DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION related term(s) Maritime Administration; Surface Transportation Board

Amendments

Budget: rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 923), H4868 [7JN]

Depts. of Justice and Transportation: authorize Federal funding to integrate U.S. territories into the national AMBER Alert system (S. 3461), S7616, S7624 [13DE]

Government regulations: amend certain transportation-related reporting requirements to improve congressional oversight, reduce reporting burdens, and promote transparency (S. 3367), S7804, S7817, S7819 [18DE]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (S. 346), S2776, S2777 [17MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 6147, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies and financial services and general Government appropriations, S6101 [6SE], H7900 [6SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: clarify definition of agricultural commodities relative to motor carrier safety regulations (see H.R. 7004), H9406 [28SE]

Arctic regions: establish a congressionally chartered seaway development corporation (see S. 3740), S7431 [11DE]

Assistant Sec. of Automated Mobility: establish position and require report to Congress on automated vehicles (see H.R. 7357), H10510 [20DE]

Aviation: allow airport projects to be eligible to participate in the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program (see S. 3647), S7051 [15NO]

——— improve consumer protections for customers of air ambulance operators (see S. 2812), S2623 [10MY]

——— 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]

——— promulgate regulations to protect airline consumers in the case of cancelled flights (see S. 3156), S4733 [28JN]

——— repeal perimeter rule relative to distance of non-stop flights operating at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 7298), H10209 [13DE]

——— require air carrier passengers with service animals to adhere to a standard of service animal behavior training, amend definition of service animal, and penalize misrepresentations about a service animal (see S. 2738), S2391 [24AP]

——— require large ticket agents to adopt minimum customer service standards for purchase of airfares and related passenger air transportation services (see S. 3183), S4843 [9JY]

Bridges: establish a competitive grant program to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace bridges and improve safety, efficiency, and reliability of movement of people and freight over bridge crossings (see S. 2279), S46 [4JA]

Budget: rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (see S. 2979), S2924 [24MY] (see H.R. 3), H3884 [9MY]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), consideration (see H. Res. 923), H4848 [6JN]

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

Climate: develop and implement interagency plan to assist communities affected by climate change in the Ohio River Basin (see H.R. 7087), H9443 [23OC]

Common carriers: provide loans for acquisition of electric buses and related infrastructure (see S. 3720), S7356 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: require U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) assessments of transportation infrastructure (see S. 3043), S3601 [11JN]

Depts. of Justice and Transportation: authorize Federal funding to integrate U.S. territories into the national AMBER Alert system (see S. 3461), S6223 [18SE] (see H.R. 6350), H6173 [12JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 3023), S3293 [7JN] (see H.R. 6073), H5092 [12JN]

Disabled: protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 5004), H1126 [13FE]

Disasters: establish a grant program for projects to strengthen and protect vulnerable infrastructure used during mass evacuations (see S. 2951), S2923 [24MY] (see H.R. 5994), H4738 [1JN]

Drugs: decriminalize marijuana, use tax revenues to assist certain small businesses, research effects on driving and health, restrict advertising to protect children, and expunge certain marijuana-related convictions (see S. 3174), S4734 [28JN]

Drunken driving: condition Federal highway funding to States on enactment and enforcement of laws charging individuals who drive a motor vehicle, with a child passenger, while intoxicated or impaired (see H.R. 7099), H9448 [26OC]

Employment: provide grants to retrain transportation workers (see H.R. 6200), H5580 [22JN]

EPA: reaffirm final determination relative to greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles (see S. 2643), S2040 [10AP]

——— support vehicle emissions standards and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage and recognize rights of States to set stronger standards under the Clean Air Act (see S. Con. Res. 42), S5583 [1AU] (see H. Con. Res. 130), H7724 [26JY]

Essential Air Service program: improve (see S. 2983), S2924 [24MY]

——— limit eligibility for certain locations (see H.R. 6065), H5021 [8JN]

——— provide an exemption to noncontiguous States for certain essential air service requirements (see H.R. 4836), H552 [18JA]

