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| 104-hr-4330 | 104 | hr | 4330 | To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, relating to metropolitan planning. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-30 | 1996-09-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] | CO | R | H000444 | 0 | Amends Federal law to revise the criteria for designating metropolitan planning organizations for urbanized areas under the highway and mass transit programs. Declares it shall be the responsibility of the State to provide oversight in areas with multiple metropolitan planning organizations. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 104-hr-4333 | 104 | hr | 4333 | Smoke-Free Transportation Facilities Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-30 | 1996-09-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] | GA | D | L000287 | 0 | Smoke-Free Transportation Facilities Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) require, as a condition of Federal financial assistance, that the owner or operator of a transportation facility take the necessary action to prohibit smoking in any indoor portion of the facility accessible to the general public; and (2) issue implementing regulations. | 2025-08-21T20:14:57Z | |
| 104-s-2161 | 104 | s | 2161 | Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-30 | 1996-10-01 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Airport and Airway Improvements Subtitle A: Reauthorization of FAA Programs Subtitle B: Airport Development Financing Subtitle C: Airport Improvement Program Modifications Title II: FAA Reform Subtitle A: General Provisions Subtitle B: Federal Aviation Administration Streamlining Programs Subtitle C: System to Fund Certain Federal Aviation Administration Functions Title III: Aviation Security Title IV: Aviation Safety Title V: Pilot Record Sharing Title VI: Child Pilot Safety Title VII: Family Assistance Title VIII: Airport Revenue Protection Title IX: Metropolitan Washington Airports Title X: Extension of Airport and Airway Trust Fund Expenditures Title XI: FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Title XII: Miscellaneous Provisions Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 - Title I: Airport and Airway Improvements - Subtitle A: Reauthorization of FAA Programs - Amends Federal aviation law to reauthorize the Airport Improvement Program through FY 1998, with specified allocations for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Facilities and Equipment Program. (Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations for the FAA through FY 1998. Subtitle B: Airport Development Financing - Revises the apportionment of airport improvement fund amounts to sponsors of primary and cargo service airports for each fiscal year. (Sec. 122) Revises the minimum amount of airport improvement funds that shall be credited in a fiscal year to the discretionary fund. (Sec. 123) Increases the apportionment for airport improvement grant funds for: (1) airport noise compatibility programs; and (2) current and former military airports. (Sec. 124) Reduces from 15 to 12 at any time the number of current or former military airports that may receive airport improvement grant funds. Subtitle C: Airport Improvement Program Modifications - Directs t… | 2025-08-21T20:14:37Z | |
| 104-s-2168 | 104 | s | 2168 | Aviation Safety Protection Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-30 | 1996-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 0 | Aviation Safety Protection Act of 1996 - Amends Federal law regarding air commerce and safety to prescribe whistleblower protection guidelines for airline employees providing air safety information to the Federal government. Sets forth civil penalties for violation of such employees' protections. | 2025-08-21T20:16:15Z | |
| 104-hr-4279 | 104 | hr | 4279 | Auto Theft Deterrent Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-28 | 1996-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] | NY | D | A000022 | 0 | Auto Theft Deterrent Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study the feasibility of prescribing standards for the placement of bar codes on passenger motor vehicles (except exports), and the placement of devices for reading such codes at toll gates, in order to trace stolen vehicles (including abandoned stolen vehicles). | 2025-08-21T20:15:53Z | |
| 104-hr-4287 | 104 | hr | 4287 | Queens and North Shore of Long Island Aircraft Noise Correction Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-28 | 1996-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] | NY | D | A000022 | 0 | Queens and North Shore of Long Island Aircraft Noise Correction Act of 1996 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop, without compromising safety, a comprehensive plan to reduce aircraft noise in Queens and the north shore of Long Island, New York. Requires such plan to include assurances that any diversion of air traffic from New Jersey or Staten Island, New York, will not result in an increase in aircraft noise in such areas. | 2025-08-21T20:17:06Z | |
| 104-hr-4312 | 104 | hr | 4312 | Tourism Revitalization and Airport Security Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-28 | 1996-10-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. | House | Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] | FL | R | M000350 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Ensuring Traveler Safety Title II: Tourism Promotion Title III: Facilitating Travel Title IV: Improvement of Visa Programs and Issuance Tourism Revitalization and Airport Security Act of 1996 - Title I: Ensuring Traveler Safety - Amends Federal aviation security law to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to: (1) facilitate deployment of commercially available explosive detection devices which will significantly enhance aviation security; (2) require by regulation that an employment investigation be conducted for personnel who will be responsible for screening passengers or property (including a criminal history record check where such investigation reveals a gap in employment of 12 months or more for which the individual does not satisfactorily account); and (3) provide for the periodic audit of criminal history record checks. (Sec. 105) Urges the FAA, the Secretary of Transportation, and the intelligence and law enforcement community to continue to assist air carriers in developing computer-assisted passenger profiling programs. (Sec. 106) Authorizes the use of funds from project grants and passenger facility fees to enhance air transportation security programs. (Sec. 107) Directs the Administrator to review FAA oversight of: (1) mail and cargo inspections and the need or additional security measures; and (2) the adequacy of cargo screening and inspection. (Sec. 108) Instructs the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to assure that FBI agents shall jointly implement periodic threat and vulnerability security assessments with the FAA at high-risk airports. (Sec. 109) Requires the use of dogs as a supplemental screening procedure at major airports. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to make grants for the training and evaluation of dogs for the explosive detection K-9 team training program. Authorizes appropriations from the Trust Fund. (Sec. 111) Instructs the Administrator to initiate a… | 2025-08-21T20:16:12Z | |
| 104-hr-4262 | 104 | hr | 4262 | Child Passenger Protection Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-27 | 1996-09-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] | MD | R | M000941 | 1 | Child Passenger Protection Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to enter into contracts with, and make grants to, State highway offices and other experienced child passenger safety organizations to distribute national, State, and local motor vehicle child restraint education programs and supporting educational materials. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:16:29Z | |
| 104-s-2139 | 104 | s | 2139 | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-27 | 1996-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 0 | Amends Federal aviation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring the use of federally-approved child safety restraint systems (including weight and age limits) on commercial aircraft. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization should seek an international standard to require that passengers on civil aviation aircraft be restrained: (1) on takeoff and landing; and (2) when directed by the aircraft captain. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 104-s-2143 | 104 | s | 2143 | ISTEA Integrity Restoration Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-27 | 1996-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 13 | ISTEA Integrity Restoration Act - Makes specified unobligated balances of funds apportioned to a State under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 before October 1, 1997, available for obligation in that State under the law, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to the obligation and expenditure of those funds in effect on September 30, 1997. (Sec. 5) Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY 1998 through 2002 for: (1) the National Highway System (NHS); (2) the Surface Transportation Program (STP); and (3) the Federal Lands Highway Program (FLHP), including Indian reservation roads, public lands highways, and parkways and park highways. (Sec. 6) Modifies the definition of: (1) "Federal-aid system" to mean the NHS; and (2) NHS to mean the Federal-aid highway system established pursuant to Federal highway provisions. Defines "highway funds," beginning on October 1, 1997, to mean the funds apportioned and allocations authorized by such provisions to a State for a fiscal year and the funds administratively allocated to a State for the preceding fiscal year (if any) for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction (other than funds made available for the FLHP and for emergency relief). Modifies provisions regarding Federal-aid systems and the formula for apportionments of NHS funds. (Sec. 7) Repeals provisions regarding: (1) apportionments for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate System (IS); and (2) the transfer of interstate construction apportionments, the transfer of funds for STP projects, and limits on new capacity. (Sec. 8) Modifies STP provisions regarding the location of projects and allocations of apportioned funds. Authorizes a State, in nonattainment areas for ozone or carbon monoxide, or for PM-10 resulting from transportation activities, or any combination thereof, to obligate STP funds for any congestion mitigation and air quality improvement project or program withou… | 2025-08-21T20:15:21Z | |
| 104-hr-4205 | 104 | hr | 4205 | Airport Security Personnel Standards Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-26 | 1996-09-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] | NY | R | K000210 | 0 | Airport Security Personnel Standards Act - Amends Federal aviation law to require employment standards for air carrier and airport security personnel to include requirements for law enforcement or military training for airline and airport security personnel. | 2025-08-21T20:14:57Z | |
| 104-s-2123 | 104 | s | 2123 | Highway Funding Fairness Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-25 | 1996-09-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 31 | Highway Funding Fairness Act of 1996 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation, for FY 1997, to determine the Federal-aid highway apportionments and allocations to a State without regard to the approximately $1.596 billion credit to the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) of estimated taxes paid by States that was made by the Secretary of the Treasury for FY 1995 in correction of an accounting error made in FY 1994. Requires the Secretary, for each State, to: (1) determine whether the State would have been apportioned and allocated an increased or decreased amount for Federal-aid highways for FY 1996 if such error had not been made; and (2) adjust such amount for FY 1997 by the amount of the increase or decrease and to adjust accordingly the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways distributed to the State under provisions of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997. States that nothing in this Act shall affect any apportionment, allocation, or distribution of obligation limitation, or reduction thereof, to a State for Federal-aid highways for FY 1996. | 2025-08-21T20:15:34Z | |
| 104-s-2129 | 104 | s | 2129 | A bill to provide for the immediate application of certain orders relating to the amendment, modification, suspension, or revocation of certificates under chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-25 | 1996-09-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 0 | Amends Federal aviation law, with respect to the automatic stay of administrative orders pending appeal, to revise general deadline requirements for the National Transportation Safety Board to make a disposition concerning the issues on appeal that are related to the existence of an emergency, as declared by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, because of which the order must be effective immediately. | 2025-04-07T15:27:57Z | |
