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| 116-hr-9042 | 116 | hr | 9042 | Save our Servers Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-21 | 2020-12-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] | NC | R | B001305 | 0 | Save our Servers Act This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce from issuing specified grants to a state or local government that is restricting or prohibiting indoor or outdoor dining at restaurants. | 2023-01-11T13:43:56Z | |
| 116-hr-8996 | 116 | hr | 8996 | Jones Act Repeal Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Amash, Justin [L-MI-3] | MI | L | A000367 | 0 | Jones Act Repeal Act This bill repeals coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The Jones Act requires that vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, be at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and be mostly crewed by U.S. citizens. | 2023-01-11T13:43:58Z | |
| 116-hr-9010 | 116 | hr | 9010 | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a study on the feasibility of certain transit options in the Campbellton Road transportation corridor in Atlanta, Georgia, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Hall, Kwanza [D-GA-5] | GA | D | H001092 | 0 | This bill directs the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of transit options in the Campbellton Road transportation corridor in Atlanta, Georgia, including the feasibility of a light rail transit, heavy rail transit, or bus rapid transit project in the corridor. | 2023-01-11T13:43:57Z | |
| 116-hr-8968 | 116 | hr | 8968 | Remote, Coastal, and Small Watersheds Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-15 | 2020-12-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] | HI | D | G000571 | 1 | Remote, Coastal, and Small Watersheds Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in conducting a study of hurricane and storm damage reduction to recommend certain projects in remote, coastal, and small watersheds without the need to demonstrate that the projects are justified solely by national economic development benefits. In considering whether to recommend a project, the Corps must consider the benefits of the project to (1) public health and safety of the local community and communities that are located in the region to be served by the project and that will rely on the project, (2) hurricane and storm damage effects on local and regional economic opportunities, (3) welfare of the regional population to be served by the project, or (4) social and cultural value to the local community and communities that are located in the region to be served by the project and that will rely on the project. | 2023-01-11T13:43:59Z | |
| 116-hres-1258 | 116 | hres | 1258 | Declaring that public transit is a national priority which requires funding equal to the level of highway funding. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-10 | 2020-12-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] | IL | D | G000586 | 32 | This resolution declares that public transit benefits all Americans and is a national priority. It finds that prioritizing public transit requires the federal government to provide funding to public transit that is equal to the level of highway funding. | 2023-01-11T13:43:54Z | |
| 116-sres-799 | 116 | sres | 799 | A resolution designating December 2020 as "National Impaired Driving Prevention Month". | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-10 | 2020-12-10 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7430; text: CR S7424) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 1 | This resolution designates December 2020 as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. | 2021-12-29T21:58:45Z | |
| 116-hr-8926 | 116 | hr | 8926 | American High-Speed Rail Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-09 | 2020-12-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] | MA | D | M001196 | 2 | American High-Speed Rail Act This bill addresses high-speed rail corridor development in the United States, including by providing additional funding for high-speed rail corridor planning, and developing comprehensive, performance-based safety regulations and standards for all high-speed rail projects. | 2023-01-11T13:44:00Z | |
| 116-s-4967 | 116 | s | 4967 | A bill to amend the CARES Act to extend the excise tax holiday period for aviation taxes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-07 | 2020-12-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] | MO | R | B000575 | 1 | This bill extends the suspension of the imposition of certain aviation taxes until January 1, 2022. Currently, the suspension ends on January 1, 2021. | 2023-01-11T13:43:50Z | |
| 116-hr-8881 | 116 | hr | 8881 | Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-04 | 2020-12-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] | PA | D | S001205 | 3 | Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants to states that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's license of an individual based on such individual's failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee. Grants shall be awarded to (1) cover the costs incurred by a state to reinstate driver's licenses previously suspended for unpaid fines and fees; (2) maximize the number of individuals with suspended driver's licenses eligible to have driving privileges reinstated or regained; (3) provide assistance to individuals living in areas where public transportation options are limited; and (4) ease the burden on states where the state or local law that permitted the suspension or revocation of, or refusal to renew, driver's licenses or the registration of a motor vehicle based on the failure to pay civil or criminal fines or fees was in effect during the three year period ending on the date on which a state applies for or receives a grant under this bill. The Government Accountability Office must study the implementation of the grant program authorized by this bill, including the known effects of repealing state laws that have permitted the suspension, revocation, or refusal of a driver's license or motor vehicle registration based on the failure to pay civil or criminal fines or fees. | 2023-01-11T13:44:02Z | |