FAA: allow use of passenger facility charge revenue to enhance security at airports and make projects for installation of security cameras eligible for Airport Improvement Program (see S. 2859), S2724 [16MY]

——— extend authorizations of Federal aviation programs and extend funding and expenditure authority of Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6897), H9088 [26SE]

——— provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles (see H.R. 5346), H1727 [20MR]

——— provide for treatment of certain seasonal airports (see S. 3430), S6142 [12SE]

——— reduce regulations on pilots by clarifying terms ‘‘common carrier’’ and ‘‘personal operator’’ to facilitate flight-sharing by noncommerical pilots on digital platforms (see S. 2650), S2075 [11AP]

Federal aid programs: provide certain purchasing authority for recipients of public transportation grants (see H.R. 5111), H1333 [27FE]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: implement national employer notification service (see S. 3603), S6816 [11OC] (see H.R. 6518), H7686 [25JY]

Federal Railroad Administration: implement certain recommendations for management and collection of railroad safety data (see H.R. 4925), H783 [5FE]

Federal-State relations: develop and provide States and transportation planning organizations with data sets measuring the level of access by all modes of transportation to important destinations (see S. 3491), S6304 [25SE]

Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants: provide dedicated funding (see H.R. 4739), H18 [8JA]

Gateway Program Development Corp.: appoint a representative to board of trustees (see H.R. 4801), H403 [16JA]

Government regulations: amend certain transportation-related reporting requirements to improve congressional oversight, reduce reporting burdens, and promote transparency (see S. 3367), S5831 [22AU]

Information technology: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 4800), H403 [16JA]

——— require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects (see S. 2381), S651 [6FE]

Infrastructure: waive certain procurement provisions for a project that receives funds from certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 5310), H1651 [15MR]

Maritime Administration: reauthorize certain provisions (see S. 2717), S2321 [19AP]

Motor vehicles: encourage consumers to purchase or lease new automobiles made in the U.S. through rebates and eliminate tax incentives for automakers to move production to foreign countries (see S. 3324), S5582 [1AU]

——— make grants for pilot programs to advance high-definition road mapping in order to further safe deployment of highly automated vehicles (see H.R. 6058), H5021 [8JN]

——— require vehicles that are modified to increase seating capacity, such as retrofitted limousines, to comply with the same safety regulations as other new vehicles (see H.R. 7260), H10103 [11DE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: enhance reporting requirements for motor vehicle manufacturers on accidents involving fatalities or serious injuries and make vehicle safety information publicly available (see S. 3344), S5582 [1AU] (see H.R. 7192), H9742 [29NO]

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

Pakistan: prohibit funding for assistance and require Dept. of State and AID to transfer funds to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 2333), S500 [24JA] (see H.R. 4934), H783 [5FE]

Petroleum: establish grant program for the relocation of certain liquified petroleum gas storage facilities away from homes, schools, and other sensitive locations (see H.R. 6489), H7154 [24JY]

Public transportation: establish a grant program to reimburse public transportation agencies that offer free unlimited transportation passes to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5542), H3396 [17AP]

Public works: establish independent peer review group to assess quality assurance, cost containment, and risk management of transportation megaprojects (see H.R. 6592), H7722 [26JY]

Railroads: 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]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 4766), H168 [11JA]

——— reinstate requirements pertaining to electronically controlled pneumatic brake systems on high-hazard flammable unit trains (see H.R. 7076), H9438 [19OC]

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

——— require State safety oversight agencies to inspect public rail transit systems and develop risk-based inspection guidance for such agencies (see S. 3139), S4410 [26JN]

Revitalize Rural America Grant Program: establish (see H.R. 5016), H1177 [14FE]

Roads and highways: establish a pilot toll credit marketplace program (see S. 2439), S1164 [15FE] (see H.R. 5032), H1211 [15FE]

——— extend I-14 interstate highway to additional areas in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi (see H.R. 6111), H5199 [14JN]

——— increase ability of a State to administer Federal highway project permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2586), S1875 [21MR]

