SURFACE TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION AND REFORM ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 22), H7418, H7517, H7579, H7580, H7581, H7582, H7584, H7585, H7586, H7587, H7590, H7592, H7593, H7594, H7595, H7597, H7598, H7599, H7600, H7601, H7602, H7603, H7604, H7605, H7606, H7607, H7608, H7614, H7615, H7616, H7617, H7618, H7619, H7620 [3NO], H7654, H7655, H7656, H7657, H7658, H7659, H7661, H7663, H7664, H7666, H7668, H7670, H7671, H7672, H7673, H7674, H7675, H7677, H7678, H7680, H7681, H7682, H7684, H7685, H7692, H7694, H7695, H7697, H7699, H7701, H7703, H7705, H7707, H7708, H7710, H7719, H7721, H7722, H7723, H7725, H7726, H7728, H7730, H7732, H7737 [4NO]
——— consideration of conference report (H. Res. 546), H8981 [3DE]
——— consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 507), H7410 [3NO]
——— consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 512), H7649 [4NO]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 22, provisions, S7887 [10NO], H8136 [5NO], H8278 [17NO]
Articles and editorials
Boeing Helped Craft Own Loan Rule, H7708 [4NO]
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
Enact (see H.R. 3763), H7026 [20OC]
Enact (H.R. 22): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 546), H8970 [2DE]
——— consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 507), H7389 [2NO] (see H. Res. 512), H7622 [3NO]
Cloture motions
Enact (H.R. 22), S7881, S7885 [10NO]
Conference reports
Provisions (H.R. 22), H8679–H8822 [1DE]
Explanations
Provisions: Payments From Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to Certified States and Indian Tribes, H8997 [3DE]
Provisions (H.R. 22), S8363 [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]
Budget aggregate and allocation revisions: Representative Tom Price, Committee on the Budget (House), H7621 [3NO], H9304 [11DE]
Central Texas Corridor designation as the future Interstate Route I-14: J.F. Weber, Texas Dept. of Transportation, H7582 [3NO]
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]
Newberg-Dundee Bypass Route funding: Matthew L. Garrett, Oregon Dept. of Transportation, H7684 [4NO]
Provisions: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E1600 [5NO]
——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E1600 [5NO]
States’ option of increasing the truck weight limits on their Interstate Highways: Andrew Matthews, National Troopers Coalition, H7406 [3NO]
Motions
Enact (H.R. 22), S7881, S7886, S7887 [10NO], H8133, H8134 [5NO]
——— conference report, S8363 [3DE]
Remarks in House
Business and industry: provide regulatory relief to facilitate capital formation and to ensure greater consumer access to financial products and services, H7737 [4NO]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (H.R. 1076), H8981 [3DE]
Dept. of Transportation: 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, H7605 [3NO]
——— allow all States to compete for bus and bus facility funding and transfer the funds to the nationwide Competitive Bus Grants, H7685 [4NO]
——— 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]
——— authorize surface transportation research and development strategic plan, H7600, H7601 [3NO]
——— Bureau of Transportation Statistics collection and availability of data on U.S. ports’ performance, H7677 [4NO]
——— cancel pilot program to authorize teen truck drivers to obtain a commercial driver’s license to drive trucks across State lines, H7672, H7673 [4NO]
——— clarify criteria used to determine division of funds under the Territorial Highway Program, H7606, H7607 [3NO], H7640 [4NO]
——— clarify eligibility of alternative fuel vehicles for funding under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program, H7654, H7655 [4NO]
——— clarify eligibility of projects within national scenic areas for Federal funding, H7580, H7581 [3NO]
——— clarify minority groups to be targeted in human resources outreach, H7683 [4NO]
——— conduct study on safety of double-decker motorcoaches equipped with luggage carriers on the rear of the vehicle, H7599 [3NO]
——— create an expedited process for smaller Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans for certain cities and counties, H7666 [4NO]
——— designate the Central Texas Corridor as the future Interstate Route I-14, H7582 [3NO]
——— develop a comprehensive strategy to address structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges, as defined by the National Bridge Inventory, H7585 [3NO]
——— develop best practices for the installation and maintenance of green storm water infrastructure, H7663, H7664 [4NO]
——— enhance resiliency of critical highway infrastructure, including that which supports national energy security, H7683 [4NO]
——— ensure safety of DOT–111 tank cars by improving standards for new tank cars and upgrading existing tank cars, H7601, H7602 [3NO]
——— 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]
——— establish independent peer review group to assess quality assurance, cost containment, and risk management of transportation megaprojects, H7617, H7618 [3NO]
——— expand eligibility of the Congestion Migration and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program to include shared use mobility projects, H7579, H7580 [3NO]
——— freight program small project funding, H7605 [3NO]
——— increase air-mile radius for transportation of construction materials and equipment to satisfy reset period requirement under hours of service rule, H7674 [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]
——— increase penalties for drivers who knowingly operate a commercial vehicle that has a serious defect that results in a fatal crash, H7686 [4NO]