| 104-sjres-64 | 104 | sjres | 64 | A joint resolution to commend Operation Sail for its advancement of brotherhood among nations, its continuing commemoration of the history of the United States, and its nurturing of young cadets through training in seamanship. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-24 | 1996-10-09 | Became Public Law No: 104-282. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 24 | Commends Operation Sail and encourages its continuation into the next millennium. Encourages all individuals to join in the celebration of the 224th birthday of the United States of America and the international camaraderie that Operation Sail and the International Naval Review will foster. | 2021-10-15T23:22:02Z | |
| 104-hr-4128 | 104 | hr | 4128 | To amend title 23, United States Code, concerning eligibility for grants to implement alcohol-impaired driving counter measures. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-20 | 1996-10-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] | OR | D | B000574 | 0 | Amends Federal highway safety law pertaining to alcohol-impaired driving countermeasure grants to include among the basic grant eligibility requirements establishment of a vehicle forfeiture system for persons operating a motor vehicle with a license suspended or revoked as a result of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 104-hr-4102 | 104 | hr | 4102 | Farm Transportation Regulatory Relief Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-18 | 1996-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] | IL | R | E000282 | 53 | Farm Transportation Regulatory Relief Act - Declares that Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations relating to the transportation of agricultural production material as a hazardous material (pesticides, fertilizers, and fuels) shall not prohibit a State from providing an exception from such regulations for farmers and retailers providing not-for-hire intrastate transportation of agricultural production materials from a source of supply to a farm, from a farm to another farm, from a field to another field on a farm, or from the farm back to the source of supply. | 2025-08-21T20:15:56Z | |
| 104-s-2091 | 104 | s | 2091 | Small Business and Farm Transportation Regulatory Relief Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-18 | 1996-09-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 5 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Small Business Title II: Farm Transportation Regulatory Relief Act Small Business and Farm Transportation Regulatory Relief Act - Title I: Small Business - Small Business Regulatory Relief Act of 1996 - Sets forth a deadline for the issuance of a final rule regarding the materials of trade exceptions contained in the proposed rule relating to hazardous materials in intrastate transportation. Requires such rule to take into account any modifications of the proposed rule that are necessary and appropriate to reflect comments received on such rule. Title II: Farm Transportation Regulatory Relief Act - Farm Transportation Regulatory Relief Act - Permits a State to: (1) provide certain exceptions to regulations relating to the transportation of certain agricultural production material as a hazardous material; and (2) maintain existing State exceptions. | 2025-08-21T20:15:10Z | |
| 104-hr-4081 | 104 | hr | 4081 | To direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to submit to the Congress a plan and cost estimate for the engineering, design, and retrofitting of the icebreaker MACKINAW. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-17 | 1996-09-30 | See S.1004. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 14 | Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to submit to specified congressional committees a plan and cost estimate for the engineering, design, and retrofitting of the icebreaker MACKINAW (WAGB-83) to equip the vessel with new engines, command and control features, habitability improvements, and other features needed to allow its operation by a significantly reduced crew, including 24-hour continuous operation when necessary. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 104-hr-4093 | 104 | hr | 4093 | Bi-State Aircraft Noise Correction Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-17 | 1996-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Franks, Bob [R-NJ-7] | NJ | R | F000349 | 5 | Bi-State Aircraft Noise Correction Act of 1996 - Declares that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should remedy the problem it has created by formulating and implementing plans to mitigate aircraft noise over certain areas of New Jersey and Staten Island. Instructs the FAA Administrator to: (1) develop and publish a plan to reduce aircraft-generated noise in New Jersey by six decibels for at least 80 percent of the people residing within 18 nautical miles of Newark International Airport; (2) investigate and test southbound departure procedures from Newark International Airport runway 22 that will result in a minimum 25 percent decrease in aircraft noise on the ground in northwestern Staten Island; (3) investigate a straight-out southbound departure from runway 22; and (4) undertake remediation efforts to mitigate aircraft noise within a specified sound level contour. Confers standing in Federal district court upon the New Jersey Citizens for Environmental Research (and a group to be designated by the Staten Island Borough President) to compel the Administrator to comply with this Act. Sets deadlines for FAA implementation of this Act. | 2025-08-21T20:16:40Z | |
| 104-hr-4101 | 104 | hr | 4101 | Rescue Diver Training Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-17 | 1996-09-30 | See S.1004. | House | Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] | MA | D | S001040 | 0 | Rescue Diver Training Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to provide rescue diver training to selected Coast Guard personnel under the helicopter rescue swimming program of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1984. | 2025-08-21T20:16:24Z | |
| 104-s-2087 | 104 | s | 2087 | Rescue Diver Training Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-17 | 1996-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 0 | Rescue Diver Training Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to provide rescue diver training to selected Coast Guard personnel under the helicopter rescue swimming program of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1984. | 2025-08-21T20:16:20Z | |
| 104-s-2076 | 104 | s | 2076 | A bill to increase economic benefits to the United States from the activities of cruise ships visiting Alaska. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-16 | 1996-09-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 0 | Authorizes passenger transportation in foreign-flag cruise vessels between Alaska ports, and between Alaska ports and those on the west coast of the contiguous States. Prescribes procedural guidelines under which the Secretary of Transportation shall notify the owner or operator of one or more foreign-flag vessels that he shall terminate the authorization for the foreign-flag vessel to provide passenger transportation upon a showing by the owner or charterer of a U.S. cruise vessel that the U.S. vessel is offering such passenger service pursuant to a Certificate of Financial Responsibility for Indemnification of Passengers for Nonperformance of Transportation. States that coastwise privileges granted a foreign-flag cruise vessel under this Act shall expire on the 365th day following receipt of the Secretary's termination notification. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 104-hr-4040 | 104 | hr | 4040 | Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act Amendments of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-10 | 1996-09-18 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] | PA | R | S000394 | 3 | Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act Amendments of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to revise the prior notification requirements for intermodal freight transportation. Requires a person who tenders to a first carrier that is a motor carrier (currently, any carrier) a container or trailer with a gross cargo weight of more than 29,000 pounds (currently, 10,000 pounds, including packing material and pallets) for intermodal transportation to give prior notification of the cargo weight and a reasonable description of its contents to the motor carrier. Allows such notification to be made by telephone, and allows the required certification of the container or trailer contents to be electronic. Sets forth administrative and civil penalties for persons who inaccurately transfer certification information. Makes such a person liable to the owner or beneficial owner for any lien filed by a subsequent carrier that incurred a bond, fine, or other penalty as a result of an inaccurate information transfer or a failure to forward a certification. Requires a motor carrier that knows that the gross cargo weight of an intermodal container or trailer violates State vehicle weight laws to give notice to the operator of a leased vehicle that transports such items. Requires the motor carrier to reimburse the operator of the leased vehicle that are fined because of a violation of a State's gross vehicle weight laws. Allows a motor carrier to presume that the gross cargo weight of a container or trailer is under 29,001 pounds if it receives no certification before or when a loaded intermodal container or trailer is tendered to it. Declares that a copy of a certification is not required to accompany the intermodal container or trailer. Prohibits a person from coercing a person transporting a loaded container or trailer having a gross cargo weight of more than 29,000 pounds (currently, 10,000 pounds, including packing materials and pallets) before the required certification is provided. Adds to the circumstances giving … | 2025-08-21T20:16:57Z | |
| 104-hr-4029 | 104 | hr | 4029 | Aviation Antiterrorism Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-09-05 | 1996-09-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] | NY | D | N000002 | 0 | Aviation Antiterrorism Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to set minimum standards for the mandatory installation and use by commercial and foreign air carriers of explosive detection equipment and explosive resistant cargo containers. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize the Administrator to make grants to air carriers to install such equipment. | 2025-08-21T20:14:44Z | |
| 104-hr-4006 | 104 | hr | 4006 | Coastal Shipping Competition Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-29 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7] | MI | R | S000597 | 6 | Coastal Shipping Competition Act of 1996 - Amends Federal shipping law known as the Jones Act to redefine U.S. citizen to include certain corporations, partnerships, trusts, joint ventures, and other business entities organized under U.S. or State law, some (but not all) of whose officers, directors, or partners are U.S. citizens (currently all must be U.S. citizens), even though a parent corporation, partnership, or other second-tier owner, or trust beneficiary, is not a U.S. citizen. Allows a coastwise endorsement on the certificate of documentation for certain foreign qualified vessels and vessels of foreign registry (whose nation of registry extends reciprocal privileges to U.S. vessels). Renames the requirements for Great Lakes licenses and registry as inland waterways endorsements requirements. Makes conforming amendments to the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 and other related Federal law with respect to transportation of merchandise or passengers, towing and salvaging operations, dredging operations, and liability for injury or death of master or crew member. | 2025-08-21T20:15:13Z | |
| 104-hr-4010 | 104 | hr | 4010 | Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act of 1995 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] | CA | D | S000810 | 0 | Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act of 1995 - Prohibits the owner or operator of a vessel from abandoning it on U.S. navigable waters. Sets forth a civil penalty for unlawful abandonment. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, in cooperation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to remove an abandoned vessel provided certain conditions are met. Makes an owner or operator of an abandoned vessel liable for all expenses incurred by the United States for its removal. Provides for the contracting out of removal activities. Shields the contractor from liability for damages during removal, except in cases of gross negligence, willful misconduct, personal injury, or wrongful death. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:14:10Z | |
| 104-s-2022 | 104 | s | 2022 | Surface Transportation Equity Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 4 | Surface Transportation Equity Act of 1996 - Amends Federal-aid highway program provisions to direct the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) provide reimbursement to each State the highway users of which paid into the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) an amount in excess of the amount received by the State from the HTF since 1957; and (2) allocate among the States amounts sufficient to ensure that a State's share of fiscal year apportionments and prior fiscal year allocations from the HTF is not less than the estimated tax payments into the HTF attributable to highway users in the State for the fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:14:52Z | |
