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| 112-s-3706 | 112 | s | 3706 | Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-12-21 | 2012-12-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 7 | Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act - Authorizes a rental company that receives a notification (approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA]) from the manufacturer of a covered rental vehicle about any equipment defect, or noncompliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards, to rent or sell the vehicle or equipment only if the defect or noncompliance is remedied. Specifies any rental vehicle: (1) rated at 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or less, (2) rented without a driver for an initial term of under 4 months, and (3) that is part of a motor vehicle fleet of 5 or more motor vehicles used for rental purposes by a rental company. Prescribes a special rule to require rental companies to comply with specified limitations on sale, lease, or rental of a motor vehicle as soon as practicable, but within 24 hours after the earliest receipt of the manufacturer's notification of a defect or noncompliance with vehicle safety standards, whether by electronic means or first class mail. Extends the 24-hour deadline for complying with such limitations to 48 hours if the notification covers more than 5,000 motor vehicles in the rental company's fleet. Permits a rental company to rent (but not sell or lease) a motor vehicle subject to recall if the defect or noncompliance remedy is not immediately available and the company takes any actions specified in the notice to alter the vehicle temporarily to eliminate the safety risk posed. Makes these special rules for rental companies inapplicable to junk automobiles. Prohibits a rental company from knowingly making inoperable any safety devices or elements of design installed on or in a compliant motor vehicle or vehicle equipment unless the company reasonably believes the vehicle or equipment will not be used when the devices or elements are inoperable. Authorizes the Secretary, upon request, to inspect records of a rental company with respect to a safety investigation. Authorizes the Secretary to require a rental company to keep records… | 2020-02-12T18:54:42Z | |
| 112-hr-6676 | 112 | hr | 6676 | Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-12-18 | 2012-12-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 0 | Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2012 - Amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to direct the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to study and identify any potential threats to privacy protections posed by the integration of unmanned aircraft (drone) systems into the national airspace system, including any potential violations of privacy principles. Directs the Secretary to establish certain procedures to allow for civil operation in the national airspace system of small drone systems that do not meet expedited operational authorization requirements. Requires such procedures to ensure that the integration of drone systems into the national airspace system is done in compliance with privacy principles. Prohibits the Secretary from approving, issuing, or awarding any certificate, license, or other grant of authority to operate a drone system in the national airspace system unless the application for it includes a data collection statement, meeting certain requirements, that provides reasonable assurance that the applicant will operate the drone system in accordance with privacy principles. Applies the same privacy principles requirement to any drone system to be operated by a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement agency contractor or subcontractor, except that the application for it shall include a data minimization statement, meeting certain requirements, instead of a data collection statement. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make any approved certificate, license, or other grant of authority, plus other specified information, available in a searchable format on the public FAA website. Prohibits any person or entity from using a drone system for protective activities, or for law enforcement or intelligence purposes, except pursuant to a warrant issued using the procedures described in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in the case of a state court, issued using state warrant procedures) by a court of competent jurisdiction, or as oth… | 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z | |
| 112-hr-6662 | 112 | hr | 6662 | To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a pilot program to study alternatives to the current system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-12-13 | 2012-12-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] | OR | D | B000574 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) establish a pilot program to be known as the Road User Fee Pilot Project to study alternatives to the system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including alternatives based upon the mileage of vehicles subject to tax (miles based program); (2) coordinate with technology, transportation system, and environmental working groups in carrying out the pilot program; and (3) establish a grant program to aid in the development of onboard technologies necessary for a miles based program. | 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z | |
| 112-hr-6641 | 112 | hr | 6641 | To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to study the benefits of using hair specimens for preemployment controlled substances tests of commercial motor vehicle operators, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-12-05 | 2012-12-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] | WI | R | R000587 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to carry out a pilot program to study the benefits of using hair specimens to conduct preemployment controlled substances tests of commercial motor vehicle operators. Directs the Secretary to develop guidelines, protocols, and standards for such tests. | 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z | |
| 112-s-3656 | 112 | s | 3656 | A bill to repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-12-04 | 2012-12-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) prescribe regulations to require passenger motor vehicle dealers to distribute to prospective buyers information comparing insurance costs for different makes and models of passenger motor vehicles based on damage susceptibility and crashworthiness. Declares any regulations promulgated pursuant to that requirement to have no force or effect. Directs the Secretary, after providing for public comment, to study and report to Congress on the most useful data, format, and method for providing simple and understandable damage susceptibility information to consumers. | 2020-02-12T18:54:42Z | |
| 112-s-3640 | 112 | s | 3640 | Clothe a Homeless Hero Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-11-27 | 2012-11-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 1 | Clothe a Homeless Hero Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA] ) to transfer unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security checkpoints to local veterans organizations or other local charitable organizations for distribution to homeless or needy veterans and their families. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to enter into agreements with airport authorities for disposing of such clothing. | 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z | |
| 112-hr-6592 | 112 | hr | 6592 | To ensure that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority complies with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-11-15 | 2012-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 4 | Requires the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) to comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (which governs the government's purchase of goods and services). | 2021-04-19T17:35:23Z | |
| 112-hres-810 | 112 | hres | 810 | Urging the Federal Aviation Administration to continue its cooperation with airports across the United States seeking to implement noise mitigation plans, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-11-15 | 2012-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] | IL | D | S001145 | 0 | Urges the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue its cooperation with U.S. airports seeking to implement noise mitigation plans. Encourages the FAA to continue to implement the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and other efforts to enhance air travel safety and help decrease noise levels. | 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z | |
| 112-s-3624 | 112 | s | 3624 | Military Commercial Driver's License Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-09-22 | 2012-10-19 | Became Public Law No: 112-196. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 10 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Military Commercial Driver's License Act of 2012 - Revises certain commercial driver's license (CDL) requirements with which a state must comply in order to avoid the administrative penalty of a withholding by the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) of a percentage of the state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway program funds. Permits a state to issue a CDL to an individual who operates or will operate a commercial motor vehicle and who: (1) is an active duty member of the Armed Forces, including the military reserves, National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, or Coast Guard Auxiliary; and (2) is not domiciled in the state, but whose temporary or permanent duty station is located there. | 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z | |
| 112-hr-6492 | 112 | hr | 6492 | Sustainable, Livable And Green (S.L.A.G.) Highway Construction Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13] | MI | D | C001085 | 0 | Sustainable, Livable And Green (S.L.A.G.) Highway Construction Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish in the Office of Pavement Technology of the Federal Highway Administration the position of Recovered Mineral Component Ombudsman to: (1) act as a liaison between the states and the DOT on federally funded highway projects; (2) encourage states to use recovered mineral component (RMC) to drive down costs and be more environmentally sensitive; and (3) provide information on projects that use RMC, its safety, and training and educational seminars on RMC environmental benefits. Urges the Secretary to amend comprehensive procurement guidelines for federally-funded asphalt and concrete highway projects to include specifications that encourage the use of such RMCs as ground granulated blast furnace slag, blast furnace slag aggregate, and steel furnace slag aggregate. Requires the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish standards to ensure that the use of RMCs does not violate the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or any other environmental law. | 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z | |
| 112-hr-6515 | 112 | hr | 6515 | Stop Excessive Toll Hikes Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] | NY | R | G000569 | 0 | Stop Excessive Toll Hikes Act - Revises urbanized area formula grant eligibility requirements to allow a recipient (person, entity, or state or regional authority) to receive such a grant only if it certifies that it has not raised the maximum tolls for any bridge or tunnel by more than 10% during the previous 5 fiscal years. | 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z | |
| 112-hr-6541 | 112 | hr | 6541 | Maximize Our Highways Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-29] | NY | R | R000585 | 0 | Maximize Our Highways Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to study the economically beneficial uses of rights-of-way associated with federal-aid highways, including: (1) the identification of economically beneficial activities that may be carried out to ensure those rights-of-way are used in the most economically beneficial manner; and (2) an analysis of the costs and benefits of, barriers to, and revenue generated by carrying out such activities. | 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z | |
| 112-hr-6449 | 112 | hr | 6449 | Air Travelers' Bill of Rights Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-09-20 | 2012-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security. | House | Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] | TX | R | P000592 | 7 | Air Travelers' Bill of Rights Act of 2012 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to: (1) establish an air travelers' bill of rights for air passengers screened at primary airports, and (2) post it on the TSA website and display signs and distribute brochures listing such rights to passengers before they are screened. Requires the air travelers' bill of rights to include, at a minimum, that a passenger has the right to: (1) presumed innocence before, during, and after screening; (2) be screened expeditiously if verified by the TSA as a low-risk or frequent traveler; (3) decline to be screened by a device that uses backscatter x-rays; (4) freedom from searches and screening procedures not implemented for cause or suspicion; (5) be screened by a method other than a pat-down; (6) accompany minor children through the screening process; (7) privacy of any image of the passenger generated during the screening process; and (8) peacefully express his or her concerns of mistreatment during the screening process to the supervisor of the individual conducting the screening. Transfers from the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security (DOT) to the Assistant Secretary the authority to approve any application of an airport operator to have the screening of passengers and property at an airport be carried out by the screening personnel of a qualified private screening company (security screening opt-out program). Requires the Assistant Secretary to approve all such applications. Directs the Assistant Secretary to take necessary actions to expand TSA's expedited screening initiative (PreCheck program). Directs the Assistant Secretary to increase the number of canines from the TSA's National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program, placed at commercial service airports with more than 2.5 million passenger boardings each year, to a number sufficient to ensure at least one canine team can be tasked exclusively for screening passengers. Prohibits the use of random c… | 2020-02-10T16:49:02Z | |
| 112-hr-6451 | 112 | hr | 6451 | Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Landry, Jeffrey M. [R-LA-3] | LA | R | L000574 | 0 | Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that, with respect to maximum hours of service for drivers, on-duty time does not include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site for operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting supplies, equipment, or materials, including sand or water, to or from a natural gas or oil well site. Applies this exclusion without regard to whether operators have received special training or operate vehicles specially constructed to service wells. | 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z | |
