ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

Amendments

Dept. of Transportation: request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (S. 349), S5366 [9SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S5951, S5978–S6046 [22OC], S6098–S6133 [23OC], S6165–S6175 [24OC], S6183, S6185, S6186, S6194–S6204 [28OC], S6248–S6254 [29OC], S6306 [30OC], S6311–S6315, S6321 [31OC], S6722, S6723 [20NO], S6734 [21NO], H4804 [19JN], H5047, H5049, H5050, H5052, H5053, H5055, H5056, H5058, H5059, H5060, H5061, H5064, H5065, H5066, H5067 [24JN], H8972, H9035 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4787 [19JN]

Articles and editorials

Dying To Ride, H5051 [24JN]

Vote on the Green New Deal, S1317 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1400), H2270 [27FE]

Barack Obama Highway: designate portion of Interstate Route 57 in Illinois (see H.R. 45), H202 [3JA]

Bridges: transfer Harmony Way Bridge over the Wabash River to Illinois and Indiana (see S. 1833), S3475 [13JN] (see H.R. 3245), H4693 [13JN]

Budget: establish discretionary spending limit for infrastructure spending (see S. 2576), S5748 [26SE] (see S. 2792), S6447 [6NO]

Civil War—U.S.: prohibit use of Federal funds for Confederate symbols and redesignate military installations named in honor of Confederate military leaders (see H.R. 4179), H7496 [9AU]

Dean Stone Bridge, Blount County, TN: designate (see S. 139), S273 [16JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: assign certain officers and intelligence analysts to participating State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with high-risk surface transportation assets (see H.R. 2539), H3473 [7MY]

——— 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 the Treasury: issue bonds to finance construction of a southern border wall and installation of additional physical barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors to gain operational control of the southwest border (see H.R. 546), H600 [15JA]

Dept. of Transportation: accelerate completion of Appalachian development highway system by facilitating exchanges between States with unspent balances of targeted funds to States that lack funding (see S. 2271), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4896), H8594 [29OC]

——— allow local bikeshare projects to receive Federal funding and eligibility under Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 4001), H7464 [25JY]

——— allow States to use certain Federal transportation funding to develop and implement Vision Zero transportation safety plans in eligible localities (see H.R. 4819), H8456 [23OC]

——— approve Federal participation to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see H.R. 4591), H8089 [1OC]

——— assess the total amount of nonhighway recreational fuel taxes received by Dept. of the Treasury and transferred to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 1527), S2924 [16MY]

——— assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see S. 1707), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 3134), H4342 [5JN]

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

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

——— 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]

——— award grants to States that have enacted and are enforcing laws to impound or immobilize limousines that fail safety inspections (see S. 2605), S5841 [16OC] (see H.R. 4709), H8198 [16OC]

——— 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. 3008), H4164 [23MY]

——— condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on enactment of laws to prevent use of automated traffic enforcement systems (see H.R. 2962), H4161 [23MY]

——— condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement of laws to prevent repeated intoxicated driving (see H.R. 2998), H4163 [23MY]

——— condition receipt of grants by New York, NY, Metropolitan Transportation Authority on exempting New Jersey drivers from congestion fees and provide year-end tax credits for congestion taxes (see H.R. 2523), H3447 [3MY]

——— conduct study on motor vehicle safety and impaired driving (see H.R. 3888), H7240 [23JY]

——— create supplemental grants to States for distracted driving prevention and provide States applying for such grants an explanation of the eligibility decision (see H.R. 2416), H3339 [30AP]

——— designate a section of Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway in Muhlenberg and Ohio Counties, KY, as a spur of Interstate 69 (see S. 1021), S2240 [3AP] (see H.R. 2052), H3067 [3AP]

——— ensure long-term solvency of Highway Trust Fund through user fees and require Federal highway spending that exceeds Highway Trust Fund revenues and balances to be offset (see S. Res. 288), S5141 [29JY]

——— ensure States set aside certain funds for construction and operational improvements on high risk rural roads (see H.R. 4338), H7714 [16SE]

——— ensure that Federal-aid highways and bridges are more resilient (see S. 1909), S3844 [19JN]

