DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION see also Maritime Administration; Surface Transportation Board

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8024 [17NO], S8034, S8055, S8063, S8064, S8083, S8105, S8106, S8107, S8108, S8109, S8110, S8111 [18NO], S8168, S8169, S8170 [19NO], H3760 [2JN], H3830, H3832, H3833, H3834, H3835, H3836, H3837, H3838, H3839, H3840, H3841, H3844, H3846, H3847, H3848, H3850, H3851, H3852, H3853, H3854, H3856, H3860, H3861, H3863, H3865, H3866, H3868, H3869, H3870, H3875, H3876, H3880 [3JN], H3882, H3883, H3884, H3885, H3886, H3887, H3888, H3891, H3892, H3893, H3894, H3895, H3896, H3917 [4JN], H3972, H3973, H3975, H3976, H3977, H3978, H3979, H3980, H3981, H3982, H3983, H3984, H3985, H3986, H3987, H3988, H4004 [9JN]

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 (S. 304), S2487 [28AP]

Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (H.R. 749), H1585, H1593, H1594, H1595, H1596, H1597, H1599 [4MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), consideration (H. Res. 362), H5196 [15JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), consideration (H. Res. 388), H5618 [29JY]

Space policy: facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), S7933 [10NO], H3521, H3524, H3525, H3526, H3527, H3528 [21MY], H8185 [16NO]

——— facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), consideration (H. Res. 273), H3408 [20MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, S7887 [10NO]

——— H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H8136 [5NO], H8278 [17NO]

Articles and editorials

Bigger’s Not Better—Longer Tractor-Trailers Spell Trouble on the Road, S5895 [27JY]

House Honors the Late Rep. Jim Oberstar as Congress Fumbles His Greatest Passion, H5205 [15JY]

How the Internet of Things Is Improving Transportation and Logistics, H7595 [3NO]

Mapping IoT Into Today’s Urban Transportation Systems, H7596 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions

American Infrastructure Bank: establish (see S. 1296), S2794 [12MY]

Appropriations: authorize for surface transportation research, development, and deployment (see H.R. 3458), H5865 [9SE]

——— authorize surface transportation research and development (see H.R. 3585), H6188 [22SE]

——— rescind unused earmarks (see S. 1544), S4021 [10JN]

Aviation: ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants (see H.R. 2006), H2464 [23AP]

——— establish a grant program to assist the development of aerotropolis transportation systems (see H.R. 2007), H2464 [23AP]

——— issue regulations on size standards certain air carriers utilize for carry-on baggage (see H.R. 2776), H4382 [15JN]

——— issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 3334), H5764 [29JY]

——— 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. 1612), S4298 [18JN]

——— prohibit airlines from charging fees for use of lavatories or change fees for flights without working lavatories and require refund of baggage fees in cases of delayed baggage (see H.R. 4203), H9205 [9DE]

——— 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. 3415), H5768 [29JY]

——— prohibit use of electronic cigarettes on passenger flights (see H.R. 3840), H7253 [27OC]

Bridges: adequately fund (see S. 1370), S3059 [19MY]

——— assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see S. 2247), S7814 [5NO]

——— authorize States to carry out bridge reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and replacement projects using previously allocated surface transportation funds that are excess or inactive (see H.R. 3376), H5766 [29JY]

California: modify a high priority project (see H.R. 2343), H3212 [14MY]

Cargo transportation: improve condition and performance of the national multimodal freight network (see S. 1680), S4648 [25JN] (see H.R. 3398), H5767 [29JY]

——— increase minimum levels of financial responsibility for transporting property (see S. 1739), S4953 [9JY]

——— modify minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of property (see H.R. 983), H1068 [13FE]

Collegs and universities: provide Federal support to increase public transportation ridership by college students (see S. 2433), S8883 [18DE]

Common carriers: establish a bus state of good repair program (see S. 1813), S5210 [21JY]

Contracts: repeal wage rate requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects (see H.R. 1483), H1802 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish a backup for the global positioning system (see H.R. 1678), H2109 [26MR]

Dept. of HHS: conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (see S. 1763), S5061 [14JY] (see H.R. 2636), H3877 [3JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 3416), H5768 [29JY]

——— research how small and medium unmanned aerial systems could be used in an attack and develop policies and guidelines to prevent or mitigate such an attack (see H.R. 1646), H2107 [26MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2129), S7123 [5OC] (see H.R. 2577), H3581 [29MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), consideration (see H. Res. 287), H3641 [1JN]

Disabled: carry out transit accessibility innovation program (see H.R. 1448), H1769 [18MR]

——— 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. 3217), H5522 [27JY]

Drugs: recognize hair as an alternative specimen for preemployment and random controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers (see S. 806), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 1467), H1801 [19MR]

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. 3501), H5974 [11SE] (see H.R. 3759), H6980 [16OC]

Ecology and environment: establish a program to eliminate duplicative environmental reviews and approvals under State and Federal law of rail and highway projects (see H.R. 2497), H3558 [21MY]

FAA: conduct a notice and comment rulemaking before implementing certain policies relative to obstruction evaluation aeronautical studies (see H.R. 365), H404 [14JA]

——— establish an interim rule for the operation of small unmanned aircraft for commercial purposes and their safe integration into the national airspace system (see S. 1314), S2849 [13MY]

——— establish prohibitions to prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons in the national airspace system (see H.R. 1939), H2415 [22AP]

——— provide guidance and limitations relative to the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into U.S. airspace in order to inform the public and protect individual privacy (see S. 635), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 1229), H1566 [3MR]

——— transfer air traffic control functions to a newly created private corporation, transfer personnel to such corporation, and establish an employee stock ownership plan for such personnel (see H.R. 1835), H2305 [16AP]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: make technical corrections relative to rollover of amounts received in airline carrier bankruptcy (see S. 1646), S4544 [23JN] (see H.R. 2865), H4592 [23JN]

Federal aid programs: provide certain purchasing authority for recipients of public transportation grants (see H.R. 3613), H6259 [25SE]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: change implementation of Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative relative to trucking company safety records (see H.R. 3093), H5290 [16JY]

——— improve the Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative (see H.R. 1371), H1661 [16MR]

——— reform (see S. 1669), S4602 [24JN]

Federal Railroad Administration: improve Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (see S. 797), S1659 [19MR]

——— make loans and loan guarantees available for implementing positive train control systems (see H.R. 946), H1034 [12FE]

Flags: reduce highway and surface transportation funding available for a State if it issues a license plate that contains an image of a Confederate flag (see S. 1689), S4648 [25JN]

GAO: make available to the public a report that assesses the organizational readiness of the Dept. of Transportation to protect consumer privacy during development of autonomous vehicle technologies (see H.R. 3876), H7389 [2NO]

Government regulations: strengthen domestic content standards (see H.R. 2451), H3388 [19MY]

Highway Trust Fund: provide for sustainable funding (see H.R. 1846), H2306 [16AP]

Information technology: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H7137 [22OC]

——— require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects (see S. 2163), S7219 [7OC]

Interstate compacts: authorize States to enter into interstate compacts to standardize requirements for commercial driver’s licenses (see S. 1672), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 3283), H5762 [29JY]

Labor unions: provide for mandatory appointment of a board of inquiry into slowdowns, strikes, or lock-outs when certain specified events occur (see H.R. 3932), H8149 [5NO]

Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (see H.R. 2381), H3252 [15MY]

Medicaid: restore regular matching rate for newly eligible individuals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and apply savings to the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2565), H3561 [21MY]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure compliance with auditing standards (see H.R. 2018), H2464 [23AP]

——— develop standards to prevent hacking of vehicle control systems, make owners aware of vehicle data collection, and disclose vehicle performance relative to security and privacy (see S. 1806), S5210 [21JY]

——— ensure crash avoidance information is provided alongside of crashworthiness information where such information is made available to the public (see S. 1535), S4021 [10JN] (see H.R. 2702), H4001 [9JN]

——— ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 486), H531 [22JA]

——— establish a regulatory structure to facilitate production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 2675), H3914 [4JN]

——— establish an Automated and Connected Vehicle Research Initiative (see H.R. 2886), H4768 [25JN]

——— establish new standards for automobile hoods and bumpers to reduce pedestrian injuries (see S. 1467), S3310 [22MY]

——— establish requirements on marijuana-impaired driving and direct National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to issue comprehensive guidance on best practices to prevent marijuana-impaired driving (see H.R. 2598), H3641 [1JN]

——— exempt covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicles from certain weight limitations (see H.R. 3247), H5588 [28JY]

——— increase certain penalties relative to commercial motor vehicle safety (see H.R. 3887), H7623 [3NO]

——— prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard requiring commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with a forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking system (see H.R. 3536), H6136 [17SE]

——— prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 1173), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2198), H2791 [1MY]

——— prohibit increasing minimum levels of financial responsibility requirements established for motor carriers for the transportation of passengers or property (see H.R. 2077), H2497 [28AP]

——— require auto dealers to fix outstanding safety recalls before selling or leasing used passenger motor vehicles (see S. 900), S2110 [13AP]

——— require State motor vehicle departments and registration agencies to notify motor vehicle owners of open safety recalls and require compliance with such recalls prior to registration (see S. 617), S1217 [2MR]

Motorcycles: prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see S. 127), S100 [8JA] (see H.R. 1861), H2306 [16AP]

Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program: establish (see H.R. 1308), H1612 [4MR]

National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program: establish (see H.R. 1308), H1612 [4MR]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 935), H1034 [12FE]

National Highway Performance Program: include bridges (see H.R. 3168), H5402 [22JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: carry out a collaborative research effort to prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities (see S. 1703), S4648 [25JN] (see H.R. 3044), H5117 [13JY]

——— determine appropriate cybersecurity standards for motor vehicles (see H.R. 3994), H8152 [5NO]

——— increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (see H.R. 1181), H1499 [27FE]

——— provide greater transparency, accountability, and safety authority (see S. 1743), S4953 [9JY]

National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers: create to enhance interstate commerce (see S. 1454), S3238 [21MY] (see H.R. 1120), H1369 [26FE]

Native Americans: carry out a tribal transportation self-governance program (see H.R. 1068), H1163 [25FE]

Office of Contracts and Procurement: enhance services to assist modal agencies, States, and grant recipients with certain design and procurement practices and contracts (see H.R. 3465), H5865 [9SE]

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: provide for direct hire authority for positions (see H.R. 3823), H7174 [23OC]

Pipelines: authorize States to enforce pipeline safety requirements related to wellbores at interstate natural gas storage facilities (see S. 1768), S5129 [15JY]

——— ban shipment of crude oil on, and study pipeline risks in, the Great Lakes, improve oil spill response plans, increase transparency about risks, and expand safety measures in high consequence areas (see S. 2080), S6938 [24SE]

——— establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas distribution pipelines (see S. 1209), S2687 [6MY]

——— provide enhanced safety in pipeline transportation (see S. 2276), S7913 [10NO]

——— require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce (see S. 1208), S2687 [6MY]

——— 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. 3385), H5767 [29JY]

Port performance freight statistics program: establish (see S. 1298), S2794 [12MY]

Power resources: foster market development of clean energy fueling facilities by steering infrastructure installation toward designated Clean Vehicle Corridors (see S. 1581), S4202 [16JN]

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 S. 1043), S2352 [22AP]

——— establish a transformational infrastructure competitive grant program (see H.R. 2332), H3211 [14MY]

——— establish independent peer review group to assess quality assurance, cost containment, and risk management of transportation megaprojects (see H.R. 4228), H9270 [10DE]

Railroads: amend authorization relative to rail line relocation projects (see H.R. 705), H810 [4FE]

——— enhance rail safety and provide for safe transport of hazardous materials (see S. 1114), S2473 [28AP] (see H.R. 2074), H2497 [28AP]

——— ensure safety of DOT–111 tank cars by improving standards for new tank cars and upgrading existing tank cars (see H.R. 1789), H2209 [14AP]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see S. 650), S1302 [4MR] (see H.R. 3651), H6748 [30SE]

——— identify certain dangerous railroad locations and ensure safety of passenger operations at such locations (see H.R. 4050), H8280 [17NO]

——— improve highway-rail grade crossing safety (see S. 532), S1031 [23FE] (see H.R. 1291), H1611 [4MR]

——— improve safety of hazardous materials rail transportation (see S. 1175), S2568 [30AP]

——— improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail (see S. 859), S1891 [25MR] (see S. 1462), S3310 [22MY] (see H.R. 1804), H2268 [15AP]

——— incentivize early adoption of positive train control (see S. 1006), S2245 [16AP]

——— increase limitation on liability for passenger rail accidents or incidents (see S. 1360), S2971 [18MY]

——— reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (see H.R. 749), H852 [5FE]

——— reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs, improve safety, and streamline rail project delivery (see S. 1626), S4298 [18JN]

——— reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (H.R. 749), consideration (see H. Res. 134), H1524 [2MR]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H2153 [13AP]

——— streamline the permitting process for rail and transit infrastructure (see S. 769), S1628 [18MR]

Road Usage Charge Pilot Program: establish to study mileage-based fee systems (see H.R. 679), H755 [3FE]

Roads and highways: authorize States to issue special permits to allow higher weight limitations on Federal highways for vehicles hauling livestock (see H.R. 3726), H6935 [8OC]

——— clarify regulation of the operation of longer combination vehicles on the Interstate Highway System in Idaho (see S. 538), S1074 [24FE] (see H.R. 129), H40 [6JA]

——— designate certain route segments of the National Highway System in North Carolina as high priority corridors (see S. 983), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 1844), H2305 [16AP]

——— designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (see S. 1348), S2933 [14MY] (see H.R. 2211), H2791 [1MY]

——— discontinue funding for landscaping and scenic enhancements as part of Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 2606), H3756 [2JN]

——— eliminate diversion of gas tax revenues meant for the Highway Trust Fund to projects not focused on roads and highways (see H.R. 1461), H1801 [19MR]

——— enhance tribal road safety (see S. 1776), S5129 [15JY]

——— establish a national intersection and interchange safety construction program (see H.R. 1606), H2031 [25MR]

——— establish a pilot toll credit marketplace program (see H.R. 2172), H2769 [30AP]

