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

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), S295 [27JA], S348, S349, S353, S354, S355 [28JA], S383, S384, S385, S386, S389, S390, S391, S392 [29JA], S411, S412, S413, S414, S415, S416, S421, S422, S423 [30JA], H1297, H1298 [22JA], H1960 [3FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration (H. Res. 1014), H1183 [22JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1032), H1958 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions

Antitrust policy: provide for divestiture of certain merger transactions (see S. 4434), S2128 [29AP]

Appropriations: amend amounts States are guaranteed under highway apportionment formula (see H.R. 8348), H2959 [16AP]

——— prohibit transfer of certain funds made available for transit projects (see H.R. 8231), H2830 [9AP]

Arts and humanities: allow local transit authorities to incorporate art into federally-funded transit projects (see S. 4354), S1857 [21AP] (see H.R. 8399), H3044 [21AP]

Aviation: 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. 7526), H2217 [12FE]

——— restrict air transportation of certain live animals in interstate and foreign commerce to enhance aviation safety, biosecurity, and operational efficiency in civil aviation (see H.R. 7371), H2030 [4FE]

Bridges: eliminate Carbon Reduction Program and PROTECT Program and dedicate funding to new bridge formula program that distributes funding based primarily on overall deck area (see H.R. 7442), H2095 [9FE]

——— establish competitive grant program to provide capital assistance for maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation needs of commuter rail bridges (see S. 3701), S290 [27JA]

Consumers: provide protections relative to frequent flyer programs and co-branded credit cards (see S. 4244), S1669 [26MR]

Corridor Identification and Development Program: remove requirement to consider committed or anticipated non-Federal funding for long distance intercity passenger rail routes (see S. 3728), S377 [29JA]

Crime: combat freight fraud and theft (see S. 3950), S706 [26FE] (see H.R. 8267), H2885 [14AP]

——— establish criminal and civil penalties for certain aliens presenting or using commercial driver’s license in interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 4224), S1668 [26MR]

Dept. of Defense: prevent awarding of motor carrier cargo transportation contracts to carriers affiliated with Chinese military companies (see S. 4077), S1046 [12MR] (see H.R. 7924), H2482 [12MR]

Dept. of Transportation and National Weather Service: establish interagency working group to develop best practices for roadway management (see H.R. 8186), H2820 [2AP]

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (see H.R. 7148), H947 [20JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration (see H. Res. 1014), H1349 [22JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1032), H1975 [3FE]

Distracted Driving Awareness Month: observance (see H. Res. 1194), H2995 [20AP]

District of Columbia: treat as State for purposes of certain transportation grant programs (see H.R. 6950), H12 [6JA]

Drugs: revise Dept. of HHS Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs to include testing for methadone use and require Dept. of Transportation to include testing for methadone use in drug tests (see H.R. 7967), H2550 [17MR]

Ecology and environment: make grants for improvement or construction of greenway paths (see H.R. 7751), H2336 [2MR]

Employment: repeal certain employee protective arrangements (see H.R. 8232), H2830 [9AP]

FAA: establish acceptable formats for presentation of airman certificates (see S. 4256), S1669 [26MR]

——— establish grant program for unmanned aircraft system pilot training for emergency responders (see H.R. 8492), H3091 [23AP]

——— issue certain regulations to eliminate public charters from eligibility to operate under on-demand rules relative to safety requirements (see H.R. 7501), H2185 [11FE]

——— require collision mitigation technology for certain aircraft, improve helicopter safety and separation around airports, update air traffic control procedures, and address airspace safety in Dept. of Defense activities (see H.R. 7613), H2233 [20FE]

——— update regulations relating to application of certain flight and duty limitations and rest requirements (see H.R. 7191), H1172 [21JA]

Federal aid programs: alter project eligibility for transit-oriented development planning grant program (see H.R. 7298), H1921 [30JA]

——— establish programs to improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and incentivize use of bicycles in transit (see H.R. 9041), H3735 [26MY]

——— foster greater deployment of same-day paratransit services for individuals with disabilities and establish minimum standards for paratransit technology (see H.R. 8128), H2776 [26MR]

