DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION see also Maritime Administration; Surface Transportation Board

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5088, H5089, H5090, H5093, H5095, H5096, H5097, H5098, H5104, H5155, H5157, H5158, H5159, H5160, H5161, H5162, H5163, H5164, H5168, H5169, H5171, H5172, H5173, H5174, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178, H5180, H5181, H5182, H5183, H5187, H5188 [9JN], H5212, H5214, H5216, H5217, H5219, H5220, H5221, H5222, H5223, H5224, H5225, H5226, H5227, H5228, H5230, H5231, H5250 [10JN]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S360, S361, S380 [15JA], S449, S450, S451, S452, S453, S454, S455 [16JA], H256 [15JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 458), H253, H254 [15JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 74)—consideration (H. Res. 458), H253, H254 [15JA]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), S4624 [17JY], S4664 [21JY], S4772, S4775, S4778, S4781 [23JY], S5026, S5028, S5068 [29JY], H7169 [31JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), consideration (H. Res. 669), H6240 [15JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 696), H7148 [31JY]

Trucking industry: improve State flexibility in addressing propane and other home heating fuel shortages and extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of such fuels (S. 2086), S3243 [21MY]

Articles and editorials

Time To End the Gridlock That Takes Its Toll on Maryland’s Highways, S5025 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: rescind unused earmarks (see S. 2370), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 4715), H4828 [22MY]

Aviation: allow advertisements and solicitations for passenger air transportation to state the base airfare of the transportation (see H.R. 4156), H2255 [6MR]

——— 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 S. 1941), S439 [16JA]

——— ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants (see H.R. 4609), H4015 [8MY]

——— establish a grant program to assist the development of aerotropolis transportation systems (see H.R. 4610), H4015 [8MY]

——— increase maximum penalty for unfair and deceptive practices relative to advertising of the costs of air transportation (see S. 2290), S2647 [5MY]

Bridges: assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see S. 2063), S1233 [27FE]

——— establish a grant program to assist the repair and replacement of bridges (see H.R. 3839), H134 [9JA]

California: modify a high priority project (see H.R. 5664), H7886 [18SE]

——— suspend Federal funding for high-speed rail project until sufficient non-Federal funds are available (see H.R. 3893), H1240 [16JA]

Cargo transportation: improve national freight policy (see S. 2380), S3237 [21MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2438), S3474 [5JN] (see H.R. 4745), H4836 [27MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4745), consideration (see H. Res. 604), H5022 [29MY]

Disabled: carry out transit accessibility innovation program (see H.R. 5621), H7885 [18SE]

——— conduct study on adequacy of motor vehicle refueling assistance to disabled individuals and implement regulations in accordance with the results of such study (see H.R. 4992), H5817 [26JN]

Drunken driving: 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 H.R. 5025), H5876 [8JY]

Emergency Interstate Bridge Safety Fund: establish through repeal of Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements (see S. 2512), S3898 [23JN]

FAA: conduct a notice and comment rulemaking before implementing certain policies relative to obstruction evaluation aeronautical studies (see H.R. 4623), H4057 [9MY]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 458), H223 [14JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 74), H183 [13JA]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: improve the Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative (see H.R. 5532), H7882 [18SE]

Highway Safety Improvement Program: improve (see H.R. 4336), H2744 [27MR]

Highway Trust Fund: funding (see S. 2489), S3811 [18JN] (see H.R. 4601), H3940 [7MY]

James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2376), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 4644), H4058 [9MY]

Local government: permit consolidation of metropolitan planning organizations (see S. 2761), S5217 [31JY]

Maritime administration: require career and technical education for maritime careers (see H.R. 4468), H3196 [10AP]

Motor vehicles: allow automotive industry employees who provide information on motor vehicle defects or noncompliance to receive a percentage of monetary penalties resulting from enforcement actions (see S. 2949), S6204 [20NO]

——— eliminate cap on maximum civil penalties allowed against automakers for safety violations or failure to report known defects (see S. 2398), S3294 [22MY]