——— modify requirements relative to reservation of highway funds for failure to enact or enforce open container laws and repeat intoxicated driver laws (see S. 3252), S5108 [19JY]

——— request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (see H.R. 5158), H1372 [5MR]

——— require a life-cycle cost analysis for certain projects (see H.R. 5578), H3448 [19AP]

——— require economic review and agreement by Washington (State) and Oregon Governors before allowing collection of tolls on Interstates 5 and 205 between such States (see H.R. 6673), H7756 [17AU]

Safety: develop bus operations safety risk reduction programs to improve safety and training for drivers and modify bus specifications and technology to reduce accidents (see S. 3215), S4965 [16JY] (see H.R. 6016), H4848 [6JN]

——— improve controlled substances and alcohol testing (see S. 2848), S2679 [15MY]

——— protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment (see H.R. 5857), H4208 [17MY]

——— publish a notice of proposed rulemaking relative to seatbelts on schoolbuses (see S. 2992), S2991 [5JN] (see H.R. 5984), H4736 [29MY]

——— require schoolbuses to have seatbelts, automatic emergency braking systems, event data recorders, and electronic stability control systems and assist school districts with making such modifications (see S. 3432), S6142 [12SE] (see H.R. 6773), H8169 [12SE]

——— set aside certain funds for supplementary safety measures and alternative safety measures for railway-highway grade crossings (see H.R. 5033), H1211 [15FE]

Ships and vessels: make technical corrections relative to Coast Guard and shipping authorities (see H.R. 5326), H1697 [19MR]

Surface Transportation Board: require to implement certain recommendations of the inspector general (see S. 2844), S2678 [15MY] (see H.R. 4921), H782 [5FE]

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]

Time: allow States to observe year-round daylight saving time (see H.R. 6202), H5580 [22JN] (see H.R. 6331), H6110 [11JY]

——— make daylight savings time permanent (see S. 2537), S1629 [12MR] (see H.R. 5279), H1607 [14MR]

——— make daylight savings time permanent for Florida (see S. 2536), S1629 [12MR] (see H.R. 5278), H1607 [14MR]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see S. 3190), S4875 [10JY]

——— ensure each State receives a fair percentage of total Federal highway funding (see S. 2403), S840 [8FE]

——— improve metropolitan planning (see H.R. 5198), H1476 [7MR]

——— require waiver if installation of differently colored tiles in certain tunnel projects is expected to create additional costs (see H.R. 6569), H7721 [26JY]

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (TIFIA) Program: improve (see S. 3631), S7050 [15NO]

Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program: provide dedicated funding (see H.R. 4739), H18 [8JA]

Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program: extend deadline for promulgation of regulations (see H.R. 6414), H6557 [18JY]

Trucking industry: 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]

——— establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements to hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 3051), S3760 [12JN]

——— 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]

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

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 2938), S2877 [23MY]

——— 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]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: establish National Wildlife Corridors Program and other initiatives to protect and restore native fish, wildlife, and plant species and their habitats (see S. 3715), S7356 [6DE] (see H.R. 7232), H9819 [10DE]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: authorize additional funding (see H.R. 4900), H731 [30JA]

Letters

Dept. of Transportation preemption of State regulation of motor carrier meal and rest break rules: American Association for Justice, H3675 [26AP]

——— National Employment Law Project (organization), H3676 [26AP]

——— Samuel P. Loesche, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H3675 [26AP]

——— several organizations, H3676 [26AP]

Route 66 Centennial Commission Act: David Knudson, National Historic Route 66 Federation, H6217 [16JY]

——— Hamid Bahadori, Automobile Club of Southern California, H6218 [16JY]

——— Ken Busby, Route 66 Alliance, H6218 [16JY]

——— Pam Bowman, National Trust for Historic Preservation, H6217 [16JY]

——— William M. Thomas, Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership (organization), H6217 [16JY]

Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act: John Gray, Service Employees International Union, H4880 [7JN]

——— several organizations, H4882 [7JN]

Messages

Proposed Rescissions of Budget Authority: President Trump, S2548 [8MY], H3832 [8MY]