| 116-hr-8853 | 116 | hr | 8853 | To direct the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to provide to the appropriate committees of Congress advance notice of certain meeting announcements. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-03 | 2020-12-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] | LA | R | G000577 | 1 | This bill directs the Department of Transportation or the Federal Aviation Administration to provide Congress with advance notice of certain meeting announcements at least three business days prior to such announcements. | 2023-01-11T13:44:03Z | |
| 116-hr-8854 | 116 | hr | 8854 | Aerospace Debris Safety Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-03 | 2020-12-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] | LA | R | G000577 | 0 | Aerospace Debris Safety Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a program to track potential sources of airborne foreign object debris that pose a risk to the safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce. | 2023-01-11T13:44:02Z | |
| 116-hr-8859 | 116 | hr | 8859 | REPAIR Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-03 | 2020-12-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-3] | WV | R | M001205 | 5 | Reinvesting in Essential Partnerships And Infrastructure for Rural America Act or the REPAIR Act This bill revises the fixed guideway capital investment grant program to include rural start projects within the program and directs the Department of Transportation to establish an innovative mobility and technology deployment grants program to assist states, local governments, or publicly owned operators of public transportation with financing certain public transportation projects. The bill also provides additional funding and flexibility for other transportation projects, including for projects in areas that are designated as medically underserved. | 2023-01-11T13:44:02Z | |
| 116-hr-8865 | 116 | hr | 8865 | MORE DOT Grants Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-03 | 2020-12-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] | UT | R | S001192 | 4 | More Opportunities for Rural Economies from DOT Grants Act or the MORE DOT Grants Act This bill revises the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to high-density public land counties and any units of tribal and local governments within such counties. A high-density public land county is a county that has a population of not more than 100,000 people and in which more than 50% of the land is owned or managed by the federal government. Any requirement for local matching funds under a qualifying grant program must be reduced by 50% with respect to such jurisdictions. On request, DOT must provide additional technical assistance to such jurisdictions during the annual application period for each qualifying grant program. DOT must also prioritize grant applications from such jurisdictions that have not received support under the qualifying grant program during the 10-year period preceding the date of the application. | 2023-01-11T13:44:02Z | |
| 116-s-4961 | 116 | s | 4961 | Rail Shipper Fairness Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-03 | 2020-12-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 0 | Rail Shipper Fairness Act of 2020 This bill revises federal rail transportation law to (1) require rail transportation service to be efficient and reliable based on a shipper's reasonable service requirements, and (2) expand enumerated U.S. transportation policies to provide for and promote the protection of the shipping public. The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study of the impact on freight rail shippers, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), commuter railroads, railroad employees, and other affected parties of changes in freight railroad operating and scheduling practices as a result of the implementation of the precision scheduled railroading model. | 2023-01-11T13:43:50Z | |
| 116-hr-8829 | 116 | hr | 8829 | Brian McDaniel Helicopter Safety Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] | TX | D | A000376 | 0 | Brian McDaniel Helicopter Safety Act This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to issue (1) regulations to require air carriers conducting commercial air tours to adopt safety management systems, and (2) guidance to such entities on determining if a passenger is intoxicated or impaired. | 2023-01-11T13:44:03Z | |
| 116-s-4951 | 116 | s | 4951 | MORE DOT Grants Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] | NV | D | C001113 | 1 | More Opportunities for Rural Economies from DOT Grants Act or the MORE DOT Grants Act This bill revises the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to high-density public land counties and any units of tribal and local governments within such counties. A high-density public land county is a county that has a population of not more than 100,000 people and in which more than 50% of the land is owned or managed by the federal government. Any requirement for local matching funds under a qualifying grant program must be reduced by 50% with respect to such jurisdictions. On request, DOT must provide additional technical assistance to such jurisdictions during the annual application period for each qualifying grant program. DOT must also prioritize grant applications from such jurisdictions that have not received support under the qualifying grant program during the 10-year period preceding the date of the application. | 2023-01-11T13:43:50Z | |
| 116-s-4937 | 116 | s | 4937 | Screening Partnership Reform Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-12-01 | 2020-12-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 0 | Screening Partnership Reform Act of 2020 This bill revises the Screening Partnership Program of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to authorize the operator of an airport to select a qualified private screening company with which the operator prefers the TSA enter into a contract for screening services at that airport; direct the TSA to enter into a contract with a private screening company only if the cost of providing screening services at the airport is equal to or less than the cost to the federal government of providing the same screening services, and entering into the contract would not compromise aviation security or the effectiveness of the screening of passengers or property at the airport; allow a private screening company to use screening supervisors who have been trained and certified at a Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to administer comparable on-site training and certification to private security screeners at an airport that is participating in the screening partnership program; and require a private screening company in the program to annually submit recommendations to the TSA on new approaches to screening processes and procedures that would enhance the screening of passengers and property at the airport. | 2023-01-11T13:43:51Z | |