——— issue report detailing amount each State has received from Highway Trust Fund and how much each State contributed to the fund, H7720 [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]
——— New Starts transit projects funding, H7683 [4NO], E1608, E1611 [5NO]
——— Newberg-Dundee Bypass Route funding, H7684 [4NO]
——— prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H7665 [4NO]
——— prohibit funding for streetcar projects, H7668, H7669 [4NO]
——— prohibit highway beautification funding, H7614 [3NO]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— require disclosure of information on which any new rule is based including data, studies, and cost benefit analysis, H7711 [4NO]
——— require Federal Interagency Coordination Council on Access and Mobility report on ability of senior citizens and people with disabilities to access public transportation, H7638 [4NO]
——— require tracking of all costs and time requirements for environmental reviews of transportation projects, H7581, H7582 [3NO]
——— retroactively increase limitation on liability for passenger rail accidents or incidents, H8993 [3DE]
——— revise hiring standard for motor carriers, H7647, H7672 [4NO]
——— strike authority to redistribute unallocated Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) funds, H7593 [3NO]
——— study feasibility, costs, and economic impact of burying power lines underground, H7662 [4NO]
——— study methods of inventorying roadside highway safety hardware devices for the purpose of improving in-service evaluation of these devices, H7592 [3NO]
——— study methods States use to procure culvert and storm sewer materials, H7584 [3NO]
——— submit report on Federal Railroad Administration development of system to measure vertical track deflection, E1617 [16NO]
——— submit report on Frontline Workforce Development Program, H7620 [3NO]
——— submit report on potential of the Internet of Things to improve transportation services in rural, suburban, and urban areas, H7595–H7597 [3NO]
——— 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]
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]
Enact (H.R. 22): conference report, H8865 [2DE], H8974, H8988–H9000 [3DE], E1715, E1716 [7DE], E1735 [8DE], E1758 [10DE], E1834 [18DE]
——— consideration of conference report (H. Res. 546), H8975–H8983 [3DE]
——— consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 507), H7403–H7412 [3NO]
——— consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 512), H7641–H7650 [4NO]
——— motion to instruct conferees, H8134, H8135 [5NO]
——— Senate amendments, H7272 [28OC], H7394, H7412–H7621 [3NO], H7633, H7638, H7640, H7650–H7740 [4NO], H8129–H8133, H8140 [5NO], H8216 [16NO], E1602, E1604, E1607, E1608, E1609, E1611 [5NO], E1617 [16NO]
Enact (H.R. 3763), H7169 [23OC]
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]
——— prohibit designation of a council member to the Federal Permitting Improvement Council, H7730 [4NO]
Eximbank: ensure financial statements are in accordance with fair value accounting principles, H7707 [4NO]
——— ensure small business requirements are met, H7692, H7693 [4NO]
——— establish caps on certain sectors in order to strengthen portfolio diversification and risk management, H7701–H7703 [4NO]
——— establish discussion period and allow for appearance before Board of Directors for companies alleging economic harm from certain transactions, H7708–H7710 [4NO]
——— limit authorizations to countervailing purposes in order to meet competition from foreign export credit agencies, H7694, H7695 [4NO]
——— prohibit assistance to a state sponsor of terrorism, H7705, H7706 [4NO]
——— prohibit authorizations involving countries with a sovereign wealth fund over a certain amount, H7697–H7699 [4NO]
——— prohibit from providing guarantee or extending credit to foreign borrower in connection with export of goods or services by U.S. company unless the U.S. company guarantees repayment of certain percentage of loan, H7703–H7705 [4NO]
——— reauthorize, H7644 [4NO], H8980 [3DE], E1715 [7DE]
——— remove Dept. of the Treasury guarantees for losses and borrowing authority, H7699–H7701 [4NO]
——— require certain assistance to be contingent on at least two denials of similar assistance from the private sector and stipulate penalties for making false claims when seeking assistance, H7696, H7697 [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 Motor Carrier Safety Administration: 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]
FERC: require an additional, independent safety review of an approved natural gas pipeline route, or segment of route, should a State or tribal government deem it necessary, H7602, H7603 [3NO]
FRS: liquidate and dissolve the capital surplus account, H7728–H7730 [4NO], E1604 [5NO]
GAO: conduct study on economic impact of west coast ports ongoing labor contract negotiations, H7676 [4NO]
——— 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]
GSA: allow the construction, installation, and operation of electric vehicle charging stations for private vehicle use at Federal facilities, H7583 [3NO]
House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H7644, H7646 [4NO]
Motor vehicles: allow for a limited number of automobile transporter vehicles to increase their length, H7619 [3NO]
——— assist young adults with obtaining driver’s licenses, E1607 [5NO]
——— 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]
——— encourage all States to adopt core graduated driver’s license requirements, H7598, 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]