——— 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. 2310), S5141 [29JY]

——— establish a distracted driving education grant program (see H.R. 3009), H4164 [23MY]

——— establish a grant program for installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along National Highway System (see S. 674), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 2616), H3678 [9MY]

——— establish a grant program for projects to strengthen and protect vulnerable infrastructure used during mass evacuations (see S. 1546), S2962 [20MY] (see H.R. 2838), H4009 [20MY]

——— establish a grant program to facilitate the installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 4309), H7704 [12SE]

——— establish a grant program to improve evacuation routes in rural communities (see S. 1709), S3215 [4JN]

——— establish a Motorcyclist Advisory Council (see H.R. 5234), H9168 [21NO]

——— establish a national intersection and interchange safety construction program (see H.R. 529), H543 [14JA]

——— establish a pedestrian safety bollard installation grant program (see S. 1913), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 2237), H3253 [10AP]

——— establish a pilot program on drugged driving prevention (see H.R. 3159), H4349 [6JN]

——— establish a pilot toll credit marketplace program (see S. 2954), S6756 [21NO]

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

——— establish additional requirements for certain transportation projects with estimated costs of 2.5 billion dollars or more (see H.R. 5508), H12289 [19DE]

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

——— establish grant program for States that establish standards for education and training programs on civilian and law enforcement encounters during traffic stops and other in-person encounters (see H.R. 169), H207 [3JA]

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

——— establish Office of Rural Economic Investment to ensure that rural communities are adequately represented in Federal decisionmaking for transportation policy (see S. 2518), S5602 [19SE]

——— establish safety standards for limousines (see S. 2606), S5841 [16OC] (see H.R. 4708), H8198 [16OC]

——— establish Smart Technology Traffic Signals Grant Program (see H.R. 3261), H4694 [13JN]

——— expand Appalachian development highway system (see S. 2211), S5012 [23JY]

——— extend I-14 interstate highway to additional areas in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi (see H.R. 2220), H3253 [10AP]

——— extend regulatory deadline for emergency relief transportation projects to advance to construction (see H.R. 3193), H4431 [11JN]

——— improve contracting opportunities for service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concerns on transportation projects (see S. 492), S1382 [14FE]

——— improve defense access road resilience (see H.R. 3648), H5302 [9JY]

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

——— improve safety of individuals by taking measures to end drunken driving (see H.R. 3011), H4164 [23MY]

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

——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 2692), H3787 [14MY]

——— increase minimum levels of financial responsibility for transportation of property by motor carriers (see H.R. 3383), H5005 [20JN]

——— increase vehicle length limitation for truck tractor-lowboy trailer combinations (see H.R. 3184), H4388 [10JN]

——— 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]

——— make grants for clearinghouse to collect, conduct, and fund research on influences of highly automated vehicles on land use, urban design, transportation, real estate, and municipal budgets (see H.R. 2542), H3473 [7MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1428), H2312 [28FE]

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

——— modify definition of commercial motor vehicle to include any vehicle used to transport certain numbers of people (see S. 2611), S5841 [16OC] (see H.R. 4697), H8198 [16OC]

——— modify percentage of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funding to certain urbanized areas (see H.R. 879), H1333 [30JA]

——— modify permitted uses of certain grants, allow States to reallocate national priority safety program funds, and award grants to improve interoperability of State and national traffic data systems (see H.R. 4531), H8053 [26SE]

——— modify treatment of certain loans in consideration for fixed guideway capital investment grants (see H.R. 731), H1171 [23JA] (see H.R. 1849), H2761 [21MR]

——— permit construction of certain noise barriers with funds from the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 4791), H8387 [22OC]

——— prepare a plan on preservation needs of Route 66 (see H.R. 66), H203 [3JA]

——— prescribe safety standards requiring motor vehicles to be equipped with an advanced alcohol detection device to prevent intoxicated driving and provide for fleet demonstration of such devices (see H.R. 4354), H7753 [17SE]

——— provide dedicated funding for Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) Discretionary Grant Program and Capital Investment Grants Program (see H.R. 180), H207 [3JA]