| 116-s-4906 | 116 | s | 4906 | A bill to establish a portal and database to receive and maintain information regarding blocked railroad-highway grade crossings and to require the Secretary of Transportation to evaluate the requirements of the railway-highway crossings program. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-11-18 | 2020-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] | NE | R | F000463 | 4 | This bill provides statutory authority for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to establish and maintain a portal and corresponding database through which it shall receive information on blocked railroad-highway grade crossings as a three-year pilot program. The FRA must use information from the database (1) to assist in identifying the locations and potential impacts of frequent and long-duration blocked railroad-highway grade crossings; (2) as a basis for outreach to communities, emergency responders, and railroads; and (3) to support collaboration in the prevention of incidents at railroad-highway grade crossings. Additionally, the Department of Transportation must evaluate the requirements of its railway-highway crossing program to determine whether the program provides states sufficient flexibility to adequately address current and emerging grade-crossing safety issues, the structure of the program provides sufficient incentive and resources to states and local agencies to make changes at grade crossings that are most effective at reducing deaths and injuries, there are appropriate tools and resources to support states in using data-driven programs to determine the most cost-effective use of program funds, and any statutory changes are necessary to improve the effectiveness of the program. | 2023-01-11T13:44:10Z | |
| 116-s-4913 | 116 | s | 4913 | Right Track Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-11-18 | 2020-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 1 | Right Track Act This bill directs the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to jointly (1) provide recommendations for reducing the number of collisions at highway-rail grade crossings in counties with 10 or fewer residents per square mile; and (2) conduct a public outreach and educational initiative, in cooperation with Operation Lifesaver, to reduce collisions at public highway-rail grade crossings in such counties that includes multimedia resources. The FRA and the FHWA must use the recommendations to provide technical assistance to states seeking to make rail safety infrastructure improvements. Additionally, the Department of Transportation must use amounts set aside under the consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements grant program to improve grade crossing safety in counties with 10 or fewer residents per square mile. | 2023-01-11T13:44:10Z | |
| 116-hres-1226 | 116 | hres | 1226 | Expressing support for the designation of November 16-22, 2020, as "National Drone Safety Awareness Week". | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-11-17 | 2020-11-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] | WA | D | L000560 | 2 | This resolution (1) expresses support for the designation of National Drone Safety Awareness Week, and (2) supports a strong and robust partnership between the Federal Aviation Administration and stakeholders to ensure all drone operators understand the importance of drone safety. | 2023-01-11T13:44:13Z | |
| 116-hr-8737 | 116 | hr | 8737 | Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | C001112 | 3 | Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2020 This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a 120-day pilot program to conduct temperature checks for domestic and international passengers, individuals accompanying those passengers, crew members, and other individuals who pass through airports and airport security screening locations. In developing the pilot program, the TSA must address certain policies and procedures, including (1) accommodating individuals with disabilities or observing certain religious practices, and (2) exempting individuals who may have a fever unrelated to COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus disease 2019). The pilot program must ensure airlines allow passengers who are prohibited from flying due to a fever or a secondary medical screening to reschedule or cancel a flight at no cost. The TSA must, within 90 days after the completion of the pilot program, create a policy for deploying a temperature check program at airports and airport security screening locations through the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Department of Transportation must revise its regulations to require the inclusion of certain information about traveling in the passenger notification system during the COVID-19 public health emergency, including (1) a message discouraging any individual who has a fever from traveling in air transportation, and (2) a notification that each passenger and any individual accompanying a passenger into the sterile area of the airport will undergo a temperature check if the pilot program established under this bill is in effect in that airport. | 2023-01-11T13:44:17Z | |
| 116-sres-768 | 116 | sres | 768 | A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 20 through September 26, 2020, as Rail Safety Week in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of Rail Safety Week to reduce rail-related accidents, fatalities, and injuries. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-12 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6679; text: CR S6676-6677) | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 3 | This resolution expresses support for the designation of Rail Safety Week. | 2021-12-29T21:58:41Z | |