| 112-hr-6456 | 112 | hr | 6456 | Military CDL Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-21 | For Further Action See S.3624. | House | Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] | IN | R | B001275 | 25 | Military CDL Act of 2012 - Revises certain commercial driver's license (CDL) requirements with which a state must comply in order to avoid the administrative penalty of a withholding by the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) of a percentage of the state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway program funds. Permits a state to issue a CDL to an individual who operates or will operate a commercial motor vehicle and who: (1) is an active duty member of the Armed Forces, including the military reserves, National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, or Coast Guard Auxiliary; and (2) is not domiciled in the state, but whose temporary or permanent duty station is located there. | 2022-01-06T15:21:51Z | |
| 112-hres-798 | 112 | hres | 798 | Expressing support for the designation of the third week in October as National School Bus Safety Week and for the designation of Wednesday of that week as National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] | MN | D | P000258 | 1 | Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National School Bus Safety Week and National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day. Celebrates the dedication and contributions that school bus drivers, managers, trainers, monitors, mechanics, and dispatchers make for our children every day across the country. | 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z | |
| 112-s-3570 | 112 | s | 3570 | Vessel Incidental Discharge Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] | FL | R | R000595 | 0 | Vessel Incidental Discharge Act - Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating: (1) within 180 days, to establish and implement enforceable uniform national standards for the regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel into navigable waters; (2) within 180 days, to issue a final rule for the regulation of ballast water discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel; (3) within two years, to issue a rule establishing best management practices for discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel other than ballast water; (4) not less than two years before January 1, 2020, to complete a review to determine the feasibility of achieving the ballast water performance standard; and (5) by January 1, 2020, to issue a rule, subject to such feasibility review, to revise such standard so that a ballast water discharge will contain less than specified concentrations of living organisms, indicator microbes, and viruses. Applies such revised ballast water performance standard to a vessel on the first dry docking of the vessel on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than December 31, 2022. Requires the Secretary, no earlier than 10 years after the issuance of the revised rule and every 10 years thereafter, to review and revise such ballast water performance standard if such revision would result in a scientifically demonstrable and substantial reduction in the risk of the introduction or establishment of aquatic nuisance species. Authorizes the Secretary to include in such decennial review national standards for discharges other than ballast water. Requires the Secretary to initiate a rulemaking to revise such national standard if such revision would substantially reduce the impacts on navigable waters of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel other than ballast water. Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing a revised standard unless it is at least two orders of magnitude more st… | 2020-02-12T18:54:42Z | |
| 112-s-3537 | 112 | s | 3537 | Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2012 - Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to: (1) establish maximum passenger capacity and maximum weight capacity standards for recreational vessels, and (2) require manufacturers and operators of passenger vessels to permanently display in a legible manner and clearly visible to vessel passengers such maximum capacity requirements and a notice of the need to balance vessel weight to avoid capsizing. | 2020-02-12T18:54:42Z | |
| 112-s-3542 | 112 | s | 3542 | No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-09-13 | 2012-12-20 | Became Public Law No: 112-218. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 29, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to determine whether checked baggage on a flight or flight segment originating at an airport outside the United States must be re-screened in the United States for explosives before it can continue on any additional flight or flight segment if the baggage has already been screened in the foreign airport in accordance with an aviation security preclearance agreement between the United States and the country in which the airport is located. Defines "aviation security preclearance agreement" to mean an agreement that delineates and implements security standards and protocols comparable to those of the United States and therefore sufficiently effective to enable passengers to deplane into sterile areas of U.S. airports. Directs the Assistant Secretary to report annually to Congress on the re-screening of baggage. | 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z | |
| 112-hr-6387 | 112 | hr | 6387 | Remove Unnecessary Roadblocks to Local Transportation Safety Projects Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-09-12 | 2012-09-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-29] | NY | R | R000585 | 3 | Remove Unnecessary Roadblocks to Local Transportation Safety Projects Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue categorical exclusions (that do not involve significant environmental impact) from the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for highway safety improvement projects. | 2022-02-03T05:53:54Z | |
| 112-hr-6369 | 112 | hr | 6369 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to change the membership of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-09-10 | 2012-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] | VA | R | W000672 | 2 | Revises membership requirements for and reduces to nine the number of members on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Makes corresponding reductions in the number of members appointed by the governor of Virginia, the mayor of the District of Columbia, the governor of Maryland, and the President. Reduces from 10 to 5 the number of votes required to approve bond issues and the annual budget. Makes conforming amendments to the District of Columbia Regional Airports Authority Act of 1985. Limits members to one term. Prescribes certain term limits for the first six members appointed by the governor of Virginia. | 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z | |
| 112-hr-6328 | 112 | hr | 6328 | Clothe a Homeless Hero Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-08-02 | 2013-01-14 | Became Public Law No: 112-271. | House | Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26] | NY | D | H001062 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 11, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Clothe a Homeless Hero Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA] ) to transfer unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security checkpoints to the local airport authority or other local authorities for donation to charity, including local veterans organizations or other local charitable organizations for distribution to homeless or needy veterans and their families. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to enter into agreements with airport authorities for disposing of such clothing. | 2023-03-22T18:24:49Z | |
| 112-hr-6356 | 112 | hr | 6356 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to change the membership of the Metropolitan Airports Authority Board of Directors, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] | VA | R | W000672 | 0 | Revises membership requirements for and reduces to nine the number of members on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Makes corresponding reductions in the number of members appointed by the governor of Virginia, the mayor of the District of Columbia, the governor of Maryland, and the President. Reduces from 10 to 5 the number of votes required to approve bond issues and the annual budget. Makes conforming amendments to the District of Columbia Regional Airports Authority Act of 1985. Limits members to one term. | 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z | |
| 112-s-3502 | 112 | s | 3502 | Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 1 | Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 - Requires a rental company that receives a Secretary of Transportation (DOT) ordered notification from the manufacturer of a covered rental vehicle of equipment defect, or noncompliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards, during the vehicle rental period to contact the renter and any authorized driver of the vehicle about the defect or noncompliance. Covers a rental vehicle: (1) rated at 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or less, (2) rented without a driver for an initial term of under 4 months, and (3) that is part of a motor vehicle fleet of 5 or more motor vehicles used for rental purposes by a rental company. Authorizes a rental company that receives notification of a defect or the noncompliance of a new vehicle or new replacement vehicle equipment in the company's possession to rent such vehicle or equipment only if the defect or noncompliance is remedied. Prohibits a rental company from knowingly making inoperable any safety devices or elements of design installed on or in a compliant motor vehicle or vehicle equipment unless the company reasonably believes such vehicle or equipment will not be used when the devices or elements are inoperable. Authorizes the Secretary, upon request, to inspect records of a rental company with respect to a safety investigation. Authorizes the Secretary to require a rental company to keep records or make reports for purposes of compliance with federal motor vehicle safety orders or regulations. Authorizes the Secretary to study the effectiveness of the amendments made by this Act and of other activities of rental companies. | 2020-02-12T18:54:41Z | |
| 112-hr-6251 | 112 | hr | 6251 | Marine Debris Emergency Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] | OR | D | B001278 | 20 | Marine Debris Emergency Act of 2012 - Amends the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act to authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to declare a marine debris emergency upon determining that marine debris: (1) is an immediate threat to living marine resources, the marine environment, navigation safety, or public health of the United States; and (2) requires federal resources to supplement the state and local resources available to alleviate such threat. Authorizes: (1) a governor of a state to request that the Administrator declare such an emergency in such state or a region that includes such state; and (2) the Administrator to request that the governor provide information on the nature and immediacy of the threat and the nature and amount of state and local resources that have been or will be committed to alleviating it. Directs the Administrator, within 30 days after receiving a governor's request, to either grant the request or explain why it was not granted. Directs the Administrator: (1) in evaluating marine debris grant applications, to give preference to projects to address marine debris emergencies, including projects to address marine debris that has introduced or is likely to introduce marine invasive species into the United States; and (2) within 60 days after receipt of an application for such a grant, to approve or disapprove the application and to disperse funds to an approved grantee. Directs the Administrator to take steps to encourage marine debris grant recipients to: (1) educate staff and volunteers who are engaged in marine debris response efforts on the potential threats that marine debris and marine invasive species may pose to the United States with respect to living marine resources, the marine environment, navigation, and public health; and (2) coordinate their response efforts with relevant federal, state, local, and nongovernmental entities. | 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z | |
| 112-hr-6253 | 112 | hr | 6253 | Ports-to-Forts Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-08-01 | 2012-09-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 0 | Ports-to-Forts Act of 2012 - Directs the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to make grants to states or port authorities to cover the direct or indirect costs for repair or construction of: (1) commercial strategic seaports; or (2) bridges, roads, rail systems, and other infrastructure near such seaports. | 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z | |
| 112-hres-754 | 112 | hres | 754 | Expressing support for the designation of the third week in October as National School Bus Safety Week. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] | MN | D | P000258 | 0 | Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National School Bus Safety Week. Celebrates the dedication and contributions that school bus drivers, managers, trainers, monitors, mechanics, and dispatchers make for our children every day across the country. | 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z | |
| 112-hr-6216 | 112 | hr | 6216 | Make It In America, Create Transportation Manufacturing Jobs in America Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-07-26 | 2012-07-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10] | CA | D | G000559 | 5 | Make It In America, Create Transportation Manufacturing Jobs in America Act - Eliminates certain grounds for waiving Buy American requirements that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) obligate federal funding for certain air navigation, highway, and rail activities and projects only if U.S. steel, iron, and manufactured goods are used in such projects. (Retains the current waiver of such Buy American requirements for any case where use of U.S. material will increase overall costs of a highway and roadway or highspeed rail project by more than 25%.) Revises waiver of Buy American requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirements if the cost of U.S.-produced components and subcomponents is: (1) more than 60% of the cost of all components of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rolling stock in the case of obligations made on or before December 31, 2011; (2) more than 66% of the cost of all components of rolling stock in the case of obligations made during calendar 2014; (3) 75% of the cost of all components of rolling stock in the case of obligations made during calendar 2015; or (4) 85% of the cost of all components of rolling stock in the case of obligations after December 31, 2016. Repeals the Secretary's authority to exempt Amtrak from Buy American requirements in certain circumstances. Revises waiver requirements to authorize a waiver with respect to rolling stock in each of the circumstances enumerated for FAA rolling stock. | 2021-09-28T14:39:48Z | |