——— provide funding to address motor vehicle safety and impaired driving (see H.R. 3890), H7240 [23JY]

——— provide grants to carry out activities to benefit pollinators on roadsides, including planting and seeding of native, locally-appropriate grasses and wildflowers (see S. 2918), S6718 [20NO]

——— provide technical and financial support for completion of Interstate 11 environmental impact statement (see S. 3077), S7113 [17DE]

——— raise public awareness of Move Over laws requiring motorists to change lanes or slow down when approaching an emergency vehicle and mandate crash avoidance technology on all new motor vehicles (see S. 2700), S6155 [24OC] (see H.R. 4871), H8538 [28OC]

——— reauthorize surface transportation system funding alternatives program (see H.R. 5449), H10608 [17DE]

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

——— reduce number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes and improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety (see S. 665), S1660 [5MR] (see H.R. 1511), H2366 [5MR]

——— repeal a rescission of funds in Federal-aid highway program contract authority (see S. 1992), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 3612), H5269 [2JY]

——— repeal wage rate requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects (see H.R. 3904), H7240 [23JY]

——— request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (see S. 349), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 831), H1282 [29JA]

——— 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 new, large commercial motor trucks to be equipped with speed-limiting technology and existing trucks with such technology to utilize it (see S. 2033), S4628 [27JN] (see S. 3005), S6949 [10DE]

——— require new vehicles to be equipped with ignition interlock devices to prevent intoxicated driving (see H.R. 514), H518 [11JA]

——— require State and local transportation agencies to direct Highway Safety Improvement Program funds to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety (see H.R. 3040), H4180 [30MY]

——— require State and local transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 2084), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 5354), H9346 [6DE]

——— require States to conduct life-cycle cost analyses for certain infrastructure projects (see H.R. 1890), H2827 [26MR]

——— require States to provide notification of use of automated traffic enforcement systems under highway safety programs (see H.R. 2963), H4161 [23MY]

——— study regulatory and legislative improvements necessary to preserve access to aggregates used in construction projects and reduce costs and environmental impacts of infrastructure projects (see H.R. 5117), H8908 [15NO]

——— 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]

——— withhold Federal highway funds from States that provide drivers’ licenses or identification cards to illegal aliens (see H.R. 3739), H5774 [12JY]

——— work with vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and others to advance alcohol detection devices, mandate installation of such devices in new vehicles, and provide for fleet demonstration program (see S. 2604), S5841 [16OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into grants or other agreements to assist States and local governments with infrastructure projects that support VA medical facilities (see H.R. 2866), H4063 [21MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H4769 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 708), H8957 [18NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 75), H9057 [19NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2520), S5602 [19SE] (see H.R. 267), H280 [8JA] (see H.R. 3163), H4348 [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), consideration (see H. Res. 28), H280 [8JA]

District of Columbia: repeal a Federal criminal penalty on a person in the District of Columbia for obstructing a bridge between the District and Virginia (see H.R. 4136), H7481 [30JY]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 439), S6756 [21NO]

Drunken driving: harmonize law enforcement reporting of driving under the influence arrests in order to provide the latest data at the time of traffic stops (see H.R. 1914), H2884 [27MR]

Ecology and environment: provide technical and financial support for completion of Interstate 11 environmental impact statement (see H.R. 5465), H10609 [17DE]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see S. 2646), S5896 [17OC] (see H.R. 434), H461 [10JA]

Employment: expand qualified use of 529 education savings plans, establish highway construction workforce development grants, encourage military spouse professional development, and expand goals of SBA 504 loan program (see S. 2620), S5895 [17OC]

Endangered Species Act: encourage construction of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 5445), H10608 [17DE]

——— establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities relative to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States (see S. 1051), S2270 [4AP]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (see S. 2733), S6243 [29OC] (see H.R. 4907), H8594 [29OC]

Federal Highway Administration: include truck combinations in the definition of automobile transporter for purposes of certain length limitations (see H.R. 3474), H5166 [25JN]

——— incorporate resilience into emergency relief projects and assist States in rebuilding roads, highways, and bridges damaged by natural disasters (see S. 2129), S4856 [16JY]