——— modify rules for Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program and Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program and establish transit-oriented financing for certain projects (see S. 3636), S220 [14JA] (see H.R. 7062), H892 [14JA]

——— provide eligibility for shared micromobility projects to receive funding under certain surface transportation programs (see H.R. 8719), H3346 [11MY]

——— remove transit-oriented development projects eligibility for assistance under transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program and railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program (see H.R. 8230), H2829 [9AP]

——— use portion of grants available for buses and bus-related equipment and facilities for workforce development and training (see H.R. 8362), H2960 [16AP]

Federal Highway Administration: improve and reauthorize Pollinator-Friendly Practices on Roadside Highways and Rights-of-Way Program (see S. 3673), S257 [15JA] (see H.R. 7143), H924 [16JA]

——— make privately or majority-privately owned ferry or ferry terminal facility eligible for participation in Ferry Boat Program (see H.R. 8200), H2824 [6AP]

Federal Lands Access Program: reauthorize (see S. 4135), S1205 [18MR]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: establish and maintain database for commercial driver’s license data (see H.R. 8640), H3330 [30AP]

——— exempt stinger-steered combinations from requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads (see H.R. 8673), H3340 [7MY]

——— implement national employer notification service (see S. 3807), S533 [9FE] (see H.R. 7429), H2094 [9FE]

——— study chameleon carriers in U.S. and plan, develop, and test automation tool to help enforcement personnel detect chameleon carrier applications under registration process (see H.R. 7539), H2218 [12FE]

Federal Railroad Administration: allow only U.S. citizens and permanent residents with reporting location in U.S. to operate trains crossing U.S. southern border and ensure that inspections are not unnecessarily delayed (see H.R. 8468), H3090 [23AP]

——— codify Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (see H.R. 7338), H1976 [3FE]

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. 3972), S762 [3MR] (see H.R. 7776), H2369 [3MR]

——— increase Federal operating share for rural transit (see S. 3978), S762 [3MR]

Foreign countries: prohibit from contracting with, or awarding grant to, entity that uses or procures light detection and ranging technology from certain foreign entities (see S. 4000), S881 [5MR]

Government regulations: clarify authority of transit agencies to acquire real property interests for transit and passenger rail projects before completing National Environmental Policy Act permitting process (see H.R. 8315), H2924 [15AP]

——— establish certain requirements for any communications by private entities relative to Dept. of Transportation numbers (see H.R. 8799), H3453 [13MY]

——— establish length limitation on certain vehicles being transported by heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicles (see H.R. 7321), H1948 [2FE]

——— establish working group to review and establish guidance and best practices for responding to electric vehicle fires (see S. 4084), S1046 [12MR] (see H.R. 8307), H2924 [15AP]

——— issue guidance regarding State projects to reduce trespassing fatalities (see H.R. 7358), H2030 [4FE]

——— provide certain requirements and guidance relative to license plate readability (see H.R. 7797), H2419 [4MR]

——— require all railroad freight cars operating on U.S. general railroad system of transportation to meet certain manufacturing and content requirements (see H.R. 8417), H3045 [21AP]

——— revise Federal motor vehicle safety standards to establish maximum allowable brightness standard for low beam headlamps on motor vehicles (see H.R. 7772), H2369 [3MR]

Highway Trust Fund: limit spending (see S. 3786), S509 [5FE]

——— permit construction of certain noise barriers with funds (see H.R. 8717), H3341 [7MY]

Immigration: prohibit issuance of commercial driver’s licenses to individuals who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents of U.S. or holders of certain work visas (see S. 3917), S681 [25FE] (see H.R. 7758), H2368 [3MR] (see H.R. 7793), H2419 [4MR]

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: amend relative to vehicle roadside crashes and work zone safety (see S. 3871), S609 [12FE]

Motor vehicles: ensure that lifesaving motor vehicle safety features are offered independently of convenience and luxury features (see H.R. 7372), H2030 [4FE]

——— include certain electric vehicles or related equipment manufactured by, and services provided by, foreign entity of concern to noncomplying motor vehicles list (see H.R. 8768), H3392 [12MY]

