COMMON CARRIERS related term(s) Aviation; Cargo Transportation; Motor Vehicles; Railroads; Transportation

Bills and resolutions

Amtrak: permit to bring Federal civil actions to enforce rights which give intercity and commuter rail passenger transportation preference over freight transportation in using a rail line, junction, or crossing (see S. 2922), S6718 [20NO]

Dept. of Energy: establish Clean School Bus Grant Program (see S. 1750), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3973), H7463 [25JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify certain allowable uses of funds for public transportation security assistance grants and establish periods of performance for such grants (see H.R. 1313), H2042 [19FE]

——— develop plan to increase scanning rates of commercial and passenger vehicles entering U.S. borders using large-scale non-intrusive inspection systems to enhance border security (see H.R. 5273), H9179 [26NO]

——— provide oversight of border zone in which Federal agents may conduct vehicle checkpoints and stops and enter private land without a warrant (see S. 2180), S4948 [18JY] (see H.R. 3852), H7150 [18JY]

Dept. of Labor: provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under Fair Labor Standards Act maximum hours requirement (see S. 2217), S5012 [23JY]

——— provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirement under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3485), H5166 [25JN]

Dept. of Transportation: amend certain laws relative to apportionments to small transit intensive cities (see S. 2663), S5965 [22OC] (see H.R. 3758), H5825 [15JY]

——— authorize additional funding for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (see H.R. 2520), H3447 [3MY]

——— authorize programs and activities to support transportation options in areas with limited access to public transportation due to extensive repair or reconstruction projects (see H.R. 228), H209 [3JA]

——— carry out public service campaigns which promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce (see H.R. 5118), H8908 [15NO]

——— clarify definition of agricultural commodities relative to motor carrier safety regulations (see H.R. 1673), H2646 [11MR]

——— conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see S. 1254), S2516 [30AP] (see H.R. 2218), H3253 [10AP]

——— 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. 654), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1517), H2366 [5MR]

——— ensure only citizens or U.S. nationals may operate trains from Mexico within U.S. border (see S. 2652), S5922 [21OC] (see H.R. 3896), H7240 [23JY]

——— establish a grant program to reimburse public transportation agencies that offer free unlimited transportation passes to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5152), H8958 [18NO]

——— establish Complete Streets program to promote safer and more accessible transportation routes (see S. 2077), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 3663), H5583 [10JY]

——— establish policy relative to family seating on air transportation (see H.R. 5292), H9221 [3DE]

——— improve highway-rail grade crossing safety (see S. 713), S1734 [7MR]

——— improve transportation alternatives program (see S. 1098), S2329 [9AP] (see H.R. 5231), H9168 [21NO]

——— improve Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (TIFIA) Program (see S. 353), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 2475), H3438 [2MY]

——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see S. 2908), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 5195), H9120 [20NO]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase passenger rail cars or buses from China and require rail transit operators to develop and execute a plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks (see S. 846), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 2739), H3840 [15MY]

——— protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment (see H.R. 5139), H8958 [18NO]

——— provide loans for acquisition of electric buses and related infrastructure (see S. 2403), S5248 [31JY]

——— provide that certain station projects are eligible for funds under Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning (see H.R. 5255), H9174 [22NO]

——— publish a notice of proposed rulemaking relative to seatbelts on schoolbuses (see S. 1818), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 2792), H3923 [16MY]

——— reauthorize Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and provide additional funding contingent upon improved oversight, safety, management, and wireless services (see S. 1663), S3105 [23MY]

——— require a report on contingency plan in the event of failure of a rail track in the North River tunnels (see H.R. 1667), H2646 [11MR]

——— require any discretionary grant funds provided for high-speed rail development in California be reimbursed and authorize additional funds for other transportation projects (see H.R. 1515), H2366 [5MR]

——— require any discretionary grant funds provided for high-speed rail development in California that are rescinded or reimbursed be used for water storage, nitrate reduction, or well construction (see H.R. 1600), H2582 [7MR]

——— require buses purchased by public transit systems using Federal Transit Administration funds to be zero-emissions buses (see H.R. 2164), H3216 [9AP]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see S. 436), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 1139), H1517 [11FE]

——— require Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to implement national employer notification service (see S. 1787), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 2793), H3923 [16MY]

——— require metropolitan planning organizations to consider greenhouse gas emissions in long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs (see H.R. 3822), H7149 [18JY]

——— require motor carriers to mitigate hardships due to unwarranted and excessive passenger delays by providing food and water, ensuring operable lavatory facilities, and providing refunds (see H.R. 3628), H5301 [9JY]

——— require new and existing commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system (see H.R. 3773), H5910 [16JY]

——— 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. 2278), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 3959), H7462 [25JY]

——— take actions to address issues affected by motorcoach and school bus operators (see H.R. 5462), H10609 [17DE]

EPA: reauthorize Clean Bus Program to assist communities with reducing emissions from older diesel schoolbuses (see H.R. 2906), H4117 [22MY]