——— use customs and border patrol freight and passenger revenues to increase infrastructure funding and provide States greater control over design and construction of Federal highway projects (see S. 1038), S2270 [4AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: increase ability of a State to administer Federal highway project permits (see S. 1050), S2270 [4AP]

Forest and Refuge County Foundation: grant Federal charter and establish Natural Resources Permanent Fund to provide stable, increasing, and reliable funding for rural county services (see S. 1643), S3105 [23MY]

Forest Service: authorize appropriations for road infrastructure (see H.R. 5334), H9345 [6DE]

——— provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see S. 1311), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2491), H3439 [2MY]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and hazardous and other wastes, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (H. Res. 109), consideration (see H. Res. 132), H2032 [14FE]

Infrastructure: encourage research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in construction and preservation of domestic transportation and water infrastructure system (see S. 403), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1159), H1580 [13FE]

——— ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3283 [25AP]

——— establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise quality of life, launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and invest in high quality jobs (see S. 2404), S5249 [31JY] (see H.R. 4101), H7479 [30JY]

——— improve Federal permitting processes for certain projects (see S. 1976), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 3671), H5583 [10JY]

Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 1535), S2925 [16MY]

Infrastructure Week: designate (see H. Res. 380), H3789 [14MY]

Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (see S. 587), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 133), H206 [3JA]

Motor vehicles: permit installation of pulsating light systems for high mounted brake lamps (see H.R. 3293), H4700 [14JN]

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 338), H3404 [1MY]

Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, Arlington County, VA: designate (see H.R. 308), H282 [8JA]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 658), H717 [17JA]

National Infrastructure Investment Corp.: establish (see H.R. 4780), H8386 [22OC]

National Move Over Law Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 373), H3727 [10MY]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog (see S. 500), S1382 [14FE] (see S. 2783), S6391 [5NO]

——— establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under laws relative to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States (see S. 1054), S2270 [4AP]

——— prioritize certain funds for high-commuter corridors (see H.R. 5503), H12289 [19DE]

Native Americans: enhance tribal road safety (see S. 207), S586 [24JA]

NIST: facilitate adoption of composite technology in infrastructure (see S. 384), S1132 [7FE]

Public works: ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the U.S. (see S. 1955), S4504 [25JN] (see S. 2056), S4698 [8JY] (see H.R. 3459), H5165 [25JN]

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

Route 66 Centennial Commission: establish (see S. 1014), S2240 [3AP] (see H.R. 66), H203 [3JA]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: ensure funds are not spent on lobbying and require counties receiving such funds to document how they are spent (see S. 2861), S6604 [14NO]

Taxation: eliminate certain fuel excise taxes and impose a tax on greenhouse gas emissions to provide revenue for maintaining and building infrastructure (see H.R. 4520), H8053 [26SE]

——— free States to spend gas tax revenues on their transportation priorities (see S. 615), S1593 [28FE]

——— impose a carbon tax on fossil fuel producers and direct funds toward rebuilding infrastructure, consumer tax rebates, and coal country assistance (see H.R. 4142), H7488 [2AU]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 2864), H4063 [21MY]

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

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

——— provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits to support public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment (see S. 146), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 1508), H2366 [5MR]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies and apply savings to surface transportation (see H.R. 880), H1333 [30JA]

——— terminate credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and provide for Federal highway user fee on alternative fuel vehicles (see S. 343), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 1027), H1391 [6FE]

Transportation: ensure each State receives a fair percentage of total Federal highway funding (see H.R. 2804), H3923 [16MY]

——— require construction inspection functions be conducted by public employees (see H.R. 1099), H1461 [7FE]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6187 [28OC], S6271 [30OC], S6735 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5881 [17OC], S5946 [22OC]

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]

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

Dept. of Transportation increase of allowable length of certain trucks hauling sugar beets on non-interstate roads in Malheur County, OR: Senators Wyden, Risch, Crapo, and Merkley, H423 [10JA]