Withdrawal and Revision of Proposed Rescissions of Budget Authority: President Trump, S2990 [5JN], H4761 [5JN]

Motions

Budget: rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), S4257 [20JN]

Remarks in House

Amtrak: Gateway Program funding to expand and renovate the northeast corridor rail line between Newark, NJ, and New York, NY, H1466 [7MR]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H572 [19JA], H1489, H1493–H1495 [8MR]

Aviation: conduct study of potential impacts of significantly delayed, significantly diminished, or completely failed delivery of Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), H3657 [26AP]

——— implement changes to improve air transportation relative to flight delays, cancellations, or misconnections, H3672, H3673 [26AP]

——— provide air carriers with access to information about applicants to be pilots from the National Driver Register, H3660 [26AP]

——— provide cost-benefit analysis to Congress on changes to baggage reporting requirements, H3657 [26AP]

——— require airlines to create and make available a document outlining air passenger rights when flight diversions occur, H3656 [26AP]

Budget: rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), H3913–H3918 [10MY], H4871–H4884 [7JN], H5003 [8JN], E817 [8JN], E824 [12JN]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 923), H4862–H4869 [7JN]

Business and industry: eliminate incentives for corporations to hold accumulated earnings offshore, invest in domestic infrastructure, and provide international tax reform (H.R. 1670), H7816 [4SE]

Crime: ensure terrorists and criminal organizations are not able to register aircraft in the U.S., H3680 [26AP]

Depts. of Justice and Transportation: authorize Federal funding to integrate U.S. territories into the national AMBER Alert system (H.R. 6350), H6121 [12JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H7894–H7896 [6SE]

Disabled: review and revise air travel regulations to improve assistance for individuals with disabilities, H3656 [26AP]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires, H827–H829 [6FE], H996, H1069 [8FE], H10492–H10500 [20DE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires (H.R. 4667), H162 [11JA], H765 [5FE]

——— pre-disaster mitigation assistance funding, H9036, H9038 [26SE]

Ecology and environment: reduce judicial review period when litigants can challenge State environmental reviews of transportation projects, H3652 [26AP]

Essential Air Service program: funding, H3593 [26AP], H3719, H3720 [27AP]

FAA: allow airports to apply for grants to construct air traffic control towers, H3649 [26AP]

——— allow regulation of transportation of lithium batteries by air, H3658 [26AP]

——— codify Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integrated Pilot Program, H3649 [26AP]

——— conduct study on diversity of cybersecurity workforce in order to develop recommendations to increase size, quality, and diversity of such workforce, H3683 [26AP]

——— establish prohibitions to prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons in the national airspace system, H3661 [26AP], E568 [27AP]

——— establish Task Force of Flight Standards Reform, H3650 [26AP]

——— extend authorizations of Federal aviation programs and extend funding and expenditure authority of Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 6897), H9060 [26SE]

——— include Seattle, WA, in study on health impact of aircraft noise on exposed residents, H3650 [26AP]

——— issue regulations establishing minimum dimensions for seats in passenger aircraft and require airlines to post on their websites the amount of space available for each passenger on an aircraft, H9037 [26SE]

——— provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles, H3598 [26AP]

——— provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles (H.R. 5346), H5770, H5771 [27JN]

——— provide for research and development to advance aviation safety, security, and economic competitiveness, H3596, H3597 [26AP]

——— require study on economic harm caused by excessive aircraft noise on communities and businesses near major airports, H3650 [26AP]

——— require study on relationship between jet aircraft approach and takeoff speeds and corresponding noise impacts on communities surrounding airports, H3651 [26AP]

Federal Railroad Administration: implement certain recommendations for management and collection of railroad safety data (H.R. 4925), H3068, H3069 [10AP]

Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants: provide dedicated funding (H.R. 4739), E8 [8JA]

GAO: conduct study on economic impact of proposed reforms to Dept. of Transportation Essential Air Service program on local communities, H3657 [26AP]

——— report on effectiveness of FAA safety incident reporting and enforcement policies, H3650 [26AP]