| 116-hr-8712 | 116 | hr | 8712 | National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-10-30 | 2020-11-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] | WA | D | L000560 | 4 | National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, including to ensure that at-risk employees are equipped with appropriate personal protective equipment to reduce the likelihood of exposure to a communicable disease that has the potential to cause an epidemic or pandemic of infectious disease that would constitute a public health emergency of international concern (i.e., a covered communicable disease). In developing the plan, DOT must consult with aviation industry and labor stakeholders such as air carriers. The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study assessing the plan, including (1) whether the plan meets the obligations of the United States under international conventions and treaties, and (2) the extent to which the United States aviation system is prepared to respond to an outbreak of a covered communicable disease. | 2023-01-11T13:44:27Z | |
| 116-s-4860 | 116 | s | 4860 | REEF Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-10-26 | 2020-10-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. | Senate | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | OH | R | P000449 | 10 | Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act or the REEF Act This bill provides that payments made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account shall not be subject to reduction with respect to unemployment compensation programs for qualified railroad employees. | 2023-01-11T13:44:21Z | |
| 116-s-4870 | 116 | s | 4870 | A bill to rename the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-10-26 | 2020-10-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 2 | This bill renames the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation as the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. | 2023-01-11T13:44:21Z | |
| 116-hr-8579 | 116 | hr | 8579 | SMART Transportation Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-10-13 | 2020-10-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] | OH | R | B001306 | 3 | Strengthening Methods to Advance Research and Technology in Transportation Act or the SMART Transportation Act This bill addresses provisions related to advanced transportation technologies. Among other provisions, the bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to deploy, install, and operate advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, efficiency, system performance, mobility, intermodal connectivity, and infrastructure return on investment; establish a connected vehicle deployment pilot program to provide competitive grants to spur operational deployments to meet the transportation needs of certain entities through the use of the best available and emerging intelligent transportation systems; create an automated driving system demonstration program to provide competitive grants to test the safe integration of automated driving system technologies into the on-road transportation system, ensure significant data gathering and sharing of project data, and encourage collaboration and partnerships of multiple stakeholders; and implement and deploy an advanced digital construction management system program under its technology and innovation deployment program to include deploying advanced digital construction management systems that enable the use of digital technologies on construction sites by contractors and leverage the use of such technologies. DOT must ensure that grant recipients represent diverse geographical areas of the United States, including urban and rural areas. | 2023-01-11T13:44:32Z | |
| 116-hr-8589 | 116 | hr | 8589 | Aviation Industry Assistance for Cleaner and Quieter Skies Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-10-13 | 2020-10-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] | CA | D | R000616 | 8 | Aviation Industry Assistance for Cleaner and Quieter Skies Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish an Aviation Industry Assistance for Cleaner and Quieter Skies Voucher Program to provide electronic vouchers to air carriers to offset the purchase or cost of a lease of new fuel-efficient aircraft in exchange for commitments from such air carriers to decommission certain currently-used aircraft and sell the aircraft for recycling of parts or disposal. DOT must register aircraft recycling firms that are eligible to purchase currently-used aircraft and establish requirements and procedures for the recycling of parts or disposal of such aircraft to ensure that such aircraft are taken out of service and not used to develop other aircraft with higher greenhouse gas emissions. | 2023-01-11T13:44:32Z | |
| 116-hr-8563 | 116 | hr | 8563 | To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study to determine the costs for the Corps of Engineers to ensure that certain project activities authorized under Nationwide Permit 14 comply with public safety conditions, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-10-09 | 2020-10-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] | MO | R | L000576 | 0 | This bill requires the Army to report to Congress on the costs for the Army Corps of Engineers to (1) include public safety conditions on certain permits for water-related projects, and (2) conduct safety inspections to ensure that authorized projects comply with such public safety conditions. | 2023-01-11T13:44:33Z | |
| 116-hr-8532 | 116 | hr | 8532 | National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-10-06 | 2020-10-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] | IN | D | C001072 | 2 | National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act of 2020 This bill establishes the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation as a federally chartered entity to serve as a national independent forum to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between aviation and aerospace stakeholders for the purpose of supporting and promoting civil and military aviation and aerospace in order to address the demands and challenges associated with ensuring a safe and vibrant national aviation system. In furtherance of that purpose, the center must focus on the development and sustainability of a well-qualified, well-trained civil and military aviation and aerospace workforce; conduct of research and development of new aviation and aerospace training materials and products; coordination of the dissemination of grants for the development of aviation and aerospace oriented high school STEM education curriculum; facilitation of collaboration between institutions of higher education or other research institutions engaged in aviation, aerospace or related research or technical development, including those institutions designated as Centers of Excellence or Test Centers of the Federal Aviation Administration and aviation and aerospace stakeholders; and engagement in other workforce development activities consistent with addressing the demands and challenges facing the aviation and aerospace industry. | 2023-01-11T13:44:34Z | |
