TRANSPORTATION see also Department of Transportation; Motor Vehicles; Roads and Highways; Surface Transportation Board

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]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (H.R. 1848), S7212 [4OC], H7080 [14NO]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S8751, S8776 [12DE]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6380 [8OC]

Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (H.R. 1344), S6245, S6257 [1AU], H5376 [2AU]

Articles and editorials

Federal Agents Kill 750 Geese From Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Near JFK Airport, S496 [7FE]

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

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

7 Not-So-Essential Things Still Operating During the Slimdown, H6533 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions

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

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]

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

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]

——— provide for enhanced reimbursement of National Guard and Reserve members for certain travel expenses (see S. 378), S813 [25FE]

Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3578), H7353 [21NO]

——— establish appeal and redress process for individuals screened against terrorist watchlist and wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight or denied a right, benefit, or privilege (see H.R. 1583), H2066 [16AP]

——— prohibit closing of air traffic control towers (see S. 687), S2501 [9AP]

——— prohibit operation of certain aircraft not complying with certain noise levels (see H.R. 3650), H7507 [4DE]

——— prohibit subsidiaries of foreign owned corporations from obtaining contracts for the performance of passenger and baggage security screening at domestic commercial airports (see H.R. 1455), H1908 [10AP]

——— reform and improve the oversight of passenger and baggage screening at domestic commercial airports by private screening companies (see S. 697), S2564 [10AP]

——— require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against certain immigration information to ensure lawful U.S. residency (see H.R. 999), H1318 [6MR]

——— require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 1245), H1629 [19MR]

BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and local projects (see S. 974), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 2015), H2716 [16MY]

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

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

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: enter into reimbursable fee agreements for the provision of additional services at customs ports of entry (see H.R. 441), H300 [29JA]

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

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]

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]

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]

Corp. for Travel Promotion: extend funding (see H.R. 2626), H4213 [8JY]

Corps of Engineers: modify the Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, LA, navigation project (see S. 574), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 1161), H1425 [14MR]

Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 1073), H1355 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorize long-term contracts for procurement of certain liquid transportation fuels (see S. 389), S871 [26FE]

——— authorize the transport to any country, without charge, supplies furnished by a nonprofit organization intended for distribution to Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1756), H2351 [25AP]

——— determine and disclose the cost of any transportation provided to Members, officers, or employees of Congress who are carrying out official duties outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1359), H1823 [21MR]

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 HHS: provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see S. 999), S3657 [21MY] (see H.R. 2064), H2838 [21MY]

——— use unobligated amounts from Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund to pay for military death gratuities and funeral and related travel and housing expenses during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3289), H6545 [11OC]

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]

——— establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7109 [14NO] (see H.R. 3575), H7353 [21NO]

——— incorporate into design and construction of reconfigured and new ports of entry certain concerns relative to border location-dependent businesses (see H.R. 2213), H2964 [24MY]

——— 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]

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

——— study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (see H.R. 1535), H1991 [12AP]

——— submit a report on security screening by the Transportation Security Administration of veterans and other passengers with amputations (see H.R. 2693), H4522 [16JY]

Dept. of HUD: transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities (see S. 437), S1088 [4MR]

Dept. of Labor: modify employee protective arrangements for public transportation projects (see H.R. 2537), H4142 [27JN]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see S. 579), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 1151), H1425 [14MR]

Dept. of the Interior: 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]

——— enter into agreements with States to allow continued operation of certain facilities and programs which would cease operating during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 3311), H6767 [23OC]

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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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 program to make grants to ports to enable ports to employ high school students during the summer (see H.R. 2163), H2953 [23MY]

——— 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 minimum on-duty staffing standards for air traffic controllers at certain airports (see H.R. 66), H29 [3JA]

——— 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]

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

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (see H.R. 2906), H5341 [1AU]

——— issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 2191), H2954 [23MY]

——— 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]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see S. 1692), S8000 [13NO] (see H.R. 182), H51 [4JA]

——— 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 certain cell phone voice communications during passenger flights (see S. 1811), S8771 [12DE] (see H.R. 3676), H7607 [9DE]

