HARBORS

Bills and resolutions

Budget: provide relief from reductions in discretionary spending limits imposed by sequestration (see S. 515), S983 [12FE]

Cargo transportation: establish national policies and programs to strengthen freight-related infrastructure (see H.R. 198), H103 [7JA]

Corps of Engineers: allow flexibility in the maximum cost of projects to ensure safety and reliability of ports (see H.R. 3315), H5764 [29JY]

——— ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see S. 263), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 578), H660 [28JA]

——— modify certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system (see H.R. 2492), H3557 [21MY]

——— modify criteria used to dredge small ports (see S. 837), S1708 [23MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: administer a pilot program for 100 percent scanning of cargo containers at domestic ports (see H.R. 2534), H3560 [21MY]

——— enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports (see H.R. 3878), H7389 [2NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish regional infrastructure accelerator program to facilitate investment in and financing of certain infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2485), H3506 [20MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 1308), H1612 [4MR]

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

Infrastructure: improve (see S. 268), S541 [27JA]

National security: develop metrics to measure effectiveness of security between ports of entry, at ports of entry, and along the maritime border (see S. 1864), S5928 [27JY]

Pacific Maritime Association: resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union with assistance of a mediator and allow Presidential intervention if ports shut down due to a lack of settlement (see H. Res. 108), H1035 [12FE]

San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (see S. 596), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1140), H1370 [26FE]

Remarks in House

Arctic regions: arctic polar icebreakers construction funding, H3226 [15MY], H9240 [10DE]

Coast Guard: Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study funding, H9242 [10DE]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects, H2513, H2632 [29AP]

——— harbor maintenance funding, H2635–H2637 [29AP], E628 [30AP]

——— harbor maintenance funding through reductions in Regulatory Division funding, H2637, H2638 [29AP]

——— port deepening projects funding, H2776 [1MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: administer a pilot program for 100 percent scanning of cargo containers at domestic ports (H.R. 2534), E776 [21MY]

——— enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports (H.R. 3878), H9352–H9355 [16DE]

——— require report assessing risks and providing recommendations regarding cybersecurity at most at-risk ports, H2440, H2441 [23AP], H9354 [16DE]

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

Employment: job creation through infrastructure investment, H171 [9JA]

GAO: conduct study on economic impact of west coast ports ongoing labor contract negotiations, H7676 [4NO]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure fair allocation of funds, H2727 [30AP]

——— ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, H1856, H1878, H1879 [24MR]

Oxnard, CA: anniversary of Channel Islands Harbor, E861 [9JN]

Pacific Maritime Association: agreement in labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union, H1125 [25FE]

——— resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union, H56 [7JA], H1040 [13FE]

Riviera Beach, FL: anniversary of Port of Palm Beach, E832 [3JN]

Taiwan: tribute to South China Sea infrastructure projects and peace initiative on navigational rights, E1787, E1789 [15DE], E1812 [17DE]

Transportation: improve infrastructure, H7014–H7016 [20OC]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic regions: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the construction of arctic polar icebreakers, S1884 [25MR]

——— implementation of national strategy for development, S1289–S1291 [4MR]

Infrastructure: improve (S. 268), S518 [27JA]

——— improvement funding through closing certain tax loopholes for offshore corporations, S1696, S1698, S1701–S1703 [23MR], S1742, S1748–S1750 [24MR], S2205 [15AP], S2625 [5MY]

International trade: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to supporting trade and travel at ports of entry, S1966 [26MR]

Samuel Shapiro & Co., Inc.: anniversary, S5513 [23JY]

San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (S. 596), S1165 [26FE]

Transportation: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to encourage freight planning and investment that incorporates all modes of transportation, including rail, waterways, ports, and highways to promote national connectivity, S1983 [26MR]

Reports filed

Dept. of Homeland Security Border Security Metrics Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1864) (S. Rept. 114–152), S7271 [8OC]

Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3878) (H. Rept. 114–379), H9327 [15DE]

Texts of

H.R. 3878, Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act, H9353 [16DE]

S. 596, San Francisco Bay Restoration Act, S1165 [26FE]