——— expedite deployment of highway construction projects (see H.R. 1620), H2033 [25MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see S. 1350), S2933 [14MY] (see S. 1647), S4544 [23JN] (see H.R. 2353), H3251 [15MY] (see H.R. 2410), H3386 [19MY] (see H.R. 3038), H5116 [13JY] (see H.R. 3064), H5235 [15JY] (see H.R. 3236), H5588 [28JY] (see H.R. 3763), H7026 [20OC] (see H.R. 3819), H7174 [23OC] (see H.R. 3996), H8239 [16NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), consideration (see H. Res. 271), H3308 [18MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), consideration (see H. Res. 362), H5171 [14JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), consideration (see H. Res. 388), H5587 [28JY]

——— provide grants to mitigate road congestion and improve transportation planning in metropolitan areas (see H.R. 200), H103 [7JA]

——— reform the surface transportation project delivery program (see S. 2258), S7860 [9NO]

——— require States to establish highway stormwater management programs (see S. 518), S983 [12FE]

——— terminate certain toll authorities (see H.R. 1914), H2354 [21AP]

Safety: establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving (see H.R. 2154), H2768 [30AP] (see H.R. 4014), H8240 [16NO]

——— establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 199), H103 [7JA]

——— establish minimum on-duty staffing standards for air traffic controllers at certain airports (see H.R. 84), H39 [6JA]

——— expand Federal safety oversight authority over public transit systems (see H.R. 3773), H7026 [20OC]

——— improve highway safety (see S. 1433), S3238 [21MY]

——— make grants to assist units of local government in developing and implementing Vision Zero plans, to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries (see H.R. 1274), H1611 [4MR]

——— provide improved investment in national transportation infrastructure (see S. 1748), S4953 [9JY]

——— waive the state of good repair certification requirement for participants in the pilot program for expedited project delivery (see S. 1734), S4953 [9JY]

Ships and vessels: amend certain maritime programs (see S. 1326), S2850 [13MY]

——— improve cruise passenger security and safety (see S. 1673), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 3142), H5330 [21JY]

Small Community Air Service Development Program: modify criteria for selecting communities to participate (see H.R. 1084), H1163 [25FE]

State Infrastructure Bank program: reauthorize (see S. 206), S347 [21JA] (see H.R. 652), H703 [2FE]

States: reduce Federal highway funding to States that do not enact a law prohibiting use of certain communication devices while operating a motor vehicle (see H.R. 1392), H1721 [17MR]

Strengthening America’s Bridges Fund: establish (see S. 1273), S2759 [11MY]

Taxation: incentivize companies to repatriate foreign earnings held overseas and dedicate tax revenues from such repatriation to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 981), S2244 [16AP]

——— phaseout Highway Trust Fund Mass Transit Account (see H.R. 1551), H1848 [23MR]

Technology: establish a grant program to improve transportation safety, efficiency, and system performance through innovative technology deployment and operations (see H.R. 3825), H7174 [23OC]

Territorial Highway Program: clarify criteria used to determine division of funds (see H.R. 3877), H7389 [2NO]

Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (see S. 2360), S8438 [7DE]

Transportation: allow local hiring for transportation projects (see H.R. 4005), H8239 [16NO]

——— allow States flexibility with safety standards for certain farm vehicles and drivers without jeopardizing Federal transportation funding (see H.R. 3473), H5941 [10SE]

——— authorize elements to enhance safety, provide regulatory relief, streamline grant programs, and improve accountability and efficiency of oversight efforts (see S. 1732), S4953 [9JY]

——— coordinate services for transportation-disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 4082), H8410 [19NO]

——— develop performance measures for assessing transportation connectivity and accessibility for highway and public transportation systems (see H.R. 3788), H7089 [21OC]

——— enhance transportation programs to connect people to jobs, schools, and other essential services through a multimodal transportation network (see S. 2008), S6434 [6AU]

——— ensure each State receives a fair percentage of total Federal highway funding (see S. 2103), S7046 [30SE]

——— ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2071), H2497 [28AP]

——— establish innovation in surface transportation program (see S. 762), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 1393), H1721 [17MR]

——— give preference to certain surface transportation projects that achieve cost efficiencies through use of project development, finance, operations, and delivery methods, such as design-build (see H.R. 3810), H7137 [22OC]

——— provide eligibility under certain highway programs for installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communications equipment (see S. 1499), S3678 [3JN] (see H.R. 910), H1032 [12FE]

Transportation Alternatives Program: amend (see S. 705), S1438 [11MR]

——— repeal (see H.R. 2609), H3757 [2JN]

Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 2495), H3558 [21MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations and set aside certain funding for smaller cities (see H.R. 278), H224 [12JA]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (see S. 2056), S6809 [17SE]

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. 143), S131 [9JA] (see H.R. 321), H358 [13JA]

University Transportation Centers program: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 3665), H6787 [1OC]

Veterans: establish a veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 3997), H8239 [16NO]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (see H.R. 1694), H2109 [26MR]

——— provide discounted fares on public transportation (see H.R. 127), H40 [6JA] (see H.R. 1645), H2107 [26MR]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: provide sole authority to appoint Federal Directors to the Board of Directors (see S. 2093), S7005 [29SE]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8075 [18NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), motion to proceed, S7963 [16NO]

Conference reports

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (H.R. 22), H8679–H8822 [1DE]

Explanations

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (H.R. 22): Payments From Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to Certified States and Indian Tribes, H8997 [3DE]

Letters

Amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system: Gregory G. Nadeau, Federal Highway Administration, H7588 [3NO]

——— Peter M. Rogoff, Dept. of Transportation, H7588 [3NO]

Automated license plate recognition technology: Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, H3988 [9JN]

——— several law enforcement organizations, H3989 [9JN]

California high-speed rail projects funding: several organizations, H3984, H3985 [9JN]

Central Texas Corridor designation as the future Interstate Route I-14: J.F. Weber, Texas Dept. of Transportation, H7582 [3NO]

Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act: James Corless, Transportation for America (organization), S6115 [29JY]

Dept. of Transportation positive train control system implementation deadline extension: Doug Allen, Virginia Railway Express, S6115 [29JY]

——— Michael P. Melaniphy, American Public Transportation Association, S6115 [29JY]

Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act: several transportation-related organizations, S7183 [7OC]

Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act: Michael D. Helm, American Legion, H8168 [16NO]

Federal surface transportation programs reauthorization: Phil Mendelson, National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, H2862 [12MY]

Freight transportation regulations modernization: Daniel S. Jenkins, Jr., North Carolina Troopers Association, H3828 [3JN]

Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H4569 [23JN]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4569 [23JN]

Multimodal freight network establishment: Kurt Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities, S5913 [27JY]

New Starts transit projects funding: Dorval R. Carter, Jr., Chicago Transit Authority, E1611 [5NO]

——— Leanne Redden, Regional Transportation Authority, E1611 [5NO]

——— Michael P. Melaniphy, American Public Transportation Association, E1611 [5NO]

Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act: Daniel R. Elliott III, Surface Transportation Board, S7018 [30SE]

——— Don Orseno, METRA (commuter rail system), S7016 [30SE]

——— Lance M. Fritz, Union Pacific Corp, S7017 [30SE]

Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (SPACE) Act: Chris Lewicki, Planetary Resources, Inc., H8192 [16NO]

——— Christine Anderson, Truth or Consequences, NM, Spaceport America, H8194 [16NO]

——— Dennis J. Burnett, H3519 [21MY]

——— Eric W. Stallmer, Commercial Spaceflight Federation, H8194 [16NO]