——— enhance the early warning reporting requirements for motor vehicle manufacturers (see S. 2151), S1730 [25MR] (see H.R. 5848), H9302 [11DE]

——— ensure crash avoidance information is provided alongside of crashworthiness information where such information is made available to the public (see H.R. 4340), H2744 [27MR]

——— establish a regulatory structure to facilitate production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 4013), H1686 [6FE]

——— establish new standards for automobile hoods and bumpers to reduce pedestrian injuries (see S. 2284), S2614 [1MY]

——— prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 2819), S5628 [16SE]

——— temporarily waive certain vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles (see S. 2130), S1652 [13MR] (see H.R. 4115), H2065 [27FE]

Motorcycles: prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see S. 2078), S1315 [5MR]

Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program: establish (see H.R. 5624), H7885 [18SE]

National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program: establish (see H.R. 5624), H7885 [18SE]

National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Program: establish (see H.R. 3825), H134 [9JA]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 5101), H6215 [14JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: extend authorization (see S. 2760), S5217 [31JY]

——— increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (see H.R. 5654), H7886 [18SE]

——— provide greater transparency, accountability, and safety authority (see S. 2559), S4154 [26JN] (see H.R. 4364), H2802 [1AP]

National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers: create to enhance interstate commerce (see H.R. 4727), H4828 [22MY]

Natural gas: develop and implement program to promote export of liquified natural gas on U.S.-flag vessels and give priority processing of export applications for deepwater port terminals utilizing such vessels (see H.R. 5270), H7125 [30JY]

Noise pollution: provide grants to carry out projects to reduce railway noise levels that adversely impact schools located in urbanized areas (see H.R. 5575), H7883 [18SE]

Office of Planning for Future Intercity Transportation: establish (see S. 2961), S6205 [20NO]

Pipelines: establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas distribution pipelines (see H.R. 4339), H2744 [27MR]

——— provide for inspection of pipeline facilities transferred by sale or abandoned (see H.R. 4687), H4684 [20MY]

——— require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce (see H.R. 4338), H2744 [27MR]

——— require regulated pipelines be made of steel produced in the U.S. and originating from iron ore and taconite mined and processed in the U.S. (see H.R. 4441), H3143 [9AP]

Railroads: authorize partnership with industry to strengthen the safety culture and practices of short line and regional freight railroads (see S. 2478), S3719 [17JN]

——— carry out activities to improve rail safety (see S. 2784), S5507 [10SE]

——— enhance rail safety and provide for safe transport of hazardous materials (see S. 2858), S5782 [18SE]

——— ensure safety of DOT–111 tank cars by improving standards for new tank cars and upgrading existing tank cars (see H.R. 4738), H4829 [22MY]

——— ensure that minority- and women-owned businesses have fair and full opportunity to compete in rail projects and contracts and that such federally subsidized projects do not discriminate (see H.R. 4439), H3143 [9AP]

——— establish and implement a fatigue management plan for railroads (see H.R. 4576), H3446 [6MY]

——— make grants for engineering, final design, and construction of the Altamont Corridor Rail Project in California (see H.R. 4477), H3196 [10AP]

——— reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (see H.R. 5449), H7454 [11SE]

Roads and highways: designate certain route segments of the National Highway System in North Carolina as high priority corridors (see H.R. 5561), H7883 [18SE]

——— designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (see H.R. 4829), H5248 [10JN]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see S. 2322), S2911 [12MY] (see H.R. 5021), H5875 [8JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), consideration (see H. Res. 669), H6214 [14JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 108), H6398 [17JY]

——— provide States with greater flexibility in innovative highway financing (see S. 2051), S1233 [27FE]

——— require States to establish highway stormwater management programs (see S. 2457), S3544 [10JN]

Safety: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H1511 [29JA]

——— improve highway safety (see S. 2563), S4154 [26JN]

Schools: encourage school bus safety (see H.R. 4595), H3939 [7MY]

Small Community Air Service Development Program: modify criteria for selecting communities to participate (see H.R. 5766), H8169 [20NO]