| 104-s-2023 | 104 | s | 2023 | Travelers' Rights Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 0 | Travelers' Rights Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require domestic air carriers to provide air travelers with certain air carrier safety and security information upon request. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on air carrier safety. Directs the National Transportation Safety Board to establish: (1) an informational program for victims and survivors of aircraft accidents (victims' rights program); (2) a program to ensure coordination of the disclosure of information and assistance provided to aircraft accident victims; and (3) a toll-free telephone line for the provision of aircraft accident information. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:16:23Z | |
| 104-s-2030 | 104 | s | 2030 | National Motor Vehicle Safety, Antitheft, Title Reform, and Consumer Protection Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 17 | National Motor Vehicle Safety, Antitheft, Title Reform, and Consumer Protection Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to require States, in licensing a passenger motor vehicle whose ownership has been transferred, to disclose on the certificate of title whenever records indicate that such vehicle was previously issued a title that contained a term or symbol signifying that it was "salvage," "unrebuildable," "parts only," "scrap," "junk," "nonrepairable," "reconstructed," "rebuilt," or that it has been damaged by flood. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring each State in licensing such vehicles to apply specified uniform standards, procedures, and methods for the issuance and control of motor vehicle titles and for information to be contained on such titles. Makes it unlawful for any person knowingly and willfully to: (1) make false statements on an application for a motor vehicle title; (2) fail to apply for a salvage title when such application is required; (3) alter, forge, or counterfeit a certificate of title, a nonrepairable vehicle certificate, a certificate verifying an anti-theft inspection or an anti-theft and safety inspection, or a required decal affixed to a passenger motor vehicle; (4) falsify the results of an inspection; (5) offer to sell any salvage vehicle or nonrepairable vehicle as a rebuilt salvage vehicle; or (6) conspire to commit any of these acts. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. | 2025-08-21T20:15:17Z | |
| 104-s-2037 | 104 | s | 2037 | Aviation Security Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 0 | Aviation Security Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide for the enhancement of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation security programs, including: (1) the development of more stringent procedures for the screening of cargo and checked baggage; (2) the development of a methodology to profile the types of passengers, cargo, and air transportation that present a significant degree of risk to aviation security, including improved methods for matching and searching luggage or other cargo; (3) the deployment of explosive detection equipment in airports; (4) the establishment of a program for enhancing the screening and training of air carrier personnel (and subcontractors), including requiring employment security and criminal history checks on such personnel; and (5) the development of performance-based measures for all security functions covered by this Act. Directs the President to establish, within the appropriate Federal agency, the Office of Family Advocate, which shall develop standards of conduct for informing and supporting families of victims of aircraft accidents. Directs the Secretary to assess a fee against each airline passenger, which shall be deposited into a new Aviation Security Account, established by this Act to fund aviation security enhancement activities. | 2025-08-21T20:16:26Z | |
| 104-sres-286 | 104 | sres | 286 | A resolution to commend Operation Sail for its advancement of brotherhood among nations, its continuing commemoration of the history of the United States, and its nurturing of young cadets through training in seamanship. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-08-01 | 1996-08-01 | Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 28 | Commends Operation Sail and encourages its continuation into the next millennium. Encourages all individuals to join in the celebration of the 224th birthday of the United States of America and the international camaraderie that Operation Sail and the International Naval Review will foster. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 104-hr-3923 | 104 | hr | 3923 | Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-31 | 1996-09-19 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] | PA | R | S000394 | 42 | Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to require the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), after an accident involving a domestic or foreign aircraft that results in a major loss of life of passengers, to: (1) designate and publicize the name and phone number of a director of family support services to be a Government liaison between the air carrier or foreign air carrier and the families of the passengers; and (2) designate an experienced, independent nonprofit organization which shall have primary responsibility for coordinating the care and support of the passengers' families. Declares that the NTSB shall have primary Federal responsibility for facilitating the recovery and identification of fatally-injured passengers involved in an aircraft accident. Prohibits: (1) any person from impeding the ability of the NTSB, or the designated organization, from carrying out its responsibilities under this Act; and (2) any unsolicited communications from being made to the families concerning potential action for personal injury or wrongful death before the 30th day following the accident. Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act. Requires each air carrier to submit to the Secretary of Transportation and the Chairman of NTSB a plan for addressing the needs of the passengers' families. Specifies minimum requirements for such a plan. Prohibits the Secretary from approving an air carrier's application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity unless it includes such plan in its application. Requires the Secretary to establish a task force to develop: (1) a model plan to assist air carriers in responding to aircraft accidents; (2) recommendations to the Congress on methods to ensure that attorneys and the media do not intrude on the privacy of the passengers' families; and (3) recommendations on methods with respect to assistance to non-citizens, out-of-state mental health workers at the accident site, the use of military experts and… | 2025-04-07T15:30:38Z | |
| 104-hconres-204 | 104 | hconres | 204 | Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the tragic crash of Trans World Airline Flight 800. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-26 | 1996-08-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [R-NY-1] | NY | R | F000257 | 6 | Expresses condolences to the families of the victims of the crash of Trans World Airline Flight 800, gratitude for the love and support shown by all volunteers with respect to the crash, and hope that the cause of the crash will be determined as soon as possible. | 2025-01-02T17:32:53Z | |
| 104-hr-3909 | 104 | hr | 3909 | Aviation Antiterrorism Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-26 | 1996-08-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] | NY | D | N000002 | 0 | Aviation Antiterrorism Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to set minimum standards for the mandatory installation and use by commercial and foreign air carriers of explosive detection equipment and explosive resistant cargo containers. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize the Administrator to make grants to air carriers to install such equipment. | 2025-08-21T20:16:59Z | |
| 104-s-1994 | 104 | s | 1994 | Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-26 | 1996-09-18 | Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 539. (consideration: CR S10777) | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Reauthorization of FAA Programs Title II: Airport Improvement Program Modifications Title III: Extension of Airport and Airway Trust Fund Expenditure Authority Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions Title V: Commercial Space Transportation Title VI: Air Traffic Management System Performance Improvement Act Subtitle A: General Provisions Subtitle B: Federal Aviation Administration Streamlining Programs Subtitle C: System to Fund Certain Federal Aviation Administration Functions Title VII: Pilot Records Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 - Title I: Reauthorization of FAA Programs - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through FY 1997. (Sec. 101) Makes permanent the limitation on funds that may be appropriated out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for airport improvement projects. (Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1997 for: (1) improvements to air navigation facilities; (2) research and development; and (3) airport planning and development programs. Decreases the FY 1996 appropriation for airport planning and development programs. (Sec. 105) Authorizes the Administrator of the FAA to transfer budget authority derived from trust funds among appropriations authorized for air navigation facilities and research and development. Title II: Airport Improvement Program Modifications - Amends Federal aviation law to direct the Administrator to prescribe regulations to carry out up to ten pavement maintenance pilot projects to preserve and extend the useful life of airport runways, taxiways, and aprons. (Sec. 202) Sets forth on a sliding scale specified maximum percentages of airport planning and development grants that may be made available for projects at primary airports that have not less than .25 percent of the total passenger boardings in the United States. (S… | 2025-08-21T20:14:35Z | |
| 104-hconres-201 | 104 | hconres | 201 | Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the implementation by the Secretary of Transportation of exceptions to the train whistle requirement of section 20153 of title 49, United States Code. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-25 | 1996-08-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. | House | Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] | IL | D | L000342 | 14 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Transportation should: (1) take into account the interests of affected communities and the past safety record at grade crossings (among other criteria) when providing exceptions to certain train whistle requirements; and (2) take specified action whenever he or she determines that supplementary safety measures are necessary to provide an exception to such requirements. | 2025-01-02T17:32:53Z | |
| 104-hr-3896 | 104 | hr | 3896 | Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-25 | 1996-08-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] | IN | R | B001149 | 10 | Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to require the operator of each major airport to use dogs or other appropriate animals in screening passengers and cargo for the purpose of detecting plastic explosives and other materials which may be used in aircraft piracy and which cannot be detected by metal detectors. Changes from discretionary to mandatory the Secretary of Transportation's authority to make grants for the training and evaluation of dogs for the explosive detection K-9 team training program for detecting explosives at airports and aboard aircraft. Requires the Secretary to extend such program to the largest 50 airports, as determined by the number of passenger enplanements in 1995. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:15:44Z | |
| 104-hr-3848 | 104 | hr | 3848 | To amend title 23, United States Code, to include removal of graffiti within the meaning of transportation enhancement activity. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-18 | 1996-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3] | PA | D | B000644 | 0 | Modifies Federal highway provisions to include within the definition of "transportation enhancement activities" removal of graffiti from a highway, transit facility, and any building or other facility owned by the United States or a State or local government if the graffiti is visible from a highway or transit facility. | 2025-01-02T17:38:59Z | |
| 104-s-1971 | 104 | s | 1971 | Transportation Empowerment Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-18 | 1996-07-19 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8370-8371) | Senate | Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] | FL | R | M000019 | 8 | Transportation Empowerment Act - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to authorize appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the interstate maintenance program, the bridge program, the Federal lands highways program, public lands highways, and parkways and park roads through FY 2001. Repeals all funding for the surface transportation program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, and Federal Highway Administration highway safety (including research and development) programs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to: (1) extend until October 1, 2001, the availability of HTF funds for authorized expenditures ; (2) set a core programs financing rate for gasoline, special motor fuels, and diesel fuel; (3) establish in HTF an Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund; and (4) provide for the return of excess tax receipts to States for transportation purposes. Terminates transfers to the HTF's Mass Transit Account on and after October 1, 1997. (Sec. 6) Grants congressional consent to States to enter into interstate compacts to: (1) promote the continuity, quality, and safety of the Interstate System; (2) develop programs to promote and fund safety initiatives and establish safety standards; (3) conduct long-term planning for transportation infrastructure in, and develop transportation infrastructure design and construction standards to be used by, participating States; and (4) establish transportation infrastructure banks. Sets forth provisions regarding financing and establishment of infrastructure banks. (Sec. 7) Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) assist State and local governments in efforts to privatize the transportation infrastructure assets of the State and local governments; and (2) approve requests from State and local governments to privatize transportation infrastructure assets and waive or modify any grant condition, subject to specified requirements. Sets forth provisions regarding criteria for approval of requests, lack… | 2025-08-21T20:15:30Z | |