Government regulations: amend certain transportation-related reporting requirements to improve congressional oversight, reduce reporting burdens, and promote transparency (S. 3367), H10516, H10517 [21DE]

Information technology: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects, H1414 [6MR]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, H1107–H1112 [13FE], H1134 [14FE], H1182 [15FE], H1328–H1330 [27FE], H1421–H1424 [6MR], H3066 [10AP], H3494 [24AP], H3962–H3964 [15MY], H4590 [23MY], H4788 [6JN], H7816 [4SE]

Pipeline Safety Act: implementation, H4234 [18MY]

Roads and highways: prepare a plan on preservation needs of Route 66 (H.R. 66), H6215–H6219 [16JY]

Safety: require schoolbuses to have seatbelts, automatic emergency braking systems, event data recorders, and electronic stability control systems and assist school districts with making such modifications (H.R. 6773), E1236 [12SE]

SkyWest Airlines: tribute to round-trip service between Plattsburgh, NY, International Airport and Dulles International Airport near Washington, DC, E1172 [24AU]

Sports: clarify commercial driver’s license regulations for rodeo participants, H1275 [27FE]

Surface Transportation Board: require to implement certain recommendations of the inspector general (H.R. 4921), H3068, H3083 [10AP]

Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program: provide dedicated funding (H.R. 4739), E8 [8JA]

Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program: extend deadline for promulgation of regulations (H.R. 6414), H7639 [25JY]

Trucking industry: preempt State regulation of motor carrier meal and rest break rules, H3673–H3677 [26AP]

——— update hours of service regulations for truck drivers, E594 [7MY]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic regions: establish a congressionally chartered seaway development corporation (S. 3740), S7435 [11DE]

Aviation: modify regulation relative to policies of air carriers on denied boarding, S6538 [4OC]

——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to the costs incurred by the air carriers for services provided, S6297 [25SE], S6429 [2OC], S6490 [3OC], S6538 [4OC]

Batory, Ronald L.: nomination to be Federal Railroad Administration Administrator, S601 [5FE], S6209 [18SE]

Budget: rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), S4254 [20JN], S4319 [21JN]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), motion to discharge, S4257–S4259, S4261 [20JN]

Common carriers: provide loans for acquisition of electric buses and related infrastructure (S. 3720), S8002 [20DE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a land exchange between the National Park Service George Washington Memorial Parkway and the Federal Highway Administration Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (H.R. 1397), S3264, S3265 [6JN]

Depts. of Justice and Transportation: authorize Federal funding to integrate U.S. territories into the national AMBER Alert system (S. 3461), S7624 [13DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S5227, S5230–S5237, S5240, S5241 [24JY], S5315–S5317, S5327, S5336, S5338, S5339 [25JY], S5394 [26JY], S5527–S5531, S5533–S5539 [1AU], S6045 [6SE], S7382 [10DE]

——— making appropriations (S. 3023), S3395 [11JN], S6203 [18SE]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires, S684–S688 [7FE], S805, S807, S815 [8FE], S7377 [10DE], S8006 [21DE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires (H.R. 4667), S25 [3JA], S28 [4JA], S164 [11JA], S479 [24JA], S560–S564 [30JA]

Essential Air Service program: improve, S6490 [3OC]

FAA: extend authorizations of Federal aviation programs and extend funding and expenditure authority of Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 6897), S6390 [28SE]

Federal employees: tribute to Federal and tribal law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, S2716 [16MY]

Fuchs, Patrick: nomination to the Surface Transportation Board, S8055 [2JA]

Government regulations: amend certain transportation-related reporting requirements to improve congressional oversight, reduce reporting burdens, and promote transparency (S. 3367), S7817–S7820 [18DE]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, S856 [12FE], S930 [14FE], S1406 [7MR]

King, Heidi R.: nomination to be National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator, S6209 [18SE]

Motor vehicles: encourage consumers to purchase or lease new automobiles made in the U.S. through rebates and eliminate tax incentives for automakers to move production to foreign countries (S. 3324), S5610 [15AU], S7125 [27NO]

——— reform corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S2611 [10MY]