| 116-hr-8504 | 116 | hr | 8504 | Payroll Support Program Extension Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 9 | Payroll Support Program Extension Act This bill extends authority through March 31, 2021, for the Department of the Treasury to provide financial assistance to passenger air carriers, cargo air carriers, and contractors of passenger air carriers for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. | 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z | |
| 116-hr-8510 | 116 | hr | 8510 | Highway Relief Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] | IL | R | D000619 | 0 | Highway Relief Act This bill provides authority through FY2022 for the Department of Transportation to increase the federal cost share to 100% for federal-aid highway projects. | 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z | |
| 116-hr-8513 | 116 | hr | 8513 | CSA Reform Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] | OH | R | G000563 | 0 | CSA Reform Act This bill revises the Compliance, Safety, and Accountability program of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to establish a motor carrier selection standard of care for brokers and other entities that contract with motor carriers for the shipment of goods or household goods. (A broker is a person, other than a motor carrier or an employee or agent of a motor carrier, that as a principal or agent sells, offers for sale, negotiates for, or holds itself out by solicitation, advertisement, or otherwise as selling, providing, or arranging for, transportation by motor carrier for compensation.) Specifically, the bill requires such entities to verify that a transporting motor carrier (1) is properly registered with the Department of Transportation (DOT); (2) has obtained the minimum required insurance coverage; and (3) is not determined unfit to safely operate commercial motor vehicles, or otherwise ordered to discontinue operations by the FMCSA or a state. Additionally, DOT must (1) prescribe by regulations a process for revoking the registration of an owner or operator determined unfit to safely operate a commercial motor vehicle, and (2) establish a pilot program to conduct remote safety compliance reviews to assign a safety rating for commercial motor carriers. | 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z | |
| 116-hr-8526 | 116 | hr | 8526 | HSAT Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] | NJ | R | V000133 | 0 | Health Smart Air Travel Act or the HSAT Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a pilot program to improve the application of public health risk mitigation measures related to the public health risks presented by COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus disease 2019) in airports and on passenger aircraft. DOT may provide grants under the program to states, commercial airlines, airports, public health institutions, and other entities to to carry out development, testing, or evaluation of such public health risk mitigation measures. DOT, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must each designate federal facilities for receiving, processing, and analyzing data collected and experience gained by recipients of grants under the program. DOT, DHS, and HHS must use the data collected and experience gained to (1) jointly identify technical, regulatory, or policy challenges to the integration of public health risk mitigation measures related to the public health risks created by COVID-19 in airports and on passenger aircraft; and (2) inform ongoing initiatives by the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop operational standards and procedures to mitigate such public health risks. | 2023-01-11T13:44:34Z | |
| 116-hr-8471 | 116 | hr | 8471 | Set Sail Safely Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] | PR | R | G000582 | 5 | Set Sail Safely Act This bill establishes a Maritime Task Force to address the health and safety of passengers, crew, and associated workers, logistical issues relating to the continuation of maritime travel, and the resumption of cruise operations in United States waters during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The task force must consist of members from several federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Transportation. It must work together with input from private sector stakeholders to develop a plan about policies and procedures that need to be adopted for the safe resumption of the cruise line industry during and after the COVID-19 public health emergency. | 2023-01-11T13:44:36Z | |
| 116-hr-8447 | 116 | hr | 8447 | Community Health and Clean Transit Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | B001292 | 2 | Community Health and Clean Transit Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to make direct loans to eligible entities (i.e., grant recipients for buses and bus facilities or state and local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service) for the costs of acquiring electric or fuel cell buses (zero emission vehicles) and for technical assistance in connection with such acquisition and related infrastructure. | 2023-01-11T13:44:52Z | |
| 116-s-4762 | 116 | s | 4762 | A bill to designate the airport traffic control tower located at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the "Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower". | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 116-193. | Senate | Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] | NC | R | B001135 | 3 | This bill designates the airport traffic control tower located at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower. | 2023-11-17T20:58:53Z | |
