RAILROADS related term(s) Cargo Transportation

Addresses

State of the Union: President Biden, S257–S262 [7FE], H729–H735 [7FE]

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]

Articles and editorials

As Rail Profits Soar, Blocked Crossings Force Kids To Crawl Under Trains To Get to School, H2252 [11MY]

Trump Officials Roll Back Obama Oil Train Safety Rule, H1165 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions

Amtrak: limit preference for using rail lines, junctions, and crossings near ports and rail yards (see H.R. 3893), H2777 [7JN]

——— report to Congress on compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act relative to trains and stations (see H.R. 6248), H5466 [6NO]

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

Dept. of Transportation: 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]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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]

FAA: prohibit Federal funds from being used to purchase rail cars or buses manufactured by Chinese companies, including airport shuttles and monorails (see H.R. 2912), H2048 [26AP]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 2804), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5480), H4344 [14SE]

NTSB: increase number of railroad safety investigators and require State Depts. of Transportation notify first responders of AskRail application (see H.R. 4085), H2884 [13JN]

Rail Safety Week: designate (see S. Res. 356), S4655 [21SE] (see H. Res. 698), H4381 [18SE]

Railroad Retirement Board: exempt payments made from Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from budget sequestration (see S. 1274), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 2785), H1909 [20AP]

Safety: enhance safety requirements for trains (see H.R. 5871), H4950 [2OC]

——— improve rail safety practices (see S. 1044), S1052 [29MR]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain compensation for victims of East Palestine, OH, train derailment (see H.R. 1270), H1046 [1MR]

——— provide tax credit to encourage replacement or modernization of inefficient, outdated freight railcars (see H.R. 838), H708 [6FE]

Transportation: provide for consideration of all modes of transportation and all road users in certain highway and transit programs (see S. 3246), S5402 [7NO]

——— provide grants to transit operators and airports for human trafficking awareness, education, and prevention efforts (see S. 2744), S4270 [7SE]

——— remove lifetime exemption from prohibition on procurement of rolling stock from certain vehicle manufacturers for parties to executed contracts (see H.R. 3317), H2344 [15MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to North Platte Canteen in North Platte, NE (see S. 363), S312 [9FE] (see H.R. 954), H825 [9FE]

Remarks in House

Alaska Railroad Corp.: anniversary, E671 [13JY]

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, H5456 [6NO]

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

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to infrastructure, H5541 [7NO]

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

Buffalo, NY: place Buffalo DL&W Terminal on National Registry of Historic Places, H3495 [13JY]

Buttigieg, Sec. of Transportation: call for resignation, H899 [27FE], H1156 [8MR]

California: anniversary of Monterey-Salinas Transit District, E858 [18SE]

Congress: accomplishments of 118th Congress, H6808–H6810 [11DE]

Dallas, TX: anniversary of Dallas Area Rapid Transit, E753 [4AU]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— transit infrastructure grants funding, H5456, H5457 [6NO]

——— 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]

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 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]

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

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

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

Hazardous substances: transport of toxic waste from East Palestine, OH, train derailment to Michigan, H920 [28FE]

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

Infrastructure Week: observance, H2442 [18MY]

Minnesota Transportation Museum: tribute to ‘‘Twin Tracks—African American Railroad Workers, 1919-1941’’ exhibit, E206 [9MR]

Northern Central Railway of York (organization): anniversary, E605 [22JN]

Payne, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve as ranking member of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, H555 [31JA]

R.J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC: anniversary, E1258 [22DE]

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

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

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

Alaska Railroad Corp.: anniversary, S2355 [12JY], S2981 [18JY]

Biden, President: State of the Union Message, S245 [7FE]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): hearing on improving rail safety in response to East Palestine, OH, train derailment, S840 [21MR], S883 [22MR]

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): hearing on protecting public health and environment in wake of Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical release in East Palestine, OH, S728 [9MR]

Congress: accomplishments of 118th Congress, S1061 [30MR]

Danville, IA: tribute to shipment of refurbished Holocaust era rail car from Germany, S2273 [10JY]

Dept. of Transportation: 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]

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]

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

Government: influence of lobbying activities on public policy, S820 [16MR]

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: impact, S751 [9MR]

Molitoris, Jolene: American Public Transportation Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S1599 [10MY]

New York: anniversary of Long Island Rail Road massacre, S5831 [7DE]

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

NTSB: investigation into Norfolk Southern Corp., failure to implement certain safety upgrades to prevent train derailments, S678 [8MR], S781 [15MR]

R.J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC: anniversary, S1562 [9MY]

Senate: legislative priorities, S1778 [30MY]

——— moment of silence in memory of victims of Long Island Rail Road massacre, S5832 [7DE]

Short Line Rail Advocacy Day: observance, S1973 [6JN]

Taxation: permanently extend railroad track maintenance credit, S1973 [6JN]

Washington, Phillip A.: suitability to be FAA Administrator relative to allegations of misconduct while serving as Los Angeles County, CA, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) CEO, S841–S843 [21MR]

Reports filed

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]

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]

Texts of

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

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

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

S. Res. 356, Rail Safety Week, S4659 [21SE]