RAILROADS see also Cargo Transportation

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]

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

Articles and editorials

Amtrak Crash and America’s Declining Construction Spending, H3207 [14MY]

Amtrak Trains Often Trickle Into Toledo After Rash of Delays, H1580 [4MR]

House Panel Votes To Cut Amtrak Budget Hours After Deadly Crash, H2900 [13MY]

Man on the Train, S3306 [22MY]

Man Who Wouldn’t Quit, S3306–S3308 [22MY]

One Day After Wreck, Increased Funding for Amtrak Fails in a House Panel, H3207 [14MY]

Railroad Quiet Zones Will Silence Train Horns at Four Arvada Crossings, H1597 [4MR]

Solutions Sought for Chronic Amtrak, Freight Train Delays in Northern Ohio, H1581 [4MR]

Train in Fatal Derailment Stopped in Maryland, H2899 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions

Amtrak: prohibit Federal funding (see H.R. 2021), H2464 [23AP]

——— propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see S. 1087), S2431 [27AP] (see H.R. 674), H754 [3FE]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 1634), S4298 [18JN]

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

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: submit a report on cross-border rail security (see H.R. 2786), H4382 [15JN]

Cargo transportation: establish a local rail facilities and safety program to award grants for freight capacity projects (see H.R. 2933), H4770 [25JN]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from performing security screening operations for surface transportation (see H.R. 115), H39 [6JA]

Dept. of Justice: provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (see S. 962), S2220 [15AP]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of adding President Station in Baltimore, MD, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 521), S983 [12FE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program and set aside certain funding for smaller cities (see H.R. 278), H224 [12JA]

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

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

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

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

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

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]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 3555), H6136 [17SE]

Federal agencies and departments: require use of iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 2683), H3914 [4JN]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 2387), S8602 [10DE]

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]

FEMA: establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (see S. 546), S1075 [24FE] (see H.R. 1043), H1113 [24FE]

France: tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train (see S. Res. 259), S6810 [17SE]

Harry S. Truman Union Station, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 1247), S2730 [7MY] (see H.R. 2301), H2957 [13MY]

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

History: issue commemorative postage stamp in honor of Chinese railroad workers from 1865 to 1869 (see H. Res. 94), H855 [5FE]

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

Motor vehicles: allow railroad employees to remain on duty as necessary to clear a blockage of vehicular traffic at grade crossings (see H.R. 390), H405 [14JA]

——— impose a civil penalty against a carrier when an employee shift change causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade crossing (see H.R. 354), H404 [14JA]

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

Petroleum: clarify authority of States and political subdivisions to regulate liquefied petroleum gas rail transload facilities that are owned or operated by or on behalf of a rail carrier (see H.R. 2204), H2791 [1MY]

——— ensure the safe transportation of Bakken crude oil by rail (see H.R. 1679), H2109 [26MR]

——— prohibit transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail (see H.R. 2379), H3252 [15MY]

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]

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

Safety: ensure (see H.R. 1405), H1721 [17MR]

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

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

Surface Transportation Board: establish as independent and make more efficient and accessible by increasing investigative authority, improving rate review timelines and advancing important proceedings (see S. 808), S1660 [19MR]

——— expand competition, restore balance to regulatory environment, and improve efficiency and reliability of rail shipping and transportation (see S. 853), S1781 [24MR]

——— prohibit long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks without approval of the rail carrier’s rail car storage plan (see S. 443), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 844), H916 [10FE]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 721), H811 [4FE]

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

——— provide for Move America bonds and allow such bonds to be converted into tax credits to support public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment (see S. 1186), S2599 [4MY]

Transportation: 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]

Transportation Research Board: study the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid urban areas (see H.R. 1290), H1611 [4MR]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security against terrorist attacks and other security threats to rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation (see H. Res. 10), H43 [6JA]

U.S. Code: update statutory references to certain provisions relative to public printing and documents, railroads, shipping, telecommunications, and war and national defense (see H.R. 2831), H4541 [18JN]

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

Virginia: authorize project development to extend Metrorail service in Northern Virginia (see H.R. 779), H854 [5FE]

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]

Letters

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

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]

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]

Lists

Organizations supporting S. 808, Surface Transportation Board establishment as independent and more efficient and accessible by increasing investigative authority, improving rate review timelines and advancing important proceedings, H9222 [10DE]

Motions

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

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

Remarks in House

Amtrak: Amtrak Police Dept., equipment and veterans hiring initiative funding, H1601 [4MR]

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

——— clarify that passengers using or transporting non-motorized transportation be considered in review of boarding procedures, H1599 [4MR]

——— 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]

——— funding, H1597–H1599 [4MR], H2885 [13MY], H2971, H3207 [14MY], H3496–H3500 [20MY], H3848–H3851 [3JN]

——— funding to equip locomotives with inward-facing cameras, H3830–H3832 [3JN]

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

——— Office of Inspector General funding, H3846 [3JN]

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

——— prohibit funding for long distance routes that cost more than twice the revenue generated, H3893, H3894 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding for the Sunset Limited Line, H3892, H3893 [4JN]

——— propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains, H1534 [3MR], H1583, H1584 [4MR]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: submit a report on cross-border rail security (H.R. 2786), H6284 [28SE]

Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit, H6824 [6OC]

Denver, CO: tribute to Denver Regional Transportation District for participation in Stand Up 4 Transportation Day, E611 [29AP]

Dept. of Energy: study and report the maximum level of volatility that is consistent with the safest practicable shipment of crude oil by rail, H8959 [2DE]

Dept. of Transportation: allow transit systems to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants, H3973–H3975 [9JN]

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

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

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

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

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

——— establish program to eliminate duplicative environmental reviews and approvals for rail and highway projects under State and Federal law, H7414 [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]

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

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

——— Federal Railroad Administration safety and operations funding, H3832 [3JN]

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

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

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

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

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

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program, H3501 [20MY]

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

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

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

——— prohibit funding for streetcar projects, H7668, H7669 [4NO]

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

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

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

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

——— provide sole authority to appoint Federal Directors to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors, H7670 [4NO]

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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]

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

France: agreement with U.S. to pay compensation to Holocaust survivors, their spouses and heirs from the French government for the deportations of Jews and other prisoners aboard French trains, H9211 [10DE]

——— tribute to U.S. citizens who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train, H5857, H5859 [9SE], H5870 [10SE], E1277 [15SE]

Galena, IL: tribute to firefighters and local and Federal response to train derailment and crude oil fire, E353 [18MR]

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

Graniteville, SC: anniversary of train wreck, H112 [8JA]

Hazardous substances: improve safety of hazardous materials rail transportation, H7413 [3NO]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of victims of Metro North commuter train crash, H787 [4FE]

——— moment of silence in memory of victims of Philadelphia, PA, Amtrak train derailment, H3409 [20MY]

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

——— establish (H.R. 935), E207 [12FE]

Philadelphia, PA: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, Amtrak train derailment, H2885 [13MY], H2971, H3207 [14MY], E712 [14MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3494 [20MY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H2893, H2895 [13MY]

Safety: 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 (H.R. 1405), H3315 [19MY]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of San Francisco County Transportation Authority, E99 [22JA]

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

Surface Transportation Board: establish as independent and make more efficient and accessible by increasing investigative authority, improving rate review timelines and advancing important proceedings (S. 808), H9218–H9223 [10DE]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr., Plaza Train Terminal, E1347 [24SE]

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

——— authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs, H1704–H1710 [17MR], H1961 [25MR]

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

Remarks in Senate

Amtrak: funding, S2833 [13MY], S2898 [14MY]

——— require installation of inward- and outward-facing cameras, S6114 [29JY]

Climate: express agreement that climate change is real and prepare to mitigate future impact on infrastructure, S526 [27JA], S571 [28JA]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3090 [20MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (S. 962), S2222 [15AP]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of adding President Station in Baltimore, MD, as a unit of the National Park System (S. 521), S996 [12FE]

——— study suitability and feasibility of adding President Station in Baltimore, MD, as a unit of the National Park System (S. 521), unanimous-consent request, S8843 [18DE]

Dept. of 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal debts (S. 2387), S8604 [10DE]

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

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

——— increase oversight of Metro-North commuter rail system, S6114 [29JY]

——— 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]

France: tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train (S. Res. 259), S6818 [17SE]

Galena, IL: tribute to firefighters and local and Federal response to train derailment and crude oil fire, S1434 [11MR]

Infrastructure: improve, S2829, S2833 [13MY]

——— 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]

Philadelphia, PA: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, Amtrak train derailment, S2815, S2816, S2829, S2837 [13MY], S2898, S2905 [14MY], S4642 [25JN]

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: study resources required to ensure safe transportation of petroleum or natural gas by pipeline and rail, S453 [26JA]

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

Surface Transportation Board: establish as independent and make more efficient and accessible by increasing investigative authority, improving rate review timelines and advancing important proceedings (S. 808), S4329 [18JN]

Taxation: provide for Move America bonds and allow such bonds to be converted into tax credits to support public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment (S. 1186), S2601 [4MY]

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]

——— importance of infrastructure investment, S86 [8JA], S3213–S3216 [21MY], S7087–S7089 [1OC], S7629–S7632 [29OC]

——— 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]

Reports filed

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

Cross-Border Rail Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 114–233), H5587 [28JY]

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]

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

Nomination of Walter A. Barrows to the Railroad Retirement Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6379 [5AU]

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

President Street Station Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 521) (S. Rept. 114–126), S6532 [9SE]

RESPONSE Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 546) (S. Rept. 114–85), S5210 [21JY]

Surface Transportation Board Independence, Investigative Authority Increase, Rate Review Timelines Improvement and Important Proceedings Advancement: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 808) (S. Rept. 114–52), 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

Metro-North Licensing Test Cheating Scandal: Senator Blumenthal, S6114 [29JY]

Tables

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

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

H.R. 2786, Cross-Border Rail Security Act, H6284 [28SE]

S. 521, President Street Station Study Act, S996 [12FE]

S. 808, Surface Transportation Board establishment as independent and more efficient and accessible by increasing investigative authority, improving rate review timelines and advancing important proceedings, S4329–S4331 [18JN], H9218–H9221 [10DE]

S. 2387, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act, S8604 [10DE]

S. Res. 259, tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train, S6817 [17SE]