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

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4820), H5451, H5453, H5454, H5455, H5456, H5457, H5458, H5460, H5461 [6NO], H5503, H5504, H5505, H5506, H5507, H5508, H5509, H5510, H5511, H5512, H5513, H5514, H5515, H5516, H5517, H5518, H5519, H5521, H5522, H5523, H5524, H5525, H5526, H5527, H5528, H5529 [7NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4820), consideration (H. Res. 838), H5241 [2NO]

FAA: establish FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (H.R. 346), S1570, S1571 [9MY]

——— reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), S4727 [27SE], S4734, S4767, S4776 [28SE], S4829, S4830, S4831, S4833, S4835, S4836, S4840, S4842, S4843, S4844, S4846, S4848, S4865 [29SE], S4894, S4895 [30SE], H3718, H3802, H3806, H3807, H3808, H3809, H3810, H3811, H3812, H3814, H3816, H3817, H3818, H3819, H3820, H3822, H3823, H3824, H3825, H3826, H3828, H3829, H3830, H3831, H3832, H3833, H3835, H3836, H3837 [19JY], H3863, H3864, H3865, H3866, H3868, H3869 [20JY]

——— reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), consideration (H. Res. 597), H3658 [18JY]

Maritime Administration: modify age requirement for Student Incentive Payment Program of State maritime academies (S. 467), S1682 [16MY]

Roads and highways: designate Texas and New Mexico portions of future Interstate-designated segments of Port-to-Plains Corridor as Interstate Route 27 (S. 992), S3838, S3844 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Airlines: ensure that child can sit next to family member on flight at no additional cost (see S. 525), S457 [16FE]

Airports: establish airport infrastructure resilience pilot program to fund projects that improve climate resilience and ensure airports can respond to climate change, extreme weather events, and natural disasters (see S. 1055), S1053 [29MR]

——— establish airport infrastructure resilience program to fund projects that improve climate resilience and ensure airports can respond to climate change, extreme weather events, and natural disasters (see H.R. 3896), H2777 [7JN]

Appropriations: prohibit Federal assistance to transit and rail projects with significant cost overruns and that are projected to lose money (see S. 1259), S1339 [25AP]

——— prohibit funds from certain programs to be used to fund streetcars (see H.R. 4130), H2932 [14JN]

Arts and humanities: allow local transit authorities to incorporate art into federally-funded transit projects (see S. 3275), S5458 [9NO] (see H.R. 6397), H5855 [14NO]

Aviation: carry out competitive grant and cost-sharing agreement program for eligible entities to carry out projects to produce, transport, blend, or store sustainable aviation fuel (see H.R. 2747), H1907 [20AP]

——— ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principle (see H.R. 4021), H2807 [12JN]

——— establish apprenticeship program for students at flight schools (see H.R. 4161), H2957 [15JN]

——— establish drone infrastructure inspection grant program and drone education and workforce training grant program (see S. 1817), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 3593), H2500 [22MY]

——— establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see S. 1935), S2070 [13JN] (see H.R. 2428), H1691 [30MR]

——— establish grant program to increase racial and gender minority access and representation in aviation workforce (see S. 1163), S1091 [30MR]

——— establish pilot program to provide flight training for military veterans (see H.R. 6380), H5728 [13NO]

——— establish policy relative to family seating on air transportation (see H.R. 4193), H2958 [15JN]

——— improve accessibility of airline information and entertainment programming provided by air carriers on passenger flights (see S. 1911), S2029 [8JN]

——— include public airport in use by air reserve station as primary airport (see S. 1255), S1294 [20AP] (see H.R. 2558), H1717 [10AP]

——— 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. 4014), H2807 [12JN]

——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see S. 209), S203 [1FE] (see H.R. 659), H575 [31JA]

——— report annually on aviation consumer complaints related to passengers with disability (see S. 400), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 1445), H1205 [8MR]

——— require air carriers to provide passengers experiencing delay or cancellation with alternative transportation on another air carrier (see H.R. 2617), H1725 [13AP]

——— rescind certain no-fly zone restrictions (see H.R. 3109), H2135 [5MY]

——— restrict air carriers from operating certain aircraft in all-cargo air transportation without meeting certain requirements for intrusion resistance (see H.R. 3909), H2778 [7JN]

Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee: extend (see H.R. 3780), H2708 [31MY]

Bicycles: establish grant program to facilitate electric bicycle sharing services for disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 6659), H6739 [7DE]

Bridges: establish grant program to facilitate installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 3759), H2707 [31MY]

Business and industry: give priority consideration for certain grant programs to eligible projects that improve or build supply chain resiliency (see H.R. 3365), H2376 [16MY]

——— provide for disadvantaged business enterprise supportive services programs at modal administrations (see S. 3377), S5692 [30NO] (see H.R. 4598), H3573 [13JY]