| 112-hr-6170 | 112 | hr | 6170 | SEAS Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-07-24 | 2012-08-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] | MD | D | C000984 | 42 | Saving Essential American Sailors Act or SEAS Act - Amends the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) to repeal the Act's repeal of the agricultural export requirements that: (1) 25% of the gross tonnage of certain agricultural commodities or their products exported each fiscal year be transported on U.S. commercial vessels, and (2) the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) finance any increased ocean freight charges incurred in the transportation of such items. Revives and reinstates those repealed requirements to read as if they were never repealed. | 2021-09-28T14:39:17Z | |
| 112-hr-6159 | 112 | hr | 6159 | Flight School Security Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-07-19 | 2012-07-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 24 | Flight School Security Act of 2012 - Revises federal flight training requirements authorizing a flight instructor, pilot school, or aviation training center to provide training in the operation of certain aircraft to an alien or any other individual specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS). Prescribes the additional requirement that such training may occur only upon receipt of information from the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) that: (1) the individual has been checked against the terrorist watchlist, and (2) the Assistant Secretary has determined that individual is a non-threat to aviation. | 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z | |
| 112-hr-6124 | 112 | hr | 6124 | Families Flying Together Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-07-12 | 2012-07-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] | NY | D | N000002 | 10 | Families Flying Together Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations directing each air carrier to: (1) establish a policy to ensure that a family that purchases tickets for a flight is seated together during that flight, and (2) make the policy available to the public on the air carrier's website. Defines "family" to mean a grouping of individuals that, at a minimum, includes: (1) a child age 12 years or younger; and (2) an individual age 18 years or older and responsible for accompanying that child, including a parent or legal guardian of that child. | 2020-02-14T19:18:57Z | |
| 112-hr-6094 | 112 | hr | 6094 | Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-07-10 | 2012-07-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] | CA | D | C001036 | 3 | Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 - Requires a rental company that receives a Secretary of Transportation (DOT) ordered notification from the manufacturer of a covered rental vehicle of equipment defect, or noncompliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards, during the vehicle rental period to contact the renter and any authorized driver of the vehicle about the defect or noncompliance. Covers a rental vehicle: (1) rated at 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or less, (2) rented without a driver for an initial term of under 4 months, and (3) that is part of a motor vehicle fleet of 5 or more motor vehicles used for rental purposes by a rental company. Authorizes a rental company that receives notification of a defect or the noncompliance of a new vehicle or new replacement vehicle equipment in the company's possession to rent such vehicle or equipment only if the defect or noncompliance is remedied. Prohibits a rental company from knowingly making inoperable any safety devices or elements of design installed on or in a compliant motor vehicle or vehicle equipment unless the company reasonably believes such vehicle or equipment will not be used when the devices or elements are inoperable. Authorizes the Secretary, upon request, to inspect records of a rental company with respect to a safety investigation. Authorizes the Secretary to require a rental company to keep records or make reports for purposes of compliance with federal motor vehicle safety orders or regulations. Authorizes the Secretary to study the effectiveness of the amendments made by this Act and of other activities of rental companies. | 2019-11-15T21:19:47Z | |
| 112-hr-6064 | 112 | hr | 6064 | Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-06-29 | 2012-06-29 | Became Public Law No: 112-140. | House | Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] | FL | R | M000689 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2012 by amounts apportioned or allocated under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 for the period from October 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. Prescribes a special rule to provide that the amendments made by this Act shall cease to be effective upon enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Title I: Federal-Aid Highways - (Sec. 101) Amends the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II to continue through July 6, 2012, and authorizes appropriations through that date for, specified federal-aid highway programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Includes among extended funds those for: (1) the surface transportation research, development, and deployment program; (2) training and education; (3) the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; (4) university transportation research; and (5) intelligent transportation systems (ITS) research. Subjects funding for such programs generally to the same manner of distribution, administration, limitation, and availability for obligation, however, at 280/366 of the total amount, as funds authorized to be appropriated for such programs and activities out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for FY2011. Subjects contract authority, however, between October 1, 2011, and July 6, 2012, for such programs to a specified pro rata limitation on obligations included in any Act making appropriations for FY2012 or a portion of that fiscal year. Waives this obligation limit… | 2023-03-22T18:24:49Z | |
| 112-hr-6051 | 112 | hr | 6051 | Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-06-28 | 2012-06-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] | CA | R | B001228 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2012 - Repeals the prohibition against a motor vehicle safety standard's requiring or allowing a manufacturer to comply with it by using a buzzer designed to indicate a safety belt is not in use, except a buzzer that operates only during the eight-second period after the ignition is turned to the "start" or "on" position. (Thus allows manufacturers to comply with the standard by using any sort of buzzer.) Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), with respect to odometer disclosures required when ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred, to prescribe regulations permitting any written disclosures or notices and related matters to be provided electronically. Increases civil penalties (including damages) for violations of federal prohibitions against tampering with odometers. Prohibits a person from selling, offering for sale, introducing in interstate commerce, or importing into the United States motor vehicles or equipment about which a notice of a defect or order of noncompliance with federal motor vehicle safety requirements has been issued. Prescribes conditions on the importation of vehicles and equipment. Requires an officer or employee designated by the Secretary to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) for inspections and sampling of motor vehicle equipment being offered for import to determine compliance with federal transportation law. Directs the Secretary to: (1) require motor vehicle safety recall information be made available to the public on the Internet, and (2) publicize the means for contacting a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) motor vehicle safety defect hotline for manufacturer, dealer, and mechanic personnel. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations to require passenger motor vehicle manufacturers to affix, in a readily accessible location, a device that provides information on how to submit a safety-related motor vehicle defect complaint to NHTSA. Directs the Sec… | 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z | |
| 112-hr-6057 | 112 | hr | 6057 | Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-06-28 | 2012-06-29 | For Further Action See H.R.6064. | House | Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] | FL | R | M000689 | 0 | Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2012 by amounts apportioned or allocated under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 for the period from October 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. Prescribes a special rule to provide that the amendments made by this Act shall cease to be effective upon enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Amends the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II to continue through July 15, 2012, and authorizes appropriations through that date for, specified federal-aid highway programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Includes among extended funds those for: (1) the surface transportation research, development, and deployment program; (2) training and education; (3) the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; (4) university transportation research; and (5) intelligent transportation systems (ITS) research. Subjects funding for such programs generally to the same manner of distribution, administration, limitation, and availability for obligation, however, at 289/366 of the total amount, as funds authorized to be appropriated for such programs and activities out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for FY2011. Subjects contract authority, however, between October 1, 2011, and July 15, 2012, for such programs to a specified pro rata limitation on obligations included in any Act making appropriations for FY2012 or a portion of that fiscal year. Waives this obligation limitation, though, for emergency relief and for the equity bonus program. Extends the allocation of certain transportation program funds to: (1) states for specific program… | 2020-02-14T19:18:56Z | |
| 112-hr-6058 | 112 | hr | 6058 | Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-06-28 | 2012-06-29 | For Further Action See H.R.6064. | House | Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] | FL | R | M000689 | 0 | Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2012 by amounts apportioned or allocated under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 for the period from October 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. Prescribes a special rule to provide that the amendments made by this Act shall cease to be effective upon enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Amends the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II to continue through July 15, 2012, and authorizes appropriations through that date for, specified federal-aid highway programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Includes among extended funds those for: (1) the surface transportation research, development, and deployment program; (2) training and education; (3) the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; (4) university transportation research; and (5) intelligent transportation systems (ITS) research. Subjects funding for such programs generally to the same manner of distribution, administration, limitation, and availability for obligation, however, at 289/366 of the total amount, as funds authorized to be appropriated for such programs and activities out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for FY2011. Subjects contract authority, however, between October 1, 2011, and July 15, 2012, for such programs to a specified pro rata limitation on obligations included in any Act making appropriations for FY2012 or a portion of that fiscal year. Waives this obligation limitation, though, for emergency relief and for the equity bonus program. Extends the allocation of certain transportation program funds to: (1) states for specific program… | 2022-02-03T05:53:08Z | |
| 112-hr-6026 | 112 | hr | 6026 | DREDGE Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-06-26 | 2012-06-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] | LA | D | R000588 | 0 | Dredging for Restoration and Economic Development for Global Exports Act of 2012 or the DREDGE Act of 2012 - Modifies the project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to direct the Secretary of the Army to: (1) achieve, operate, and maintain a navigation channel of 50 feet with respect to the portion of the project from Baton Rouge to the Southwest Pass sea buoy; (2) complete such work not later than the last day of the third fiscal year beginning after the enactment of this Act; (3) conduct a pilot disposal and sediment project in the Southwest Pass area to determine the cost-effectiveness of pump-out disposal operations for hopper dredges for environmental enhancement and dredged material disposal; and (4) consult with appropriate federal, state, and local agencies and stakeholders to determine the safe placement and timing of such pump-out disposal operations that protect, create, restore, and nourish coastal wetlands and aquatic habitat. Requires: (1) all costs of such work to be treated as operation and maintenance costs, including the first costs of achieving a navigation channel of 50 feet; (2) the federal cost share of such work to be 100%; and (3) the Secretary to pay 100% of the costs of such work out of amounts made available from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for operation and maintenance expenses. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on: (1) the cost and the environmental, storm damage reduction, and social benefits of the pump-out disposal operation; and (2) the total quantity of dredge material produced during operation and maintenance activities in the New Orleans District and the quantity that is beneficially used. | 2022-02-03T05:57:00Z | |
| 112-hr-6028 | 112 | hr | 6028 | No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-06-26 | 2012-09-12 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. Walsh, Joe [R-IL-8] | IL | R | W000811 | 3 | No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to determine whether checked baggage on a flight or flight segment originating at an airport outside the United States where U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has established preclearance operations must be re-screened in the United States for explosives before it can continue on any additional flight or flight segment. Prohibits the Assistant Secretary from exercising this authority, however, unless an agreement is in effect between the United States and the flight originating country requiring implementation of security standards and protocols determined comparable to those of the United States and therefore sufficiently effective to enable passengers to deplane into sterile areas of U.S. airports. Requires the Assistant Secretary to report annually to Congress on the re-screening of baggage. | 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z | |