| 104-sres-280 | 104 | sres | 280 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the tragic crash TWA of Flight 800. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-18 | 1996-07-18 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 98-0. Record Vote No: 202. (consideration: CR S8104-8105) | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 4 | Expresses condolences to the loved ones of the victims of the crash of TWA flight 800 and hope that the cause of this tragedy will be determined as soon as possible. | 2025-04-07T15:29:55Z | |
| 104-hr-3831 | 104 | hr | 3831 | Aviation Safety Priority Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-17 | 1996-07-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 4 | Aviation Safety Priority Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to give primary consideration to the safety and security of the commercial civil aviation industry. Repeals the requirement that the FAA encourage development of civil aeronautics and air commerce in and outside the United States. | 2025-08-21T20:16:21Z | |
| 104-hr-3839 | 104 | hr | 3839 | Aircraft Repair Station Safety Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-17 | 1996-07-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3] | PA | D | B000644 | 38 | Aircraft Repair Station Safety Act of 1996 - Terminates the effectiveness of certain November 22, 1988, amendments to the foreign repair station rules of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Declares that certain standards issued by the FAA that apply to domestic repair stations shall apply in the same manner to foreign repair stations. Amends Federal aviation safety law to require the FAA Administrator to issue an order revoking a repair station certificate if it is determined that the station knowingly used an uncertified or substandard airframe, engine, propeller, appliance, or any other part in the repair or overhaul of an aircraft. | 2025-08-21T20:15:19Z | |
| 104-hr-3840 | 104 | hr | 3840 | Transportation Empowerment Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-17 | 1996-07-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12] | OH | R | K000016 | 22 | Transportation Empowerment Act - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to authorize appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the interstate maintenance program, the bridge program, the Federal lands highways program, public lands highways, and parkways and park roads through FY 2001. Repeals all funding for the surface transportation program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, and Federal Highway Administration highway safety (including research and development) programs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to: (1) extend until October 1, 2001, the availability of HTF funds for authorized expenditures; (2) set a core programs financing rate for gasoline, special motor fuels, and diesel fuel; (3) establish in HTF an Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund; and (4) provide for the return of excess tax receipts to States for transportation purposes. Terminates transfers to the HTF's Mass Transit Account on and after October 1, 1997. (Sec. 6) Grants congressional consent to States to enter into interstate compacts to: (1) promote the continuity, quality, and safety of the Interstate System; (2) develop programs to promote and fund safety initiatives and establish safety standards; (3) conduct long-term planning for transportation infrastructure in, and develop transportation infrastructure design and construction standards to be used by, participating States; and (4) establish transportation infrastructure banks. Sets forth provisions regarding financing and establishment of infrastructure banks. (Sec. 7) Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) assist State and local governments in efforts to privatize the transportation infrastructure assets of the State and local governments; and (2) approve requests from State and local governments to privatize transportation infrastructure assets and waive or modify any grant condition, subject to specified requirements. Sets forth provisions regarding criteria for approval of requests, lack … | 2025-08-21T20:14:11Z | |
| 104-s-1957 | 104 | s | 1957 | Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Amendments Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-16 | 1996-07-16 | Referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 3 | Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Amendments Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to revise the prior notification requirements for intermodal freight transportation. Requires a person who tenders to a first carrier that is a motor carrier (currently, any carrier) a container or trailer with a gross cargo weight of more than 29,000 pounds (currently, 10,000 pounds, including packing material and pallets) for intermodal transportation to give prior notification of the cargo weight and a reasonable description of its contents to the motor carrier. Allows such notification to be made by telephone, and allows the required certification of the container or trailer contents to be electronic. Sets forth administrative and civil penalties for persons who inaccurately transfer certification information. Allows a motor carrier to presume that the gross cargo weight of a container or trailer is under 29,001 pounds if it receives no certification before or when a loaded intermodal container or trailer is tendered to it. Declares that a copy of a certification is not required to accompany the intermodal container or trailer. Adds to the circumstances giving certain persons a lien against the contents of the container or trailer as a result of a violation of a State's gross vehicle weight laws. Includes among such circumstances: (1) failure of the party required to provide certification of gross cargo weight to the first carrier to provide it; (2) failure of the party required to forward such certification to forward it; or (3) error in the transfer of information on the certification to another document. | 2025-08-21T20:14:58Z | |
| 104-s-1960 | 104 | s | 1960 | A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to reorganize the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure that the Administration carries out only safety-related functions, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-16 | 1996-07-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to reorganize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by transferring to another office of the Department of Transportation any function of the FAA that is not directly related to the promotion of air safety. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 104-hr-3799 | 104 | hr | 3799 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to exclude not-for-hire transportation of agriculture production materials from regulation under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-12 | 1996-07-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-5] | IN | R | B001203 | 9 | Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to exclude certain not-for-hire transportation of agricultural production materials (including pesticides, fertilizers, and fuels) from regulation under such Act. | 2025-01-02T17:38:59Z | |
| 104-hr-3775 | 104 | hr | 3775 | ISTEA Integrity Restoration Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-07-10 | 1996-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 77 | ISTEA Integrity Restoration Act - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY 1998 through 2002 for: (1) the National Highway System (NHS); (2) the Surface Transportation Program (STP); and (3) the Federal Lands Highway Program (FLHP), including Indian reservation roads, public lands highways, and parkways and park highways. (Sec. 6) Modifies the definition of: (1) "Federal-aid system" to mean the NHS; and (2) NHS to mean the Federal-aid highway system established pursuant to Federal highway provisions. Defines: (1) "highest priority corridor" to mean (with exceptions) any NHS corridor that the Secretary determines has national and international significance, that directly accounts for at least 35 percent of the truck-borne traffic for Canadian and Mexican imports and exports, that has at least 20 percent truck traffic, that directly benefits impoverished areas, that provides multiple intermodal connections, and that connects to military bases; and (2) "highway funds" to mean the funds apportioned to a State for a fiscal year and the funds allocated to a State for the preceding fiscal year for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction (other than funds made available for the FLHP and for emergency relief). Modifies provisions regarding Federal-aid systems and the formula for apportionments of NHS funds. (Sec. 7) Repeals provisions regarding: (1) apportionments for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate System (IS); and (2) the transfer of interstate construction apportionments, the transfer of funds for STP projects, and limits on new capacity. (Sec. 8) Modifies STP provisions regarding the location of projects and allocations of apportioned funds. Authorizes a State, in nonattainment areas for ozone or carbon monoxide, or for PM-10 resulting from transportation activities, or any combination thereof, to obligate STP funds for any congestion mitigation and air quality improvement project or program without r… | 2025-08-21T20:15:27Z | |
| 104-hr-3739 | 104 | hr | 3739 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide, without subsidy, for enhanced essential air service to remote insular areas. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-27 | 1996-07-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] | AS | D | F000010 | 0 | Amends Federal aviation law to authorize a remote insular area (American Samoa), in lieu of submitting a proposal for enhanced essential air service based on compensation, to submit a request for such service, without subsidy, based on the award of exclusive authority to serve an eligible point located in the area. | 2025-01-02T17:39:00Z | |
| 104-s-1903 | 104 | s | 1903 | A bill to designate the bridge, estimated to be completed in the year 2000, that replaces the bridge on Missouri highway 74 spanning from East Girardeau, Illinois, to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the "Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge", and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-25 | 1996-07-02 | Became Public Law No: 104-154. | Senate | Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] | MO | R | B000611 | 23 | Designates the bridge, estimated to be completed in the year 2000, that replaces the bridge on highway 74 spanning from East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. | 2025-04-07T15:29:40Z | |
| 104-hres-458 | 104 | hres | 458 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should request the Department of the Treasury and the Secret Service to work with the Government of the District of Columbia to develop a plan for the permanent reopening to vehicular traffic of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in order to restore the Avenue to its original state and return it to the people. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-20 | 1996-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on District of Columbia. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 3 | Urges the President to request the Department of the Treasury and the Secret Service to work with the District of Columbia government to develop a plan for the permanent reopening to vehicular traffic of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, so long as the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secret Service certify that the plan protects the security of the people who live and work in the White House. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 104-s-1891 | 104 | s | 1891 | Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-19 | 1996-06-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 1 | Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to border States (California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) for certain transportation projects necessary to: (1) relieve congestion due to increased traffic resulting from implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); or (2) improve enforcement of motor carrier safety laws. Limits the Federal share of the costs of such projects to 80 percent. Establishes the Border Transportation Infrastructure Fund. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary, at the Attorney General's request, to transfer up to $10 million of amounts from the Fund to the Attorney General for construction of transportation infrastructure necessary for law enforcement in border States. Amends the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to authorize appropriations and enter into agreements to make lines of credit available to: (1) border States that have established infrastructure banks to advance transportation infrastructure projects supporting international trade and commerce in the region; and (2) the New Mexico Border Authority. Authorizes appropriations to provide assistance for freight rail projects in border States that benefit international trade and relieve highways of increased traffic resulting from NAFTA. | 2025-08-21T20:14:38Z | |