——— require certain grant recipients of transit and highway transportation projects to establish and contribute to business uninterrupted monetary program fund (see H.R. 6376), H5728 [13NO]

Buttigieg, Sec. of Transportation: condemn and call for resignation (see H. Res. 188), H970 [28FE]

California: identify certain roads in vicinity of Beale AFB, Travis AFB, and Sierra Army Depot as defense access roads for purposes of Defense Access Road Program (see H.R. 2554), H1717 [10AP]

Chemicals: establish per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) replacement program at certain airports (see H.R. 5356), H4229 [8SE]

Children and youth: implement clear standards for child booster seat labeling and safety testing (see H.R. 607), H489 [27JA]

Colleges and universities: increase access to higher education by providing public transit grants (see S. 3477), S5919 [12DE] (see H.R. 3411), H2424 [17MY]

Common carriers: provide for free public transportation for individuals recently released from incarceration (see H.R. 4728), H3856 [19JY]

Construction industries: conduct research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies to reduce emissions of U.S. cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture production (see S. 3439), S5851 [7DE]

Contracts: establish payment and performance security requirements for water infrastructure projects (see S. 2928), S4678 [26SE] (see H.R. 1740), H1408 [23MR]

——— establish program to help minority- and women-owned small businesses gain proficiency to compete equally for project contracts and subcontracts (see S. 3375), S5692 [30NO] (see H.R. 4614), H3574 [13JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish grant program to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at public housing projects (see S. 1704), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3468), H2452 [18MY]

——— establish grant program to support hydrogen-fueled equipment at ports and to conduct study on feasibility and safety of using hydrogen-derived fuels, including ammonia, as shipping fuel (see S. 647), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 6872), H6997 [19DE]

——— support carbon dioxide removal research and development (see S. 2812), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5457), H4343 [14SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish Green Alert communications network throughout U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (see H.R. 3775), H2708 [31MY]

——— establish taskforce to develop and implement strategies to deter, prevent, and combat, theft and trafficking of catalytic converters and other automobile parts containing precious metals (see S. 2061), S2145 [20JN]

Dept. of Transportation and NIST: take certain actions to develop physical alternatives to better protect pedestrians and vulnerable road users against traffic incidents (see H.R. 6111), H5174 [26OC]

Dept. of Transportation and SBA: strengthen and advance certain disadvantaged businesses (see H.R. 832), H708 [6FE]

Depts. of Energy and Transportation: provide for coordination between Federal agencies on decarbonization, development, certification, and deployment of aircraft, vessels, and medium and heavy duty transportation vehicles (see H.R. 2664), H1844 [18AP]

Depts. of Homeland Security and Transportation: develop alternative platform to LOGINK (see H.R. 6228), H5404 [3NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2437), S3459 [20JY] (see H.R. 4820), H3894 [24JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4820), consideration (see H. Res. 838), H5361 [2NO]

Disabled: establish program to provide grants to protection and advocacy systems to advocate for individuals with disabilities to access transportation (see H.R. 5859), H4910 [29SE]

——— increase accessible transportation for individuals with disabilities (see S. 1813), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 3845), H2761 [6JN]

——— prevent discrimination against airline passengers with disabilities who use lithium-ion-powered wheelchairs and mobility aids that are safe for air travel (see H.R. 1772), H1409 [23MR]

——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see S. 545), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1267), H970 [28FE]

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program: require certain recipients of funds to provide analysis of efforts to expand opportunities available to participate in program (see H.R. 2485), H1707 [6AP]

——— review number of contracts for new disadvantaged small business concerns at airports that participate (see H.R. 2507), H1708 [6AP]

Essential Air Service program: consider cost of providing basic essential air service when selecting applicants (see H.R. 2466), H1698 [3AP]

——— modify eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2467), H1698 [3AP]

——— repeal (see H.R. 3822), H2741 [5JN]

FAA: allow owner or operator of small hub airport that is reclassified as medium hub airport to elect to be treated as small hub airport (see S. 1946), S2071 [13JN]

——— amend air traffic controller staffing report (see S. 1914), S2029 [8JN]

——— amend certain regulations to require all helicopters and rotocraft fly at maximum altitude permitted in District of Columbia (see H.R. 1257), H970 [28FE]

——— appoint Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety Technology (see H.R. 878), H780 [8FE]

——— authorize appropriations (see S. 1939), S2070 [13JN]

——— define critical airport infrastructure (see H.R. 3059), H2125 [2MY]

——— enhance aeronautical experience requirements for applicants seeking airline transport pilot certificate with airplane category and class rating (see S. 2332), S2984 [18JY]

——— establish FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (see S. 66), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 346), H233 [12JA]

——— establish grant program for use of Internet of Things technologies in airports (see H.R. 1648), H1293 [17MR]