State Infrastructure Bank program: reauthorize (see H.R. 3872), H223 [14JA]

States: require States with an increase in fatalities or serious injuries of pedestrians or users of nonmotorized transportation to address increase in State strategic highway safety plans (see H.R. 4507), H3291 [29AP]

Taxation: modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries and transfer such revenues to Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 4985), H5817 [26JN]

Transportation: enhance transportation programs to connect people to jobs, schools, and other essential services through a multimodal transportation network (see H.R. 5591), H7884 [18SE]

——— ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 2004), S821 [6FE]

——— establish innovation in surface transportation program (see S. 2891), S5783 [18SE] (see H.R. 4726), H4828 [22MY]

Trucking industry: designate natural gas fueling corridors in the U.S. for long haul truck traffic (see H.R. 3938), H1479 [28JA]

——— evaluate and report on the feasibility and effectiveness of using natural gas as a fuel source in long haul trucks (see H.R. 3937), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of propane and other home heating fuels to address shortages (see S. 2085), S1315 [5MR] (see H.R. 4076), H1937 [25FE]

——— improve State flexibility in addressing propane and other home heating fuel shortages and extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of such fuels (see S. 2086), S1365 [6MR]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall after receipt of gift for renovation of such hall (see S. 2983), S6350 [4DE] (see H.R. 5813), H8930 [9DE]

Cloture motions

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S360 [15JA], S424 [16JA]

Explanations

Consolidated Appropriations (H.R. 3547), H475–H1215 [15JA]

Letters

Federal truck size and weight regulations: Avery Ash, American Automobile Association, H5030 [30MY]

——— Matt Hodapp, National Troopers Coalition, Don Lundy, National Association of Emergency Management Technicians, and Aaron D. Kennard, National Sheriffs’ Association, H5031 [30MY]

——— Todd Spencer, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, H5030 [30MY]

Highway and Transportation Funding Act: Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, H6256 [15JY]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6255 [15JY]

——— Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H6249 [15JY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6249 [15JY]

——— several organizations, H6254 [15JY]

Home Heating Emergency Assistance Through Transportation (HHEATT) Act: Michael C. Trunzo, New England Fuel Institute, H2104 [4MR]

——— Richard Roldan, National Propane Gas Association, H2103 [4MR]

Houston, TX, heavy or light rail lines construction funding: Bill Calderon, Montrose Management District (organization), H5099 [9JN]

——— Bob Harvey, Greater Houston Partnership (organization), H5099 [9JN]

——— Jack Drake and Andrea French, Transportation Advocacy Group—Houston Region (organization), H5099 [9JN]

——— Kathie Easterly, University Place Association, H5099 [9JN]

——— Meredith Alberto, WTS Houston (organization), H5099 [9JN]

Maritime Administration Maritime Security Program funding: several Representatives, E946 [10JN]

Reliable Home Heating Act: Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E1060 [24JN]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E1060 [24JN]

Transparent Airfares Act: Charlie Leocha, Travelers United, Inc., E1318 [1AU]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H6867 [28JY]

——— several organizations, H6866 [28JY], E1318 [1AU]

——— Susan Grant, Consumer Federation of America, E1318 [1AU]

Lists

Organizations supporting H.R. 3578, 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, H1744 [11FE]

Motions

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5237 [10JN]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S360 [15JA], H256 [15JA]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), S5209 [31JY], H6258 [15JY], H7172 [31JY]

Press releases

Open Letter From Secretary Foxx and 11 Former DOT Secretaries Urging Congress To Address Long-Term Transportation Needs, S4651 [21JY]

Remarks in House

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grants walking, biking, and transit projects funding, H5156 [9JN]

Amtrak: eliminate funding for routes that have total direct costs that are more than twice their revenue, H5230, H5231 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for Sunset Limited line, H5230 [10JN]

Appropriations: capital investment grants funding for full funding grant agreements (FFGA), H5218 [10JN]

Aviation: allow advertisements and solicitations for passenger air transportation to state the base airfare of the transportation (H.R. 4156), H6866–H6868 [28JY], E1318 [1AU]