——— George T. Whitesides, Virgin Galactic (company), H8193 [16NO]

——— Gwynne Shotwell, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), H8193 [16NO]

——— Jane Poynter, World View Enterprises, Inc., H8195 [16NO]

——— Linda Lipsen, American Association for Justice, H3513 [21MY]

——— Pamela Welch, Midland Development Corp., H8192 [16NO]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H3533 [21MY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3533 [21MY]

——— Robert Meyerson, Blue Origin (company), H8193 [16NO]

——— Robert Richards, Moon Express Inc., H8192, H8195 [16NO]

——— Sean Mahoney, Masten Space Systems Inc., H8193 [16NO]

——— several individuals, H3518 [21MY]

——— several organizations, H3513 [21MY]

——— Steve L. Howard, Camden County, GA, Spaceport, H8193 [16NO]

——— Stuart O. Witt, Mojave, CA, Air and Space Port, H8193 [16NO]

States’ option of increasing the truck weight limits on their Interstate Highways: Andrew Matthews, National Troopers Coalition, H7406 [3NO]

Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E1600 [5NO]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E1600 [5NO]

Lists

National Capital region congressional delegation, H2862 [12MY]

State examples of deficient highway bridges in need of repair, S5897 [27JY]

Top five critical infrastructure projects in the District of Columbia stalled until there is a long-term surface transportation reauthorization, H2862 [12MY]

Motions

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S7963 [16NO], H3996 [9JN]

Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (H.R. 749), H1601 [4MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), H3338 [19MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), H5210 [15JY]

Petitions and memorials

National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board: Federal surface transportation programs reauthorization, H2863 [12MY]

Press releases

Construction Employment Declines in Half of the States Between May and June as Congress Seeks New Way To Pay for Needed Transportation Upgrades: Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., S5898 [27JY]

Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (SPACE) Act: Deep Space Industries, H8196 [16NO]

——— Planetary Resources, Inc., H8195 [16NO]

——— Satellite Industry Association, H8195 [16NO]

Remarks in House

Amtrak: capital and debt service grants funding through reductions in FAA operations account funding, H3839, H3840 [3JN]

——— ensure consideration of socially and economically disadvantaged businesses requests for proposals for station development opportunities, H1593 [4MR]

——— establish a Northeast Corridor Express Service, H1594, H1595 [4MR], E323 [13MR]

——— Northeast corridor infrastructure projects funding, H3978 [9JN]

——— positive train control system implementation funding, H3996, H3997 [9JN]

Aviation: ensure all airlines put into practice the Depts. of Homeland Security and Transportation Blue Lightning Initiative to identify and save victims of human trafficking, H3773 [3JN]

——— issue regulations on size standards certain air carriers utilize for carry-on baggage (H.R. 2776), H4388 [16JN]

——— prohibit use of electronic cigarettes on passenger flights (H.R. 3840), E1546 [27OC]

Bridges: develop a comprehensive strategy to address structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges, as defined by the National Bridge Inventory, H7585 [3NO]

Budget: impact of sequester on economy and infrastructure, H6719 [30SE]

Bureau of Transportation Statistics: collection and availability of data on U.S. ports’ performance, H7677 [4NO]

California: high-speed rail projects funding, H3984, H3985 [9JN], H4247 [12JN]

——— suspend Federal funding for high-speed rail project, H149 [8JA], H193 [12JA], H8247 [17NO]

Congestion Migration and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program; expand eligibility to include shared use mobility projects, H7579, H7580 [3NO]

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program: clarify eligibility of alternative fuel vehicles for funding, H7654, H7655 [4NO]

Contracts: deny Federal contracts to contractors in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, H3981 [9JN]

——— ensure prompt payment requirements are met relative to disadvantaged minority businesses, E1735 [8DE]

——— repeal wage rate requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects (H.R. 1483), H5409 [23JY]

Cuba: prohibit funding to limit travel, H3888–H3891 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: research how small and medium unmanned aerial systems could be used in an attack and develop policies and guidelines to prevent or mitigate such an attack (H.R. 1646), H4569, H4570 [23JN], E433 [26MR]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H7664, H7665 [4NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H3883 [4JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3817–H3877 [3JN], H3882–H3903 [4JN], H3965–H3998 [9JN], H4016 [10JN], E839, E841 [4JN], E851 [8JN], E863 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3652–H3659 [2JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), corrections in engrossment, H3999 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), motion to recommit, H3996, H3997 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent agreement, H3872 [3JN], H3901 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding for bonus award to contractors for work on projects that are behind schedule or over budget, H3876 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H3876 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of Executive order against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, H3985, H3986 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H3976 [9JN]

Ecology and environment: develop best practices for the installation and maintenance of green storm water infrastructure, H7663, H7664 [4NO]

——— establish program to eliminate duplicative environmental reviews and approvals for rail and highway projects under State and Federal law, H7414 [3NO]

Electric power: improve emergency preparedness, resolve environmental and grid reliability conflicts, enhance infrastructure security, evaluate strategic transformer reserve feasibility, and establish security valuation procedures, H7740 [4NO]

Employment: require local transit agencies to implement local hiring and procurement policies for federally-funded transportation projects, H1704, H1705 [17MR]

——— submit report on Frontline Workforce Development Program, H7620 [3NO]

EPA: ensure that in promulgating regulations any preference or incentive provided to electric vehicles is also provided to natural gas vehicles, H7725, H7726 [4NO], E1609 [5NO]

FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, H3836, H3837 [3JN]

——— Office of Commercial Space Transportation funding, H3841 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding for contravention of regulations requiring that area outside the flight deck be secure before reinforced cockpit door is opened, H3876 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to allow overnight flights at Ronald Reagan National Airport, H3885, H3886 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding to redesign Phoenix, AZ, Metroplex regional airspace, H3891, H3892 [4JN]

Federal aid programs: require local transit agencies to have a certain debt to equity ratio to be eligible for Federal funds, H7666–H7668 [4NO]

Federal Highway Administration: eliminate enforcement of Migratory Bird Treaty Act relative to the taking of nesting swallows for construction projects on certain at-risk bridges, H7587 [3NO]

——— encourage use of geosynthetic materials and other innovative technologies, H7584 [3NO]

Federal Interagency Coordination Council on Access and Mobility: require report on ability of senior citizens and people with disabilities to access public transportation, H7638 [4NO]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: continue development, issuance, or implementation of regulations that increase minimum financial responsibility for transporting passengers or property, H3844, H3845 [3JN]

——— implement recommendations that would assist veterans in the transition to civilian jobs driving commerical vehicles and in obtaining commerical drivers licenses, H7661 [4NO]

——— prohibit requirement to complete additional studies prior to issuing new rule on minimum trucking insurance requirements, H7673 [4NO]

——— reform commercial truck insurance requirement, prohibit hiring motor carriers defined as high-risk carriers, and make compliance, safety, and accountability scores available to the public, H7671 [4NO]

Federal Railroad Administration: Operation Lifesaver program funding through reductions in FAA operations account funding, H3839 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding for Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing program to make any loan exceeding $600 million, H3896 [4JN]

——— safety and operations funding, H3832 [3JN]

——— safety and operations funding through reductions in Federal Transit Administration New Starts program funding, H3847 [3JN]

Federal Transit Administration: capital investment grants funding, H3852, H3853 [3JN]