——— establish minimum dimensions for seats on passenger aircraft (see S. 1866), S2006 [7JN] (see H.R. 3897), H2777 [7JN]

——— establish Office of Advanced Aviation (see H.R. 220), H106 [9JA]

——— establish protections for air transportation passengers relative to boarding, seating, fees, delays and cancellations, claims against airlines, and penalty enforcement (see S. 178), S172 [31JA]

——— extend non-premium war risk insurance program (see H.R. 4762), H3886 [20JY]

——— modify authority for space transportation infrastructure modernization grants (see S. 1982), S2096 [14JN]

——— modify requirements for registration of certain aircraft (see H.R. 1187), H874 [24FE]

——— prohibit air carriers from reducing size of passenger seats on aircraft (see H.R. 2654), H1759 [17AP]

——— prohibit from setting requirement that air carriers must require individuals to test negative for coronavirus to travel in air transportation (see H.R. 103), H101 [9JA]

——— publish guidance and implementation procedures for unmanned aircraft systems with respect to environmental reviews (see H.R. 3958), H2786 [9JN]

——— reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (see H.R. 3935), H2785 [9JN]

——— reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), consideration (see H. Res. 597), H3698 [18JY]

——— reduce regulations on pilots by clarifying terms ‘‘common carrier’’ and ‘‘personal operator’’ to facilitate flight-sharing by noncommercial pilots on digital platforms (see S. 888), S859 [21MR]

——— report to Congress on process by which air traffic control tower facilities are chosen for replacement (see H.R. 3218), H2307 [11MY]

Federal Advisory Committee on Women in Aviation: establish (see H.R. 2705), H1885 [19AP]

Federal aid programs: authorize state of good repair grants to be used for public transportation resilience improvement (see S. 3080), S5088 [18OC] (see H.R. 5980), H5028 [18OC]

——— carry out grant program to support State and local efforts to provide fare-free transit service (see S. 1282), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 2848), H1946 [25AP]

——— establish pilot program for intermodal transportation infrastructure grants (see S. 3331), S5541 [15NO]

——— improve process for awarding grants to counties in which majority of land is owned or managed by Federal Government and to other units of local government and Tribal governments in those counties (see S. 1579), S1624 [11MY] (see H.R. 3594), H2500 [22MY] (see H.R. 6890), H7006 [22DE]

——— include affordable housing incentives in certain capital investment grants (see S. 3216), S5338 [2NO] (see H.R. 6199), H5362 [2NO]

——— remove transit-oriented development projects as eligible for assistance under transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program and railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program (see H.R. 4131), H2932 [14JN]

Federal Highway Administration: improve environmental review process for Federal aid highway projects through use of interactive, digital, cloud-based platforms (see S. 2319), S2460 [13JY] (see H.R. 4621), H3574 [13JY]

Federal Interagency Council on Housing Affordability and Preservation: establish (see H.R. 2974), H2084 [27AP]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: modify certain commercial zone in Texas to include Zapata County (see H.R. 6240), H5465 [6NO]

——— prohibit from issuing rule or regulation requiring certain commercial vehicles be equipped with speed limiting devices (see S. 2671), S3756 [27JY] (see H.R. 3039), H2124 [2MY]

——— repeal rule entitled ‘‘Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators’’ (see H.R. 4738), H3857 [19JY]

Federal Transit Administration: modify public transportation emergency relief program (see S. 3073), S5088 [18OC]

Federal-State relations: establish minimum guarantee for fuel tax revenue received by States tied to percentage of total funds paid into Highway Trust Fund (see S. 345), S311 [9FE]

Foreign trade: promulgate regulations relative to approval of foreign manufacturers of cylinders (see S. 1632), S1703 [17MY] (see H.R. 3404), H2423 [17MY]

Government regulations: establish axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods (see H.R. 3318), H2344 [15MY]

Information technology: establish program to use anonymized data from third-party entities to inform infrastructure planning decisions and improve transportation management capabilities and efficiency on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1500), H1247 [9MR]

Infrastructure: encourage research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in construction and preservation of domestic transportation and water infrastructure system (see S. 3292), S5507 [14NO] (see H.R. 6411), H5855 [14NO]

——— provide grants and develop value capture policy for infrastructure improvements (see H.R. 4609), H3573 [13JY]

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: repeal provision relative to advanced impaired driving technology motor vehicle safety standard (see H.R. 6563), H6080 [1DE]

Inspector General: require to conduct audit on use of Federal funds by certain entities providing public transportation (see H.R. 1592), H1285 [14MR]

Local government: establish program to provide grants to install publicly accessible safety charging stations for electric bicycles and scooters (see H.R. 1665), H1293 [17MR]

Lumber industry: waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles to allow for travel on Federal highways (see S. 1818), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 2493), H1707 [6AP]