Dept. of Transportation urban bicycle and pedestrian safety programs funding: Bill Nesper, League of American Bicyclists, H5051 [24JN]

——— Clark Martinson, BikeHouston (organization), H5051 [24JN]

Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act: Alison A. Bell, Heritage Society, H7359 [24JY]

——— Anelle Williams, Houston, TX, Association of Black Psychologists, H7356 [24JY]

——— Cathyrine Stewart, Kohrville, TX, Community Association, H7355 [24JY]

——— Dorris Ellis Robinson, Freedmen’s Town Preservation Coalition, H7355 [24JY]

——— Eileen Lawal, Freedmen’s Town Advisory Committee, H7356 [24JY]

——— Eileen Lawal, Houston, TX, Freedmen’s Town Conservancy, H7357 [24JY]

——— Jacqueline Bostic, Houston, TX, Fourth Ward Redevelopment Authority, H7360 [24JY]

——— Jane Landers, Vanderbilt University, H7355 [24JY]

——— Nancy G. Kinder, Kinder Foundation, H7359 [24JY]

——— Naomi Mitchell Carrier, Texas Center for African American Living History, H7360 [24JY]

——— Pam Bowman, National Trust for Historic Preservation, H7361 [24JY]

——— Ramon Manning, Emancipation Park Conservancy, H7356, H7360, H7361 [24JY]

——— Rhea Brown Lawson, Houston, TX, Public Library, H7354 [24JY]

——— Rodney Ellis, Harris County, TX, Precinct One Commissioner, H7354 [24JY]

——— Sylvester Turner, Mayor of Houston, TX, H7359 [24JY]

——— Tanya Debose, Independence Heights Redevelopment Council, Inc., H7356 [24JY]

——— Theophilus Herrington, Rutherford B.H. Yates Museum, Inc., H7359 [24JY]

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]

Senate staff who worked on H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, S6322 [31OC]

Memorandums

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

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2020: President Trump, S1760 [11MR], H2625 [11MR]

Motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S5880 [17OC], S6734, S6735 [21NO], H9035 [19NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 267), H428 [10JA]

Remarks in House

Animals: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (H.R. 1400), E216 [27FE]

Bridges: repeal a specific criminal penalty on a person in the District of Columbia for obstructing a bridge between the District and Virginia (H.R. 4136), E1012 [30JY]

——— transfer Harmony Way Bridge over the Wabash River to Illinois and Indiana (H.R. 3245), H7290, H7291 [24JY]

Chesterfield County, VA: George Washington Carver High School recipient of Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources historical highway marker at former school site, E1149 [13SE]

Dean Stone Bridge, Blount County, TN: designate (H.R. 3469), H2216 [26FE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H9125 [21NO]

Dept. of Defense: construction and maintenance of roads leading to military installations funding, H5740 [12JY]

——— military installation road safety funding, H5019, H5020 [21JN]

Dept. of Transportation: allow local bikeshare projects to receive Federal funding and eligibility under Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (H.R. 4001), E990 [25JY]

——— allow States to use certain Federal transportation funding to develop and implement Vision Zero transportation safety plans in eligible localities (H.R. 4819), E1336 [23OC]

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

——— clarify treatment of local funds used to repay Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans relative to non-Federal share of project costs, H5047–H5049 [24JN]

——— ensure compliance with the law when determining Capital Investment Grants eligibility, H5050 [24JN]

——— equalize State apportionment of Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) funding, H5050 [24JN]

——— establish a grant program for projects to strengthen and protect vulnerable infrastructure used during mass evacuations (H.R. 2838), H4302 [4JN], E627 [20MY]

——— establish safety standards for limousines (H.R. 4708), H8682 [31OC]

——— extend regulatory deadline for emergency relief transportation projects to advance to construction (H.R. 3193), E743 [11JN]

——— Federal-aid highway program contract authority rescission funding, H9039 [19NO]

——— increase allowable length of certain trucks hauling sugar beets on non-interstate roads in Malheur County, OR, H423 [10JA]

——— modify treatment of certain loans in consideration for fixed guideway capital investment grants (H.R. 731), H1008 [23JA]

——— Office of Inspector General funding, H5050 [24JN]