——— prohibit funding for the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons while operating in the national airspace system, H5172 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding to approve foreign air carrier permit or exemption application of air carrier already holding air operators certificate that contravenes U.S. law or U.S.-EU Air Transport Agreement, H5175, H5176 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding to engage in rulemaking to allow cell phone voice communications during passenger flights, H5223 [10JN]

Bridges: assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges, H1613 [5FE]

California: high-speed rail projects funding, H215–H222 [14JA], H2349 [12MR], E69 [14JA]

——— prohibit high-speed rail projects funding, H5214–H5216 [10JN]

Cargo transportation: modify minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of property (H.R. 2730), H5174 [9JN]

Congress: legislative priorities, H5885 [9JY], H6113, H6114 [11JY]

Contract tower program: funding, E953 [11JN]

Contracts: deny Federal contracts to contractors in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, H5219 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for any transportation project unless all contracts are compliant with the Buy American Act, H5182, H5183 [9JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5216, H5217 [10JN]

——— limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee, H5226, H5227 [10JN]

——— making appropriations, H441 [15JA], H9276 [11DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5077–H5106, H5149–H5184 [9JN], H5189, H5203–H5239, H5243 [10JN], H5256 [11JN], H5322 [12JN], H5401 [18JN], E935, E937, E946 [10JN], E952, E953, E961 [11JN], E977 [12JN], E1014 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4745), consideration (H. Res. 604), H5029–H5034 [30MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4745), motion to recommit, H5237, H5238 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for bonus award to contractors for work on projects that are behind schedule or over budget, H5181, H5182 [9JN], H5220 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding from being used in contravention of the Buy American Act, H5218 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H5227, H5228 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H5231 [10JN]

Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety: funding, H5220 [10JN]

Employment: require local transit agencies to implement local hiring and procurement policies for federally-funded transportation projects, H5230 [10JN]

FAA: conduct a notice and comment rulemaking before implementing certain policies relative to obstruction evaluation aeronautical studies (H.R. 4623), E729 [9MY]

——— Essential Air Service Program funding, H5183, H5184 [9JN]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 458), H244–H255 [15JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 74), H452 [15JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), Senate amendments, H208 [14JA], H229, H232, H255–H452 [15JA], H1229, H1230 [16JA], E88, E94, E95, E96 [16JA], E140 [29JA]

——— implement nighttime curfew at Burbank Bob Hope Airport, H5222 [10JN]

——— Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding, H8937 [10DE]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (H.R. 2591), H9292 [11DE]

Federal Railroad Administration: funding for inspections of nationwide crude oil routes, H5088, H5089 [9JN]

——— release of safety assessment report on Metro-North train derailment, H2481 [14MR]

Federal Transit Administration: training and technical assistance to make public transit more accessible for people with disabilities and senior citizens funding, H5097 [9JN]

Federal-State relations: allow transit systems to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants, H5176 [9JN]

Florida: prohibit funding to establish a toll on any existing free lanes of Interstate 4, H5183 [9JN]

General Motors Co.: investigation into allegations of releasing misleading information relative to ignition switch defects and National Highway Safety Traffic Administration oversight, H4461 [19MY]

Government regulations: develop comprehensive plan to ensure safety and adequate training for first responders along crude oil rail routes, H5229 [10JN], H5884 [9JY]

——— eliminate certain unnecessary reporting requirements and consolidate or modify others (H.R. 3628), H39–H41 [8JA]

——— prohibit funding for purchase of a camera to collect and store vehicle license plate numbers, H5180 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement regulations that would mandate Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking or event data recorders in light-duty noncommercial passenger motor vehicles, H5223 [10JN]

Highway Trust Fund: funding, H2810 [2AP], H5592 [20JN], H5603, H5604 [23JN], H5720–H5722 [24JN], H5879, H5880, H5885 [9JY], H6040, H6042 [10JY]

——— funding (H.R. 4601), H3951 [8MY]