Maritime Administration: allow Port Infrastructure Development Program grants to support loading and unloading of commercially harvested fish and fish products (see H.R. 4618), H3574 [13JY]

——— allow to finance vessel retrofit, repair, or similar work required for vessel to be U.S. vessel (see H.R. 874), H780 [8FE]

——— modify age requirement for Student Incentive Payment Program of State maritime academies (see S. 467), S455 [16FE] (see H.R. 1227), H968 [28FE]

Mining and mineral resources: include certain mineral production activities as covered project (see H.R. 6862), H6997 [19DE]

Motor vehicles: authorize hydrogen powered vehicle to exceed certain weight limits on Interstate Highway System (see H.R. 3447), H2426 [17MY]

——— designate authorized operator of commercial driver’s license information system (see S. 3475), S5919 [12DE]

——— establish grant program to demonstrate performance and reliability of heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles that use hydrogen as fuel source (see S. 648), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 6871), H6997 [19DE]

——— provide additional safety measures (see H.R. 4761), H3858 [19JY]

——— repeal corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 2779), H1908 [20AP]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: enter into agreement to produce report that identifies and recommends system of measuring aviation noise (see H.R. 2561), H1717 [10AP]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see S. 1669), S1705 [17MY] (see H.R. 3413), H2424 [17MY]

National Medal of Honor Highway: designate (see S. 1478), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 3149), H2171 [9MY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: further deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 services to enhance and upgrade 9-1-1 systems (see S. 2712), S3757 [27JY] (see H.R. 1784), H1437 [24MR]

New York, NY: condition receipt of grants by Metropolitan Transportation Authority on exempting New Jersey drivers from congestion fees and provide year-end tax credits for congestion taxes (see H.R. 422), H249 [20JA]

Noise pollution: periodically report number of U.S. individuals who are exposed to certain levels of aviation noise (see H.R. 2564), H1717 [10AP]

——— provide additional funding under airport improvement program for certain noise improvement projects (see S. 1167), S1134 [17AP] (see H.R. 2533), H1709 [6AP]

——— submit report on helicopter and rotorcraft noise in District of Columbia (see H.R. 2509), H1708 [6AP]

——— submit report on recommendations to reduce train noise and vibrations near homes (see H.R. 2807), H1914 [24AP]

North Carolina: designate portion of U.S. Route 74 as future interstate (see H.R. 2551), H1717 [10AP]

Office of Consumer Protection: establish (see S. 1551), S1623 [11MY]

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: apply final rule relating to valve installation and minimum rupture detection standards to Type A gas gathering lines (see H.R. 6496), H5982 [29NO]

——— establish Office of Public Engagement (see H.R. 5666), H4456 [21SE]

Pipelines: establish confidential voluntary information-sharing system to encourage sharing of pipeline safety data (see H.R. 6509), H5983 [29NO]

——— study certain composite material pipelines (see H.R. 6510), H5983 [29NO]

——— take certain actions relative to Aldyl A Polyethylene piping (see H.R. 5638), H4455 [21SE]

Political ethics: limit use of Dept. aircraft for travel by Sec. of Transportation or their executive staff (see S. 2126), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 4962), H4136 [27JY]

Puerto Rico: provide 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. 375), H242 [17JA]

Railroads: conduct study on costs and benefits of commuter rail passenger transportation involving transfers (see H.R. 1547), H1278 [10MR]

——— declare hazardous train events and notify local emergency response groups, fire departments, and law enforcement agencies when hazardous materials are moving through their communities (see S. 844), S825 [16MR] (see H.R. 2999), H2116 [28AP]

——— enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials (see S. 576), S567 [1MR] (see H.R. 1633), H1292 [17MR] (see H.R. 1674), H1300 [21MR]

——— ensure that rail carriers provide transportation or service in manner that fulfills shipper’s reasonable service requirements (see S. 2071), S2185 [21JN]

——— issue regulations requiring rail carrier to report certain damage if such carrier has reasonable suspicion that action carried out by carrier caused such damage (see H.R. 3705), H2637 [25MY]

——— modify definition of high-hazard flammable train (see H.R. 1238), H968 [28FE]

——— provide emergency relief for short line railroads (see H.R. 3782), H2712 [1JN]

——— provide paid sick leave for certain employees (see H.R. 3255), H2309 [11MY]

Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program: ensure consideration of affordable housing (see S. 3350), S5639 [28NO] (see H.R. 6648), H6208 [6DE]

Research: prohibit Federal funding for research in China (see S. 2525), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 1800), H1437 [24MR]

Roads and highways: carry out highway formula modernization study (see S. 352), S312 [9FE]

——— conduct economic impact study for certain proposed toll facilities and projects (see H.R. 4982), H4137 [27JY]

——— designate Texas and New Mexico portions of future Interstate-designated segments of Port-to-Plains Corridor as Interstate Route 27 (see S. 992), S999 [28MR] (see H.R. 1821), H1526 [28MR] (see H.R. 3209), H2307 [11MY]