| 104-hr-3669 | 104 | hr | 3669 | Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-18 | 1996-07-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50] | CA | D | F000116 | 0 | Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to border States (California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) for certain transportation projects necessary to: (1) relieve congestion due to increased traffic resulting from implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); or (2) improve enforcement of motor carrier safety laws. Limits the Federal share of the costs of such projects to 80 percent. Establishes the Border Transportation Infrastructure Fund. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary, at the Attorney General's request, to transfer up to $10 million of amounts from the Fund to the Attorney General for construction of transportation infrastructure necessary for law enforcement in border States. Amends the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to authorize appropriations and enter into agreements to make lines of credit available to: (1) border States that have established infrastructure banks to advance transportation infrastructure projects supporting international trade and commerce in the region; and (2) the New Mexico Border Authority. Authorizes appropriations to provide assistance for freight rail projects in border States that benefit international trade and relieve highways of increased traffic resulting from NAFTA. | 2025-08-21T20:15:51Z | |
| 104-s-1881 | 104 | s | 1881 | Appalachian Development Highway System Completion Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-18 | 1996-06-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 0 | Appalachian Development Highway System Completion Act - Amends Federal highway provisions to direct the Secretary of Transportation to set aside specified sums to be apportioned to the 13 States in the Appalachian region for completion of the Appalachian Development Highway System. | 2025-08-21T20:14:39Z | |
| 104-s-1883 | 104 | s | 1883 | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to conform to State law the vehicle weight limitations on certain portions of the Interstate System, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-18 | 1996-06-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 1 | Applies State laws concerning vehicle weight limitations to specified segments of the Interstate System in New Hampshire and Maine. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 104-hr-3617 | 104 | hr | 3617 | To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 relating to metric highway signing requirements. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000533 | 0 | Amends the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to make permanent the prohibition against the Secretary of Transportation requiring that any State use or plan to use the metric system in designing or advertising, or preparing plans, specifications, estimates, or other documents for, a Federal-aid highway project eligible for assistance under Federal highway provisions. | 2025-04-07T15:23:20Z | |
| 104-hr-3618 | 104 | hr | 3618 | Airline Passenger Safety Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | R000515 | 46 | Airline Passenger Safety Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to prohibit chemical oxygen generators from being transported as cargo on any passenger or cargo aircraft, regardless of whether the generator has been discharged. Sets forth smoke or fire detector system and fire extinguishing system requirements for air cargo compartment transportation of oxidizers and oxidizing materials (other than chemical oxygen generators). Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to modify existing regulations for aircraft airworthiness standards to require that each Class D cargo or baggage compartment be equipped with a separately approved smoke or fire detector and a separately approved built-in fire extinguishing system meeting certain criteria. Requires the Administrator to: (1) evaluate the practices of, and training provided by, all air carriers for accepting passenger baggage and freight shipments and for identifying undeclared or unauthorized hazardous materials; and (2) require all air carriers to revise, as necessary, their practices and training on the basis of such evaluation. | 2025-08-21T20:14:24Z | |
| 104-hr-3626 | 104 | hr | 3626 | Aviation Clear Air Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] | NY | D | N000002 | 15 | Aviation Clear Air Act of 1996 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue regulations which: (1) require domestic and foreign aircraft to have a ventilation system providing at least 20 cubic feet of fresh air per minute per person in the cabin; and (2) provide for monitoring recirculating air filters to ensure that they are changed when needed, maintaining a minimum standard of humidity in the aircraft's cabin, and monitoring cabin ozone levels to assure compliance with current regulations. Requires the Administrator of the FAA to establish a toll-free telephone number system for receiving telephone calls to report illnesses relating to passenger aircraft travel. | 2025-08-21T20:16:54Z | |
| 104-s-1865 | 104 | s | 1865 | A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations relating to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 0 | Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue regulations which: (1) require domestic and foreign aircraft to have a ventilation system providing at least 20 cubic feet of fresh air per minute per person in the cabin; and (2) provide for monitoring recirculating air filters to ensure that they are changed when needed, maintaining a minimum standard of humidity in the aircraft's cabin, and monitoring cabin ozone levels to assure compliance with current regulations. Requires the Administrator of the FAA to establish a toll-free telephone number system for receiving telephone calls to report illnesses relating to passenger aircraft travel. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 104-s-1868 | 104 | s | 1868 | Deepwater Port Modernization Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] | LA | D | B000780 | 1 | Deepwater Port Modernization Act - Amends the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 to revise the term "deepwater port" to include a fixed or floating manmade structure (other than a vessel) that is located beyond the territorial sea and off the U.S. coast which is used as a port or terminal for the transportation of oil from the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. Eliminates: (1) certain utilization and transfer restrictions on deepwater ports; and (2) a certain antitrust precondition with respect to the licensing of such ports. Authorizes the Secretary to exempt a person from certain information requirements with respect to the issuance of a deepwater port license. Repeals the restriction on the issuance of a deepwater port license requiring that the Secretary of Transportation first receive opinions from the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission as to whether such action would adversely affect competition, restrain trade, promote monopolization, or otherwise contravene the antitrust laws. Requires a deepwater port, among other things, to accept, transport, or convey without discrimination all oil delivered to it. Directs the Secretary to prescribe and enforce marine protection and navigational safety procedures with respect to a deepwater port through the operations manual of a deepwater port licensee. (Currently, such procedures are enforced by regulation.) | 2025-08-21T20:14:18Z | |
| 104-s-1860 | 104 | s | 1860 | Auto Choice Reform Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-11 | 1996-09-24 | Committee on Commerce. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 104-613. | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 3 | Auto Choice Reform Act of 1996 - Authorizes consumers of motor vehicle insurance to choose between present tort liability coverage for personal injury under the State's financial responsibility law or, in lieu thereof, insurance that combines first-party insurance and the right to sue negligent drivers for all further uncompensated economic losses. Sets forth certain requirements for such policies. | 2025-08-21T20:17:14Z | |
| 104-hr-3578 | 104 | hr | 3578 | Railroad Safety Reform Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-05 | 1996-06-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 10 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Safety Rulemaking and Enforcement Title II: Grade Crossing Safety Title III: Hours of Service Title IV: Passenger Service Safety Standards Title V: Employee Authority, Certification, and Equipment Railroad Safety Reform Act of 1996 - Title I: Safety Rulemaking and Enforcement - Amends Federal transportation law with respect to railroad safety to direct the Secretary of Transportation to convene an annual conference to determine the most important actions needed to improve railroad safety, and report the results to the Congress. (Sec. 103) Directs the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to report monthly to specified congressional committees on the status of FRA's safety-related rulemakings and reports. (Sec. 104) Declares that certain railroad power brake safety rules proposed on September 14, 1994, shall take effect as final rules one year after enactment of this Act if before that time the Secretary has not issued all final regulations required by specified law. (Sec. 105) Specifies contingent safety standards which shall take effect if final revised track safety regulations have not been issued by the Secretary before a specified time. Requires the Secretary to review Department of Transportation (DOT) track safety regulations, including an evaluation of track safety equipment and materials. (Sec. 107) Requires fees imposed on railroad carriers to cover the costs of providing an additional 400 railroad safety inspectors. (Sec. 109) Prohibits a railroad carrier, or an employee of a railroad carrier, from preventing another employee from furnishing, or discharging or disciplining an employee who has furnished, railroad accident and injury information. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties. Title II: Grade Crossing Safety - Revises grade crossing safety provisions to require each railroad carrier to: (1) establish a toll-free telephone service to receive calls reporting malfunctions of safety equipment, or disabled vehicl… | 2025-08-21T20:15:25Z | |
| 104-s-1843 | 104 | s | 1843 | A bill to provide for the allocation of funds from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-05 | 1996-06-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 6 | Requires the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that, in each fiscal year, each State's percentage of the total apportionments to all States from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund is not less than 80 percent of the State's estimated tax payment attributable to highway users in the State paid into that Account in the most recent year for which data are available. Provides an exception for any State whose contribution to such Account in the applicable fiscal year is greater than or equal to $45 million. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 104-hr-3572 | 104 | hr | 3572 | To designate the bridge on United States Route 231 which crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, as the "William H. Natcher Bridge". | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-04 | 1996-09-18 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620. | House | Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] | KY | R | L000293 | 0 | Designates the bridge on United States Route 231 which crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, as the William H. Natcher Bridge. | 2025-04-07T15:29:40Z | |
| 104-s-1831 | 104 | s | 1831 | National Transportation Safety Board Amendments of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-06-04 | 1996-09-18 | Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 503. (consideration: CR S10898) | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 4 | National Transportation Safety Board Amendments of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to prohibit the National Transportation Safety Board and any agency receiving information from it from disclosing: (1) records or information relating to its participation in foreign aircraft accident investigations, except in certain circumstances; or (2) voluntarily provided safety-related information unrelated to the exercise of the Board's accident or incident investigation authority, if disclosure would inhibit the voluntary provision of that type of information. Declares that nothing in this Act shall restrict the Board from referring to foreign accident investigation information when making safety recommendations. Authorizes the Board to conduct training of its employees in subjects necessary for proper performance of accident investigation. Authorizes appropriations to the Board through FY 1999. | 2025-08-21T20:15:07Z | |