——— funding through reductions in Dept. of Defense overseas contingency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan funding, H5403 [18JN]

——— funding through savings gained by Postal Service elimination of Saturday deliveries, H5406 [18JN], H5721 [24JN], H5880 [9JY]

Houston, TX: commuter light rail funding, H5176 [9JN]

——— heavy or light rail lines construction funding, H5098–H5100 [9JN]

Infrastructure: development funding, H2736–H2741 [27MR], H3008, H3035, H3038 [8AP], H3300 [30AP]

Maritime Administration: Maritime Security Program funding, E946 [10JN]

Motor vehicles: prohibit funding to engage in activities with States to consider proposals relative to reduction of motorcycle fatalities, H5090, H5091 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement regulations that increase minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of passengers or property, H5174, H5175 [9JN]

——— waive certain vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles in Wisconsin, H5094 [9JN]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish, H5884 [9JY]

——— establish (H.R. 5101), H6251 [15JY], E1149 [14JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: funding, H5237, H5238 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for National Roadside Survey, H5180 [9JN]

——— develop and implement program to promote export of liquified natural gas on U.S.-flag vessels and give priority processing of export applications for deepwater port terminals utilizing such vessels (H.R. 5270), E1280 [30JY]

Navy: prohibit funding for recapitalization of the Ready Reserve Force except in a manner consistent with the Buy American Act, H5181 [9JN]

Norwegian Air International: application for foreign air operator’s certificate, E662 [1MY]

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: funding, H5097 [9JN], E977 [12JN]

Pipelines: provide for inspection of pipeline facilities transferred by sale or abandoned (H.R. 4687), E783 [20MY]

Railroads: ensure that minority- and women-owned businesses have fair and full opportunity to compete in rail projects and contracts and that such federally subsidized projects do not discriminate (H.R. 4439), E554 [9AP]

Road Usage Fee Pilot Program: establish to study mileage-based fee systems (H.R. 3638), H2262 [11MR], H2736 [27MR]

Roads and highways: authorize Federal-aid highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs, H5241–H5243 [10JN]

——— designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway, H5106 [9JN]

——— exempt certain States from Federal truck size and weight regulations, H5030 [30MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), H6123 [11JY], H6224, H6225, H6227, H6228, H6245–H6261, H6285 [15JY], H6356 [17JY], H6979 [29JY], H7050, H7055 [30JY], H7851 [18SE], E1185 [17JY], E1207 [23JY], E1297 [1AU]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), consideration (H. Res. 669), H6235–H6242 [15JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 108), H6391 [17JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), motion to recommit, H6259, H6260 [15JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), Senate amendment, H7169–H7176 [31JY], E1324 [1AU]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs through reductions in private-sector pensions guarantees, H6257 [15JY]

——— prohibit funding for highway beautification, H5173 [9JN]

——— proposal to allow tolls on existing interstate highways, H3298 [30AP]

——— shorten extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H6259, H6260 [15JY]

Shipping industry: authority to enforce cargo preference requirements relative to U.S.-flagged vessels carrying Government-impelled cargo, H8304 [3DE]

Surface transportation program projects: ensure certain unobligated funding made inaccessible due to congressional accounting error are made available to States, H5177 [9JN]

Telephones: prohibit certain cell phone voice communications during passenger flights (H.R. 3676), H5223 [10JN]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H17 [7JA], H2795 [1AP], H2805 [2AP], H3945 [8MY], H5189, H5241–H5243 [10JN], H5322, H5334 [12JN], H5401 [18JN], H5501 [19JN], H5719–H5722 [24JN], H6284–H6290 [15JY]

——— importance of mass transit, H2262 [11MR]

——— improve transportation services in rural areas, H5193 [10JN]

Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program: funding, H5150–H5155, H5180 [9JN], E961 [11JN], E1014 [18JN]

——— prohibit funding unless certain GAO recommendations are implemented, H5222, H5223 [10JN]

Trucking industry: extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of propane and other home heating fuels to address shortages (H.R. 4076), H2086 [28FE], H2103–H2106 [4MR], H2593 [24MR], H5603 [23JN]

——— extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations relative to state of emergency declaration due to extreme weather conditions, H1484 [29JA]

Veterans: improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (H.R. 2906), H7 [7JA]

——— provide discounted fares on public transportation (H.R. 2362), H8041 [18NO]

Remarks in Senate

Amtrak: Northeast corridor infrastructure projects funding, S2085–S2090 [2AP], S2339–S2341 [10AP]

Cargo transportation: improve national freight policy (S. 2380), S3241 [21MY]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways, S3254 [22MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S415 [16JA], S3776–S3784, S3788, S3792, S3798–S3800 [18JN], S3837–S3842, S3852 [19JN], S3887 [23JN], S6811 [13DE]

Emergency Interstate Bridge Safety Fund: establish through repeal of Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements (S. 2512), S3899 [23JN]

Emergency Transportation Safety Fund: establish (S. 911), S4650 [21JY]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 74), S425 [16JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), House amendment, S300 [14JA], S345–S348, S360, S361 [15JA], S384–S387, S390–S392, S394–S425, S427 [16JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), unanimous-consent agreement, S419 [16JA]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), unanimous-consent request, S423 [16JA]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (H.R. 2591), S6819 [13DE]

Highway Trust Fund: funding, S2581 [1MY], S3446 [5JN], S3779 [18JN], S4211 [7JY], S4258 [8JY], S4373 [10JY]

——— funding through closing certain corporate tax loopholes, S2222 [8AP], S3514 [10JN]

Local government: permit consolidation of metropolitan planning organizations (S. 2761), S5234 [31JY]

Mendez, Victor M.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Transportation, S4877 [24JY]

Miller, Debra L.: nomination to the Surface Transportation Board, S2315 [9AP]

——— nomination to the Surface Transportation Board, unanimous-consent agreement, S2299 [9AP]

Motor vehicles: enforcement of Government regulations affecting truck weight and size and limits on time drivers spend driving, S3577 [11JN]

——— enhance the early warning reporting requirements for motor vehicle manufacturers (S. 2151), S1723 [25MR], S2144 [3AP]

——— impact of increase in corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S1391 [10MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6903 [16DE]

Railroads: authorize partnership with industry to strengthen the safety culture and practices of short line and regional freight railroads (S. 2478), S3721 [17JN]

——— strengthen requirements to ensure safe transportation of crude oil and other hazardous material, S3779 [18JN]

Roads and highways: allow local communities recovering from natural disasters to rebuild infrastructure without acquiring Federal environmental permits, S5038 [29JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S628 [30JA], S4645 [21JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), S4511 [15JY], S4513 [16JY], S4650–S4653 [21JY], S4668, S4669 [22JY], S4873 [24JY], S4980, S4985 [28JY], S5021–S5039, S5041 [29JY], S5113 [30JY], S5194–S5197 [31JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), House amendment, S5209 [31JY], S5317 [1AU]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), unanimous-consent agreement, S4721 [23JY], S5031 [29JY], S5198 [31JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 2322), S4211 [7JY], S4651–S4653 [21JY]

——— require States to establish highway stormwater management programs (S. 2457), S3548 [10JN]

Rogoff, Peter M.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Transportation for Policy, S4877 [24JY]

Safety: ensure recalls of defective exploding airbags occur and impose maximum allowable fine against automobile manufacturers for delays in replacing such airbags, S5899 [12NO]

Thomson, Kathryn B.: nomination to be Dept. of Transportation General Counsel, unanimous-consent agreement, S1834 [27MR]

Transportation: allow local communities recovering from natural disasters to rebuild infrastructure without acquiring Federal environmental permits, S5026–S5028 [29JY]

——— ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (S. 2004), S1475 [10MR]

——— establish innovation in surface transportation program (S. 2891), S5794 [18SE]

——— importance of infrastructure investment, S3800 [18JN]

——— reauthorize surface transportation programs, S3447 [5JN]

Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program: funding, S394 [16JA]