——— capital investment grants funding through reductions in FAA operations account funding, H3840, H3841 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding for Rapid Growth Area Transit Program, H3888 [4JN]

——— technical assistance and training funding, H3852 [3JN]

Federal-State relations: allow transit systems to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants, H3973–H3975 [9JN]

Florida: prohibit funding to finance a passenger rail project, H3891 [4JN]

GAO: conduct a study to evaluate effectiveness of Federal Railroad Administration rule on use of locomotive horns at rail crossings, H1596, H1597 [4MR]

——— conduct study on how much non-commercial jet fuel tax revenue is diverted to the Highway Trust Fund due to ‘‘fuel fraud’’ tax, H7719 [4NO]

——— study impact of certain changes to the Dept. of Transportation Jobs Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) program on the ability of low-income individuals served by JARC to use public transportation to get to work, H7683 [4NO]

——— study purchasing power of Federal Highway Administration and quantify cost of compliance with Federal regulations, H7585, H7586 [3NO]

Government regulations: create an expedited process for smaller Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans for certain cities and counties, H7666 [4NO]

——— prohibit funding for purchase of cameras to collect or store vehicle license plate numbers, H3988, H3989 [9JN]

——— prohibit issuance of regulations that prevent local construction hiring, H3982 [9JN]

——— require disclosure of information on which any new rule is based including data, studies, and cost benefit analysis, H7711 [4NO]

——— strike authority to redistribute unallocated Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) funds, H7593 [3NO]

Highway Trust Fund: funding, H1087 [24FE], H1876, H1877 [24MR], H2094–H2098 [26MR], H3497 [20MY], E788 [21MY]

——— issue report detailing amount each State has received and how much each State contributed to the fund, H7720 [4NO]

House of Representatives: tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 22, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, H8996 [3DE]

Houston, TX: commuter light rail funding, H3975 [9JN]

Information technology: submit report on potential of the Internet of Things to improve transportation services in rural, suburban, and urban areas, H7595–H7597 [3NO]

Infrastructure Week: observance, H3236 [15MY]

Labor unions: provide for mandatory appointment of a board of inquiry into slowdowns, strikes, or lock-outs when certain specified events occur (H.R. 3932), E1602 [5NO]

Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 2381), E723 [15MY]

Maritime Administration: Maritime Security Program funding, H6952, H6953 [9OC], H9686 [17DE]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure compliance with auditing standards (H.R. 2018), E571 [23AP]

Minorities: clarify minority groups to be targeted in human resources outreach, H7683 [4NO]

Motor vehicles: clarify that only rental car companies whose primary business is renting vehicles are prohibited from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety, H7721, H7722 [4NO]

——— conduct study on safety of double-decker motorcoaches equipped with luggage carriers on the rear of the vehicle, H7599 [3NO]

——— give States the option of increasing the truck weight limits on their Interstate Highways, H7405, H7406, H7409 [3NO]

——— prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety, H7406 [3NO], H8996, H8997 [3DE]

——— prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (H.R. 2198), H5537 [28JY]

——— prohibit funding to engage in activities with States to consider proposals relative to reduction of motorcycle fatalities, H3837 [3JN]

National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure: establish, H7591, H7592 [3NO]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish, H622 [27JA]

——— establish (H.R. 935), E207 [12FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: funding, E863 [9JN]

——— increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers, H7724, H7725 [4NO]

——— increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (H.R. 1181), E863 [9JN]

——— increase funding, reform reporting requirements, exempt low-volume vehicle manufacturers from safety standards, and revise retention of safety records by manufacturers, H7727, H7728 [4NO]

——— operations and research funding, H3833 [3JN]

——— revise crash investigation data collection system to include data on type of child restraint system in use during vehicle crash, H7668 [4NO]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, H443 [21JA]

Oregon: Newberg-Dundee Bypass Route funding, H7684 [4NO]

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: funding, H3832 [3JN]

——— funding to finalize and implement pipeline safety standards, H3856 [3JN]

——— funding to hire new inspectors and create the national pipeline information exchange, H3857 [3JN]

Power resources: enhance resiliency of critical highway infrastructure, including that which supports national energy security, H7683 [4NO]

——— study feasibility, costs, and economic impact of burying power lines underground, H7662 [4NO]

Public works: establish a transformational infrastructure competitive grant program (H.R. 2332), H2969 [14MY], H3318 [19MY]

——— establish independent peer review group to assess quality assurance, cost containment, and risk management of transportation megaprojects, H7617, H7618 [3NO]

Railroads: develop a grade crossing action plan, identify specific solutions for improving safety, and focus on crossings that have experienced recent or multiple accidents or are a high risk for accidents, H1595, H1596 [4MR]

——— ensure safety of DOT–111 tank cars by improving standards for new tank cars and upgrading existing tank cars, H7601, H7602 [3NO]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline, H7211–H7214 [27OC]

——— improve safety of hazardous materials rail transportation, H7413 [3NO]

——— improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail (H.R. 1804), E508 [15AP]

——— include veteran-owned small businesses in small business participation study included in passenger rail program reauthorization, H1594 [4MR]

——— positive train control system implementation funding, H3315, H3338, H3339 [19MY]

——— prohibit funding to authorize exempt facility bonds to finance passenger rail projects which cannot attain 150 miles per hour, H3895 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce regulations relative to rail tank car standards, H3886, H3887 [4JN]

——— reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (H.R. 749), H1578–H1603 [4MR], H1708 [17MR], E323 [13MR]

——— reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (H.R. 749), consideration (H. Res. 134), H1531–H1535 [3MR]

——— reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (H.R. 749), motion to recommit, H1601 [4MR]

——— retroactively increase limitation on liability for passenger rail accidents or incidents, H8993 [3DE]

——— submit report on Federal Railroad Administration development of system to measure vertical track deflection, E1617 [16NO]

Research: authorize surface transportation research and development strategic plan, H7600, H7601 [3NO]

Road Usage Charge Pilot Program: establish to study mileage-based fee systems (H.R. 679), E152 [3FE]

Roads and highways: allow a program of eligible projects to count as a single project to meet threshold, H7605 [3NO]

——— allow a program of eligible projects to count as a single project to meet threshold of project costs for Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects funding, H7604 [3NO]

——— allow projects that do not meet threshold of project costs for Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects funding to qualify for reserved small project funding, H7606 [3NO]

——— allow States to waive current High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) degradation standard in certain circumstances in the best interest of the traveling public, H7620 [3NO]

——— allow use of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funding for type II noise barriers, H7603, H7604 [3NO]

——— clarify eligibility of projects within national scenic areas for Federal funding, H7580, H7581 [3NO]

——— continue weight exemptions for trucks operating on certain segments of Texas State highways being converted into Interstate 69, H7615 [3NO]