| 112-hr-6002 | 112 | hr | 6002 | Airline Maintenance Safety Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-06-21 | 2012-06-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] | TX | R | B001248 | 0 | Airline Maintenance Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to prescribe an additional requirement that a maintenance provider authorized to approve the return to service of aircraft or aircraft parts may perform regularly scheduled maintenance and inspections outside the United States on domestic passenger aircraft only if the provider: (1) is able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language; and (2) holds an airmen certificate (other than flight crew members). | 2020-02-14T19:18:57Z | |
| 112-s-3332 | 112 | s | 3332 | Vessel Incidental Discharge Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-06-21 | 2012-06-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] | AK | D | B001265 | 12 | Vessel Incidental Discharge Act - Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating: (1) within 180 days, to establish and implement enforceable uniform national standards for the regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel into navigable waters; (2) within 180 days, to issue a final rule for the regulation of ballast water discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel; (3) within two years, to issue a rule establishing best management practices for discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel other than ballast water; (4) not less than two years before January 1, 2020, to complete a review to determine the feasibility of achieving the ballast water performance standard; and (5) by January 1, 2020, to issue a rule, subject to such feasibility review, to revise such standard so that a ballast water discharge will contain less than specified concentrations of living organisms, indicator microbes, and viruses. Applies such revised ballast water performance standard to a vessel on the first dry docking of the vessel on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than December 31, 2022. Requires the Secretary, within 10 years after the issuance of the revised rule and every 10 years thereafter, to review and revise such ballast water performance standard if such revision would result in a scientifically demonstrable and substantial reduction in the risk of the introduction or establishment of aquatic nuisance species. Authorizes the Secretary to include in such decennial review national standards for discharges other than ballast water. Requires the Secretary to revise such national standard if such revision would substantially reduce the impacts on navigable waters of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel other than ballast water. Prohibits manufacturers of ballast water treatment technology for a vessel from selling, introducing, delivering for interstate commerce, or importing such technology for sale unless it has be… | 2020-02-12T18:57:52Z | |
| 112-hr-5976 | 112 | hr | 5976 | TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-06-20 | 2012-06-20 | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] | CA | D | W000187 | 51 | TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act - Makes supplemental appropriations of $500 million for each of FY2013 and FY2014 for the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) competitive grant program for national infrastructure investment projects for states, local governments, and transit agencies. | 2022-03-01T05:34:22Z | |
| 112-hr-5950 | 112 | hr | 5950 | NADA Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-06-15 | 2012-06-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] | TX | R | B001248 | 0 | No Armed Drones Act of 2012 or NADA Act of 2012 - Amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) from authorizing any person to: (1) operate an unmanned aircraft system (drone) in the national airspace system as a weapon or to deliver a weapon against a person or property; or (2) manufacture, sell, or distribute a drone (or a component of one) for such a use. | 2020-02-14T19:18:59Z | |
| 112-s-3302 | 112 | s | 3302 | Air Travelers' Bill of Rights Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-06-14 | 2012-06-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 1 | Air Travelers' Bill of Rights Act of 2012 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to: (1) establish an air travelers' bill of rights for air passengers screened at primary airports, and (2) post it on the TSA website and display signs and distribute brochures listing such rights to passengers before they are screened. Requires the air travelers' bill of rights to include, at a minimum, that a passenger has the right to: (1) presumed innocence before, during, and after screening; (2) be screened expeditiously if verified by the TSA as a low-risk or frequent traveler; (3) decline to be screened by a device that uses backscatter x-rays; (4) freedom from searches and screening procedures not implemented for cause or suspicion; (5) be screened by a method other than a pat-down; (6) accompany minor children through the screening process; (7) privacy of any image of the passenger generated during the screening process; and (8) peacefully express his or her concerns of mistreatment during the screening process to the supervisor of the individual conducting the screening. Transfers from the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security (DOT) to the Assistant Secretary the authority to approve any application of an airport operator to have the screening of passengers and property at an airport be carried out by the screening personnel of a qualified private screening company (security screening opt-out program). Requires the Assistant Secretary to approve all such applications. Directs the Assistant Secretary to take necessary actions to expand TSA's expedited screening initiative (PreCheck program). Directs the Assistant Secretary to increase the number of canines from the TSA's National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program, placed at commercial service airports with more than 2.5 million passenger boardings each year, to a number sufficient to ensure at least one canine team can be tasked exclusively for screening passengers. Prohibits the use of random c… | 2020-02-12T18:57:53Z | |
| 112-s-3303 | 112 | s | 3303 | A bill to require security screening of passengers at airports to be carried out by private screening companies, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-06-14 | 2012-06-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | Requires the screening of passengers on flights and flight segments originating in the United States to be conducted by employees of a private screening company. Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to enter into contracts with private screening companies for such services. Grants airport operators and private screening companies the authority to employ and terminate passenger screeners. Requires the Assistant Secretary (currently, the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security [Department of Transportation (DOT)]) to approve all airport operator applications to have the airport screening of passengers and property carried out by a qualified private screening company. (Thus transfers the security screening opt-out program from DOT to the Department of Homeland Security [DHS], and denies the Assistant Secretary authority to deny any opt-out application.) Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to declare that provisions allowing an employer to make an agreement with a labor organization to require union membership as a condition of employment shall not apply to airport or railway private passenger screening company employers or employees (right to work). | 2022-02-03T05:53:23Z | |
| 112-s-3268 | 112 | s | 3268 | Pilot's Bill of Rights | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-06-06 | 2012-06-07 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 422. | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 1 | Pilot's Bill of Rights - Requires National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) proceedings for the review of decisions of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to deny, amend, modify, suspend, or revoke an airman's certificate to be conducted, to the extent practicable, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. Requires the Administrator to: (1) advise the subject of an investigation involving the approval, denial, suspension, modification, or revocation of an airman certificate of specified information pertinent to the investigation; and (2) provide him or her with access to relevant air traffic data. Allows an individual to elect to file an appeal of a certificate denial, a punitive civil action, or an emergency order of revocation in the U.S. district court in which individual resides, in which the action in question occurred, or the district court for the District of Columbia. Allows an adversely affected individual who elects not to file an appeal in a federal district court to file such appeal with the NTSB. Directs the Administrator to begin a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Improvement Program to improve the system of providing airmen with pertinent and timely information before a flight in the national airspace system. Makes Flight Service Station briefings and other air traffic services performed by Lockheed Martin or any other government contractor available to airmen under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Requires the Administrator to review the FAA system for the medical certification of airmen in order to: (1) revise the medical application form, (2) align medical qualification policies with present-day qualified medical judgment and practices, and (3) publish objective medical standards to advise the public of the criteria determining an airman's medical certificate eligibility. | 2019-02-20T23:39:43Z | |
| 112-s-3263 | 112 | s | 3263 | Safe Skies Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-06-05 | 2012-06-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (consideration: CR S8552-8553) | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 5 | Safe Skies Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, to modify a specified Department of Transportation (DOT) final rule relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements so that the requirements under that rule apply to all-cargo flightcrew members to the same extent they apply to air passenger flightcrew members. | 2022-02-03T05:54:25Z | |
| 112-hr-5887 | 112 | hr | 5887 | Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-06-01 | 2012-06-07 | Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged. | House | Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] | NJ | R | L000554 | 1 | Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 - Authorizes FY2013-FY2015 appropriations for the Coast Guard for: (1) operation and maintenance; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, aircraft, and related equipment; (3) the Coast Guard Reserve program; (4) environmental compliance and restoration of vessels, aircraft, and facilities; and (5) the Commandant of the Coast Guard for research, development, test, and evaluation of technologies, materials, and human factors directly related to search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and defense readiness. Authorizes, for each such fiscal year, end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 47,000 and specified average military training student loads. Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to convene a special selection board if an administrative error results in an officer or former officer: (1) not being considered for selection for promotion by a selection board, or (2) not being placed on an all-fully-qualified-officers list. Authorizes the Secretary to also convene such a special selection board for an officer or former officer considered but not selected for promotion if the selection board: (1) acted contrary to law in a matter material to the decision or with the involvement of material factual or administrative error, or (2) did not have material information before it for consideration. Authorizes judicial review of: (1) a decision of the Secretary not to convene a special selection board, and (2) an action of a special selection board. Prohibits the Secretary from authorizing certain involuntary administrative separations for Coast Guard members based on medical conditions considered by the Physical Evaluation Board during an evaluation resulting in the individual being determined fit for duty. Directs the Com… | 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z | |
| 112-hr-5859 | 112 | hr | 5859 | To repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-05-30 | 2013-01-10 | Became Public Law No: 112-252. | House | Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] | MS | R | H001045 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 10, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) prescribe regulations to require passenger motor vehicle dealers to distribute to prospective buyers information comparing insurance costs for different makes and models of passenger motor vehicles based on damage susceptibility and crashworthiness. Declares any regulations promulgated pursuant to that requirement to have no force or effect. Directs the Secretary, after providing for public comment, to study and report to Congress on the most useful data, format, and method for providing simple and understandable damage susceptibility information to consumers. | 2023-03-22T18:24:48Z | |
| 112-s-3251 | 112 | s | 3251 | Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-05-24 | 2012-05-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act of 2012 - Exempts from certain federal vessel licensing and safety inspection requirements uninspected vessels operating on Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota. | 2022-02-03T05:53:22Z | |
| 112-hr-5832 | 112 | hr | 5832 | Transfer Control of Ontario Airport Now Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-05-18 | 2012-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] | CA | D | B001234 | 0 | Transfer Control of Ontario Airport Now Act - Directs the city of Los Angeles to transfer the LA/Ontario International Airport to the city of Ontario, California, within 60 days of a determination by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorizing such transfer. Declares that if the transfer does not occur within the 60-day period: (1) the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) shall be prohibited from approving an airport improvement project (AIP) grant to the Los Angeles World Airports (LAX) until such transfer takes place or the sale of the airport is finalized, and (2) an arbitration commission shall be established to determine the fair market value of the LA/Ontario International Airport. Requires the city of Los Angeles to sell such airport to the city of Ontario no later than 60 days after the Administrator's determination prohibiting the transfer of such airport to the city of Ontario and establishment of its fair market value. Directs the Secretary to continue to withhold AIP grants from LAX until such airport is sold to the city of Ontario. | 2020-02-14T19:18:58Z | |