——— establish additional requirements for certain transportation projects with estimated costs of 2.5 billion dollars or more (see H.R. 4608), H3573 [13JY]

——— increase mileage of Appalachian development highway system to provide improvements to and expansion of Corridor K in North Carolina (see S. 2997), S4826 [29SE] (see H.R. 5835), H4909 [29SE]

——— limit railroad carriers from blocking railway-highway crossings (see H.R. 1347), H1112 [3MR]

——— prohibit from implementing congestion pricing program until economic impact analysis is completed and made publicly available (see H.R. 1759), H1408 [23MR]

——— prohibit from issuing any rule, regulation, or guidance that promotes use of traffic photo enforcement (see H.R. 3823), H2741 [5JN]

——— require certain reports relative to defense access roads (see H.R. 664), H575 [31JA]

——— require that public employees perform construction inspection work for federally funded highway projects (see H.R. 3785), H2712 [1JN]

——— streamline environmental review process for major projects (see H.R. 3316), H2344 [15MY]

——— withhold Federal highway funds from States that provide drivers’ licenses or identification cards to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4427), H3158 [30JN]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: increase number of within and beyond perimeter slot exemptions (see S. 1933), S2070 [13JN] (see H.R. 3185), H2244 [10MY]

Rural areas: reduce population definition of rural area to restrict eligibility to be considered under rural surface transportation grant program (see H.R. 3002), H2116 [28AP]

Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program: ensure accessibility to rural areas (see H.R. 5437), H4296 [13SE]

Safe Streets and Roads for All program: program (see S. 2075), S2185 [21JN]

Safety: amend highway safety improvement program (see H.R. 1668), H1300 [21MR]

——— reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050 (see S. Res. 274), S2225 [22JN] (see H. Res. 545), H3109 [22JN]

——— 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. 2746), S4270 [7SE]

School buses: gather data on incidence of, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of school buses (see H.R. 3998), H2788 [9JN]

Sec. of Transportation: prohibit from using charter air transportation until Congress enacts law reauthorizing FAA (see H.R. 296), H203 [11JA]

Ships and vessels: prohibit making certain grants to zero-emission or electric ferries (see H.R. 4129), H2932 [14JN]

——— reinstate certain laws relating to minimum tonnage of agricultural commodities and products (see H.R. 2373), H1640 [29MR]

Small business: remove exclusion of certain small business concerns from disadvantaged business enterprise program (see S. 3539), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 6820), H6984 [14DE]

Small Community Air Service Development Program: make improvements (see S. 1438), S1505 [3MY]

States: provide sanctions for States using certain congestion pricing systems and require consent of affected States in carrying out value pricing pilot projects (see S. 1746), S1745 [18MY] (see H.R. 3531), H2455 [18MY]

Time: allow States to observe year-round daylight saving time (see H.R. 364), H238 [13JA] (see H.R. 1474), H1206 [8MR] (see H.R. 1561), H1279 [10MR]

——— make daylight savings time permanent (see S. 582), S568 [1MR] (see H.R. 1279), H1047 [1MR]

Transportation: prohibit staged collisions with commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 2936), H2083 [27AP]

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program: modify relative to community development financial institutions (see H.R. 4857), H3948 [25JY]

Trucking industry: amend with respect to operation of certain specialized hauling vehicles on Interstate System (see H.R. 2948), H2083 [27AP]

——— ensure minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers transporting property are periodically adjusted to inflation rate of medical costs (see H.R. 6884), H7006 [22DE]

——— establish competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking (see S. 1034), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 2367), H1640 [29MR]

——— establish national motor carrier safety selection standard for entities that contract with certain motor carriers to transport goods (see S. 2426), S3458 [20JY] (see H.R. 915), H823 [9FE]

——— establish safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles (see H.R. 3372), H2376 [16MY]

——— expand access to parking and rest facilities for truck drivers, lessen regulatory burdens during emergencies, and modernize commercial driver license (CDL) process to improve trucking supply chain (see H.R. 471), H276 [24JA]

——— issue certain regulations on minimum age of driver of commercial motor vehicle for interstate travel (see H.R. 6670), H6739 [7DE]

——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under age 21 who complete vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 3408), H2423 [17MY]

——— modify certain regulations relative to requirements for commercial driver’s license testing and commercial learner’s permit holders (see S. 1649), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3013), H2117 [28AP]

——— regulate employment screening for motor carrier industry (see H.R. 3356), H2375 [16MY]

Veterans: establish veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 4171), H2957 [15JN]

Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program: establish (see H.R. 4636), H3574 [13JY]

Cloture motions

FAA: reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), S4665 [21SE], S4675 [26SE], S4734 [28SE]