Trucking industry: extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of propane and other home heating fuels to address shortages (H.R. 4076), S1667 [13MR]

——— maintain regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers, S3837–S3842 [19JN], S6671–S6673 [11DE]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall after receipt of gift for renovation of such hall (S. 2983), S6697 [11DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 74, Corrections in Enrollment of H.R. 3547, Consolidated Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 113–327), H223 [14JA]

Consideration of H.R. 4745, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. Rept. 113–465), H5022 [29MY]

Consideration of H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 669) (H. Rept. 113–521), H6214 [14JY]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 696) (H. Rept. 113–567), H7124 [30JY]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 3547, Consolidated Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 113–327), H223 [14JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4745) (H. Rept. 113–464), H4836 [27MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2438) (S. Rept. 113–182), S3474 [5JN]

Ensure Requirement for Testing or Treatment of Airman or Air Traffic Controller for a Sleep Disorder Is Adopted Pursuant to a Rulemaking Proceeding: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3578) (H. Rept. 113–343), H1685 [6FE]

Highway and Transportation Funding Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5021) (H. Rept. 113–520), H6214 [14JY]

Nomination of Carlos A. Monje, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Transportation Policy: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S6448 [9DE]

Nomination of Debra L. Miller to the Surface Transportation Board: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S290 [13JA]

Nomination of Mark R. Rosekind To Be National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S6448 [9DE]

Nomination of Paul N. Jaenichen, Sr., To Be Maritime Administration Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S290 [13JA]

Nomination of Peter M. Rogoff To Be Under Sec. of Transportation for Policy: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S4502 [15JY]

Nomination of Therese W. McMillan To Be Federal Transit Administration Administrator: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S6148 [19NO]

Nomination of Victor M. Mendez To Be Deputy Sec. of Transportation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S4502 [15JY]

Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5449) (H. Rept. 113–629), H8225 [1DE]

Prohibiting In-Flight Voice Communications on Mobile Wireless Devices Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3676) (H. Rept. 113–466), H5063 [30MY]

Reliable Home Heating Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2086) (S. Rept. 113–162), S3183 [20MY]

Safe Rental Car Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 921) (S. Rept. 113–253), S5588 [15SE]

Transparent Airfares Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4156) (H. Rept. 113–554), H6813 [24JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5089, H5105, H5169, H5172, H5181, H5182, H5183, H5184 [9JN], H5218, H5223, H5226 [10JN]

Statements

Highway and Transportation Funding Act: Executive Office of the President, H6253 [15JY]

Tables

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5079–H5086 [9JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 74, correction in enrollment of H.R. 3547, consolidated appropriations, H452 [15JA]

H. Con. Res. 108, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act, H6391 [17JY]

H. Res. 458, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 3547, and H. Con. Res. 74, correction in enrollment of H.R. 3547, consolidated appropriations, and House proceedings and actions during January district work period, H244 [15JA]

H. Res. 604, consideration of H.R. 4745, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and H.R. 4681, intelligence services appropriations, H5029 [30MY]

H. Res. 669, consideration of H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act, H6235 [15JY]

H. Res. 696, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act, H7133 [31JY]

H.R. 2591, FAA Modernization and Reform Act provisions amendment, H9292 [11DE]

H.R. 3547, consolidated appropriations, H256–H437 [15JA]

H.R. 3578, 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, H1744 [11FE]

H.R. 3628, Transportation Reports Elimination Act, H39 [8JA]

H.R. 4076, Home Heating Emergency Assistance Through Transportation (HHEATT) Act, H2103 [4MR]

H.R. 4156, Transparent Airfares Act, H6866 [28JY]

H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act, H6246–H6249 [15JY], H7169–H7172 [31JY]

S. 2086, Reliable Home Heating Act, S3243 [21MY], H5602 [23JN]

S. 2457, Highway Runoff Management Act, S3549 [10JN]

S. 2512, Emergency Interstate Bridge Safety Fund Act, S3899 [23JN]

S. 2983, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Improvement Act, S6697 [11DE]