| 112-hr-5797 | 112 | hr | 5797 | Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-05-17 | 2012-08-02 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. Cravaack, Chip [R-MN-8] | MN | R | C001086 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 31, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act of 2012 - Exempts from certain federal vessel licensing and safety inspection requirements owners or operators of vessels operating on Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota. | 2022-03-02T15:16:58Z | |
| 112-s-3191 | 112 | s | 3191 | A bill to improve provisions of title 23, United States Code relating to the use of HOV facilities. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-05-16 | 2012-05-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 1 | Revises state agency authority with respect to operation of high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facilities. Replaces the exception from general HOV restrictions for low emission and energy-efficient vehicles with one for alternative fuel vehicles and new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles. Authorizes a state agency (including a state transportation department) with jurisdiction over the operation of an HOV facility to permit alternative fuel vehicles and new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles to use HOV lane highways. Requires states to establish procedures for enforcing restrictions on such vehicles operating on HOV lane highways. Requires a state agency which collects tolls on HOV facilities for their use by vehicles not otherwise exempted from HOV restrictions to use excess toll revenues for certain highway projects, giving priority consideration to those for developing alternatives to single occupancy vehicle travel and projects for improving highway safety. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Transportation and states should provide additional incentives (including the use of HOV lanes on state Interstate System highways and routes) for the purchase and use of advanced technology and dedicated alternative fuel vehicles. | 2019-02-20T23:33:24Z | |
| 112-sres-460 | 112 | sres | 460 | A resolution designating the week of May 20 through May 26, 2012, as "National Public Works Week". | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-05-15 | 2012-05-15 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3177; text as passed Senate: CR S3177; text of measure as introduced: CR S3176) | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the week of May 20-May 26, 2012, as National Public Works Week. Recognizes the important contributions of public works professionals to improving U.S. public infrastructure and to the communities they serve. | 2019-02-20T22:50:31Z | |
| 112-hr-5713 | 112 | hr | 5713 | Talk Before You Toll Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-05-10 | 2012-05-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | B001251 | 5 | Talk Before You Toll Act of 2012 - Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) to revise the Interstate System (IS) reconstruction and rehabilitation pilot program. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to permit states to collect tolls on highways, bridges, or tunnels for reconstructing and rehabilitating IS highway corridors only if the state has solicited, received, and published on its website public comments approving or disapproving the toll facility, including comments on its economic and environmental impact. Directs the Secretary, upon a state's application for a facility, to meet monthly with local transportation representatives and consumer advocacy groups to discuss their views and recommendations for any modifications to a state's plan for a proposed toll facility. Requires a state to hold at least one public meeting to review the specifics of its final facility management plan and solicit public comment. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to: (1) publish on its website all comments and suggestions received by the state regarding the proposed toll facility, and (2) consider them before making a final determination on a state's application. | 2020-02-14T19:18:57Z | |
| 112-hres-653 | 112 | hres | 653 | Recognizing the goals of National Travel and Tourism Week and honoring the valuable contributions of travel and tourism to the United States. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-05-10 | 2012-05-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] | NV | D | B001231 | 0 | Recognizes National Travel and Tourism Week. | 2019-11-15T21:19:47Z | |
| 112-sres-451 | 112 | sres | 451 | A resolution recognizing the goals of National Travel and Tourism Week and honoring the valuable contributions of travel and tourism to the United States of America. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-05-09 | 2012-05-09 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3049-3050; text as passed Senate: CR S3049-3050; text of measure as introduced: CR S3047) | Senate | Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] | AK | D | B001265 | 10 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Recognizes May 5-13, 2012, as National Travel and Tourism Week. Commends the travel and tourism industry for its important contributions to the United States of America. | 2019-02-20T22:50:28Z | |
| 112-sres-452 | 112 | sres | 452 | A resolution designating July 13, 2012, as "Collector Car Appreciation Day" and recognizing that the collection and restoration of historic and classic cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements and cultural heritage of the United States. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-05-09 | 2012-05-09 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3049-3050; text as passed Senate: CR S3050; text of measure as introduced: CR S3047) | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates July 13, 2012, as Collector Car Appreciation Day. | 2019-02-20T22:50:28Z | |
| 112-hr-5648 | 112 | hr | 5648 | To repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-05-08 | 2012-05-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] | NY | D | O000169 | 2 | Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) prescribe regulations to require passenger motor vehicle dealers to distribute to prospective buyers information comparing insurance costs for different makes and models of passenger motor vehicles based on damage susceptibility and crashworthiness. | 2019-11-15T21:20:25Z | |
| 112-hr-5322 | 112 | hr | 5322 | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Inspector General Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-04-27 | 2012-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] | VA | R | W000672 | 0 | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Inspector General Act of 2012 - Establishes an Office of Inspector General for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to appoint an Inspector General for the Authority. | 2020-02-14T19:15:51Z | |
| 112-s-2376 | 112 | s | 2376 | Air Ambulance Services Clarification Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-04-26 | 2012-04-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 3 | Air Ambulance Services Clarification Act - Requires that with respect to an air ambulance and the medical services provided within an air ambulance, the term "law, regulation, or other provision having the force and effect of law related to a price, route, or service of an air carrier," for federal preemption purposes, may not be construed to include any medical care-related license and certification requirements based on medical standards effectuated pursuant to a state's authority over the licensure and regulation of health care within its borders. Describes the medical and related medical care standards to which this Act applies. | 2020-02-12T18:55:50Z | |
| 112-sres-441 | 112 | sres | 441 | A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2012 as National Youth Traffic Safety Month. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-04-26 | 2012-04-26 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2886-2888; text as passed Senate: CR S2887; text of measure as introduced: CR S2832) | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 4 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for designation of May 2012 as National Youth Traffic Safety Month. | 2019-02-20T22:50:24Z | |
| 112-hr-4406 | 112 | hr | 4406 | Stop Invasive Species Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-04-19 | 2012-04-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] | MI | R | C000071 | 21 | Stop Invasive Species Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) expedite a feasibility study under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 on the range of options and technologies available to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species (including Asian carp) between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and other aquatic pathways; and (2) if the project is justified, proceed directly to project preconstruction engineering and design. Requires the report on the study to focus on: (1) such prevention as the permanent hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins, and (2) specified watersheds of rivers and tributaries in Illinois and Indiana associated with the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS). Defines "hydrological separation" as a physical separation on the CAWS that would disconnect the Mississippi River watershed from the Lake Michigan watershed and prevent the transfer of all aquatic species between such bodies of water. Requires, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, an interim report to Congress on milestones that will be met prior to final completion of the study. Requires the final report to be completed within 18 months. | 2020-02-14T19:13:55Z | |
| 112-s-2317 | 112 | s | 2317 | Stop Invasive Species Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-04-19 | 2012-04-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 9 | Stop Invasive Species Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) expedite a feasibility study under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 on the range of options and technologies available to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species (including Asian carp) between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and other aquatic pathways; and (2) if the project is justified, proceed directly to project preconstruction engineering and design. Requires the report on the study to focus on: (1) such prevention as the permanent hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins, and (2) specified watersheds of rivers and tributaries in Illinois and Indiana associated with the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS). Defines "hydrological separation" as a physical separation on the CAWS that would disconnect the Mississippi River watershed from the Lake Michigan watershed and prevent the transfer of all aquatic species between such bodies of water. Requires, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, an interim report to Congress on milestones that will be met prior to final completion of the study. Requires the final report to be completed within 18 months. | 2022-11-17T19:00:19Z | |
| 112-hr-4398 | 112 | hr | 4398 | Racial Profiling Prevention Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-04-18 | 2012-04-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 0 | Racial Profiling Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make a grant to a state that: (1) has enacted and is enforcing a law that prohibits a state or local law enforcement officer from using the race or ethnicity (racial profiling) of the driver or passengers in making routine or spontaneous law enforcement decisions, such as ordinary traffic stops on federal-aid highways; and (2) allows and maintains public inspection statistical information for each motor vehicle stop made by a law enforcement officer on a federal-aid highway regarding the race and ethnicity of the driver and any passengers. Requires grant-receiving states to provide assurances to the Secretary that they are undertaking activities to comply with such requirements. Requires a state to use such grants for the costs of: (1) collecting, maintaining, and evaluating the results of data on traffic stops; and (2) activities to comply with the requirements of this Act. Declares that nothing in this Act shall alter the manner in which a state or local law enforcement officer considers race or ethnicity whenever there is trustworthy information that links persons of a particular race or ethnicity to an identified criminal incident, scheme, or organization. | 2021-04-19T17:33:32Z | |
| 112-hr-4348 | 112 | hr | 4348 | MAP-21 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-04-16 | 2012-07-06 | Became Public Law No: 112-141. | House | Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] | FL | R | M000689 | 2 | Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act or MAP-21 - Division A: Federal-Aid Highways and Highway Safety Construction Programs - Title I: Federal-Aid Highways - Subtitle A: Authorizations and Programs - (Sec. 1101) Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) equal to FY2012 federal highway spending levels plus inflation for FY2013 and FY2014 for: (1) certain new and existing core federal-aid highway programs; (2) the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program; (3) the federal lands, tribal transportation, and federal lands access programs; and (4) the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program. Requires the expenditure of 10% of amounts made available for federal-aid highways and public transportation programs on small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Requires states to compile annual lists of small disadvantaged business enterprises according to minimum uniform criteria established by the Secretary of Transportation (DOT). (Sec. 1102) Prescribes obligation ceilings for federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, with specified exceptions. Prescribes requirements, including a formula, and restrictions for certain FY2013 and FY2014 distributions from the obligation limitation for federal-aid highways. Requires the Secretary to redistribute to the states any federal-aid highway program funds that, because of the imposition of any obligation limitation, will not be allocated or otherwise made available for obligation to them for surface transportation program projects. (Sec. 1104) Revises the National Highway System (NHS) program. Repeals the maximum mileage of 178,250 miles for NHS highways. Eliminates authority to add new congressional high-priority corridors. Repeals the specification of uses of obligated federal funds for state and territory eligible NHS projects. Repeals specified authority for the transfer to a state's apportionment of certain Inte… | 2023-03-22T18:24:48Z | |