| 104-hr-3536 | 104 | hr | 3536 | Airline Pilot Hiring and Safety Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-05-29 | 1996-07-23 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000533 | 4 | Airline Pilot Hiring and Safety Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to require air carriers to request and receive a pilot applicant's record for the previous five years with respect to: (1) current airman certificate, including any summaries of legal enforcement actions; (2) employment; and (3) motor vehicle driving record. Prohibits any Federal or State court action for defamation or invasion of privacy against any carrier or person with respect to the furnishing or use of such records according to the requirements of this Act. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish certain minimum standards for pilot qualifications for employment. Directs the Administrator of the FAA to study and report to the Congress on: (1) the appropriateness of requiring the Secretary of Defense to provide an air carrier with the armed services records of an applicant pilot; and (2) whether current minimum flight time requirements applicable to individuals seeking employment as pilots with air carriers are sufficient to ensure public safety. | 2025-04-07T15:30:08Z | |
| 104-hr-3539 | 104 | hr | 3539 | Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-05-29 | 1996-10-09 | Became Public Law No: 104-264. | House | Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] | PA | R | S000394 | 3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Airport and Airway Improvements Title II: FAA Reform Title III: Aviation Security Title IV: Aviation Safety Title V: Pilot Record Sharing Title VI: Child Pilot Safety Title VII: Family Assistance Title VIII: Airport Revenue Protection Title IX: Metropolitan Washington Airports Title X: Extension of Airport and Airway Trust Fund Expenditures Title XI: FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Title XII: Miscellaneous Provisions Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 - Title I: Airport and Airway Improvements - Subtitle A: Reauthorization of FAA Programs - Amends Federal aviation law to reauthorize the Airport Improvement Program through FY 1998, with specified allocations for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Facilities and Equipment Program. (Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations for the FAA through FY 1998. Subtitle B: Airport Development Financing - Revises the apportionment of airport improvement fund amounts to sponsors of primary and cargo service airports for each fiscal year. (Sec. 122) Revises the minimum amount of airport improvement funds that shall be credited in a fiscal year to the discretionary fund. (Sec. 123) Increases the apportionment for airport improvement grant funds for: (1) airport noise compatibility programs; and (2) current and former military airports. (Sec. 124) Reduces from 15 to 12 at any time the number of current or former military airports that may receive airport improvement grant funds. Subtitle C: Airport Improvement Program Modifications - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to encourage: (1) airport sponsors and State and local officials to develop airport master plans and airport system plans; and (2) metropolitan planning organizations, particularly in areas with populations greater than 200,000, to establish membership positions for airport operators. (Sec. 142) Directs the FAA Administrator to issue guidelines to carry out up to ten pavement… | 2025-04-07T15:29:40Z | |
| 104-hr-3548 | 104 | hr | 3548 | States Rights Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-05-29 | 1996-06-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Klug, Scott L. [R-WI-2] | WI | R | K000274 | 7 | States Rights Act of 1996 - Repeals Federal highway provisions setting penalties for noncompliance by States with requirements relating to a national minimum drinking age. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to apportion any withheld funds to States from which such funds were withheld. | 2025-08-21T20:15:30Z | |
| 104-hr-3549 | 104 | hr | 3549 | To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow trucks weighing between 80,000 and 100,000 pounds to operate on that portion of the Maine Turnpike which is now limited to 80,000 pounds. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-05-29 | 1996-06-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Longley, James B., Jr. [R-ME-1] | ME | R | L000431 | 2 | Applies State laws concerning vehicle weight limitations to specified segments of the Interstate System in New Hampshire and Maine. | 2025-01-02T17:38:45Z | |
| 104-hr-3522 | 104 | hr | 3522 | Construction and Demolition Debris Disposal Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-05-23 | 1996-06-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 7 | Construction and Demolition Debris Disposal Act - Amends Federal highway provisions to direct the Secretary of Transportation to consider the method and location of disposal of construction and demolition debris resulting from a project, including its transportation, in promulgating guidelines concerning any proposed project on a Federal-aid system. Expresses congressional intent that any project for resurfacing, restoring, or rehabilitating a highway (other than a highway access to which is fully controlled) involving Federal funds shall include: (1) the reuse or recycling of debris to the extent possible; and (2) where not possible, a requirement that such debris be disposed of in existing municipal landfills or used for fill as permitted under State and local law. Requires any State highway department which submits plans for: (1) a Federal-aid highway project involving bypassing or going through any city, town, or village to certify to the Secretary that it has considered the economic, social, environmental, and other effects of the method and location of disposal of debris; (2) an Interstate System project to certify to the Secretary that it has had or afforded opportunities for public hearings for persons whose schools are in or contiguous to areas through which the highway will pass or into whose neighborhoods debris will be disposed (and requires such certification to be accompanied by a report which indicates the consideration given to the method and location of the disposal of debris). Directs that the hearings held regarding the effects of debris disposal include consideration of: (1) debris resulting from any previous construction that must be removed in order to carry out the project; (2) debris resulting from any renovation, rebuilding, or construction attributable to the project; and (3) other debris indirectly attributable to the project. Requires that: (1) contiguous property owners be personally notified of the public hearing if the location proposed for the disposal of debris is not in an e… | 2025-08-21T20:16:21Z | |
| 104-hr-3527 | 104 | hr | 3527 | NAFTA Infrastructure Responsibility Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-05-23 | 1996-06-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41] | CA | R | K000181 | 13 | NAFTA Infrastructure Responsibility Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to Mexican border States and local governments for certain transportation projects necessary to: (1) relieve congestion due to increased traffic resulting from implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); and (2) improve enforcement of motor carrier safety laws. Limits the Federal share of the costs of such projects to 80 percent. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to authorize appropriations to be used to enter agreements with Mexican border States that have established infrastructure banks to make available to them lines of credit for projects to construct Federal-aid highways which will support traffic resulting from NAFTA. | 2025-08-21T20:15:15Z | |
| 104-s-1801 | 104 | s | 1801 | Omnibus Aviation Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-05-23 | 1996-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Federal Aviation Authorization Title II: Airport Revenue Protection Title III: Air Traffic Management System Performance Improvement Title IV: Pilot Records Title V: Abolition of Board of Review and Related Authority Title VI: Federal Aviation Administration Funding Omnibus aviation Act of 1996 - Title I: Federal Aviation Authorization - Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize appropriations for FY 1997 for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations. (Sec. 103) Authorizes the Administrator of FAA to transfer budget authority derived from trust funds among appropriations authorized for FAA operations, air navigation facilities, and research and development, if the aggregate estimated outlays in such accounts in the fiscal year in which the transfers are made will not be increased as a result of such transfer. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FY 1997 for: (1) air navigation facilities; (2) research and development; and (3) airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning and programs (with a decrease in FY 1996 appropriations for such programs as a result of a FY 1995 rescission of a specified amount). (Sec. 121) Directs the Administrator of FAA to prescribe regulations to carry out a pavement maintenance pilot project to preserve and extend the useful life of airport runways and taxiways. (Sec. 122) Extends the program: (1) through FY 1997 for converting military airports to civil use; and (2) indefinitely for constructing parking lots, fuel farms, and utilities. (Sec. 123) Extends the State block grant pilot program through FY 1997. (Sec. 124) Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to State or local government non-airport sponsors for preparation of land use compatibility plans or implementation of land use compatibility projects. (Sec. 131) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through… | 2025-08-21T20:16:56Z | |
| 104-s-1813 | 104 | s | 1813 | Coastal Shipping Competition Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-05-23 | 1996-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 2 | Coastal Shipping Competition Act of 1996 - Amends Federal shipping law known as the Jones Act to redefine U.S. citizen to include certain corporations, partnerships, trusts, joint ventures, and other business entities organized under U.S. or State law, some (but not all) of whose officers, directors, or partners are U.S. citizens (currently all must be U.S. citizens), even though a parent corporation, partnership, or other second-tier owner, or trust beneficiary, is not a U.S. citizen. Allows a coastwise endorsement on the certificate of documentation for certain foreign qualified vessels and vessels of foreign registry (whose nation of registry extends reciprocal privileges to U.S. vessels). Renames the requirements for Great Lakes licenses and registry as inland waterways endorsements requirements. Makes conforming amendments to the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 and other related Federal law with respect to transportation of merchandise or passengers, towing and salvaging operations, dredging operations, and liability for injury or death of master or crew member. | 2025-08-21T20:16:00Z | |
| 104-s-1774 | 104 | s | 1774 | Airport Revenue Protection Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-05-17 | 1996-05-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 0 | Airport Revenue Protection Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to prohibit, with specified exceptions, the expenditure for non-airport purposes of local aviation fuel taxes or revenues generated by an airport that is the subject of Federal assistance or that operates pursuant to an airport operating certificate. Terminates all current (grandfathered) exceptions to such prohibition ten years after enactment of this Act, or on the date all covered debt obligations are either retired or refinanced, whichever is earlier. Requires the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), to promulgate regulations requiring a recipient of an airport project grant or any other Federal airport financial assistance to include in its annual audit a review of airport-related funding activities, which must be certified by the Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General. Requires the Secretary: (1) to review any audit identifying an illegal diversion of airport revenues; and (2) after determining such identification is accurate, and notifying the airport and its sponsor, to assess, or withhold from apportioned or grant funds, an administrative penalty equaling the amount of the diversion plus interest and, at the Secretary's discretion, a payment to a whistleblowing petitioner, if any. Provides for a civil action by the Secretary for both administrative and specified civil penalties if the sponsor fails to pay the administrative assessment. Requires the Secretary to reimburse an airport affected by a diversion the collected diversion amount plus interest. Directs the Secretary, acting through the FAA Administrator, to establish a (whistleblower) process under which a private citizen or other party (except for a DOT or auditor employee) may petition for review of an allegation of illegal diversion of airport revenues. Requires a payment to the petitioner if any such funds are recovered. Prohibits disclosure of the petitioner's identity. Authorizes a priva… | 2025-08-21T20:15:41Z | |
