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

Bills and resolutions

Corps of Engineers: recognize start of inland waterway system navigation season and call for investment in waterway infrastructure (see H. Res. 484), H5727 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: require preclearance quarantine inspections for all movement to or from Hawaii by either domestic or international travel (see H.R. 5506), H12289 [19DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: facilitate lawful international trade by increasing daily commercial hours of operation at designated ports of entry along the southern border (see S. 414), S1133 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation: amend certain hours of service requirements for drivers hauling live animals and agricultural perishable goods (see H.R. 4919), H8677 [30OC]

——— authorize a pilot program within Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects program to increase State infrastructure investments (see S. 2285), S5107 [25JY]

——— authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs, expedite environmental reviews for projects, improve resiliency, and reduce carbon emissions (see S. 2302), S5141 [29JY]

——— ensure minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers transporting property are periodically adjusted to inflation rate of medical costs (see H.R. 3781), H5911 [16JY]

——— 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 revenue metric for port network components for inclusion in National Multimodal Freight Network (see H.R. 839), H1282 [29JA]

——— establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 2723), H3789 [14MY]

——— exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 1698), H2680 [12MR]

——— exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 1697), H2680 [12MR]

——— 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. 569), S1493 [26FE] (see H.R. 1374), H2233 [26FE]

——— modify definition of agricultural commodities to include horticultural and aquacultural products to exempt companies from certain shipping regulations (see S. 2025), S4628 [27JN]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see S. 826), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 5170), H9056 [19NO]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 487), H463 [10JA]

——— provide Puerto Rico the same exceptions as Alaska relative to foreign air cargo carriers leaving and collecting cargo on their way to or from another U.S. destination (see H.R. 2357), H3283 [25AP]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see S. 1979), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 1748), H2717 [13MR]

——— 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 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration establishment of Women of Trucking Advisory Board to create opportunities for women in the trucking industry (see S. 2858), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 5145), H8958 [18NO]

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

——— waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles to allow for travel on Federal highways (see S. 1509), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2453), H3404 [1MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 154), H206 [3JA]

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. 709), H997 [22JA]

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

FEMA: provide first responders with planning, training, and equipment capabilities for derailment and incident response to accidents involving rail tank cars transporting crude oil or ethanol (see H.R. 4987), H8729 [5NO]

Interstate commerce: allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels (see H.R. 5498), H12289 [19DE]

——— provide a definition of reasonable rate for noncontiguous domestic ocean trade (see H.R. 5499), H12289 [19DE]

National Shipper Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 2894), S6669 [19NO]

Shipping industry: adjust certain standards for shipping safety (see H.R. 2926), H4118 [22MY]

——— establish a waiver of coastwise endorsement requirements to allow transport of certain goods on non-U.S. built, owned, or registered vessels (see S. 1873), S3477 [13JN]

Ships and vessels: repeal certain restrictions on coastwise trade (see S. 694), S1733 [7MR]

——— require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (see S. 2167), S4947 [18JY] (see H.R. 3829), H7149 [18JY]

Taxation: increase national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds (see S. 352), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 2541), H3473 [7MY]

Letters

America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act: American Council of Engineering Companies of North Dakota, S5234 [31JY]

——— Bernie L. Dardis, West Fargo, ND, Board of City Commissioners, S5234 [31JY]

——— Brenda E. Derrig, Fargo, ND, City Engineer, S5233 [31JY]

——— Brian Ritter, Bismarck-Mandan, ND, Chamber of Commerce, S5235 [31JY]

——— Dave Carlsrud, Mayor of Valley City, ND, S5234 [31JY]

——— Fargo-Moorhead, ND, Metropolitan Council of Governments, S5233 [31JY]

——— Michael R. Brown, Mayor of Grand Forks, ND, S5234 [31JY]

——— Russ Hanson, Associated General Contractors of North Dakota, S5233 [31JY]

——— Thomas K. Sorel and Doug Burgum, North Dakota Dept. of Transportation, S5233 [31JY]

Memorandums

America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act: Jason Benson, Cass County, ND, Engineer, S5234 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: require preclearance quarantine inspections for all movement to or from Hawaii by either domestic or international travel (H.R. 5506), H12285 [19DE], E1625 [19DE]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers transporting property are periodically adjusted to inflation rate of medical costs (H.R. 3781), E930 [16JY]

——— 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 (H.R. 1374), H2656 [12MR]

——— 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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 154), H7810 [19SE]

FEMA: provide first responders with planning, training, and equipment capabilities for derailment and incident response to accidents involving rail tank cars transporting crude oil or ethanol (H.R. 4987), H8965 [19NO]

Interstate commerce: allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels (H.R. 5498), E1628 [19DE]

——— provide a definition of reasonable rate for noncontiguous domestic ocean trade (H.R. 5499), E1628 [19DE]

Merchant Marine Act: impact on Hawaii, E1628 [19DE]

Ships and vessels: repeal certain restrictions on coastwise trade, H3847 [16MY]

——— require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws, H4304 [4JN]

——— require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (H.R. 3829), H7228 [23JY]

——— require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (H.R. 5893), H3471 [7MY]

Taxation: increase national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds (H.R. 2541), H3468 [7MY], E552 [7MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S., S689 [28JA]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs, expedite environmental reviews for projects, improve resiliency, and reduce carbon emissions (S. 2302), S5135, S5143–S5146 [29JY], S5172, S5173 [30JY], S5209, S5211, S5232 [31JY], S6934 [10DE]

Reports filed

America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2302), S5310 [1AU]