| 112-hr-4350 | 112 | hr | 4350 | Safe Skies Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-04-16 | 2012-04-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Cravaack, Chip [R-MN-8] | MN | R | C001086 | 43 | Safe Skies Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), not later than the effective date of a specified Department of Transportation (DOT) final rule, to take appropriate actions to ensure that DOT flight, duty, and rest requirements under that rule apply to all-cargo flights to the same extent they apply to passenger flights. | 2021-04-19T19:33:43Z | |
| 112-hr-4352 | 112 | hr | 4352 | Nation Building Here at Home Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-04-16 | 2012-04-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] | NY | D | H001038 | 2 | Nation Building Here at Home Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a transformational infrastructure competitive grant program to award grants to state and local governments, transit agencies, and port authorities for certain public transportation projects (including water infrastructure projects) with potential to significantly impact a metropolitan area, a region, or all of the United States. Specifies the federal share of project costs at 100%. Requires the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in projects funded under this Act to have been produced in the United States, except in specified circumstances. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a Nation Building Here at Home Financing Initiative. | 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z | |
| 112-hr-4361 | 112 | hr | 4361 | National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-04-16 | 2012-04-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] | WI | R | P000265 | 1 | National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish an initiative to promote passenger rail operations and transportation-oriented development by creating rail projects qualified for federal incentives for communities to encourage dedicated revenue sources for urban and regional rail corridor development. Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary to provide direct loans and loan guarantees for qualified rail projects. Authorizes the Secretary to make secured loans, loan guarantees, or lines of credit for such projects. Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to: (1) states to identify transportation-oriented development opportunities, (2) states and regions outside the Northeast Corridor to establish Regional Advisory Committees and identify stations and potential stations within the region to maximize development and commercial revenue generation to support financially the development of a high performance rail passenger corridor, and (3) states and entities along the Northeast Corridor to establish a Northeast Corridor Transportation-Oriented Development Working Group and identify Northeast Corridor stations and potential stations to maximize development and commercial revenue generation to support financially the creation of a true high-speed rail corridor in the Northeast Corridor. | 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z | |
| 112-hr-4342 | 112 | hr | 4342 | WAVE4 Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-03-29 | 2012-03-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] | KY | R | W000413 | 26 | Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2012 or WAVE4 Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to require certain delivery process reforms for qualifying construction and major rehabilitation projects for navigation infrastructure of inland and intracoastal waterways. Directs the Secretary, working in conjunction with the Inland Waterways Users Board, to submit to Congress a 20-year program for making capital investments on inland and intracoastal waterways. Authorizes such program to be based on the 20-year capital investment strategy contained in the Inland Marine Transportation System (IMTS) Capital Projects Business Model, Final Report published on April 13, 2010, as approved by the Board. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit expenditures from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund to 50% of the total cost of the construction or rehabilitation project. Prohibits expenditures from the Fund for: (1) construction or rehabilitation of dams, or (2) rehabilitation expenditures equal to or exceeding $100 million. | 2020-02-14T19:13:56Z | |
| 112-s-2279 | 112 | s | 2279 | R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Preservation Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-03-29 | 2012-12-05 | By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 112-247. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Preservation Act of 2012 - Amends the R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986 (the Act) to provide for the scope and applicability of the Act, including persons and vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction. Makes it unlawful for any such person or vessel to: (1) engage in an activity that disturbs, removes, or damages Titanic property; (2) engage in an activity at the Titanic wreck site that poses a significant threat to public safety; (3) engage in an activity that violates any provision of the Act; (4) sell, purchase, barter, import, or export in interstate or foreign commerce Titanic property not constituting a collection; or (5) enter or cause entry into the hull sections of the Titanic. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to issue a permit for an otherwise-prohibited activity if the activity is consistent with the International Agreement concerning the Shipwrecked Vessel R.M.S. Titanic, furthers educational, scientific, or cultural purposes, or is necessary to protect Titanic property from a significant threat. Makes any person who engages in a prohibited activity liable for response costs, direct and indirect enforcement costs, and any damages resulting from such activity. Provides in rem liability for any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, or other property used to facilitate such a violation. Subjects any violator to a permit sanction and possible civil administrative penalty of up to $250,000 per day, and civil judicial penalty of up to $500,000 per day. Authorizes penalty enforcement, as well as civil and in rem actions and injunctive relief, through the Attorney General. Provides a criminal penalty of up to $250,000 per day, and imprisonment for up to five years, for knowing violations. Allows the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to enforce the provisions of the Act through detention and arrest, search and seizure… | 2023-01-11T13:23:10Z | |
| 112-hr-4276 | 112 | hr | 4276 | Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-03-28 | 2012-04-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] | FL | R | M000689 | 2 | Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2012 by amounts apportioned or allocated under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II for the period from October 1, 2011, through March 31, 2012. Amends the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II to continue through June 1, 2012, and authorizes appropriations through that date for, specified federal-aid highway programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Includes among extended funds those for: (1) the surface transportation research, development, and deployment program; (2) training and education; (3) the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; (4) university transportation research; and (5) intelligent transportation systems (ITS) research. Subjects funding for such programs generally to the same manner of distribution, administration, limitation, and availability for obligation, however, at two-thirds of the total amount, as funds authorized to be appropriated for such programs and activities out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for FY2011. Subjects contract authority, however, between October 1, 2011, and June 1, 2012, for such programs to a specified pro rata limitation on obligations included in any Act making appropriations for FY2012 or a portion of that fiscal year. Waives this obligation limitation, though, for emergency relief and for the equity bonus program. Extends the allocation of certain transportation program funds to: (1) states for specific programs, including the Interstate and National Highway System program, the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program, the highway safety improvement program, the Surface Tra… | 2022-02-03T05:59:46Z | |
| 112-hr-4281 | 112 | hr | 4281 | Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-03-28 | 2012-03-30 | Became Public Law No: 112-102. | House | Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] | FL | R | M000689 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 - (Sec. 1) Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned or allocated for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2012 by amounts apportioned or allocated under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II for the period from October 1, 2011, through March 31, 2012. Title I: Federal-Aid Highways - (Sec. 101) Amends the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II to continue through June 30, 2012, and authorizes appropriations through that date for, specified federal-aid highway programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Includes among extended funds those for: (1) the surface transportation research, development, and deployment program; (2) training and education; (3) the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; (4) university transportation research; and (5) intelligent transportation systems (ITS) research. Subjects funding for such programs generally to the same manner of distribution, administration, limitation, and availability for obligation, however, at three-quarters of the total amount, as funds authorized to be appropriated for such programs and activities out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for FY2011. Subjects contract authority for such programs between October 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012, however, to a specified pro rata limitation on obligations included in any Act making appropriations for FY2012 or a portion of that fiscal year. Waives this obligation limitation, though, for emergency relief and for the equity bonus program. Extends the allocation of certain transportation program funds to: (1) states for s… | 2023-03-22T18:24:48Z | |
| 112-hr-4272 | 112 | hr | 4272 | Freight Rail Economic Development Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-03-27 | 2012-03-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] | NY | D | N000002 | 0 | Freight Rail Economic Development Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make capital grants to a class I, class II, or class III railroad or a state or local government for freight rail economic development projects, particularly projects to construct freight rail switches and sidings. Prescribes prevailing wage rate requirements for such projects in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act. | 2020-02-14T19:13:56Z | |
| 112-s-2235 | 112 | s | 2235 | Air Passenger Fairness Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-03-26 | 2012-03-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] | NE | D | N000180 | 1 | Air Passenger Fairness Act of 2012 - Prohibits an air carrier or airport operator from establishing an expedited line for a specific category of passengers to be screened at an airport checkpoint before entering the airport's sterile area. Exempts from the prohibition the establishment or operation of an expedited: (1) airport screening checkpoint line for disabled passengers; or (2) security screening program by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or any other federal, state, or local government agency. | 2020-02-12T18:54:41Z | |
| 112-hr-4239 | 112 | hr | 4239 | Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-03-22 | 2012-03-29 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by voice vote. | House | Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] | FL | R | M000689 | 2 | Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2012 by amounts apportioned or allocated under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II for the period from October 1, 2011, through March 31, 2012. Amends the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II to continue through June 30, 2012, and authorizes appropriations through that date for, specified federal-aid highway programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Includes among extended funds those for: (1) the surface transportation research, development, and deployment program; (2) training and education; (3) the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; (4) university transportation research; and (5) intelligent transportation systems (ITS) research. Subjects funding for such programs generally to the same manner of distribution, administration, limitation, and availability for obligation, however, at three-quarters of the total amount, as funds authorized to be appropriated for such programs and activities out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for FY2011. Subjects contract authority, however, between October 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012, for such programs to a specified pro rata limitation on obligations included in any Act making appropriations for FY2012 or a portion of that fiscal year. Waives this obligation limitation, though, for emergency relief and for the equity bonus program. Extends the allocation of certain transportation program funds to: (1) states for specific programs, including the Interstate and National Highway System program, the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program, the highway safety improvement program, the Surfa… | 2022-03-02T05:39:26Z | |
| 112-hr-14 | 112 | hr | 14 | MAP-21 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-03-21 | 2012-03-21 | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Science, Space, and Technology, the Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | B001242 | 122 | Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century or MAP-21 - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) equal to current federal highway spending levels plus inflation for FY2012 and FY2013 for: (1) certain new and existing core federal-aid highway programs, and (2) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) administrative expenses. Revises the National Highway System (NHS) program. Prescribes requirements for acceleration of project delivery. Jason's Law - Declares a national priority to address specified kinds of projects for the shortage of long-term parking for commercial motor vehicles on the NHS. Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 - Establishes a Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund for deposit of administrative and civil penalties paid in connection with the Deepwater Horizon incident. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require Gulf Coast state allocation and expenditures from the Fund for specified recovery activities. Establishes within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) a Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Program. Extends the Land and Water Conservation Fund through FY2022. America Fast Forward Financing Innovation Act of 2011 [sic]- Amends the the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act to revise the Department of Transportation (DOT) program of direct loans, loan guarantees, and credit for surface transportation projects. Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012 - Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to repeal specified programs and revise other specified public transportation policies and programs. Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2012 or Mariah's Act - Authorizes appropriations for specified highway safety progra… | 2022-03-01T05:34:22Z | |