| 104-hr-3469 | 104 | hr | 3469 | Infrastructure Reinvestment and Economic Revitalization Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-05-16 | 1996-05-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3] | PA | D | B000644 | 5 | Infrastructure Reinvestment and Economic Revitalization Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to pay from time to time from the Highway Trust Fund into the Infrastructure Reinvestment Fund amounts equivalent to 4.3 cents per gallon of the taxes imposed on diesel and special motor fuels and on the removal, entry, or sale of gasoline between September 30, 1996, and October 1, 2026. Establishes the Infrastructure Reinvestment Fund. Makes the Fund off-budget. Authorizes appropriations from such Fund for surface transportation programs. | 2025-08-21T20:15:38Z | |
| 104-hr-3480 | 104 | hr | 3480 | Utility Consumer Service Improvement and Protection Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-05-16 | 1996-05-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] | IL | R | L000552 | 28 | Utility Consumer Service Improvement and Protection Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to exempt a utility service vehicle driver from motor carrier safety regulations regarding: (1) maximum driving and on-duty times applicable to commercial motor vehicle operators; (2) installation of automatic recording devices associated with such times; and (3) physical testing, reporting, or recordkeeping. Prohibits construction of such exemption to exempt such drivers from mechanical safety or licensing requirements. | 2025-08-21T20:14:01Z | |
| 104-hr-3484 | 104 | hr | 3484 | FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Reform Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-05-16 | 1996-05-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] | MD | R | M000941 | 1 | FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Reform Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to: (1) authorize appropriations for FY 1997 for specified aviation programs; and (2) instruct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to consider the advice of a certain research advisory committee in establishing research and development priorities. Earmarks the research and development appropriations authorized for the support of all FAA research and development activities falling within the categories of basic and applied research and development, including the design and development of prototypes in accordance with specified classifications. Mandates that: (1) the President's annual FAA budget request include all research and development activities within a single budget category; and (2) all FAA activities within the categories of basic and applied research and development be placed within such category. Directs the research advisory committee in the FAA to review annually the Administrator's appropriation allocation among major research and development activities, and give advice and recommendations on whether such allocation is appropriate to meet certain needs and objectives. Amends the guidelines for the national aviation research plan with respect to the goals, priorities, and resources of research and development activities. Directs the FAA to develop, implement, and maintain a disciplined acquisition management system, based on specified operational principles. Authorizes the FAA to implement its own proposed acquisition management system which the Congress recognizes as substantially compatible with such principles. | 2025-08-21T20:15:23Z | |
| 104-hr-3492 | 104 | hr | 3492 | Utility Consumer Service Improvement and Protection Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-05-16 | 1996-05-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9] | MO | D | V000112 | 1 | Utility Consumer Service Improvement and Protection Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to exempt a utility service vehicle driver from motor carrier safety regulations regarding: (1) maximum driving and on-duty times applicable to commercial motor vehicle operators; (2) installation of automatic recording devices associated with such times; and (3) physical testing, reporting, or recordkeeping. Prohibits construction of such exemption to exempt such drivers from mechanical safety or licensing requirements. | 2025-08-21T20:16:48Z | |
| 104-sres-254 | 104 | sres | 254 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the reopening of Pennsylvania Avenue. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-05-14 | 1996-06-26 | Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Grams, Rod [R-MN] | MN | R | G000367 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should order the immediate permanent reopening to vehicular traffic of Pennsylvania Avenue, in front of the White House, restoring the Avenue to its original state. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 104-hr-3413 | 104 | hr | 3413 | Commuter Rail Safety Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-05-08 | 1996-05-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. | House | Rep. Martini, William J. [R-NJ-8] | NJ | R | M000207 | 30 | Commuter Rail Safety Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to revise hours of duty limitations for train employees to prohibit them, among other things, from remaining or going on duty: (1) after having completed a tour of duty, unless having had at least eight consecutive hours of undisturbed rest; and (2) unless such employee has received at least eight hours notice before the time for reporting for duty, except in the event of an emergency, in which case the employee may not work for more than eight hours after reporting for duty. Prohibits a railroad carrier from requiring or allowing a commuter rail train employee to operate a split shift unless it begins between 4 o'clock a.m. and 8 o'clock a.m. Prohibits a railroad carrier and a railroad carrier employer from discharging or in any way discriminating against an employee (whistleblower) who has furnished railroad accident or injury information to the railroad carrier, the Federal Railroad Administration, or other Federal or State agency. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties for violations under this Act. | 2025-08-21T20:17:07Z | |
| 104-hr-3356 | 104 | hr | 3356 | To specify that States may waive certain requirements relating to commercial motor vehicle operators under chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to the operators of certain farm vehicles, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-04-30 | 1996-05-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 3 | Authorizes each State that issues licenses to commercial motor vehicle operators to waive any requirement to obtain such a license for operators of custom harvesting farm machinery or employees of farm-related service industries (or both) that would otherwise apply. | 2025-01-02T17:38:18Z | |
| 104-hr-3367 | 104 | hr | 3367 | To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to increase the number of States that may participate in the State infrastructure bank pilot program authorized by that Act. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-04-30 | 1996-05-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-9] | NY | D | S000148 | 1 | Amends the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to increase to 20 (currently, ten) the number of States that may participate in the State infrastructure bank pilot program. | 2025-01-02T17:38:19Z | |
| 104-s-1714 | 104 | s | 1714 | Utility Consumer Service Improvement and Protection Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-04-29 | 1996-04-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 14 | Utility Consumer Service Improvement and Protection Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to exempt a utility service vehicle driver from motor carrier safety regulations regarding: (1) maximum driving and on-duty times applicable to commercial motor vehicle operators; (2) installation of automatic recording devices associated with such times; and (3) physical testing, reporting, or recordkeeping. Prohibits construction of such exemption to exempt such drivers from mechanical safety or licensing requirements. | 2025-08-21T20:17:06Z | |
| 104-hr-3335 | 104 | hr | 3335 | Federal Railroad Administration Performance, Personnel, and Enforcement Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-04-25 | 1996-05-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. | House | Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-13] | NY | R | M000843 | 0 | Federal Railroad Administration Performance, Personnel, and Enforcement Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law with respect to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Specifies general qualifications for the FRA Administrator. Makes administratively final any decision of the Administrator made in carrying out specified duties or powers and involving notice and hearing. Deems a final agency action any failure by the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator, or by any person acting on behalf of one or the other to comply with a statutory deadline for regulatory action. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to the Congress on the FRA's rulemaking process. Repeals hours of service requirements, converting them to administrative regulations subject to modification by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to approve pilot projects to demonstrate the possible benefits of implementing alternatives to the strict application of such hours of service requirements and any subsequent regulations, including maximum and minimum off-duty period requirements. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the application of: (1) train control systems to commuter corridors; and (2) advanced train control to the National Rail Freight System. Directs the Secretary to adopt performance-based rail safety standards, and report to the Congress on progress in implementing them. | 2025-08-21T20:14:14Z | |
| 104-hr-3304 | 104 | hr | 3304 | Maintenance Dredging Mitigation Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-04-23 | 1996-05-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] | FL | R | W000267 | 0 | Maintenance Dredging Mitigation Act of 1996 - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to include in the definition of "eligible operations and maintenance" the mitigation of the direct erosional effects to adjacent beaches of maintenance dredging necessary to maintain the width and nominal depth of any harbor or inland harbor. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize appropriations from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for the eligible operations and maintenance (as defined after the amendments made by this Act) costs of certain portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway and all harbors and inland harbors in the United States. | 2025-08-21T20:15:09Z | |
| 104-hr-3281 | 104 | hr | 3281 | Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-04-22 | 1996-05-22 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1] | VA | R | B000229 | 1 | Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Transportation for FY 1997 for: (1) operations and training activities; and (2) the costs of guaranteed loans authorized by the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as well as for administrative expenses related to loan guarantee commitments. | 2025-08-21T20:16:52Z | |
| 104-hr-3282 | 104 | hr | 3282 | Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1997 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-04-22 | 1996-04-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology. | House | Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1] | VA | R | B000229 | 1 | Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1997 - Authorizes the Panama Canal Commission to make expenditures as necessary for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and administration of the Panama Canal for FY 1997. Makes funds available for the purchase, and transportation to Panama, of passenger motor vehicles. Amends the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (the Act) to: (1) remove certain definitions and recommendations for legislation; (2) abolish the Office of the Ombudsman within the Commission; (3) revise provisions concerning the appointment, compensation, and duties of Commission employees; (4) make inapplicable to non-U.S.-citizen Commission employees certain Federal compensation, health, and retirement benefits; and (5) revise the travel and transportation expenses authorized for Commission employees. Directs the Commission (currently, the President and Federal agency heads, respectively) to establish a Panama Canal Employment System and Commission employment standards. Repeals provisions: (1) concerning the interim application of the Canal Zone Merit System and the authority for additional pay to employees recruited and retained for employment in the Canal Zone; (2) authorizing the purchase of artificial limbs and other appliances for Commission employees injured before September 7, 1916; (3) authorizing employee leave for jury or witness duty or services; (4) providing for the deposit of remaining Canal Zone Government funds; (5) requiring the Comptroller General to take into consideration, during Commission audits, certain conversion problems of the accounting system of the Panama Canal Company; (6) authorizing the Commission to adjust Canal Zone toll charges; (7) authorizing the President and the Commission to prescribe regulations concerning the operation and protection of the Panama Canal Zone; (8) applicable during a prior transition period; (9) authorizing appropriations for the disinterment, transportation, and reinterment in the United States of the remains of former Commission employ… | 2026-03-23T12:17:56Z | |