——— encourage research into permeable pavements for roads and highways to minimize environmental impacts and enhance sustainablity, H8999 [3DE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H2160, H2163 [14AP], H2222 [15AP], H2320, H2323 [21AP], H2447 [23AP], H2659 [30AP], H2825, H2826, H2858–H2864 [12MY], H2882, H2889, H2890, H2891, H2893, H2895 [13MY], H2966, H2969, H2971 [14MY], H3218, H3236, H3237, H3238 [15MY], H3585 [1JN], H3763, H3772 [3JN], H3895 [4JN], H4016 [10JN], H4170 [11JN], H4347, H4352 [15JN], H4385, H4386 [16JN], H4436 [17JN], H4527 [18JN], H4595 [24JN], H4777 [7JY], H4875, H4877 [8JY], H4970 [9JY], H5034, H5035, H5084 [10JY], H5092, H5108 [13JY], H5119, H5120, H5123, H5124, H5162 [14JY], H5285, H5286 [16JY], H5474 [27JY], H5527 [28JY], H5608 [29JY], H5880 [10SE], H5970, H5971 [11SE], H6781 [1OC], H7163 [23OC], H7272 [28OC], H7394, H7403–H7621 [3NO], H7633, H7638, H7640, H7641–H7740 [4NO], H8129–H8135, H8140 [5NO], H8865 [2DE], H8974, H8975–H8983, H8988–H9000 [3DE], E1073, E1075 [15JY], E1319 [18SE], E1501 [21OC], E1602, E1604, E1607, E1608, E1609, E1611 [5NO], E1715, E1716 [7DE], E1735 [8DE], E1758 [10DE], E1834 [18DE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), H3313, H3318, H3319, H3320, H3330–H3339 [19MY], H3499, H3501 [20MY], E767 [20MY], E788 [21MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3321–H3329 [19MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), motion to recommit, H3338, H3339 [19MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2410), H3325, H3333, H3337 [19MY], H3403, H3498 [20MY], H5165 [14JY], H7016 [20OC], E750, E752 [19MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), H5181, H5184, H5186, H5187, H5198–H5213 [15JY], H5409, H5452 [23JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), consideration (H. Res. 362), H5188–H5198 [15JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), motion to recommit, H5209–H5213 [15JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3064), H5194, H5210 [15JY], H5350, H5351 [22JY], H5542 [28JY], H5602 [29JY], H6824 [6OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), H5535, H5539 [28JY], H5599, H5640–H5650, H5654 [29JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), consideration (H. Res. 388), H5610–H5623 [29JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3763), H7169 [23OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), H7197, H7200, H7207–H7214, H7244 [27OC], E1550 [27OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3996), H8213–H8217 [16NO]

——— improve highway designs to reduce or mitigate stormwater impacts on surface transportation, H7607, H7608 [3NO]

——— prohibit funding to enforce regulations governing the size of billboards for religious organizations and service clubs, H3986 [9JN]

——— prohibit highway beautification funding, H7614 [3NO]

——— recognize value of collaborations between private sector engineering industry and Federal and State agencies in delivery of surface transportation projects and encourage such partnerships, H7586 [3NO]

——— reform performance assessments for workforce development program addressing human resources needs in public transportation, H8140 [5NO]

——— require tracking of all costs and time requirements for environmental reviews of transportation projects, H7581, H7582 [3NO]

Safety: establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, H7598 [3NO]

——— expand Federal safety oversight authority over public transit systems, H7417 [3NO]

——— expand Federal safety oversight authority over public transit systems (H.R. 3773), E1487 [20OC]

——— increase penalties for drivers who knowingly operate a commercial vehicle that has a serious defect that results in a fatal crash, H7686 [4NO]

——— make grants to assist units of local government in developing and implementing Vision Zero plans, to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries, H7597 [3NO]

——— make grants to assist units of local government in developing and implementing Vision Zero plans, to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries (H.R. 1274), E314 [6MR]

——— recall of defective exploding airbags, E929 [18JN]

——— require auto parts suppliers and manufacturers provide specific parts information to automotive recyclers to ensure defective auto parts are removed from supply chain and can be tracked if recall is ordered, H7722, H7723 [4NO]

——— study methods of inventorying roadside highway safety hardware devices for the purpose of improving in-service evaluation of these devices, H7592 [3NO]

Science: tribute to contributions of human factors research, E1517 [22OC]

Space policy: conduct study analyzing third-party liability for spaceflight participants, H3526 [21MY]

——— ensure the Orbital Traffic Management Study includes input from nonprofit organizations that conduct research in space traffic and orbital activities, H3526 [21MY]

——— expand eligibility for experimental permits for reusable rockets to include reusable launch vehicles, H3525 [21MY]

——— manned and unmanned space flight research and development funding, H3408 [20MY]

——— provide outreach to historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, and national Indian institutions for participation in opportunities in the commercial space industry, H3528 [21MY]

——— provide outreach to women-owned and minority-owned businesses on opportunities in the commercial space industry, H3527 [21MY]

States: allow all States to compete for bus and bus facility funding and transfer the funds to the nationwide Competitive Bus Grants, H7685 [4NO]

——— increase enrollment in pilot program allowing States to conduct environmental reviews and approve projects under State environmental laws and regulations rather than Federal, H7608 [3NO]

——— study methods States use to procure culvert and storm sewer materials, H7584 [3NO]

Streetcar projects: prohibit funding, H7668, H7669 [4NO]

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, H14, H18, H21, H22 [6JA], H56 [7JA]

Territorial Highway Program: clarify criteria used to determine division of funds, H7606, H7607 [3NO], H7640 [4NO]

Texas: designate the Central Texas Corridor as the future Interstate Route I-14, H7582 [3NO]

Transportation: allow local communities recovering from natural disasters to rebuild infrastructure without acquiring Federal environmental permits, H7616, H7617 [3NO]

——— bicycle lane project funding, H7593, H7594 [3NO]

——— direct States and metropolitan planning organizations to develop publicly available criteria to prioritize transportation projects, H7657 [4NO]

——— ensure surface transportation grants are awarded to rural and urban area projects in an equitable manner, H3835 [3JN]

——— establish a program to permit the use of live plant materials for roadside maintenance, H7658 [4NO]

——— evaluate environmental impact of certain regulations on transportation projects, H7657 [4NO]

——— facilitate commercial waterborne transportation of domestic aggregate for nationally significant freight and highway projects, H7655, H7656 [4NO]

——— freight program small project funding, H7605 [3NO]

——— importance of infrastructure investment, H52 [7JA], H435, H440 [21JA], H588, H622–H626 [27JA], H708 [3FE], H763 [4FE], H1018, H1019 [12FE], H1046 [13FE], H1103–H1108 [24FE], H2094–H2098 [26MR], H3496–H3501 [20MY], H4779 [7JY], H5203, H5206 [15JY], H6825 [6OC], E788 [21MY]

——— improve infrastructure, H7014–H7016 [20OC]

——— New Starts transit projects funding, H7636, H7683 [4NO], E1608, E1611 [5NO]

——— prohibit funding to carry out excessive enhancements to New Starts transit projects, H3981, H3982 [9JN]

——— provide public safety report on security of facilities or locations intended to encourage public use of alternative transportation, H7594, H7595 [3NO]

——— provide States and local governments flexibility in creating a surface transportation system for their community, H3887, H3888 [4JN]

——— reform Federal role in transportation policy and empower States with taxing and spending authority over highway and transit programs, H7678, H7679 [4NO]

——— utilize simulation technology to analyze federally-funded transportation projects to ensure increases in capacity and safety, ease congestion, and reduce travel time and environmental impact, H7593 [3NO]

Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program: funding, H3834, H3835 [3JN], E841 [4JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations, H3501 [20MY]

Trucking industry: cancel pilot program to authorize teen truck drivers to obtain a commercial driver’s license to drive trucks across State lines, H7672, H7673 [4NO]