——— inform consumers about capabilities and limitations of partially automated vehicles (see H.R. 7377), H2030 [4FE]

——— require automatic emergency braking system and similar crash avoidance technology equipped light vehicles to detect and respond in wider range of circumstances (see H.R. 7353), H2029 [4FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: clarify authority over vehicles with automated driving systems to provide safety measures for such vehicles (see H.R. 7390), H2040 [5FE]

——— conduct study relative to motor vehicle flammability hazards (see H.R. 8444), H3067 [22AP]

——— modernize motor vehicle safety programs (see H.R. 7389), H2040 [5FE]

——— require each new electric and hybrid vehicle to be equipped with technology that allows timely extinguishment of electric vehicle battery fire (see H.R. 6948), H11 [6JA]

——— require each new motor vehicle to be equipped with manual door release allowing timely exit regardless of failure of any electrical system (see H.R. 6947), H11 [6JA]

——— require that all new covered motorcoaches have minimally obstructed forward-facing view from driver’s seat (see H.R. 7263), H1915 [27JA]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: further deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 services to enhance and upgrade 9-1-1 systems (see S. 4062), S1009 [11MR]

Native Americans: remove certain limitations relative to road grading under Tribal transportation programs and study impacts of such removal (see H.R. 8188), H2820 [2AP]

Omaha, NE: designate portion of Interstate Route 680 as ‘‘Hal Daub Freeway’’ (see S. 3656), S256 [15JA] (see H.R. 7090), H918 [15JA]

Pipelines: direct owners and operators of gas distribution pipeline facilities to assess systems for presence of aldyl-a polyethylene (see H.R. 8050), H2675 [24MR]

Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation program: provide for resilience grants for strengthening, upgrading, or improving municipal piers (see H.R. 8508), H3122 [27AP]

Public transportation: increase access to higher education and center-based Head Start programs by providing public transit grants (see S. 3661), S256 [15JA] (see H.R. 7099), H919 [15JA]

Public works: establish grant program for demonstration projects that make critical transportation infrastructure resilient to natural hazards (see H.R. 8653), H3336 [4MY]

——— reauthorize and improve Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (see H.R. 8565), H3294 [29AP]

——— repeal public transportation fixed guideway capital investment grants (see H.R. 8233), H2830 [9AP]

Railroads: apply certain requirements to centralized computer-aided train-dispatching systems and centralized traffic control boards (see H.R. 8410), H3045 [21AP]

——— enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials (see S. 3903), S650 [24FE] (see H.R. 7662), H2296 [24FE] (see H.R. 7748), H2335 [2MR]

——— establish requirements for visual and automated railroad track inspections (see S. 3987), S802 [4MR] (see H.R. 7784), H2419 [4MR]

——— improve high-speed rail corridor development (see H.R. 9036), H3734 [26MY]

——— 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. 8012), H2621 [19MR]

——— require certain specifications for safety placards relative to rail transportation of hazardous materials (see H.R. 8713), H3341 [7MY]

Roads and highways: carry out certain activities relative to surface transportation research, development, and deployment (see H.R. 8748), H3392 [12MY]

——— designate U.S. Route 287 as Interstate Route 47 (see S. 4484), S2200 [11MY]

——— increase funding for transportation programs, continue Federal investments in bridges, give local communities access to annual bridge and safety funds, and increase funding for planning and design (see H.R. 7437), H2095 [9FE]

——— require percentage of certain funds to be set aside for certain active transportation projects and activities from Federal lands transportation and access programs (see H.R. 8514), H3123 [27AP]

Safe Routes to School Program: include school bus route safety (see S. 4488), S2236 [12MY]

Safety: enhance underride protection on trailers, semitrailers, and single unit trucks and improve motor carrier, passenger motor vehicle, and vulnerable road user safety (see S. 3775), S489 [4FE] (see H.R. 7354), H2030 [4FE]

——— establish grant program to increase use of stop-arm safety camera technology on schoolbuses (see H.R. 7204), H1349 [22JA]