——— reduce vehicle fleets and increase use of commercial ride-sharing companies by Depts. of Agriculture, the Interior, and Energy, H7674, H7675 [4NO]
National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure: establish, H7591, H7592 [3NO]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers, H7724, H7725 [4NO]
——— increase funding, reform reporting requirements, exempt low-volume vehicle manufacturers from safety standards, and revise retention of safety records by manufacturers, H7727, H7728 [4NO]
——— revise crash investigation data collection system to include data on type of child restraint system in use during vehicle crash, H7668 [4NO]
OMB: reform process for extending Federal permit applications and ensure applications are reviewed in a timely manner, H7731, H7732 [4NO]
Petroleum: index gasoline tax, H7643–H7646 [4NO], H8134, H8135 [5NO], H8978 [3DE]
Public works: provide financing assistance for qualified water infrastructure projects, H8865 [2DE], H8992 [3DE]
Roads and highways: allow States to issue special permits for transportation of livestock on trailers up to a certain amount of weight, H7615, H7616 [3NO]
——— amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system, H7589, H7590 [3NO]
——— improve highway designs to reduce or mitigate stormwater impacts on surface transportation, H7607, H7608 [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]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: proposed sale of petroleum, H8978 [3DE], E1758 [10DE]
Transportation: allow local communities recovering from natural disasters to rebuild infrastructure without acquiring Federal environmental permits, H7616, H7617 [3NO]
——— allow States to regulate tow truck operations, H7618, H7619 [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]
——— 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]
——— reform Federal role in transportation policy and empower States with taxing and spending authority over highway and transit programs, H7678, H7679 [4NO]
Trucking industry: standardize State meal and rest break regulations for motor-carrier industry operators engaging in commerce, H7659–H7661 [4NO]
Remarks in Senate
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit use of private collection agencies to collect tax debt, S8358 [3DE]
Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline, S7887 [10NO]
——— require study before promulgating rulemaking to increase minimum length limitation for tractor trailer truck combinations, S7884–S7887 [10NO]
Enact (H.R. 22), S7631 [29OC], S7802–S7804, S7807–S7810 [5NO]
——— conference report, S8227 [1DE], S8335, S8357–S8369 [3DE], S8428 [7DE], S8565 [10DE], S8660 [15DE], S8758, S8759 [17DE]
——— House amendment, S7881–S7886 [10NO], S8072 [18NO]
——— motion to instruct conferees, S7884–S7887 [10NO]
——— unanimous-consent agreement, S7881–S7883 [10NO], S8353 [3DE]
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]
FRS: liquidate and dissolve the capital surplus account, S7882 [10NO]
Highway Trust Fund: infrastructure repair funding through increasing the Federal gas tax, S7882 [10NO]
Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S., S8072 [18NO]
Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs, improve safety, and streamline rail project delivery, S8758 [17DE]
Senate: tribute to Members and staff who worked on H.R. 22, provisions, S8360 [3DE]
Reports filed
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 22, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 546) (H. Rept. 114–360), H8970 [2DE]
Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 22, Provisions: 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]
Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 22) (H. Rept. 114–357), H8859 [1DE]
——— Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3763) (H. Rept. 114–318), H7346 [29OC]
Summaries
Provisions (H.R. 22), S8359 [3DE], H8990–H8992 [3DE]
Tables
Budget aggregates, H7621 [3NO], H9305 [11DE]
Committee on Agriculture (House) allocations relative to Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, H9305 [11DE]
Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) allocations relative to Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, H9305 [11DE]
Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) allocations relative to Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H7621 [3NO]
Committee on Natural Resources (House) allocations relative to Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, H9305 [11DE]
Committee on Natural Resources (House) allocations relative to Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H7622 [3NO]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) allocations relative to Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, H9305 [11DE]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) allocations relative to Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H7622 [3NO]
Committee on Ways and Means (House) allocations relative to Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, H9305 [11DE]
Committee on Ways and Means (House) allocations relative to Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H7621 [3NO]
Highway Trust Fund plotted against the number of U.S. Senators per 10 million people, H7720 [4NO]
Texts of
H. Res. 507, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 22, provisions, H7403 [3NO]
H. Res. 512, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 22, provisions, H7641 [4NO]
H. Res. 546, consideration of conference report on H.R. 22, provisions, H8975 [3DE]