S4717 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation: obligate funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events (S. 1560), S7014 [30SE]

——— prioritize projects to repair or reconstruct bridges determined by the Federal Highway Administration to be structurally deficient, S5857 [24JY]

——— require an impact assessment on domestic employment of a waiver of the Buy American Act requirement for Federal-aid highway projects, S5937 [25JY]

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

——— 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]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S7603 [29OC]

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (S. 971), S3573 [16MY]

Federal Highway Administration: remove cap on Emergency Relief Program funds to assist Colorado disaster recovery, S6993–S6996 [27SE], S7014 [30SE]

Floods: permit use of State standards when providing Federal reimbursements for bridge and culvert replacements after natural disasters, S3396, S3411, S3418 [14MY]

Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (S. 178), S401 [30JA]

GAO: release of report on State and local government use of climate change information to address infrastructure needs, S4569 [18JN]

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

Senate: legislative priorities, S6478 [17SE], S6552, S6554 [18SE]

Stan Musial Memorial Bridge, St. Louis, MO: designate (S. 166), S1668 [11MR]

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: designate (H.R. 2383), S5509 [27JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: permit King Cove Native Corp., land conveyance in exchange for construction of single-lane gravel emergency road access through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, S493–S496 [7FE], S997 [28FE], S2543 [10AP]

Western Research Institute: tribute to Petersen Asphalt Research Conference, S5491 [27JN]

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]

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]

Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 304) (S. Rept. 113–25), S2844 [22AP]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 304) (H. Rept. 113–191), H5475 [10SE]

North Cascades National Park Stephen Mather Wilderness Boundary Adjustment To Allow Rebuilding of a Road Outside of the Floodplain: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1156) (H. Rept. 113–69), H2773 [17MY]

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

Dept. of Transportation State-by-State funding under H.R. 2428, Strengthen and Fortify Existing (SAFE) Bridges Act, H5283 [1AU]

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]

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

H.R. 2383, Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge, H4002 [25JN]

H.R. 3174, Dept. of Transportation funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events, H6016 [30SE]

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

S. 166, Stan Musial Memorial Bridge, St. Louis, MO, S1668 [11MR]

S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act, S401 [30JA]

S. 304, Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act, S4720 [19JN], H5452 [10SE]

S. 971, Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, S3573 [16MY]

S. 1560, Deficit Neutral Disaster Relief Act, S7014 [30SE]

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

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