Decisions 

Applicability of Congressional Review Act to Dept. of Transportation Funding Opportunity for FY 2023–2024 Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Opportunity: Edda Emmanuelli Perez, GAO, S5136–S5138 [24OC]

Letters

Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act: Representative Lucas, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H3708 [19JY]

——— Representative Sam Graves, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3708 [19JY]

Messages

Protection of Certain Facilities and Assets From Unmanned Aircraft Authority Partial Termination Date Extension: President Biden, S5505 [14NO], H5854 [14NO]

Motions

FAA: reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), S4734 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Pilot Program: include National Guard and Dept. of Defense to list of eligible recipients of grants, H3820–H3822 [19JY]

Amtrak: Great Lakes region funding, H6066 [1DE], H6728 [7DE]

——— Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor funding, H5550 [8NO]

——— National Network funding, H5455 [6NO]

——— Northeast Corridor funding, H5423, H5455 [6NO]

Aviation: certify offshore wind projects in North Atlantic and Mid Atlantic Planning Area will not compromise radar or create risks to aviation and space activities, H3867 [20JY]

——— establish apprenticeship program for students at flight schools, H3816, H3817 [19JY]

——— prohibit funding for air travel by Sec. of Transportation other than in economy class on commercial flight, H5525 [7NO]

——— refine reporting directives to provide more detailed information about cause of commercial passenger flight cancellation or delay, H3824, H3825 [19JY]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration response to train derailment disaster in East Palestine, OH, H880 [27FE]

Business and industry: prohibit funding to conduct competition analysis of airline mergers, H5518, H5519 [7NO]

——— require certain grant recipients of transit and highway transportation projects to establish and contribute to business uninterrupted monetary program fund (H.R. 6376), E1094 [13NO]

Buttigieg, Sec. of Transportation: call for resignation, H899 [27FE], H1156 [8MR], H1415 [24MR], H1921 [25AP]

California: high-speed rail development funding, H5421, H5422 [6NO], H5472, H5474 [7NO], H6054 [1DE], H6804 [11DE]

——— identify certain roads in vicinity of Beale AFB and Travis AFB as defense access roads for purposes of Defense Access Road Program (H.R. 2554), E299 [10AP]

Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program: prohibit funding, H5510 [7NO]

Climate Change Center: prohibit funding, H5515, H5516 [7NO]

Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program: funding, H5453 [6NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish Green Alert communications network throughout U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans, H2488 [22MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5508, H5509, H5510 [7NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4820), H5420–H5424, H5427–H5462 [6NO], H5472, H5474, H5480, H5481, H5490–H5494, H5503–H5540 [7NO], E1085 [13NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4820), consideration (H. Res. 838), H5235–H5241 [2NO]

——— prohibit funding to consider social cost of greenhouse gases in agency budgets, procurement processes, or environmental reviews, H5523 [7NO]

——— prohibit funding to finalize any rule or regulation that has or is likely to have certain effects on economy, H5511 [7NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement certain Executive orders relative to clean cars and trucks, Federal sustainability, and environmental justice, H5521 [7NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement certain Executive orders relative to climate change, H5528 [7NO]

——— prohibit funding to promulgate new rules likely to result in certain impact on economy, major increase in consumer prices, or adverse effects on U.S. global competition, H5514 [7NO]

Deputy Sec. of Transportation: reduce salary, H5529 [7NO]

Distracted Driving Awareness Month: observance, E328 [18AP]

East Palestine, OH: train derailment resulting in release of hazardous chemicals, H990, H991 [1MR], H1165 [8MR]

Essential Air Service program: funding, H3826–H3828 [19JY]

FAA: address collapse of Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) flight system, H195 [11JA]

——— allow certain number of pilot flight training hours to be completed in simulator, H2901 [14JN]

——— amend certain regulations to require all helicopters and rotocraft fly at maximum altitude permitted in District of Columbia (H.R. 1257), E163 [28FE]

——— amend certain regulations to require all helicopters and rotorcraft fly at maximum altitude permitted in District of Columbia (H.R. 1257), E299 [10AP]

——— create pilot program for mobile clearance for general aviation and Part 135 air carriers, H3808 [19JY]

——— establish FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (H.R. 346), H291, H299–H301 [25JA], H2481, H2482 [22MY], E63 [27JA]

——— reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), H2901 [14JN], H3615, H3618 [17JY], H3707–H3854 [19JY], H3863–H3877 [20JY], H3962 [26JY], H4490–H4494 [26SE], H4630–H4633 [27SE], E701, E702 [20JY], E706 [24JY], E725 [26JY], E754 [4AU], E760 [8AU]

——— reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), consideration (H. Res. 597), H3650–H3659 [18JY], E707 [24JY]

——— reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), corrections in engrossment, H3874 [20JY]

——— require Administrator testify annually before Congress and strengthen transparency of agency response time to congressional requests, H3962 [26JY]