——— prepare a plan on preservation needs of Route 66 (H.R. 66), H1374–H1377 [6FE]

——— provide dedicated funding for Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) Discretionary Grant Program and Capital Investment Grants Program (H.R. 180), E2 [3JA]

——— reduce number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes and improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety (H.R. 1511), E247 [5MR]

——— request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (H.R. 831), H1372–H1374 [6FE]

——— 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 new vehicles to be equipped with ignition interlock devices to prevent intoxicated driving (H.R. 514), H366, H450 [10JA]

——— urban bicycle and pedestrian safety programs funding, H5050, H5063 [24JN]

——— urge infrastructure repairs and improvements and prioritize safety on roads and highways, H5310 [10JY]

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

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4670 [13JN], H4797–H4896 [19JN], H4928, H4929–H4997 [20JN], H5011–H5022 [21JN], H5047–H5072 [24JN], H5089, H5100–H5104 [25JN], E828 [24JN], E855 [27JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4779–H4789 [19JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 708), H8967–H8971 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 75), H9041 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), Senate amendment, H8966, H8972–H9041 [19NO], H9156 [21NO], E1483 [20NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H185 [3JA], H1152 [23JA], H10589, H10591 [17DE], E72 [22JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), H398–H429, H451 [10JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), consideration (H. Res. 28), H302–H311 [9JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), motion to recommit, H428, H429 [10JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction, H5059, H5060, H5061 [24JN]

Drunken driving: harmonize law enforcement reporting of driving under the influence arrests in order to provide the latest data at the time of traffic stops (H.R. 1914), E357 [27MR]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (H.R. 434), H5062, H5063 [24JN], H7353–H7361 [24JY]

Fairplay, CO: tribute to residents and businesses for assistance rendered to stranded motorists during snowstorm, E1551 [6DE]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (H.R. 4907), H9156 [21NO]

Federal Highway Administration: Emergency Relief Program funding, H3709, H3710 [10MY]

——— prohibit funding to deny extensions for projects to rebuild infrastructure after disasters, H3705 [10MY]

FEMA: issue guidance on consensus-based codes and standards relative to reimbursements to local governments that rebuilt infrastructure damaged by disasters, H8076 [27SE]

Forest Service: Tongass National Forest logging roads construction funding, H4960–H4962 [20JN]

Great Lakes: invest in resiliency of coastal communities, H3509 [9MY]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (H. Res. 109), H1488 [8FE], H2089–H2096 [25FE], H2298 [28FE], H2787–H2793 [25MR], H2799 [26MR], H3359 [1MY], H3846 [16MY], H10009 [10DE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H3089 [4AP], H3240 [10AP], H8376, H8377 [22OC]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H1530 [13FE]

Immigration: exempt individuals convicted of certain alcohol-related driving offenses from being eligible for Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H4282 [4JN]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, H3350 [1MY], H3468–H3472 [7MY], H3800 [15MY], H4776 [19JN], H7446 [25JY], H7780 [19SE]

Infrastructure Week: designate (H. Res. 380), H3772, H3773 [14MY]

——— observance, H3826 [15MY]

Lorain, OH: dedication of Don H. Barden Secondary Street, E1412 [8NO]

Massachusetts: Cape Cod Canal bridge replacement funding, E855 [27JN]

Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (H.R. 133), H430–H432 [10JA]

Minnesota: transportation infrastructure funding, H2685 [13MR]

Motor vehicles: call for drivers to stay alert and reduce speed to protect first responders and others required to work on the side of the road, H2837 [27MR]

National Park Service: Uwharrie National Forest road maintenance and improvement funding, H4957 [20JN]

New York, NY: allow split tolling on Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, H5089 [25JN]

Public works: ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the U.S. (H.R. 3459), H7228 [23JY]

Richmond, VA: designation of African-American Bateaumen of the James River historical highway marker by Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources, E1267 [11OC]

Route 66 Centennial Commission: establish (H.R. 66), H1374–H1377 [6FE]

Talladega, AL: anniversary of Talladega Superspeedway, E1180 [19SE]