| 104-s-1689 | 104 | s | 1689 | Crude Oil Transportation Fairness Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-04-19 | 1996-04-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] | TX | R | G000365 | 3 | Crude Oil Transportation Fairness Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to exempt persons who offer crude oil or condensates for transport from certain registration and fee requirements if that person transfers title to the crude oil or condensates to the transporter at the time they are initially transported from a storage location. Limits the maximum annual registration fee the Secretary may charge a person filing a registration statement to $250 (currently, the fee shall be between $250 and $5,000). | 2025-08-21T20:14:46Z | |
| 104-hr-3267 | 104 | hr | 3267 | Child Pilot Safety Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-04-18 | 1996-07-23 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000533 | 29 | Child Pilot Safety Act - Amends Federal aviation law to prohibit a pilot in command of an aircraft from allowing an individual who does not hold a valid private pilot's certificate, and an appropriate medical certificate, to manipulate the controls of an aircraft if the pilot knows or should have known that the individual is attempting to set a record or engage in an aeronautical competition or aeronautical feat. Mandates revocation of the Federal certificate of any airman who, while acting as a pilot in command of an aircraft, permits another individual to manipulate the aircraft's controls in violation of this Act. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study of the impacts of children flying aircraft. | 2025-08-21T20:15:22Z | |
| 104-hr-3278 | 104 | hr | 3278 | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to convey the Saint Helena Island Light Station to the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-04-18 | 1996-05-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] | MI | D | S001045 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in the Saint Helena Island Station, Mackinac County, Moran Township, Michigan, to the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association. Subjects such conveyance to the condition that the station maintain its navigational functions. | 2025-01-02T17:38:07Z | |
| 104-hr-3227 | 104 | hr | 3227 | To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the statewide planning process to provide for greater participation by elected officials having jurisdiction over transportation in nonmetropolitan areas, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-03-29 | 1996-04-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] | MI | D | S001045 | 0 | Amends Federal law with respect to Statewide planning of an intermodal State transportation system to require State coordination and cooperation with planning activities by local elected officials having jurisdiction over transportation in nonmetropolitan areas (areas over which no metropolitan planning organization is designated). Provides for arbitration to resolve disputes on a transportation improvement program or project by the State, a metropolitan planning organization, or local elected officials with jurisdiction over transportation in nonmetropolitan areas. Grants investigatory powers to the Secretary of Transportation with respect to any allegation that one of these entities or individuals has violated any Federal metropolitan planning requirements. | 2025-04-07T15:30:08Z | |
| 104-s-1659 | 104 | s | 1659 | A bill to declare a portion of Queens County, New York, to be nonnavigable waters of the United States, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-03-29 | 1996-03-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 1 | Declares a certain portion of Long Island City, Queens County, New York, to be nonnavigable U.S. waters. Requires the improvement of such area. Provides that such declaration shall expire if improvements are not made within 20 years after enactment of this Act, or if such work is not commenced within five years after the issuance of any permit. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 104-s-1661 | 104 | s | 1661 | A bill to specify that States may waive certain requirements relating to commercial motor vehicle operators under chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to the operators of certain farm vehicles, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-03-29 | 1996-03-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 9 | Authorizes each State that issues licenses to commercial motor vehicle operators to waive any requirement to obtain such a license for operators of custom harvesting farm machinery or employees of farm-related service industries (or both) that would otherwise apply. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 104-hr-3182 | 104 | hr | 3182 | To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to alcohol and controlled substances testing of operators of motor vehicles used to transport agricultural commodities and property for small local governments. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-03-28 | 1996-04-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] | IL | R | E000282 | 21 | Amends Federal transportation law to exempt operators of motor vehicles from testing for the use of alcohol or a controlled substance if the vehicle is: (1) owned by an owner or operator of a farm and is used solely to provide, within a 150 air mile radius of the farm, not-for-hire transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies to and from the farm; or (2) being used to provide not-for-hire transportation of property for a local government that has jurisdiction over an area with a population of less than 7,500. | 2025-01-02T17:37:57Z | |
| 104-hr-3187 | 104 | hr | 3187 | Aviation Safety Protection Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-03-28 | 1996-07-10 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] | SC | D | C000537 | 73 | Aviation Safety Protection Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to establish a whistleblower protection program for airline employees providing air safety information. Prohibits air carriers, contractors, and subcontractors from discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee as to pay, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because the employee: (1) is about to provide or has provided to the Federal Government information relating to air safety; or (2) is about to file or has filed a proceeding, or testified, or otherwise participated in a proceeding relating to air safety. Sets forth a Department of Labor complaint procedure for persons who believe they have been discharged or discriminated against in violation of this Act. Provides for award of attorney's fees of up to $5,000 to a prevailing employer for any such complaint found frivolous or brought in bad faith. Specifies civil penalties for violation of this Act. | 2025-08-21T20:15:25Z | |
| 104-hr-3188 | 104 | hr | 3188 | Crude Oil Transportation Fairness Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-03-28 | 1996-04-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. | House | Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19] | TX | R | C000653 | 0 | Crude Oil Transportation Fairness Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to exempt persons who offer crude oil and condensate for transport from certain registration and fee requirements if the person transfers title to the crude oil to the transporter at the time such oil is initially transported from a storage location. Limits the maximum annual registration fee the Secretary may charge a person filing a registration statement to $250 (currently, the fee shall be between $250 and $5,000). | 2025-08-21T20:14:35Z | |
| 104-hr-3195 | 104 | hr | 3195 | To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify the minimum allocation formula under the Federal-aid highway program, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-03-28 | 1996-04-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Sanford, Marshall (Mark) [R-SC-1] | SC | R | S000051 | 71 | Revises specified provisions regarding minimum allocations of Federal aid highway funds and provisions of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) to direct the Secretary of Transportation, in FY 1998 and thereafter, to ensure that each State's percentage of the total apportionments in each such fiscal year and allocations for the prior fiscal year from funds made available out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) is not less than the percentage of estimated tax payments to the HTF by highway users in the State in the latest fiscal year for which data are available. Repeals ISTEA provisions specifying the percentage of total apportioned and allocated funds to be allocated to each State for the surface transportation program. | 2025-01-02T17:38:07Z | |
| 104-hr-3159 | 104 | hr | 3159 | National Transportation Safety Board Amendments of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-03-26 | 1996-10-11 | Became Public Law No: 104-291. | House | Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] | PA | R | S000394 | 6 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: NTSB Amendments Title II: Intermodal Transportation Title I: NTSB Amendments - National Transportation Safety Board Amendments of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to prohibit the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and any agency receiving information from it from disclosing: (1) records or information relating to its participation in foreign aircraft accident investigations, except in certain circumstances; or (2) voluntarily provided safety-related information unrelated to the exercise of the NTSB's accident or incident investigation authority, if disclosure would inhibit the voluntary provision of that type of information. (Sec. 104) Authorizes the NTSB to conduct training of its employees in subjects necessary for the proper performance of accident investigations. (Sec. 105) Authorizes appropriations to the Board through FY 1999. Title II: Intermodal Transportation - Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Amendments Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to revise the prior notification requirements for intermodal freight transportation. Requires a person who tenders to a first carrier that is a motor carrier (currently, any carrier) a container or trailer with a gross cargo weight of more than 29,000 pounds (currently, 10,000 pounds, including packing material and pallets) for intermodal transportation to give prior notification of the cargo weight and a reasonable description of its contents to the motor carrier. (Sec. 204) Allows such notification to be made by telephone, and allows the required certification of container or trailer contents to be electronic. Sets forth administrative and civil penalties for persons who inaccurately transfer certification information. (Sec. 205) Allows a motor carrier to presume that the gross cargo weight of a container or trailer is under 29,001 pounds if it receives no certification before or when a loaded intermodal container or trailer is tendered to it. Declares that a copy of a certification is… | 2025-08-21T20:16:32Z | |
| 104-hr-3165 | 104 | hr | 3165 | To amend title 23, United States Code, to make funds available for surface transportation projects on roads functionally classified as local or rural minor collectors, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-03-26 | 1996-04-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] | CT | R | J000163 | 3 | Makes roads functionally classified as local or rural minor collectors eligible for surface transportation program funds under the special account for areas under 5,000 population pursuant to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. Revises the formula for the allocation of apportioned funds for rural areas. Requires States to consider local or rural minor collectors and unclassified rural roads in the statewide planning process. | 2025-01-02T17:38:06Z | |
| 104-hr-3153 | 104 | hr | 3153 | Small Business Transport Correction Advancement Act of 1996 | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-03-22 | 1996-09-24 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 59 | Small Business Transport Correction Advancement Act of 1996 - Sets forth a deadline for the issuance of a final rule relating to materials of trade exceptions for intrastate transportation of hazardous materials from requirements of Federal transportation law for hazardous materials transportation. Declares that any final rule that prohibits States from granting exceptions for not-for-hire intrastate transportation by farmers and farm-related service industries shall not take effect before the earlier of specified dates. | 2025-04-07T15:29:40Z | |
| 104-hr-3141 | 104 | hr | 3141 | To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to scheduled passenger air service at reliever airports. | Transportation and Public Works | 1996-03-21 | 1996-04-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] | CO | R | H000444 | 3 | Amends Federal aviation law to declare that it shall not be considered unreasonable or unjust discrimination, nor shall it be a violation of certain requirements with respect to the approval of airport project grant applications, for the owner or operator of a reliever airport to deny access to any person providing scheduled passenger air service if the airport is located within 25 miles of a hub airport and if no scheduled passenger air service was provided at the reliever airport in January 1996. | 2025-01-02T17:38:06Z |
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