——— increase air-mile radius for transportation of construction materials and equipment to satisfy reset period requirement under hours of service rule, H7674 [4NO]

——— revise hiring standard for motor carriers, H7647, H7672 [4NO]

——— standardize State meal and rest break regulations for motor-carrier industry operators engaging in commerce, H7659–H7661 [4NO]

Veterans: establish a veterans business enterprises program (H.R. 3997), H8165, H8166 [16NO], H8250 [17NO], E1645 [18NO]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (H.R. 1694), H2163 [14AP], H8164–H8169 [16NO], H8250 [17NO], E1629 [16NO], E1644 [17NO], E1645 [18NO]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H3854, H3855 [3JN]

——— provide sole authority to appoint Federal Directors to the Board of Directors, H7670 [4NO]

——— strike waiver to requirement for full cellular communication service in the Metrorail system, H3853, H3854 [3JN]

Remarks in Senate

American Infrastructure Bank: establish (S. 1296), S3227 [21MY]

Assistance for Major Projects Program: establish, S5483 [23JY], S6052 [28JY]

Aviation: conduct cost-benefit determinations for new airports seeking entry into Federal tower program but previously denied due to FAA moratorium on new applicants, S8121 [19NO]

Bridges: adequately fund, S5439–S5441, S5445–S5447 [22JY], S6048–S6051, S6055 [28JY]

——— exempt bridges determined to be structurally deficient from certain government regulations if bridge is being reconstructed in exact same location, S8075, S8076 [18NO]

Cargo transportation: increase minimum levels of financial responsibility for transporting property (S. 1739), S5167 [16JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: ensure State funding provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program is used to demolish blighted structures, S5491 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish National Freight Program, S5482 [23JY], S6052 [28JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8029, S8034–S8058, S8062–S8064, S8071, S8072, S8074–S8076 [18NO], S8119, S8121, S8124, S8125 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent agreement, S7963 [16NO], S8054, S8055 [18NO], S8126 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent request, S8121, S8124 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (S. 2129), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

——— prohibit funding to provide assistance to refugees seeking asylum from certain countries, S8124 [19NO]

Dominguez, Marie T.: nomination to be Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Administrator, S6355 [5AU]

EPA: consult with Dept. of Transportation to promulgate rules to regulate transportation and storage of petroleum coke, S268–S270 [20JA], S307–S309, S326, S327, S328, S329 [21JA]

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, and require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, S5907–S5910 [27JY]

Federal Highway Administration: innovative segmental wall technology for soil bank stabilization and roadway sound attenuation, and articulated technology for hydraulic sheer-resistant erosion control funding, S8357 [3DE]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: ensure public disclosure of certain compliance, safety, and accountability motor carrier data, S6124 [29JY]

——— prohibit requirement to complete additional studies prior to issuing new rule on minimum trucking insurance requirements, S8074 [18NO]

Federal Railroad Administration: improve Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program, S6114 [29JY]

——— improve Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (S. 797), S1662 [19MR]

——— make loans and loan guarantees available for implementing positive train control systems (H.R. 946), S6113 [29JY]

Feinberg, Sarah E.: nomination to be Federal Railroad Administration Administrator, S7574, S7575, S7576, S7580 [28OC]

——— nomination to be Federal Railroad Administration Administrator, unanimous-consent agreement, S7574 [28OC]

Highway Trust Fund: funding, S2631 [5MY]

Information technology: require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects (S. 2163), S7221 [7OC]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary, S4214 [17JN]

McMillan, Therese: nomination to be Federal Transit Administration Administrator, unanimous-consent request, S8519 [9DE]

Monje, Carlos A., Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Transportation Policy, S1522 [16MR]

——— nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Transportation Policy, unanimous-consent agreement, S1508 [12MR]

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21): reauthorization, S1746, S1747 [24MR]

Nadeau, Gregory G.: nomination to be Federal Highway Administration Administrator, S6355 [5AU]

National Freight Program: establish, S5482 [23JY], S6052 [28JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: provide greater transparency, accountability, and safety authority, S6054 [28JY]

——— provide greater transparency, accountability, and safety authority (S. 1743), S4957 [9JY]

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: ensure adequate inspection and availability of resources to maintain safety of pipelines in the Great Lakes, S452 [26JA]

——— study resources required to ensure safe transportation of petroleum or natural gas by pipeline and rail, S453 [26JA]

Pipelines: ban shipment of crude oil on, and study pipeline risks in, the Great Lakes, improve oil spill response plans, increase transparency about risks, and expand safety measures in high consequence areas (S. 2080), S7083 [1OC]

——— provide enhanced safety in pipeline transportation (S. 2276), S7916 [10NO]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S8913 [18DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S8519 [9DE]

Railroads: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline, S5092 [15JY], S6115 [29JY], S7570, S7574, S7576–S7580, S7586, S7587 [28OC], S7887 [10NO]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (S. 650), S1889 [25MR], S2164 [14AP], S7014–S7018 [30SE]

——— finalize rules that increase safety standards for train cars, S1434 [11MR]

——— improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail, S6370 [5AU]

——— incentivize early adoption of positive train control (S. 1006), S2252 [16AP]

——— positive train control system implementation funding, S2833 [13MY], S2898 [14MY]

——— reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs, S2837 [13MY]

——— reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs, improve safety, and streamline rail project delivery, S6113 [29JY], S8758, S8759 [17DE]

——— reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs, improve safety, and streamline rail project delivery (S. 1626), S4642 [25JN]

——— reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (H.R. 749), S1380 [10MR]

——— streamline the permitting process for rail and transit infrastructure, S6114 [29JY]

Roads and highways: designate certain route segments of the National Highway System in North Carolina as high priority corridors (S. 983), S2249 [16AP]

——— designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (S. 1348), S2935 [14MY]

——— enhance tribal road safety (S. 1776), S5131 [15JY]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to the prioritization of the construction of significant highway projects, S1876 [25MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S2612, S2625 [5MY], S2744, S2747 [11MY], S2769, S2781 [12MY], S2817 [13MY], S2949–S2951 [18MY], S3010 [19MY], S3213–S3216 [21MY], S3276 [22MY], S3635, S3669–S3671 [3JN], S3917 [9JN], S4000–S4004 [10JN], S4079–S4081 [11JN], S4214 [17JN], S4334 [22JN], S4558 [24JN], S4929 [9JY], S5092 [15JY], S5181–S5184, S5186–S5191, S5194 [21JY], S5431, S5432, S5438–S5441, S5444–S5447 [22JY], S5477–S5484, S5486–S5500, S5506 [23JY], S5566–S5677 [24JY], S5701–S5710 [26JY], S5893, S5895–S5900, S5907–S5910, S5912–S5919, S5921, S5922 [27JY], S6045–S6056, S6058, S6062–S6066 [28JY], S6089, S6091, S6098–S6102, S6104–S6108, S6113–S6116, S6122–S6125 [29JY], S6147, S6149, S6153–S6162, S6166, S6181 [30JY], S6370 [5AU], S6682 [16SE], S6926–S6929 [24SE], S7183–S7185 [7OC], S7557 [28OC], S7631 [29OC], S7802–S7804, S7807–S7810 [5NO], S7881–S7887 [10NO], S8068, S8072 [18NO], S8227 [1DE], S8335, S8357–S8369 [3DE], S8428 [7DE], S8461 [8DE], S8565 [10DE], S8660 [15DE], S8758, S8759 [17DE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), S3198, S3199 [20MY], S3259–S3261, S3263, S3269 [22MY], S3315 [23MY], S3640 [3JN], S7077 [1OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), unanimous-consent agreement, S3316 [23MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), S5133, S5134, S5175 [16JY], S5181 [21JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), S6117–S6119 [29JY], S6147, S6164–S6166, S6181 [30JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), unanimous-consent agreement, S6144 [29JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), S7484 [26OC], S7567, S7570, S7574–S7580, S7586, S7587 [28OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), unanimous-consent agreement, S7574 [28OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), unanimous-consent request, S7574 [28OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3996), S8030 [18NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3996), unanimous-consent agreement, S8126 [19NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1350), S2947 [14MY], S3005 [18MY], S3215 [21MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1647), S4634, S4635 [25JN], S5118–S5120 [15JY], S7437, S7453 [22OC], S7484 [26OC], S7579 [28OC]

