ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

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

Bridges: facilitate non-motorized border crossing across Gordie Howe International Bridge (see H.R. 7079), H893 [14JA]

——— prohibit Federal interference with opening and operation of Gordie Howe International Bridge (see H.R. 7492), H2185 [11FE]

Crook County, OR: grant right-of-way for construction of new road in Juniper Canyon (see H.R. 8958), H3722 [21MY]

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 Energy: conduct study on using highway rights-of-way and rail rights-of-way as locations on which to construct high-voltage transmission infrastructure (see H.R. 7405), H2041 [5FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require State-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards to indicate citizenship status and establish requirements for Federal recognition of State-issued commercial driver’s licenses (see S. 4398), S2052 [27AP]

Dept. of Justice: authorize law enforcement agencies to use Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants for equipment to assist in prevention and de-escalation of high-speed vehicular pursuits (see H.R. 8217), H2829 [9AP]

Dept. of the Interior: study feasibility of designating Washington’s Trail–1753 as national historic trail (see S. 4538), S2304 [14MY]

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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 certain safety standards and disclose certain information relative to pedestrians and motor vehicles (see H.R. 9297), H4111 [11JN]

——— establish grant program relating to digitization of county roads and creation of publicly accessible road datasets (see S. 5181), S4369 [30JY]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

——— include super speeder programs in State highway safety programs (see H.R. 9852), H5175 [22JY]

——— 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]

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

——— issue regulations relating to transportation of hazardous materials to require placards to be placed on all refrigerated shipping containers (see H.R. 9266), H4109 [11JN]

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— prohibit staged collisions with commercial motor vehicles (see S. 5058), S4188 [21JY]

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

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— require identification of natural disaster vulnerability in certain transportation plans (see H.R. 9235), H4053 [9JN]

——— 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]

——— require States to set aside certain funds to carry out highway safety improvement projects to reduce number of injuries and fatalities at high-risk pedestrian crossings (see H.R. 9424), H4244 [24JN]

——— revise certain Federal motor vehicle safety standards to advance tire technologies (see S. 5095), S4265 [23JY]

——— 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]

——— withhold apportioned surface transportation funding from States that fail to enact proof of citizenship requirements for individuals to register to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 9897), H5195 [23JY]

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 Agriculture and the Interior: ensure disabled access to certain public land (see H.R. 9221), H4053 [9JN]

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]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 9170), H3989 [8JN]

Detroit, MI: celebrate opening of Gordie Howe International Bridge and friendship between U.S. and Canada (see H. Res. 1464), H5203 [27JY]

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

District of Columbia: prohibit congestion toll (see H.R. 8801), H3453 [13MY]

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

EPA: include dedicated-use municipal snow removal vehicles and machinery as examples of emergency vehicle in definition of covered fleet under Clean Air Act (see H.R. 8782), H3452 [13MY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve Federal permitting processes for certain energy projects (see H.R. 8308), H2924 [15AP]

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 Motor Carrier Safety Administration: exempt stinger-steered combinations from requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads (see S. 4669), S2524 [3JN] (see H.R. 8673), H3340 [7MY]

Floods: codify standards to ensure infrastructure projects that receive Federal funding are built to withstand flood damage (see S. 4757), S2756 [11JN]

Forest Service: require construction of certain roads on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 7695), H2327 [25FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend definition of aggravated felony to include certain serious drunk driving offenses (see S. 3584), S89 [7JA] (see H.R. 8302), H2924 [15AP]

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

Medicare: ensure that facilities do not lose critical access hospital status due to roadway or transportation infrastructure improvement (see H.R. 9163), H3910 [4JN]

Motor vehicles: improve incident reporting relative to certain autonomous vehicles (see S. 3742), S377 [29JA]

——— provide for withholding of funds for noncompliance with State gas tax restriction (see H.R. 8252), H2834 [13AP]

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 740), S2373 [19MY] (see H. Res. 1236), H3295 [29AP]

NASA: conduct pilot program for investment in infrastructure projects at NASA centers (see S. 4905), S3200 [24JN] (see H.R. 9651), H4407 [13JY]

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]

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

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

National Tire Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 1395), H4316 [29JN]

National Trailer Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 1344), H3991 [8JN]

Our Roads, Our Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 1349), H3991 [8JN]

Safety: improve safety of children purchasing food items from frozen dessert trucks (see S. 4874), S3058 [23JN]

States: withhold Federal highway funding from States that issue driver’s licenses, commercial driver’s licenses, or personal identification cards to individuals without verifying legal status of those individuals (see S. 4317), S1820 [16AP]

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]

——— provide tax credit to issuers of American Infrastructure bonds (see H.R. 8864), H3550 [15MY]

Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 4687), S2576 [4JN] (see H.R. 9156), H3909 [4JN]

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]

——— require States make publicly available information on selection of certain transportation projects (see S. 3629), S162 [13JA]

White River National Forest: prohibit road construction project (see S. 4180), S1580 [24MR] (see H.R. 8061), H2675 [24MR]

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]

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]

Remarks in House

Azuza, CA: tribute to monument and mural commemorating anniversary of U.S. Route 66, H1983 [4FE]

Baltimore, MD: express sympathy for victims of, commend first responders response to, and commemorate anniversary of, Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, H2753 [26MR]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of automated speed enforcement cameras on military installations, H5037, H5038 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: issue right-of-way for emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in Virginia (H.R. 6365), H2347, H2348 [3MR]

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

——— issue regulations relating to transportation of hazardous materials to require placards to be placed on all refrigerated shipping containers (H.R. 9266), H4101 [11JN]

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

Detroit, MI: opening of Gordie Howe International Bridge, H5187, H5190 [23JY]

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

Duininck, Inc.: anniversary, E696 [15JY]

Federal-Aid Highway Act: anniversary, H4412 [14JY]

Iowa: 1st Congressional District community projects funding, H2101 [10FE]

Newsom, Gavin: impact of policies by California Governor on economy and quality of life, H915 [15JA]

Route 66: recognize anniversary and connection to Rolla, MO, E535 [8JN]

South Carolina: release of State budget, E69 [22JA]

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

Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority: anniversary, H2085 [9FE]

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

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]

Forest Service: repeal roadless rule, S2870 [17JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend definition of aggravated felony to include certain serious drunk driving offenses (S. 3584), S149 [13JA]

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 740), S2381 [19MY]

Reports filed

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

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]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 9170) (H. Rept. 119–686), H3989 [8JN]

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

Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6365) (H. Rept. 119–511), H2257 [23FE]

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. 6365, Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act, H2347 [3MR]

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

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

S. 4317, No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act, S1823 [16AP]

S. Res. 740, Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, S2380 [19MY]

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