——— require airlines to reinstate pilots who were fired or forced to resign because of vaccine mandates, H3820 [19JY]

——— require independent assessment of Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) request from non-Federal entity, H3822, H3823 [19JY]

——— require Inspector General to investigate decision to broaden acceptable electrocardiogram (EKG) range for pilots, H3820 [19JY]

——— submit report on Sec. of Transportation flight records, H3828 [19JY]

Federal employees: prohibit funding for remote work agreements, H5517, H5518 [7NO]

Federal Railroad Administration: funding to reduce train congestion in Houston, TX, H2972 [20JN]

Federal Transit Administration: Capital Investment Grant program funding, H5457, H5458 [6NO]

——— observance of Transit Bus Month, H3474 [12JY]

——— prohibit funding for Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, H5522 [7NO]

Government regulations: prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce proposed rule to require heavy vehicles to have automatic emergency braking systems, H5527 [7NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement rule entitled ‘‘Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans’’, H5525 [7NO]

Health: prohibit funding to enforce coronavirus mask mandates, H5512 [7NO]

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: impact, H617 [1FE], H2373 [16MY]

Maritime Administration: allow to finance vessel retrofit, repair, or similar work required for vessel to be U.S. vessel (H.R. 874), E106 [8FE]

——— modify age requirement for Student Incentive Payment Program of State maritime academies (S. 467), H2803 [12JN], H2926 [14JN]

Motor vehicles: prohibit funding to purchase or lease vehicle for use by Sec. of Transportation, H5524 [7NO]

National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program: prohibit funding, H5516, H5517 [7NO]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (H.R. 3413), H4035 [27JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement advanced impaired driving technology motor vehicle safety standard, H5519–H5521 [7NO]

——— reduce salary of Acting Administrator, H5521, H5522 [7NO]

National Park Service: prohibit changes to existing air tour management plans, H3818, H3819 [19JY]

National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau: funding, H5454 [6NO]

New York, NY: condition receipt of grants by Metropolitan Transportation Authority on exempting New Jersey drivers from congestion fees and provide year-end tax credits for congestion taxes (H.R. 422), H268 [24JA]

Noise pollution: submit report on helicopter and rotorcraft noise in District of Columbia (H.R. 2509), E299 [10AP]

——— submit report on recommendations to reduce train noise and vibrations near homes (H.R. 2807), E346 [24AP]

Pipelines: streamline environmental review process for certain pipeline projects, H1603, H1604 [29MR]

Railroads: conduct study on costs and benefits of commuter rail passenger transportation involving transfers (H.R. 1547), H6084, H6085 [4DE]

——— enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, H4042 [27JY]

——— improve infrastructure to address derailments and enhance railway safety, E247 [23MR]

——— improve rail safety practices, H2252–H2254 [11MY]

——— modify definition of high-hazard flammable train (H.R. 1238), H953 [28FE]

——— provide paid sick leave for certain employees (H.R. 3255), H4405 [19SE]

——— tribute to Gateway Program to expand and renovate northeast corridor rail line between Newark, NJ, and New York, NY, H4058 [27JY], H5541 [7NO], H6030 [30NO]

Reading, PA: LGBT Center of Greater Reading funding, H3686 [18JY]

Roads and highways: authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, H292 [25JA]

——— designate Texas and New Mexico portions of future Interstate-designated segments of Port-to-Plains Corridor as Interstate Route 27 (S. 992), H6085, H6086 [4DE]

——— limit railroad carriers from blocking railway-highway crossings, H976 [1MR]

——— require certain reports relative to defense access roads (H.R. 664), E79 [31JA]

——— require that public employees perform construction inspection work for federally funded highway projects (H.R. 3785), E518 [5JN]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: increase number of slot exemptions, H3833–H3835 [19JY]

Safety: amend highway safety improvement program (H.R. 1668), E235 [21MR]

——— prohibit funding for enforcement action relative to installation of pulsating light systems for high-mounted stop lamps, H5513 [7NO]

Sec. of Transportation: reduce salary, H5514, H5515 [7NO]

Ships and vessels: reinstate certain laws relating to minimum tonnage of agricultural commodities and products (H.R. 2373), E275 [29MR]

Thriving Communities Program: funding, H5453, H5454 [6NO]

Transit infrastructure grants: funding, H5456, H5457 [6NO]

Transportation: prohibit funding for transit-oriented development, H5526 [7NO]

Trucking industry: establish competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking (H.R. 2367), H3492 [13JY]

——— establish national motor carrier safety selection standard for entities that contract with certain motor carriers to transport goods (H.R. 915), H2484 [22MY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H5459 [6NO]

——— funding relative to restoring public safety and rule of law on DC Metrorail system, H5458 [6NO]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transity Authority: funding, H5460 [6NO]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, President: evaluation of administration, S811 [16MR]