——— require States to establish highway stormwater management programs (S. 518), S992–S994 [12FE]

Senate: tribute to Members and staff who worked on H.R. 22, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, S8360 [3DE]

Ships and vessels: amend certain maritime programs, S3911 [9JN]

States: provide incentives to use private sector engineering companies for highway and bridge projects, S6154 [30JY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: preserve as a national security asset, S5201 [21JY], S5511 [23JY], S5917–S5919 [27JY], S6065 [28JY]

Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 2360), S8439 [7DE]

Transportation: authorize elements to enhance safety, provide regulatory relief, streamline grant programs, and improve accountability and efficiency of oversight efforts (S. 1732), S5092 [15JY]

——— establish multimodal freight network, S5912–S5914 [27JY]

——— importance of infrastructure investment, S86 [8JA], S388 [22JA], S520 [27JA], S874 [10FE], S3213–S3216 [21MY], S7087–S7089 [1OC], S7629–S7632 [29OC]

——— provide eligibility under certain highway programs for installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communications equipment, S8428 [7DE]

Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program: funding, S6104, S6105 [29JY]

Trucking industry: maintain regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers, S8074 [18NO]

——— require study before promulgating rulemaking to increase minimum length limitation for tractor trailer truck combinations, S5488 [23JY], S5895, S5896 [27JY], S6155 [30JY], S7884–S7887 [10NO], S8064, S8074 [18NO]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall after receipt of gift for renovation of such hall (S. 143), S4980 [9JY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: provide sole authority to appoint Federal Directors to the Board of Directors, S8063 [18NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 22, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 546) (H. Rept. 114–360), H8970 [2DE]

Consideration of H.R. 749, Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 134) (H. Rept. 114–36), H1524 [2MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2262, Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (SPACE) Act and H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 114–127), H3386 [19MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2353, Highway and Transportation Funding Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 114–120), H3308 [18MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2577, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 114–135), H3641 [1JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2898, Western Water and American Food Security Act and H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act, Part II: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 362) (H. Rept. 114–204), H5171 [14JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3236, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act and H.R. 1994, VA Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 388) (H. Rept. 114–234), H5587 [28JY]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 507) (H. Rept. 114–325), H7389 [2NO]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 512) (H. Rept. 114–326), H7622 [3NO]

Dept. of Transportation Sole Authority To Appoint Federal Directors to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2093) (S. Rept. 114–170), S8191 [30NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2577) (H. Rept. 114–129), H3581 [29MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2577) (S. Rept. 114–75), S4646 [25JN]

Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1647) (S. Rept. 114–80), S5129 [15JY]

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 22) (H. Rept. 114–357), H8859 [1DE]

Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1646) (H. Rept. 114–169), H4541 [18JN]

Maritime Administration Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1326) (S. Rept. 114–158), S7545 [27OC]

Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 304) (S. Rept. 114–13), S2110 [13AP]

Nomination of Carlos A. Monje, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Transportation Policy: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S1160 [26FE]

Nomination of Daniel R. Elliott III to the Surface Transportation Board: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S3183 [20MY]

Nomination of Gregory G. Nadeau To Be Federal Highway Administration Administrator: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S6136 [29JY]

Nomination of Sarah E. Feinberg To Be Federal Railroad Administration Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7546 [27OC]

Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 749) (H. Rept. 114–30), H1367 [26FE]

Port Performance Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1298) (S. Rept. 114–164), S7814 [5NO]

Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (SPACE) Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2262) (H. Rept. 114–119), H3308 [18MY]

Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3763) (H. Rept. 114–318), H7346 [29OC]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 143) (S. Rept. 114–51), S3236 [21MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3834, H3835, H3851, H3855, H3861, H3862, H3867 [3JN]

Statements

Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act: Highway Materials Group, S6160 [30JY]

——— James T. Callahan, International Union of Operating Engineers, S6159 [30JY]

——— Raymond J. Poupore, National Infrastructure Alliance, S6159 [30JY]

——— Terry O’Sullivan, Laborers’ International Union of North America, S6159 [30JY]

——— Transportation Construction Coalition, S6160 [30JY]

Federal-Aid Highway, Highway Safety, Motor Carrier Safety, Transit, and Other Highway Trust Fund-Funded Programs Extension: Representative Blumenauer, E1073, E1075 [15JY]

Summaries

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (H.R. 22), H8990–H8992 [3DE]

Tables

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3818–H3825 [3JN]

Highway Trust Fund plotted against the number of U.S. Senators per 10 million people, H7720 [4NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 134, consideration of H.R. 749, Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act and clarify House proceedings and actions during March district work period, H1531 [3MR]

H. Res. 271, consideration of H.R. 2353, Highway and Transportation Funding Act, H3321 [19MY]

H. Res. 273, consideration of H.R. 2262, Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (SPACE) Act and H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act, H3403 [20MY]

H. Res. 287, consideration of H.R. 2577, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and H.R. 2578, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H3652 [2JN]

H. Res. 362, consideration of H.R. 2898, Western Water and American Food Security Act and H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act, Part II, H5188 [15JY]

H. Res. 388, consideration of H.R. 1994, VA Accountability Act and H.R. 3236, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act, H5610 [29JY]

H. Res. 507, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, H7403 [3NO]

H. Res. 512, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, H7641 [4NO]

H. Res. 546, consideration of conference report on H.R. 22, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, H8975 [3DE]

H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, S5566–S5671 [24JY]

H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H7517–H7579 [3NO]

H.R. 1646, Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act, H4569 [23JN]

H.R. 1694, Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act, H8164 [16NO]

H.R. 2262, Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (SPACE) Act, H3521–H3524 [21MY]

H.R. 2353, Highway and Transportation Funding Act, H3330–H3332 [19MY]

H.R. 2577, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, S8034–S8054 [18NO]

H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act, Part II, H5198–H5203 [15JY]

H.R. 3236, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act, H5640–H5647 [29JY]

H.R. 3819, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H7207–H7211 [27OC]

H.R. 3996, Surface Transportation Extension Act, Part II, H8213–H8216 [16NO]

S. 143, allow for a contract for operation of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Melville Hall after receipt of gift for renovation of such hall, S4980 [9JY]

S. 304, Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act, S2487 [28AP]

S. 518, Highway Runoff Management Act, S994 [12FE]

S. 1743, Motor Vehicle Safety Act, S4958–S4962 [9JY]

S. 1763, Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act, S5063 [14JY]