| 112-hr-4236 | 112 | hr | 4236 | Kadyn's Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-03-21 | 2012-03-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] | IA | D | B001259 | 3 | Kadyn's Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to withhold 10% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing a law that imposes specified first offense and second offense civil and criminal penalties for motorists found guilty of illegally passing a stopped school bus. | 2020-02-14T19:13:56Z | |
| 112-hres-592 | 112 | hres | 592 | Recognizing the importance of ports to the economy and national security of the United States. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-03-20 | 2012-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-36] | CA | D | H001063 | 54 | Recognizes the importance of ports to the economy and national security of the United States. Urges the President, federal officials, and other relevant stakeholders to consider this importance in decisionmaking and promote policies that strengthen seaport related infrastructure. Expresses the House of Representatives' gratitude to the millions of men and women who work at ports across the United States. | 2021-09-28T12:43:56Z | |
| 112-s-2207 | 112 | s | 2207 | RIGHTS Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-03-20 | 2012-03-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 3 | Restoring Integrity and Good-Heartedness in Traveler Screening Act or RIGHTS Act - Directs the Office of the Ombudsman of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in addition to its existing duties, to: (1) record complaints from the public regarding TSA screening practices, (2) determine best practices to resolve frequent passenger complaints and assist in training TSA agents regarding such practices, (3) resolve complaints of mistreatment by TSA employees, and (4) field advance notification calls with individuals with medical conditions or disabilities and arrange for airport screening procedures for such individuals that ensure flight safety without causing them undue hardship. Directs the Ombudsman to appoint TSA passenger advocates for each Category X airport (an airport with 100% advance technology x-ray screening at all check points). Requires Office duties to be performed by such passenger advocates under the Ombudsman's superivison. Requires every Category X airport to: (1) have at least one TSA passenger advocate on duty during operating hours, and (2) place clearly visible signs at each gate explaining that a passenger advocate may be summoned (including how to summon one) if passengers believe that a TSA employee has mistreated them on the basis of advanced age or disability. | 2020-02-12T18:54:41Z | |
| 112-hr-4174 | 112 | hr | 4174 | No Tolls in North Carolina Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-03-08 | 2012-03-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] | NC | R | E000291 | 10 | No Tolls in North Carolina Act of 2012 - Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) to prohibit the establishment in North Carolina of any of the three toll collection facilities the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) is authorized to place on an Interstate System highway, bridge, or tunnel under the Interstate System reconstruction and rehabilitation pilot program. | 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z | |
| 112-s-2174 | 112 | s | 2174 | A bill to exempt natural gas vehicles from certain maximum fuel economy increase standards, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-03-08 | 2012-03-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 1 | Exempts natural gas automobiles from the maximum fuel economy increase standards for dual fueled automobiles for model years 1993-2019. Revises the definition of a "dedicated automobile" (i.e., an automobile that operates only on alternative fuel) to prohibit the inclusion of a reserve gasoline tank for incidental or emergency use in the event of alternative fuel depletion from detracting from the dedicated nature of such an automobile. | 2020-02-12T18:54:41Z | |
| 112-hr-4068 | 112 | hr | 4068 | To require the Under Secretary for Science and Technology in the Department of Homeland Security to contract with an independent laboratory to study the health effects of backscatter x-ray machines used at airline checkpoints operated by the Transportation Security Administration and provide improved notice to airline passengers. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-02-16 | 2012-02-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security. | House | Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] | AL | R | R000575 | 3 | Directs the Under Secretary for Science and Technology in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to arrange for an independent study of the effects on human health caused by the use of backscatter x-ray machines at airline checkpoints operated by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Directs the TSA Administrator to ensure that large, readable signs or equivalent electronic displays are placed at the front of airline passenger check points where backscatter advanced imaging technology machines are used for screening to inform airline passengers that they may request undergoing alternative screening procedures. | 2020-02-10T16:49:02Z | |
| 112-hr-4028 | 112 | hr | 4028 | Senior Transportation and Mobility Improvement Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-02-14 | 2012-02-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | P000096 | 1 | Senior Transportation and Mobility Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the program providing formula grants to states for the special public transportation needs of older individuals and the disabled to allow states to use a portion of those grants to operate and maintain the capital assets acquired under that program. Sets the federal share of the costs of the mobility management activities such grants may cover at 90%. (Mobility management activities are designed to improve coordination among public and other transportation service providers.) Requires the National Transit Database to include information on the public transportation formula grant program for older individuals and the disabled, and the public transportation formula grant program for nonurban areas. Requires metropolitan planning organizations and states to involve older individuals and the disabled in metropolitan and statewide transportation planning. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Center on Senior Transportation to: (1) provide technical assistance to transit and human services organizations, (2) disseminate best practices regarding transportation for older individuals, and (3) make grants to nonprofit organizations to test innovative and replicable approaches for addressing the mobility needs of older individuals. Requires the FTA to make grants to nonprofit aging services organizations to offer mobility management services, and develop and implement enhanced technology to support those services. | 2020-02-14T19:13:56Z | |
| 112-hr-4000 | 112 | hr | 4000 | Energizing America through Employment Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-02-09 | 2012-05-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. | House | Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14] | FL | R | M001155 | 63 | Energizing America through Employment Act - Authorizes TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities for the import of crude oil and other hydrocarbons at the United States-Canada Border at Phillips County, Montana, in accordance with a certain application filed with the Department of State on September 19, 2008. Declares that no permit pursuant to Executive Order 13337 or any other similar Executive Order regulating such activities at the U.S. border, and no additional environmental impact statement (EIS), shall be required for such Pipeline. Deems a certain EIS issued by the Department of State to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) as well as any other law requiring federal agency consultation or review regarding such cross-border facilities. Sets forth conditions governing construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of the cross-border facilities in connection with the Pipeline. Deems sufficient for the purposes of this Act any route and construction, mitigation, and reclamation measures for the Pipeline in the state of Nebraska that is identified by Nebraska and submitted to the Secretary of State. States that any action taken to implement this Act does not constitute a major federal action requiring an EIS under NEPA. Restricts to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit any federal judicial review over actions and facilities implemented under this Act. Instructs the Secretary of State, for purposes of making a national interest determination under Executive Order 13337 (or any successor Executive Order) regarding a pipeline application, to solicit the views of specified congressional committees regarding such application and pertinent information. | 2021-04-19T19:27:08Z | |
| 112-s-2084 | 112 | s | 2084 | A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish accelerated licensing procedures to assist veterans to acquire commercial driver's licenses, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-02-09 | 2012-02-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 2 | Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish accelerated licensing procedures to assist Armed Forces veterans to acquire commercial driver's licenses. Requires such procedures to apply to any veteran attempting to acquire a commercial driver's license who, during military service, obtained driving experience that makes the use of accelerated licensing procedures appropriate. | 2020-02-12T18:54:41Z | |
| 112-hres-543 | 112 | hres | 543 | Honoring and remembering the victims of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, New York, on February 12, 2009. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-02-08 | 2012-02-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26] | NY | D | H001062 | 17 | Honors and remembers the victims of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 and their families. Marks the third anniversary of the crash in Clarence Center, New York, on February 12, 2009. Calls on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement expeditiously the will of Congress as expressed through pending flight safety reforms required by the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act. | 2020-02-14T19:13:55Z | |
| 112-hr-3867 | 112 | hr | 3867 | Travel Transparency Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-02-01 | 2012-02-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-9] | GA | R | G000560 | 38 | Travel Transparency Act - Makes it an unfair or deceptive practice for an air carrier (including an indirect air carrier), foreign air carrier, a carrier agent, or a ticket agent to advertise or solicit air passenger transportation without disclosing the base airfare ticket costs and user taxes imposed for it. Requires the disclosure of any other government imposed taxes and fees paid on a per passenger basis to be clear and separate from the base airfare ticket cost in any such advertisement or solicitation. | 2020-02-14T19:13:56Z | |
| 112-s-2053 | 112 | s | 2053 | Jumpstarting Transit-Oriented Development Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-02-01 | 2012-02-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] | CO | D | B001267 | 2 | Jumpstarting Transit-Oriented Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to award grants to transit agencies, state or local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, tribal governments, or partnerships among them to establish a specific, implementable strategy for mixed-income, mixed-use development projects that lead to successful transit-oriented development within one-half mile of an existing or planned major transit facility. Defines "major transit facility" to mean: (1) a station that is part of a fixed-guideway public transportation system, (2) a high-speed rail or intercity rail station, (3) a transit hub, or (4) a transit center located in a nonurbanized area. Authorizes the Secretary to make or guarantee loans to eligible borrowers to carry out such projects. | 2019-02-20T23:25:15Z | |
| 112-hr-3854 | 112 | hr | 3854 | Transit Related Investment Improvement Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-01-31 | 2012-02-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-9] | MI | D | P000595 | 0 | Transit Related Investment Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) to make eligible for TIFIA funding any projects to improve or construct public infrastructure located within one-half mile of the station area of a fixed-guideway transit facility, including improvements to mobility and parking, rehabilitation or construction of streets, transit stations, structured parking, or walkways and bikeways. | 2022-02-03T05:53:15Z | |
| 112-hr-7 | 112 | hr | 7 | American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-01-31 | 2012-02-15 | Rule H. Res. 547 passed House. | House | Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] | FL | R | M000689 | 1 | American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Alternative Transportation Account) equal to current federal highway funding levels for FY2013-FY2016 for: (1) certain core federal-aid highway programs, and (2) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) administrative expenses. Authorizes appropriations out of the HTF Alternative Transportation Account equal to such levels for FY2013-FY2016 for certain other core federal-aid highway programs. Prescribes ceiling obligations for: (1) federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and (2) the Alternative Transportation Account. Directs the Secretary of Transportation of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to apportion the remainder of federal-aid highway funds to the states for the National Highway System (NHS), the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement (CMAQ), the surface transportation, and the highway safety improvement programs. Directs the Secretary to identify deficient highway bridges in each state and determine their replacement and rehabilitation costs. Requires states to develop and implement a risk-based state asset management plan identifying actions for the maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of NHS infrastructure and that lead to the achievement of the national goals for infrastructure condition and performance. Replaces the interstate maintenance program with the NHS program. Revises NHS program, surface transportation program, and CMAQ eligibility requirements. Revises formulae for the state apportionment of federal-aid highway funds in urbanized areas with populations over 200,000 as well as in other areas. Authorizes a state to obligate the apportionment of CMAQ funds for projects: (1) resulting in new capacity for single occupant vehicles only if it will contribute to the mitigation of congestion or improvement of air quality, and (2) for PM-10 nonattainment areas. Revises the equity bonus program. Requires the Secretary to ensure… | 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z | |