Business and industry: provide for disadvantaged business enterprise supportive services programs at modal administrations (S. 3377), S5694 [30NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: reduce funding to divisions B and C and rescind certain IRS funding, S5276 [1NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4820), S5128 [24OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4820), unanimous-consent request, S4504 [14SE]

——— making appropriations (S. 2437), S4435, S4436 [13SE]

East Palestine, OH: train derailment resulting in release of hazardous chemicals, S493 [27FE], S510 [28FE], S820 [16MR]

EPA: proposed rule relative to greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks to accelerate transition to clean vehicles, S1283 [20AP]

FAA: allow certain number of pilot flight training hours to be completed in simulator, S2116 [15JN]

——— authorize appropriations (S. 1939), S2269 [10JY], S4614 [20SE]

——— establish FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (H.R. 346), S1571, S1572 [9MY]

——— reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs, S5971 [14DE]

——— reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), S4634, S4635 [20SE], S4637, S4665 [21SE], S4733–S4735, S4744, S4748 [28SE], S4815, S4816, S4819–S4821 [29SE], S4885–S4887 [30SE]

——— reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), motion to proceed, S4669–S4675 [26SE], S4729–S4733 [28SE]

Federal Highway Administration: prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce proposed rule entitled ‘‘National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure’’, S5274 [1NO]

Federal Railroad Administration: investigation into safety practices of certain freight railroads, S1988 [7JN]

Health: prohibit funding to enforce coronavirus mask mandates, S5163 [25OC]

Highway Trust Fund: require contribution from sale and charging of electric vehicles, S1283 [20AP]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (S. 1669), S1993 [7JN], S5736–S5739 [5DE]

——— issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (S. 1669), unanimous-consent request, S5737, S5738 [5DE]

National Infrastructure Project Assistance (Mega) Program: I-5 Bridge Replacement Project funding, S6037 [19DE]

National Medal of Honor Highway: designate (S. 1478), S6062 [19DE]

New York, NY: Second Avenue subway project funding, S5156 [25OC]

Presidential appointments: prohibit funding to pay salary of acting National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator who was nominated but whose nomination was withdrawn, S5245, S5246 [31OC]

Railroads: enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials (S. 576), S541, S561 [1MR], S648 [6MR], S660, S662 [7MR], S781 [15MR], S821 [16MR], S840 [21MR], S1988 [7JN]

——— tribute to Gateway Program to expand and renovate northeast corridor rail line between Newark, NJ, and New York, NY, S138 [30JA], S180 [1FE], S2263 [10JY]

Roads and highways: designate Texas and New Mexico portions of future Interstate-designated segments of Port-to-Plains Corridor as Interstate Route 27 (S. 992), S3844 [27JY]

Time: make daylight savings time permanent (S. 582), S841 [21MR], S5240 [31OC]

Reports

Dept. of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3709 [19JY]

Reports filed

AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1669), S4388 [12SE]

Authorize Hydrogen Powered Vehicle To Exceed Certain Weight Limits on Interstate Highway System: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3447) (H. Rept. 118–217), H4496 [26SE]

Changing Age-Determined Eligibility to Student Incentive Payments (CADETS) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 467), S1602 [10MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 597) (H. Rept. 118–147), H3698 [18JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4820, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 838) (H. Rept. 118–261), H5361 [2NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4820) (H. Rept. 118–154), H3894 [24JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2437) (S. Rept. 118–70), S3457 [20JY]

FAA Non-Premium War Risk Insurance Program Extension: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4762) (H. Rept. 118–194), H4295 [13SE]

I–27 Numbering Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3209) (H. Rept. 118–285), H5982 [29NO]

NOTAM Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 66), S5960 [13DE]

One Seat Ride Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1547) (H. Rept. 118–173), H4216 [1SE]

Railway Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 576), S5960 [13DE]

Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3935) (H. Rept. 118–138), H3204 [11JY]

Statements

Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act: Executive Office of the President, H3717 [19JY], E706, E707 [24JY], E760 [8AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 597, consideration of H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, H3650 [18JY]

H. Res. 838, consideration of H.R. 4820, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H5235 [2NO]

H.R. 346, NOTAM Improvement Act, H299 [25JA], H2481 [22MY]

H.R. 1547, One Seat Ride Act, H6084 [4DE]

H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, H3718–H3802 [19JY]

H.R. 4820, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H5427–H5451 [6NO]

S. 467, Changing Age-Determined Eligibility to Student Incentive Payments (CADETS) Act, H2803 [12JN]

S. 467, Changing Age-Determined Eligibility to Student Incentive Payments (CADETS) Act), S1682 [16MY]

S. 992, I–27 Numbering Act, H6085 [4DE]

S. 1478, National Medal of Honor Highway designation, S6062 [19DE]

S. Res. 274, reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050, S2240 [22JN]