Taxation: increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (H.R. 2864), E640 [21MY]

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

——— provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits to support public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment (H.R. 1508), E244 [5MR]

Texas: dedication of Roy P. Benavidez Memorial Highway, H2879 [27MR], E362 [27MR]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: study how Paris Agreement loss and damage provisions would affect infrastructure resiliency in the U.S. given the expected impacts of climate change, H3411–H3413 [2MY]

Wintergreen, VA: allow access to National Park Service lands to create a secondary exit from Wintergreen Resort to mitigate a potential fire emergency, H682 [17JA]

Woolford, Lyn: Safe Kids Worldwide (organization) America’s Favorite Crossing Guard finalist, H2276 [28FE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: assessment of air, land, and water travel, S5226 [31JY]

Appropriations: across-the-board spending reduction of continuing appropriations to provide for domestic infrastructure funding, S6733, S6734 [21NO]

Bridges: transfer Harmony Way Bridge over the Wabash River to Illinois and Indiana (H.R. 3245), S5217 [31JY]

——— transfer Harmony Way Bridge over the Wabash River to Illinois and Indiana (S. 1833), S4915 [17JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1785 [12MR], S1810 [13MR]

Dean Stone Bridge, Blount County, TN: designate (S. 139), S5226 [31JY]

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]

——— establish a grant program for installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along National Highway System (S. 674), S1707 [6MR]

——— establish a grant program to improve evacuation routes in rural communities (S. 1709), S3219 [4JN]

——— Highway Trust Fund Mass Transit Account funding, S6316, S6320–S6322, S6327 [31OC]

——— increase funding for highway safety grants to encourage motorists to be cautious of emergency vehicles and emergency personnel while driving, S2257 [4AP]

——— request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (H.R. 831), S5367 [9SE]

——— request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (S. 349), S920 [6FE], S5366 [9SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: across-the-board funding reduction, S6184, S6186 [28OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S4739 [9JY], S4744 [10JY], S5913 [21OC], S5951–S5953, S5959 [22OC], S6057–S6060, S6065 [23OC], S6179, S6180, S6183–S6187 [28OC], S6208–S6216, S6218, S6221–S6223, S6227, S6232, S6233 [29OC], S6263, S6284 [30OC], S6315, S6319–S6323, S6327, S6359 [31OC], S6386 [5NO], S6503, S6504 [12NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 75), S6736 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), House amendment, S6631, S6641 [19NO], S6682, S6696, S6703 [20NO], S6730–S6736 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5880 [17OC], S5911 [21OC], S5931, S5933, S5944–S5947, S5949–S5951 [22OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), unanimous-consent agreement, S6146 [24OC], S6293, S6294 [30OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S97 [9JA]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (S. Res. 439), S6764 [21NO]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (S. 2733), S6285, S6286 [30OC]

Floods: impact of flooding along Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, S2553 [1MY], S2732 [8MY]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S. Res. 59), S1178, S1190 [12FE], S1348 [14FE], S1469 [26FE], S1546–S1550 [27FE], S1558, S1561 [28FE], S1611 [4MR], S1637 [5MR], S1686, S1688, S1689, S1699–S1701 [6MR], S1820, S1822–S1824 [13MR], S1889 [14MR], S5646 [24SE]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), S1316, S1336 [13FE], S1337, S1342–S1344, S1348 [14FE], S1468, S1470, S1471 [26FE], S1497–S1501, S1519 [27FE], S1556, S1557, S1559–S1563 [28FE], S1635, S1637 [5MR], S1671–S1674, S1680–S1692, S1711 [6MR], S1718 [7MR], S1749 [11MR], S1788 [12MR], S1808, S1811, S1816 [13MR], S2536 [1MY], S2895 [16MY], S2987 [21MY], S3021 [22MY], S4924 [18JY], S6869 [5DE]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR], S1921, S1922, S1926–S1931, S1946 [25MR], S1949–S1975, S1981, S1989–S1991 [26MR], S2011, S2014–S2017, S2021, S2026–S2029 [27MR], S2063 [28MR]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, S556, S574 [24JA]