| 112-s-2044 | 112 | s | 2044 | A bill to require the Under Secretary for Science and Technology in the Department of Homeland Security to contract with an independent laboratory to study the health effects of backscatter x-ray machines used at airline checkpoints operated by the Transportation Security Administration and provide improved notice to airline passengers. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-01-31 | 2012-01-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 5 | Directs the Under Secretary for Science and Technology in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to arrange for an independent study of the effects on human health caused by the use of backscatter x-ray machines at airline checkpoints operated by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Directs the TSA Administrator to ensure that large, readable signs or equivalent electronic displays are placed at the front of airline passenger check points where backscatter advanced imaging technology machines are used for screening to inform airline passengers that they may request undergoing alternative screening procedures. | 2020-02-12T18:54:41Z | |
| 112-hr-3833 | 112 | hr | 3833 | DRIVES Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-01-27 | 2012-01-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] | TX | R | H000067 | 2 | Driving Research through Innovative Viable Economic Solutions Act of 2012 or DRIVES Act of 2012 - Amends federal transportation law related to: (1) surface transportation research, (2) technology deployment, (3) transportation training and education, (4) intelligent transportation systems, (5) University Transportation Centers, and (6) the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Reauthorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for up to 80% of the costs of those programs and entities for FY2013-FY2016. Allows the Secretary to carry out surface transportation research and development activities to: (1) improve highway safety; (2) improve infrastructure integrity; (3) reduce congestion, improve highway operations, and enhance freight productivity; and (4) assess policy and system financing alternatives. Eliminates the Long-Term Pavement Performance, Seismic Research, and Long-Term Bridge Performance programs. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) implement a competitive prize program to stimulate surface transportation innovations, and (2) establish up to four Centers for Surface Transportation Excellence to assist states in implementing surface transportation programs. Requires the Secretary to implement a technology deployment program relating to all aspects of highway transportation. Eliminates the Innovative Bridge Research and Construction, Innovative Pavement Research and Deployment, and Safety Innovation Deployment programs. Directs the Secretary to implement the recommendations of the Future Strategic Highway Research program administered by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Sets the federal share of the costs of local technical assistance center activities at 50%. Requires amounts provided to institutions of higher education (IHEs) under the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship program to be used for student expenses. Eliminates the authority of states to use for surface transportation workforce development, training, and education certain federal funds they received to maintain… | 2022-03-02T05:39:26Z | |
| 112-hr-3837 | 112 | hr | 3837 | Bridge to Jobs Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-01-27 | 2012-01-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-36] | CA | D | H001063 | 0 | Bridge to Jobs Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to states to repair or replace bridges the Federal Highway Administration has found to be structurally deficient. Allows states to use the grants to cover costs directly or indirectly related to the repair or replacement of such bridges, including administrative expenses and job training costs. | 2020-02-14T19:13:56Z | |
| 112-hr-3838 | 112 | hr | 3838 | Port Opportunity Reinvestment and Training Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-01-27 | 2012-01-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-36] | CA | D | H001063 | 2 | Port Opportunity Reinvestment and Training Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to award renewable one-year grants to ports to provide summer jobs to high school students who live within each port's Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Requires the Secretary, when considering grant applications and amounts, to favor ports located in cities with high unemployment rates and also consider each port's cargo volume and the size of its MSA. Allows ports to use the grants to provide job training to such students, provided no more than 15% of the students' time is spent training and they are compensated at their normal pay rate while training. | 2020-02-14T19:13:56Z | |
| 112-hr-3824 | 112 | hr | 3824 | Airline First Responder Workplace Fairness Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-01-25 | 2012-01-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] | HI | D | H001042 | 10 | Airline First Responder Workplace Fairness Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to develop recommendations for the Administrator to include in a final rule to minimize flight attendant fatigue. Requires the Committee to comprise aviation safety experts, labor representatives, and industry stakeholders. Directs the Administrator to issue regulations to minimize flight attendant fatigue. | 2021-09-28T14:23:37Z | |
| 112-hr-3816 | 112 | hr | 3816 | Pilot's Bill of Rights | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-01-24 | 2012-01-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] | MO | R | G000546 | 14 | Pilot's Bill of Rights - Requires National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) proceedings for the review of decisions of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to deny, amend, modify, suspend, or revoke an airman's certificate to be conducted, to the extent practicable, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. Requires the Administrator to: (1) advise the subject of an investigation involving the approval, denial, suspension, modification, or revocation of an airman certificate of specified information pertinent to the investigation; and (2) provide him or her with access to relevant air traffic data. Allows an individual to elect to file an appeal of a certificate denial, a punitive civil action, or an emergency order of revocation in the U.S. district court in which individual resides, in which the action in question occurred, or the district court for the District of Columbia. Allows an adversely affected individual who elects not to file an appeal in a federal district court to file such appeal with the NTSB. Directs the Administrator to begin a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Improvement Program to improve the system of providing airmen with pertinent and timely information before a flight in the national airspace system. Makes Flight Service Station briefings and other air traffic services performed by any government contractor available to airmen under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Requires the Administrator to review the FAA system for the medical certification of airmen in order to: (1) revise the medical application form, (2) align medical qualification policies with present-day qualified medical judgment and practices, and (3) publish objective medical standards to advise the public of the criteria determining an airman's medical certificate eligibility. | 2022-03-02T15:16:58Z | |
| 112-hr-3800 | 112 | hr | 3800 | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2012 | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-01-23 | 2012-01-31 | Became Public Law No: 112-91. | House | Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] | FL | R | M000689 | 6 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through February 17, 2012, increased excise taxes on aviation fuels, the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property, and the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. (Sec. 4) Extends through February 17, 2012: (1) the authorization of appropriations for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning projects (known as airport improvement projects [AIPs]), and (2) the authority of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make new AIP grants. (Sec. 5) Extends through February 17, 2012: (1) the pilot program for passenger facility fee authorizations at non-hub airports, and (2) disclosure requirements for large and medium hub airports applying for AIP grants. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary through February 17, 2012, to make agreements to provide small community air service assistance to underserved airports. Directs the Secretary to extend through February 17, 2012, the termination date of insurance coverage for domestic or foreign-flag aircraft. Grants the Secretary discretionary authority to further extend such coverage through May 17, 2012. Extends through May 17, 2012, the authority of the Secretary to limit air carrier liability for claims arising out of acts of terrorism. Extends through February 17, 2012: (1) grant eligibility for airports located in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau; (2) grants to state and local governments for land use compatibility AIPs; and (3) authority for approving an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for an airport development grant or for permission to impose a passenger facility fee. Amends the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to extend through February 17, 2012: (1) the temporary increase to 95% of the federal government's share of certain… | 2023-03-22T18:24:47Z | |
| 112-hr-3810 | 112 | hr | 3810 | To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify a provision relating to minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2012-01-23 | 2012-01-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] | WI | R | P000265 | 1 | Amends the federal-aid highway program to modify the minimum penalties states are required to impose on motorists convicted multiple times for driving while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol. Requires repeat offenders to have: (1) all their driving privileges suspended (currently, a driver's license suspension) for at least one year; or (2) their unlimited driving privileges suspended for one year, with limited driving privileges permitted, subject to restrictions and limited exemptions established under state law, if an ignition interlock device is installed for at least one year on each of the motor vehicles they own or operate. Eliminates the current alternative of a combination of suspension of all driving privileges for the first 45 days of the suspension period followed by a reinstatement of limited driving privileges for the purpose of getting to and from work, school, or an alcohol treatment program if an ignition interlock device is installed on each of the motor vehicles owned or operated, or both, by the individual. | 2020-02-14T19:13:56Z | |
| 112-s-2028 | 112 | s | 2028 | Invest in American Jobs Act of 2011 | Transportation and Public Works | 2011-12-17 | 2011-12-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 3 | Invest in American Jobs Act of 2011 - Revises Buy American requirements with respect to federal-aid highways, capital investment grants to support intercity passenger rail service (rail grants), and Amtrak, particularly the handling of waiver requests. Revises similar Buy American requirements with respect to public transportation, particularly rolling stock. Requires the cost of rolling stock components and subcomponents produced in the United States to increase from 60% in FY2012 by 10% annual increments up to 100% for FY2016 and ensuing fiscal years. Revises waiver requirements as well to mirror those for federal-aid highways. Applies the rail grant Buy American requirements under this Act to recipients of rail loans and loan guarantees with respect to railroad rehabilitation and improvement. Prescribes Buy American requirements for procurement of a facility or equipment under federal aviation programs similar to those for rolling stock. Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to report annually to Congress on: (1) each project for which a waiver of Buy American requirements was issued; and (2) the country of origin and product specifications for steel, iron, or manufactured goods acquired pursuant to each waiver. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prescribe Buy American requirements for steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in the construction of a publicly owned wastewater treatment works. | 2023-01-11T13:22:59Z | |
| 112-s-2011 | 112 | s | 2011 | Clean Ports Act of 2011 | Transportation and Public Works | 2011-12-16 | 2011-12-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 5 | Clean Ports Act of 2011 - Declares that federal preemption of state and local law relating to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier of property shall not apply to the authority of a state, local government, or the political authority of two or more states to adopt requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities that are reasonably related to the reduction of environmental pollution, traffic congestion, the improvement of highway safety, or the efficient utilization of such port facilities, provided adoption or enforcement of such requirements does not conflict with federal law. Declares that nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the rights reserved to any state or political subdivision of a state under the Clean Air Act. | 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z |
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latest_action_text TEXT,
origin_chamber TEXT,
sponsor_name TEXT,
sponsor_state TEXT,
sponsor_party TEXT,
sponsor_bioguide_id TEXT,
cosponsor_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
summary_text TEXT,
update_date TEXT,
url TEXT
);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_congress ON legislation(congress);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_type ON legislation(bill_type);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_policy ON legislation(policy_area);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_date ON legislation(introduced_date);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor ON legislation(sponsor_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor_bioguide ON legislation(sponsor_bioguide_id);