——— include public information activities as authorized programming under highway safety programs and carry out education campaign on dangers of noncompliant or counterfeit child restraint systems (see H.R. 7679), H2326 [25FE]

——— publish notice of proposed rulemaking relative to seatbelts on schoolbuses (see S. 3806), S533 [9FE] (see H.R. 7428), H2094 [9FE]

——— reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050 (see S. Res. 753), S2444 [21MY] (see H. Res. 1316), H3724 [21MY]

——— require certain recipients of Federal assistance for public transit systems to establish program to collect data on passenger harassment on public transit systems (see H.R. 8699), H3341 [7MY]

San Mateo, CA: convey all right, title, and interest to certain property to San Mateo County Transit District (see H.R. 7440), H2095 [9FE]

Ships and vessels: codify and amend certain grant programs to issue grants for use in provision of passenger ferry services (see H.R. 7774), H2369 [3MR]

——— make changes relative to direct loans by Dept. of Transportation and Maritime Administration for financing of fishing vessels (see H.R. 7350), H2029 [4FE]

Space policy: establish electronic processing portal for licenses and other approvals related to commercial space launch activities (see H.R. 8851), H3550 [15MY]

States: condition Federal highway funding on State compliance with Federal immigration enforcement policies relative to driver’s licensing and information sharing (see S. 3773), S489 [4FE]

Taxation: provide diesel fuel tax holiday (see H.R. 8772), H3393 [12MY]

——— provide gasoline tax holiday (see S. 4032), S915 [9MR] (see H.R. 7919), H2482 [12MR] (see H.R. 8572), H3294 [29AP]

Technology: allow certain grant funds to be used for deployment and purchasing of technology for certain autonomous shared mobility vehicles (see H.R. 8692), H3340 [7MY]

——— develop national infrastructure intelligence tool for congestion mitigation (see S. 3906), S651 [24FE]

Transit Workforce Center: establish to support recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of skilled frontline public transportation workers (see S. 4178), S1580 [24MR] (see H.R. 8068), H2675 [24MR]

Transportation: authorize funding for Federal-aid highways, bridge construction and rehabilitation, highway safety programs, transit programs, and rail programs (see H.R. 8870), H3625 [19MY]

——— enhance roadside worker safety (see S. 4245), S1669 [26MR]

——— issue certain regulations relative to safe transportation of lithium-ion cells or batteries (see H.R. 7928, 7929), H2483 [12MR]

——— maximize value of taxpayer dollars by providing regulatory relief for transit agencies (see H.R. 8835), H3531 [14MY]

——— provide for development of transportation demand management strategies (see S. 3694), S290 [27JA] (see H.R. 7301), H1921 [30JA]

Transportation alternatives program: remove set-aside (see H.R. 8349), H2959 [16AP]

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program: modify relative to community development financial institutions (see H.R. 8607), H3329 [30AP]

Trucking industry: ensure minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers transporting property are periodically adjusted to inflation rate of medical costs (see H.R. 8218), H2829 [9AP]

——— regulate employment screening for motor carrier industry (see H.R. 7261), H1915 [27JA]

TSA: transfer to Dept. of Transportation (see H.R. 8701), H3341 [7MY]

Urban areas: provide for certain apportionments to medium-sized transit intensive cities (see H.R. 8785), H3452 [13MY]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), motion to proceed, S287 [27JA], S361 [29JA]

McCormack, Ryan: nomination to be Under Sec. of Transportation for Policy, S641 [24FE], S697 [26FE]

Explanations

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation Appropriations, H1353–H1909 [22JA]

Motions

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), S281 [27JA], S361 [29JA], S413, S414, S415 [30JA], H1961 [3FE]

McCormack, Ryan: nomination to be Under Sec. of Transportation for Policy, S641 [24FE]

Remarks in House

Aviation: clarify exceptions for limited recreational operations of unmanned aircraft (H.R. 6460), H2659, H2660 [24MR]

——— permit use of State highway standards for airfield pavement construction and improvement under certain circumstances (H.R. 6427), H2658, H2659 [24MR]

Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee: extend (H.R. 5663), H2657, H2658 [24MR]

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), H1185–H1299, H1335, H1337, H1338 [22JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration (H. Res. 1014), H1177–H1185 [22JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1032), H1951–H1960 [3FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), Senate amendments, H1960–H1967 [3FE], E121 [10FE]

District of Columbia: treat as State for purposes of certain transportation grant programs (H.R. 6950), E4 [6JA]

East Palestine, OH: anniversary of train derailment resulting in release of hazardous chemicals, H1987 [4FE]

FAA: require collision mitigation technology for certain aircraft, improve helicopter safety and separation around airports, update air traffic control procedures, and address airspace safety in Dept. of Defense activities (H.R. 7613), H2253–H2257 [23FE], H2843, H2856–H2876 [14AP]

Government regulations: amend requirements for States issuing commercial driver’s licenses to non-domiciled individuals (H.R. 5688), H3459 [14MY]

——— prohibit funding to implement advanced impaired driving technology motor vehicle safety standard, H1297, H1298 [22JA]

Languages: amend requirement to test drivers of commercial motor vehicles for English proficiency, H3459 [14MY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (H.R. 979), H3511 [14MY]

——— require each new electric and hybrid vehicle to be equipped with technology that allows timely extinguishment of electric vehicle battery fire (H.R. 6948), H142 [8JA]

Railroads: enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials (H.R. 971), H1987 [4FE]

Taxation: provide gasoline tax holiday (H.R. 7919), H2706 [25MR]

Transportation: authorize funding for Federal-aid highways, bridge construction and rehabilitation, highway safety programs, transit programs, and rail programs (H.R. 8870), H3680 [21MY]

Trump, President: call for restoration of funds for Hudson River Gateway Tunnel project, H1969 [3FE]

Remarks in Senate

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), S278, S279 [26JA], S411–S416, S425–S427 [30JA], S432, S440 [2FE], S455 [3FE], S477, S483 [4FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), motion to proceed, S281–S283 [27JA], S301–S307, S309, S311–S334 [28JA], S357–S361, S364, S369–S374 [29JA], S401–S411 [30JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), unanimous-consent agreement, S411 [30JA]

Immigration: prohibit issuance of commercial driver’s licenses to individuals who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents of U.S. or holders of certain work visas (S. 3917), S683 [25FE], S715 [26FE]

McCormack, Ryan: nomination to be Under Sec. of Transportation for Policy, S641 [24FE], S691, S701 [26FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (S. 315), S2098 [29AP]

Reports filed

ACPAC Modernization Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5663) (H. Rept. 119–547), H2529 [16MR]

Airport Regulatory Relief Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 6427) (H. Rept. 119–552), H2529 [16MR]

Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 7613) (H. Rept. 119–608), H2829 [9AP]

——— Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 7613) (H. Rept. 119–608), H2829 [9AP]

Consideration of H.R. 7148, Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1014) (H. Rept. 119–462), H1349 [22JA]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 7148, Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1032) (H. Rept. 119–478), H1975 [3FE]

Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 337) (S. Rept. 119–112), S626 [23FE]

Nomination of Daniel J. Edwards To Be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S470 [3FE]

Nomination of Ryan McCormack To Be Under Sec. of Transportation for Policy: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S470 [3FE]

Nomination of Seval Oz To Be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Research and Technology: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S1046 [12MR]

Recreational Drone Empowerment Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 6460) (H. Rept. 119–549), H2529 [16MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 1014, consideration of H.R. 7148, Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation appropriations, H1177 [22JA]

H. Res. 1032, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 7148, Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation appropriations, H1951 [3FE]

H.R. 5663, ACPAC Modernization Act, H2657 [24MR]

H.R. 6427, Airport Regulatory Relief Act, H2658 [24MR]

H.R. 6460, Recreational Drone Empowerment Act, H2659 [24MR]

H.R. 7148, Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation appropriations, H1193–H1297 [22JA]

H.R. 7613, Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act, H2856–H2870 [14AP]

S. 4244, Protect Your Points Act, S1672 [26MR]

S. Res. 753, reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050, S2447 [21MY]