Oberman, Martin J.: nomination to the Surface Transportation Board, S8055 [2JA]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S904 [13FE]

Railroads: require State safety oversight agencies to inspect public rail transit systems and develop risk-based inspection guidance for such agencies (S. 3139), S6310 [25SE]

Safety: improve controlled substances and alcohol testing, S6210 [18SE]

Ships and vessels: amend and enhance certain maritime programs, S2250 [18AP]

Surface Transportation Board: require to implement certain recommendations of the inspector general (H.R. 4921), S6415 [1OC]

Szabat, Joel: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs, S8054 [2JA]

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

Telephones: prohibit certain cell phone voice communications during passenger flights, S6468 [3OC]

Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program: extend deadline for promulgation of regulations (H.R. 6414), S5560 [1AU]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (S. 346), S2776–S2778 [17MY]

Reports filed

Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 5346) (H. Rept. 115–789), H5814 [27JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3. Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 923) (H. Rept. 115–712), H4848 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior Land Exchange Between George Washington Memorial Parkway and Federal Highway Administration Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1397) (S. Rept. 115–257), S2923 [24MY]

Dept. of Transportation Reports Harmonization Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3367) (S. Rept. 115–390), S7132 [27NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6072) (H. Rept. 115–750), H5092 [12JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3023) (S. Rept. 115–268), S3292 [7JN]

FAA Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1405) (S. Rept. 115–243), S2594 [9MY]

Fighting Opioid Abuse in Transportation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2848) (S. Rept. 115–286), S4512 [27JN]

FRA Safety Data Improvement Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4925) (H. Rept. 115–623), H3058 [5AP]

Maritime Authorization and Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2717) (S. Rept. 115–292), S4843 [9JY]

Maritime Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5326) (H. Rept. 115–1015), H9509 [13NO]

National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4475) (H. Rept. 115–501), H82 [9JA]

Nomination of Diana Furchtgott-Roth To Be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Research and Technology: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S298 [18JA]

Nomination of Heidi R. King To Be National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S4512 [27JN]

Nomination of Joel Szabat To Be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S6058 [6SE]

Nomination of Martin J. Oberman to the Surface Transportation Board: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5581 [1AU]

Nomination of Michelle A. Schultz to the Surface Transportation Board: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2439 [25AP]

Nomination of Patrick Fuchs to the Surface Transportation Board: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2439 [25AP]

Nomination of Thelma Drake To Be Federal Transit Administration Administrator: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2678 [15MY]

Route 66 Centennial Commission Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 66) (H. Rept. 115–821), H6262 [16JY]

STB Information Security Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2844) (S. Rept. 115–322), S5692 [16AU]

——— Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4921) (H. Rept. 115–622), H3058 [5AP]

Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. Rept. 115–999), H9462 [2NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 923, consideration of H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations and H.R. 3, Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, H4862 [7JN]

H.R. 3, Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, H4871 [7JN]

H.R. 66, Route 66 Centennial Commission Act, H6215 [16JY]

H.R. 4921, STB Information Security Improvement Act, H3068 [10AP]

H.R. 4925, FRA Safety Data Improvement Act, H3068 [10AP]

H.R. 5346, Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act, H5770 [27JN]

H.R. 6414, Dept. of Transportation deadline extension for promulgation of regulations under Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program, H7639 [25JY]

H.R. 6897, Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part II, H9060 [26SE]

S. 346, National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act, S2777 [17MY]

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

S. 2586, increase ability of a State to administer Federal highway project permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S1876 [21MR]

S. 3139, Transit Rail Inspection Practices (TRIP) Act, S6310 [25SE]

S. 3174, Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, S4740 [28JN]

S. 3367, Dept. of Transportation Reports Harmonization Act, S7819 [18DE], H10516 [21DE]

S. 3461, AMBER Alert Nationwide Act, S7624 [13DE]

S. 3631, Revitalizing American Priorities for Infrastructure Development (RAPID) Act, S7053 [15NO]

S. Con. Res. 42, support EPA vehicle emissions standards and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage and recognize rights of States to set stronger standards under the Clean Air Act, S5588 [1AU]