FAA: establish protections for air transportation passengers relative to boarding, seating, fees, delays and cancellations, claims against airlines, and penalty enforcement (see S. 2341), S5196 [30JY]

——— reduce regulations on pilots by clarifying terms ‘‘common carrier’’ and ‘‘personal operator’’ to facilitate flight-sharing by noncommerical pilots on digital platforms (see S. 1407), S2770 [9MY]

FCC: make Wi-Fi access on schoolbuses eligible for support from Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program (see S. 738), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1693), H2679 [12MR]

Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 2449), H3403 [1MY]

Federal Transit Administration: determine how and where housing units could be built near transit stops during the engineering phase of fixed guideway capital investment grants (see H.R. 4307), H7704 [12SE]

Native Americans: improve tribal transportation facilities and safety (see S. 1211), S2435 [11AP]

Rail Safety Week: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5628 [23SE] (see H. Res. 609), H8081 [27SE]

School Bus Safety and Security Month: designate (see H. Res. 554), H7705 [12SE]

School Bus Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 285), S5108 [25JY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief (see S. 617), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 3301), H4770 [18JN]

——— phaseout Highway Trust Fund Mass Transit Account (see H.R. 3286), H4695 [13JN]

——— provide a credit for zero-emission buses (see H.R. 5163), H9056 [19NO]

Transportation Security Administration: establish a task force to conduct an analysis of emerging and potential future threats to transportation security (see H.R. 3318), H4770 [18JN]

Letters

Dept. of Transportation Highway Trust Fund Mass Transit Account funding: several transportation organizations, S6316 [31OC]

Extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief: several organizations, S1598 [28FE]

Lists

Organizations supporting Jones amendment to H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, on Mass Transit Account funding, S6320 [31OC]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1313, Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act, H3786 [14MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify certain allowable uses of funds for public transportation security assistance grants and establish periods of performance for such grants (H.R. 1313), H3756–H3758 [14MY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize additional funding for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (H.R. 2520), H4783 [19JN]

——— Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) planning grant funding for commuter rail and other mass transit options, H5067, H5068 [24JN]

——— Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) planning grant funding for transit-oriented planning and design, H5065, H5066 [24JN]

——— California high-speed rail development funding, H3931 [17MY]

——— Gateway Program funding to expand and renovate northeast corridor rail line between Newark, NJ, and New York, NY, H2655 [12MR], H3800 [15MY]

——— report on necessary resources to strengthen partnerships between health care and transportation providers and address transportation barriers to health care, E828 [24JN]

——— require any discretionary grant funds provided for high-speed rail development in California be reimbursed and authorize additional funds for other transportation projects, H2220 [26FE]

——— require any discretionary grant funds provided for high-speed rail development in California be reimbursed and authorize additional funds for other transportation projects (H.R. 1515), H2343 [5MR]

——— technical assistance and training for front line bus, rail, and transit workers funding, H5053 [24JN]

——— Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority funding, H4783 [19JN]

Elections: ensure States locate polls near public transportation and in communities that will give rural residents the best opportunity to vote during the early voting period, H2480, H2481 [6MR]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, H3468–H3472 [7MY]

School Bus Safety and Security Month: designate (H. Res. 554), H8076 [27SE]

Transportation Security Administration: establish a task force to conduct an analysis of emerging and potential future threats to transportation security (H.R. 3318), H9371–H9373 [9DE]

Remarks in Senate

Brettton Woods, NY: anniversary of Mount Washington Cog Railway, S3839 [19JN]

Climate: assessment of Chinese efforts to address climate change, S5687 [25SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide oversight of border zone in which Federal agents may conduct vehicle checkpoints and stops and enter private land without a warrant (S. 2180), S4952 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Highway Trust Fund Mass Transit Account funding, S6316, S6320–S6322, S6327 [31OC]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase passenger rail cars or buses from China and require rail transit operators to develop and execute a plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks (S. 846), S2348 [9AP]

FCC: make Wi-Fi access on schoolbuses eligible for support from Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program (S. 738), S1794 [12MR]

Rail Safety Week: designate (S. Res. 322), S5799 [15OC]

School Bus Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 285), S5218 [31JY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief (S. 617), S1597–S1599, S1605 [28FE], S1633 [4MR], S2400 [11AP], S2905 [16MY]

Reports filed

Emerging Transportation Security Threats Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3318) (H. Rept. 116–195), H7527 [30AU]

Texts of

H.R. 1313, Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act, H3756 [14MY]

H.R. 3318, Emerging Transportation Security Threats Act, H9371 [9DE]

S. 738, make Wi-Fi access on schoolbuses eligible for support from FCC Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program, S1794 [12MR]

S. 2922, Rail Passenger Fairness Act, S6721 [20NO]

S. Res. 285, School Bus Safety Month, S5112 [25JY]

S. Res. 322, Rail Safety Week, S5631 [23SE]