CARGO TRANSPORTATION related term(s) Aviation; Merchant Marine Industry; Railroads; Shipping Industry; Transportation; Trucking Industry

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Transportation: adjust and provide flexibility in hours of service requirements relative to transportation of agricultural commodities, short-haul operations, and sleeper berths and reduce paperwork (see H.R. 6178), H5505 [21JN]

——— enhance rail safety and provide for safe and covered transport of materials in railroad cars (see H.R. 6497), H7155 [24JY]

——— establish a program to provide grants to carry out projects to reduce railway noise levels that adversely impact schools located in urbanized areas (see H.R. 5691), H3782 [7MY]

——— exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5949), H4693 [23MY]

——— exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5948), H4693 [23MY]

——— improve Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects program (see S. 3587), S6815 [11OC]

——— improve safety, efficiency, and reliability of movement of goods through ports and intermodal connections to ports (see S. 3273), S5360 [25JY]

——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see S. 3352), S5692 [16AU] (see H.R. 5358), H1753 [21MR]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 7014), H9413 [2OC]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 6079), H5093 [12JN]

——— study impact of motor carrier electronic logging devices (see H.R. 6159), H5362 [20JN]

——— treat shippers of all types of fish and aquaculture equally relative to exemptions from certain hours of service requirements (see S. 2623), S1948 [22MR]

——— update hours of service regulations for truck drivers (see H.R. 5417), H3052 [29MR]

Federal Maritime Commission: provide statutory authority for Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services and increase public awareness and understanding of ocean shipping services agreements and such Office (see H.R. 6303), H5986 [3JY]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see S. 2360), S581 [30JA]

Ships and vessels: require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (see S. 2916), S2835 [22MY] (see H.R. 5893), H4284 [21MY]

Taxation: increase national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds (see S. 2320), S300 [18JA]

Texas: include areas in the Central Texas Corridor as part of the Interstate Highway System (see H.R. 4823), H552 [18JA]

Cost Estimates

Air Cargo Security Improvement Act (H.R. 4176): CBO, E351 [21MR]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Transportation: update hours of service regulations for truck drivers, E594 [7MY]

Ships and vessels: repeal certain restrictions on coastwise trade, H399–H401 [16JA]

——— require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (H.R. 1240), H3497 [24AP]

——— require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (H.R. 5893), H4580 [22MY], H4586 [23MY], H7147 [24JY], H7889 [6SE]

Transportation Security Administration: strengthen air cargo security (H.R. 4176), H1663–H1665 [19MR]

Remarks in Senate

Corps of Engineers: Boston Harbor improvement project, Plymouth Harbor dredging project, and Cape Cod bridge replacement project funding, S6748 [10OC]

Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry, S7374 [10DE]

Taxation: increase national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds (S. 2320), S571 [30JA]

Reports filed

Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3273) (S. Rept. 115–324), S5719 [20AU]

Strengthening Aviation Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4176) (H. Rept. 115–605), H1697 [19MR]

TSA Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1872) (S. Rept. 115–266), S3034 [6JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4176, Air Cargo Security Improvement Act, H1663 [19MR]

S. 2320, Building U.S. Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act, S302 [18JA]