RAILROADS see also Cargo Transportation

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]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6454 [9DE], S6791, S6792 [12DE], S6924 [16DE]

Bills and resolutions

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

Dept. of Justice: provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (see S. 2441), S3474 [5JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: issue Transportation Bonds to fund transportation projects in each State (see H.R. 4945), H5723 [24JN]

Dept. of Transportation: 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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

——— establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 5624), H7885 [18SE]

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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]

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 (H.R. 2821), consideration (see H. Res. 686), H6814 [24JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements for railroad hours of service employees (see H.R. 5122), H6351 [16JY]

FEMA: establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (see S. 2547), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 5345), H7182 [31JY]

Harry S. Truman Union Station, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2308), S2875 [8MY] (see H.R. 4638), H4058 [9MY]

History: issue commemorative postage stamp in honor of Chinese railroad workers from 1865 to 1869 (see H. Res. 751), H7938 [12NO]

Motor vehicles: allow railroad employees to remain on duty as necessary to clear a blockage of vehicular traffic at grade crossings (see H.R. 5638), H7886 [18SE]

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

Surface Transportation Board: make more efficient and accessible by increasing investigative authority, improving rate review timelines and advancing important proceedings (see S. 2777), S5374 [8SE]

——— prohibit long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks without approval of the rail carrier’s rail car storage plan (see S. 2365), S3184 [20MY] (see H.R. 4689), H4684 [20MY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (see H.R. 5771), H8225 [1DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), consideration (see H. Res. 766), H8272 [2DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 124), H9044 [10DE]

Transportation: authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs (see H.R. 4834), H5318 [11JN]

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

Transportation Research Board: study the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid urban areas (see H.R. 5868), H9302 [11DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H134 [9JA]

William H. Gray 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see S. 2594), S4404 [10JY]

William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4838), H5318 [11JN]

Letters

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]

Motions

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

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6823 [15DE], S6869 [16DE], H8341 [3DE]

Remarks in House

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

——— funding, H5095, H5096 [9JN]

——— Office of Inspector General funding, H5169 [9JN]

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

——— prohibit funding to subsidize food and beverage service, H5228 [10JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2144–H2146 [4MR], H2159 [5MR]

Chatham, NJ: anniversary of Chatham Train Station, E148 [31JA]

Dept. of Transportation: allow transit systems to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants, H5176 [9JN]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

——— prohibit Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding unless certain GAO recommendations are implemented, H5222, H5223 [10JN]

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

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

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

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 (H.R. 2821), H1662 [6FE], H3063 [9AP]

Elizabeth, MS: tribute, E1270 [30JY]

Employment: job creation through infrastructure investment, H2740 [27MR]

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]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA, and limit means of acquiring such property (H.R. 1513), H166, H167, H168 [13JA], H8113 [19NO]

Greeley, CO: tribute to Colorado Model Railroad Museum, E588 [28AP]

Houston, TX: heavy or light rail lines construction funding, H5098–H5100 [9JN]

Motor vehicles: allow railroad employees to remain on duty as necessary to clear a blockage of vehicular traffic at grade crossings (H.R. 5638), E1482 [19SE]

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

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

Northern Virginia Transportation Commission: anniversary, E1432 [17SE]

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

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), H8323–H8343 [3DE], H8872 [9DE], E1734, E1737, E1745 [4DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), consideration (H. Res. 766), H8305–H8310 [3DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 124), H8998 [10DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), motion to recommit, H8341, H8342 [3DE]

Transportation: authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs (H.R. 4834), H5719 [24JN], H6258, H6286–H6290 [15JY], H6636 [22JY], E974 [12JN]

——— 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]

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

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H6040 [10JY]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3824), H121 [9JA], H188 [14JA], H243, H245, H246, H248–H253, H446 [15JA], H1230 [16JA], H2068 [28FE]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3824), unanimous-consent request, H246–H248, H250, H251 [15JA]

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

William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 4838), H6868–H6870 [28JY]

Winter Garden, FL: anniversary of Tavares and Gulf Railroad Depot, E385 [14MR]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (H.R. 1505), E614 [29AP]

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]

Casselton, ND: tribute to first responders for efforts in response to train derailment, S844 [10FE]

Climate: impact of climate change on Connecticut, S1446–S1450 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on infrastructure, S1428–S1430, S1477 [10MR]

Dept. of Justice: provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (S. 2441), S3477 [5JN]

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

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

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

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]

FEMA: establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (S. 2547), S4158 [26JN]

Harry S. Truman Union Station, Washington, DC: designate (S. 2308), S2877 [8MY]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (S. Res. 218), S3429 [4JN]

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

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections, S6254 [2DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6281 [3DE], S6336–S6339 [4DE], S6396 [8DE], S6400, S6439 [9DE], S6506 [10DE], S6887, S6898–S6903, S6911 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 124), S6903 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), motion to proceed, S6823, S6832, S6833, S6836 [15DE], S6869 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), unanimous-consent agreement, S6898 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), unanimous-consent request, S6739 [12DE]

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

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

William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 4838), S5312 [31JY]

Reports filed

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. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act and H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 766) (H. Rept. 113–643), H8272 [2DE]

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]

Gettysburg National Military Park Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 782) (S. Rept. 113–168), S3293 [22MY]

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

Surface Transportation Board Investigative Authority Increase, Improvement of Rate Review Timelines and Advancement of Important Proceedings: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2777), S6388 [8DE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2777) (S. Rept. 113–321), S6788 [12DE]

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]

Tables

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

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 124, correction in enrollment of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act, H8998 [10DE]

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. 766, consideration of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act and H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, H8305 [3DE]

H.R. 1513, Gettysburg National Military Park boundary revision to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA, and limit means of acquiring such property, H167 [13JA]

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

H.R. 4838, William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA, H6868 [28JY]

H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act, H8323–H8335 [3DE]

S. Res. 218, tribute to A. Philip Randolph, S3429 [4JN]