——— 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]

——— 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: authorize transport of individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 455), S1127 [5MR]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see H.R. 1702), H2297 [24AP]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 1284), H1718 [20MR]

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]

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

Engineering: establish and operate Advanced Composites Development Centers (see H.R. 2034), H2717 [16MY]

FAA: eliminate application of budget sequestration to funds associated with the operation of air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1766), H2390 [26AP]

——— ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see S. 1072), S3844 [23MY] (see H.R. 1848), H2483 [7MY] (see H.R. 3363), H6900 [29OC]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (see S. 1753), S8361 [20NO] (see H.R. 3547), H7309 [20NO]

——— making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 90), H6411 [8OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), consideration (see H. Res. 373), H6411 [8OC]

——— modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H1857 [9AP]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H4174 [28JN]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location for a conference or event (see S. 1097), S3986 [6JN] (see H.R. 1880), H2533 [8MY]

——— require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (see H.R. 313), H176 [18JA]

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

FEMA: authorize appropriations for the Port Security Grant Program (see H.R. 1534), H1991 [12AP]

Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 1678), H2246 [23AP]

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]

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

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

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

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

Investments: 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]

Iuka, MS: approve transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties (see S. 212), S469 [4FE] (see H.R. 3044), H5398 [2AU]

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

Local government: limit executive compensation at public transit agencies that receive Federal funds (see S. 1496), S6377 [11SE]

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

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: change membership of Board of Directors (see H.R. 304), H170 [15JA]

——— provide for an Inspector General (see H.R. 302), H170 [15JA]

Motor vehicles: 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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]

National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day: designate (see S. Res. 204), S6072 [30JY]

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]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 583), H413 [6FE]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 141), S3430 [14MY] (see H. Res. 205), H2484 [7MY]

OMB: oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects (see S. 1397), S6072 [30JY]

Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH: designate (see S. 540), S1710 [12MR] (see H.R. 1092), H1356 [12MR]

Ports: 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]

——— recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 158), H1992 [12AP]

Power resources: enhance energy security, reduce dependence on imported oil, improve energy efficiency of transportation sector, and reduce emissions through expansion of grid supported transportation (see H.R. 2075), H2838 [21MY]

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]

Railroads: 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]

Roads and highways: 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: 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]

——— 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]

Senior citizens: provide for a Seniors’ Financial Bill of Rights (see S. 1734), S8186 [19NO]

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

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

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for facilities using a qualified methane conversion technology to provide transportation fuels and chemicals (see H.R. 3424), H6953 [30OC]

——— allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see S. 1255), S5498 [27JN]

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

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

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1859), S9051 [19DE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 795), S2960 [24AP] (see H.R. 1696), H2297 [24AP]

——— 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]

——— impose an ad valorem excise tax on certain passenger cruise voyages (see S. 1450), S6207 [1AU]

——— 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 exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H3250 [6JN]

——— 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]

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

Transportation Security Administration: assess and report on the risk posed to commercial aviation security if a flight deck door is opened during flight (see H.R. 2946), H5343 [1AU]

——— delay implementation of changes to the prohibited items list that do not enhance the protection of passengers (see H. Res. 156), H1992 [12AP]

——— 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]

——— establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (see S. 1804), S8668 [11DE] (see H.R. 1204), H1427 [14MR]

——— establish an Ombudsman Office (see H.R. 84), H30 [3JA]

——— facilitate air passenger screening of severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 1403), S6126 [31JY]

——— implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs (see S. 1893), S9105 [20DE] (see H.R. 2719), H4723 [18JY]

——— increase number of Federal air marshals for certain flights, require criminal investigative training for such marshals, and appoint an ombudsman for the marshals (see H.R. 64), H29 [3JA]

——— prepare a comprehensive security assessment of the transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) program (see H.R. 3202), H5921 [27SE]

——— prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (see H.R. 3484), H7109 [14NO]

——— provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 1367), S5968 [25JY] (see H.R. 1344), H1822 [21MR]

——— transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1095), H1356 [12MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 346), S772 [14FE] (see H.R. 164), H51 [4JA]

——— 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]

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

Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: Christopher J. Witkowski, Association of Flight Attendants, H7417 [3DE]

——— Deborah McElroy, Airports Council International-North America (organization), H7417 [3DE]

——— Lorraine Howerton, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, H7416 [3DE]

——— Stephen A. Alterman, Cargo Airline Association, H7416 [3DE]

——— T.J. Schultz, Security Manufacturers Coalition, H7417 [3DE]

Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act and Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act: Peter J. Bunce, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, H7413, H7416 [3DE]

——— Roger J. Dow, U.S. Travel Association, H7412, H7417 [3DE]

Helping Heroes Fly Act: Barry A. Jesinoski, DAV, H2824 [21MY]

——— Bill Lawson, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H2823 [21MY]

——— Charlie Abell, Wounded Warrior Project (organization), H2823 [21MY]

——— James E. Koutz, American Legion, H2823 [21MY]

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]

Small Airplane Revitalization Act: Jose L. Ceballos, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, H4493 [16JY]

——— R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, E1109 [22JY]

——— several aviation organizations, H4492 [16JY]

Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act: Deborah McElroy, Airports Council International-North America (organization), H7412 [3DE]

——— Don Erickson, Security Industry Association, H7412 [3DE]

——— T.J. Schultz, Security Manufacturers Coalition, H7412 [3DE]

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]

FAA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), H6439, H6440 [9OC]

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]

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

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]

Aviation: prohibit subsidiaries of foreign owned corporations from obtaining contracts for the performance of passenger and baggage security screening at domestic commercial airports (H.R. 1455), E407 [10AP]

——— require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (H.R. 1245), E328 [19MR]

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation, H953 [5MR]

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]

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]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1560–H1566 [18MR], H1667–H1671 [20MR], H6819–H6823 [28OC], H7384–H7390 [2DE], E348 [21MR]

Corps of Engineers: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, H6702 [23OC]

Courts: decision regarding Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site, H7313 [21NO], H7611 [10DE]

Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 1073), H2781–H2785 [20MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal Biodiesel Fuel Education Program, H3901, H3902 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorize the transport to any country, without charge, supplies furnished by a nonprofit organization intended for distribution to Armed Forces members, H3570 [13JN], E889 [17JN]

Dept. of Energy: High Energy Physics Program funding through reductions in Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H4276, H4277 [9JY]

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

Dept. of HHS: Social Services Block Grant Program funding to provide transportation for students displaced by Hurricane Sandy, H114, H115 [15JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: rural airport detection equipment funding through reductions in Transportation Security Administration funding, H3147 [5JN]

——— study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (H.R. 1535), H4222 [9JY]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (H.R. 1151), H3705–H3708 [18JN], E1466 [9OC], E1473, E1482, E1484 [10OC], E1536 [22OC], E1573 [24OC]

——— tribute to San Diego Passport Agency, E193 [26FE]

Dept. of the Army: establish national water-based freight policy to improve movement of freight and cargo across waterways, H6752 [23OC]

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

——— 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]

——— 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 program to make grants to ports to enable ports to employ high school students during the summer (H.R. 2163), E755 [23MY]

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

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

——— 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]

——— Research and Innovative Technology Administration funding, H5124, H5125 [30JY]

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

——— national objectives priority assignments, H1343–H1345 [12MR]

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

FAA: Contract Tower Program funding, H5118, H5119 [30JY]

——— ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (H.R. 1848), H3367 [13JN], H4492–H4494 [16JY], H7080 [14NO]

——— Essential Air Service Program funding, H5126–H5128 [30JY], E1178 [31JY]

——— exempt Alaska and Hawaii from certain restrictions in receiving Essential Air Service Program funding, H5125, H5126 [30JY], H7636 [11DE]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), H7369–H7371 [2DE]

——— low airspeed alert systems study funding, H5128, H5129 [30JY]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), H6435–H6441 [9OC], E1476 [10OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), consideration (H. Res. 373), H6370–H6381 [8OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), motion to recommit, H6439 [9OC]

——— Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding, H5129, H5130 [30JY]

——— reduce Essential Air Service Program per passenger subsidy, H5126 [30JY]

Federal agencies and departments: conference travel funding, E1702 [19NO]

——— prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location for a conference or event (H.R. 1880), H5195 [31JY]

——— require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 313), H5193–H5196 [31JY]

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

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

Federal Maritime Commission: salaries and expenses funding, H5168 [30JY]

FEMA: authorize appropriations for the Port Security Grant Program (H.R. 1534), E443, E446 [12AP]

——— Port Security Grant Program funding, H3157 [5JN]

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

Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: funding, H4908, H4909 [23JY]

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]

Government: impact of shutdown, E1420 [2OC]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H4242, H4307 [9JY]

Highway Trust Fund: funding, H4859 [23JY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H6845 [29OC]

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

Houston, TX: anniversary of George Bush Intercontinental Airport Rangers program, E1715 [20NO]

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

Infrastructure: importance of 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]

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

ITNAmerica (organization): tribute, E458 [15AP]

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

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

Members of Congress: encourage donation of frequent flyer miles to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., Hero Miles Program, H7699 [12DE]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: change membership of Board of Directors (H.R. 304), E34 [15JA]

——— provide for an Inspector General (H.R. 302), E33 [15JA]

Minnesota Transportation Museum: anniversary, E972 [26JN]

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

National Infrastructure Bank: establish, H6667 [22OC]

National Lighthouse Day: observance, E1211 [2AU]

National Train Day: observance, H2665 [16MY]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance, E637, E639 [9MY]

——— observance (H. Res. 205), H2449 [7MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of policies relative to general aviation industry, H435 [12FE]

——— evaluation of Presidential travel costs, H346 [5FE], H4601 [18JY]

Paratransit, Inc.: anniversary, E1467 [9OC]

Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH: designate (H.R. 1092), H4006 [25JN]

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]

Port Clinton, OH: dedication of Erie-Ottawa International Airport, E1715 [20NO]

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (H. Res. 158), E450 [12AP]

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]

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

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

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

Safety: impact of Government shutdown, H6601 [15OC]

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

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: American Public Transportation Association Outstanding Public Transportation System award recipient, E61 [25JA]

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

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

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

——— restoration of tax-free employer-sponsored public transit benefits for commuters, H96 [15JA]

Transportation Security Administration: delay implementation of changes to the prohibited items list that do not enhance the protection of passengers (H. Res. 156), H3199 [5JN]

——— ensure the Federal Air Marshal Service is using funds to deploy personnel on inbound international flights considered to be high risk, H3197, H3198 [5JN]

——— establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 1204), H7414–H7418, H7421 [3DE], E304 [14MR]

——— funding, H3146, H3147, H3150–H3154 [5JN]

——— implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs (H.R. 2719), H7409–H7414, H7421 [3DE]

——— prohibit funding for security officers outside an airport, H3213 [5JN]

——— provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (H.R. 1344), H2819–H2825 [21MY], H7408 [3DE], E362 [21MR]

——— provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (H.R. 1344), Senate amendment, H5376 [2AU]

——— screener uniform funding, H3154 [5JN]

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

——— transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (H.R. 1095), H7407–H7409, H7421 [3DE]

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

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]

Vaughn, Donald: Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inductee, E109 [6FE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft, H3530 [13JN]

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

Zane, Denny: Westside Urban Forum (organization) John Leighton Chase Legacy Award recipient, E784 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: anniversary of Alaska Marine Highway System, S647 [12FE]

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

——— tribute to classic car clubs, S3982 [6JN]

Amtrak: funding, S5832 [23JY]

CFTC: investigate manipulation of fuel prices, S3638 [21MY]

Dept. of Energy: promote alternative fuel vehicle deployment and infrastructure development (S. 1230), S5270 [26JN]

Dept. of HUD: transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities (S. 437), S2854 [22AP]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (H.R. 1151), S5509 [27JN]

——— develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (S. 579), S4716 [19JN]

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]

——— 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]

Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases, S5608 [10JY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S2878 [23AP]

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

FAA: contract control tower program funding, S1881, S1883, S1884 [18MR], S1916, S1922, S1928, S1937 [19MR], S1968–S1970, S1972, S1975, S1979–S1982 [20MR]

——— ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (H.R. 1848), S7212 [4OC]

——— Essential Air Service Program funding, S5929 [25JY]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S8750 [12DE]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), S7354 [9OC], S7357 [10OC]

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

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]

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

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

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

Local government: limit executive compensation at public transit agencies that receive Federal funds (S. 1496), S6380 [11SE]

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

National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day: designate (S. Res. 204), S6082 [30JY]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (S. Res. 141), S3436 [14MY]

Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH: designate (H.R. 1092), S5923 [24JY]

——— designate (S. 540), S2231, S2232 [21MR]

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

Secret Service: self-guided White House tours funding through reductions in Transportation Security Administration funding, S1845 [14MR]

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]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), S8988–S8993, S9069 [19DE], S9115 [20DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), unanimous-consent request, S8987 [19DE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels, S6437 [12SE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (S. 795), S2827 [22AP], S3014–S3016 [25AP], S7855 [6NO]

——— 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]

——— impose an ad valorem excise tax on certain passenger cruise voyages (S. 1450), S6222 [1AU]

——— impose carbon tax, S2447 [8AP]

Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (H.R. 1344), S6257 [1AU]

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]

——— round-up of Canadian geese in Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge to preserve aviation safety near LaGuardia Airport, S496 [7FE]

Reports filed

Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1204) (H. Rept. 113–278), H7393 [2DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 90, FAA Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 373) (H. Rept. 113–243), H6411 [8OC]

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]

Dept. of State Development of a Strategy To Obtain Observer Status for Taiwan at the Triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 579) (S. Rept. 113–42), S4480 [13JN]

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]

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]

Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 313) (H. Rept. 113–183), H5172 [30JY]

Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1073) (H. Rept. 113–85), H2802 [20MY]

Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1092) (H. Rept. 113–97), H3215 [5JN]

Small Airplane Revitalization Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1072) (S. Rept. 113–108), S6517 [17SE]

——— Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1848) (H. Rept. 113–151), H4522 [16JY]

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

Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2719) (H. Rept. 113–275), H7352 [21NO]

TSA Loose Change Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1095) (H. Rept. 113–274), H7352 [21NO]

Rulings of the Chair

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

FAA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 90), H6440 [9OC]

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]

Thwarted terrorist plots, H3151–H3153 [5JN]

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. Res. 373, consideration of H.J. Res. 89, excepted Federal employees pay continuing appropriations, H.J. Res. 90, FAA continuing appropriations, and H.R. 3273, Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act, H6371 [8OC]

H.J. Res. 90, FAA continuing appropriations, H6435 [9OC]

H.R. 313, Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act, H5193 [31JY]

H.R. 1073, Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act, H2781–H2784 [20MY]

H.R. 1092, Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH, H4006 [25JN]

H.R. 1095, TSA Loose Change Act, H7407 [3DE]

H.R. 1151, Dept. of State development of strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, H3706 [18JN]

H.R. 1204, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act, H7414 [3DE]

H.R. 1344, Helping Heroes Fly Act, H2819 [21MY], H5376 [2AU]

H.R. 1848, Small Airplane Revitalization Act, S7212 [4OC], H4492 [16JY]

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

H.R. 2719, Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, H7409–H7411 [3DE]

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]

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

H.R. 3547, Space Launch Liability Indemnification Extension Act, H7369 [2DE]

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

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

S. 540, Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH, S2232 [21MR]

S. 579, Dept. of State development of strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, S4716 [19JN]

S. 974, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act, S3573–S3579 [16MY]

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

S. 1450, impose an ad valorem excise tax on certain passenger cruise voyages, S6223 [1AU]

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

S. 1859, Tax Extenders Act, S9054–S9058 [19DE]

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

S. Res. 141, National Travel and Tourism Week, S3434 [14MY]

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

S. Res. 204, National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day, S6079 [30JY]

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