Illinois: tribute to law enforcement officers killed while assisting motorists, S2257 [4AP]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, S785 [31JA], S2476 [29AP], S2535 [1MY], S3029 [22MY], S3067 [23MY], S4897 [17JY], S6633 [19NO]

Kuelper, Lucy: Serve Illinois—Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service Volunteer of the Week Award recipient, S2257 [4AP]

Missouri: economic impact of government regulations on agricultural production, transportation, and trade, S6974 [11DE]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog (S. 500), S5087 [25JY], S5292–S5294 [1AU]

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

Senate: legislative priorities, S6590 [14NO], S6640–S6642 [19NO], S6868 [5DE]

Taxation: terminate credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and provide for Federal highway user fee on alternative fuel vehicles (S. 343), S886–S889 [6FE]

Transportation: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S2363 [10AP]

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: observance, S6620 [18NO]

Reports filed

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

Consideration of H.R. 267, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 28) (H. Rept. 116–1), H280 [8JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, Science, and Military Construction Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 116–119), H4769 [18JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3163) (H. Rept. 116–106), H4348 [6JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2520) (S. Rept. 116–109), S5602 [19SE]

Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 116–135), H5255 [27JN]

NIST Adoption of Composite Technology in Infrastructure Facilitation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 384) (S. Rept. 116–128), S5747 [26SE]

Repeal Rescission of Funds in Federal-Aid Highway Program Contract Authority: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1992), S5247 [31JY]

Restore the Harmony Way Bridge Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1833), S3843 [19JN]

——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1833) (S. Rept. 116–64), S5011 [23JY]

Reviving America’s Scenic Byways Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 349), S3843 [19JN]

——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 349) (S. Rept. 116–61), S5011 [23JY]

Route 66 Centennial Commission Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1014), S3843 [19JN]

——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1014) (S. Rept. 116–62), S5011 [23JY]

Strengthening Local Transportation Security Capabilities Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2539) (H. Rept. 116–93), H4179 [30MY]

U.S.-Mexico Economic Partnership Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 133), S7112 [17DE]

Statements

Green New Deal: Representative Ocasio-Cortez, H2091–H2093 [25FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 28, consideration of H.R. 267, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H302 [9JA]

H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, H4779 [19JN]

H.R. 66, Route 66 Centennial Commission Act, H1374 [6FE]

H.R. 133, U.S.-Mexico Economic Partnership Act, H430 [10JA]

H.R. 267, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H398–H420 [10JA]

H.R. 434, Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act, H7353 [24JY]

H.R. 831, Reviving America’s Scenic Byways Act, H1373 [6FE]

H.R. 2539, Strengthening Local Transportation Security Capabilities Act, H4369 [10JN]

H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, H4804–H4877 [19JN]

H.R. 3245, Restore the Harmony Way Bridge Act, H7290 [24JY]

S. 349, Reviving America’s Scenic Byways Act, S5366 [9SE]

S. 674, Clean Corridors Act, S1707–S1709 [6MR]

S. 1021, Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway in Muhlenberg and Ohio Counties, KY, as a spur of Interstate 69 section designation, S2243 [3AP]

S. 1833, Restore the Harmony Way Bridge Act, S4915 [17JY]

S. 2518, Rural Economic Infrastructure Equity Act, S5606 [19SE]

S. 2604, Reduce Impaired Driving for Everyone (RIDE) Act, S5846 [16OC]

S. 2605, Take Unsafe Limos Off the Road Act, S5847 [16OC]

S. 2606, Safety, Accountability, and Federal Enforcement of Limos (SAFE Limos) Act, S5847–S5849 [16OC]

S. 2700, Protecting Roadside First Responders Act, S6158 [24OC]

S. Res. 59, address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities in Green New Deal, S1140 [7FE]

S. Res. 288, ensure long-term solvency of Dept. of Transportation Highway Trust Fund through user fees and require Federal highway spending that exceeds Highway Trust Fund revenues and balances to be offset, S5147 [29JY]

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

S. Res. 439, Drive Safer Sunday, S6760 [21NO]

S.J. Res. 8, address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities in Green New Deal, S1327 [13FE]