| 116-s-4774 | 116 | s | 4774 | A bill to provide support for air carrier workers, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 563. | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 1 | Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020 This bill extends authority for the Department of the Treasury to provide financial assistance to passenger air carriers, cargo air carriers, and contractors of passenger air carriers for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits. The maximum amounts of financial assistance that may be provided by Treasury for this purpose are $25.5 billion for passenger air carriers, $300 million for cargo air carriers, and $3 billion for contractors . The bill provides specific deadlines and procedures under which Treasury must provide financial assistance to air carriers and contractors. To be eligible for financial assistance, an air carrier or contractor must (1) agree not to reduce pay and benefits or conduct involuntary furloughs until March 31, 2021; and (2) agree, through March 31, 2022, not to repurchase stock, pay dividends, or make other capital distributions. Additionally, Treasury may require carriers that receive assistance to maintain service to points served before March 1, 2020. Such authority terminates on April 1, 2022. The bill limits the maximum allowable compensation of an officer or employee of an air carrier or contractor that receives assistance. | 2021-12-29T22:23:38Z | |
| 116-hr-8408 | 116 | hr | 8408 | Aircraft Certification Reform and Accountability Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-29 | 2020-11-18 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 3 | Aircraft Certification Reform and Accountability Act This bill addresses certain safety standards relating to the aircraft certification process. Among other things, the bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to direct U.S. aircraft and aerospace industry manufacturers to adopt safety management systems consistent with international standards and practices; convene an expert panel to review organizations that design and produce transport airplanes and make recommendations for improvements; require manufacturers to disclose to the FAA certain safety-critical information related to an aircraft; conduct a comprehensive review of each manufacturing Organization Designation Authorization holder's capability to meet FAA regulations based on the holder's organizational structures, requirements applicable to officers and employees, and safety culture; establish an appeal process to review decisions regarding a manufacturer's compliance with applicable design regulations; revise and improve its process of issuing amended type certificates for modifying an aircraft; initiate a call to action safety review of pilot certification standards in order to bring stakeholders together to share lessons learned, best practices, and implement actions to address any safety issues identified; and conduct an evaluation of tools and methods that support the better integration of human factors and system safety assessments of aircraft flight deck and flight control systems into the FAA's certification process. | 2023-01-11T13:44:18Z | |
| 116-hr-8435 | 116 | hr | 8435 | HOV Lanes for Heroes Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-29 | 2020-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] | NY | D | R000613 | 1 | HOV Lanes for Heroes Act This bill provides authority for a public authority to allow a disabled veteran to use a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facility if such veteran has a license plate that clearly identifies the vehicle, a registered transponder, or other method of qualifying identification. The public authority may not charge a toll to the veteran for use of the HOV facility. | 2023-01-11T13:44:52Z | |
| 116-hr-8403 | 116 | hr | 8403 | Human Factors Improvements to the Aircraft Certification Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-25 | 2020-09-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] | WA | D | L000560 | 2 | Human Factors Improvements to the Aircraft Certification Act This bill addresses the integration of human factors into the aircraft certification process. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must (1) evaluate tools and methods to support the integration of human factors into the aircraft certification process of flight deck and flight control systems for transport airplanes, and (2) develop a framework to implement such tools and methods with the objective of improving safety. Additionally, the FAA must develop a human factors education program that addresses the effects of modern flight deck systems, including automated systems, on human performance for transport airplanes and the approaches for better integration of human factors in aircraft design and certification. Each transport airplane manufacturer must (1) provide the FAA with information or findings on flight crew training to ensure it adequately includes consideration of human factors; and (2) identify any technical basis, justification, or rationale for such information and findings. | 2023-01-11T13:44:53Z | |
| 116-hr-8383 | 116 | hr | 8383 | To designate certain future interstates and high priority corridors in Kentucky, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] | KY | R | G000558 | 2 | This bill designates the Louie B. Nunn (Cumberland) Parkway from the interchange with the Interstate 65 in Barren County, Kentucky, east to the interchange with U.S. Highway 27 in Somerset, Kentucky, as (1) a high priority corridor on the National Highway System, (2) a segment of the Interstate System where vehicles are subject to a weight limitation, and (3) Interstate Route I-365. | 2023-01-11T13:44:54Z | |
| 116-hr-8389 | 116 | hr | 8389 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to require Amtrak to convey of certain properties to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] | PA | R | S001199 | 0 | This bill requires the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), on or before June 30, 2021, to convey specific properties to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including the Keystone Line and stations between Harrisburg and Philadelphia. Amtrak shall be entitled to use the properties conveyed on the same terms and conditions and right to determination by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board as afforded commuter authorities operating over Amtrak's lines, but shall not be entitled to compensation for the conveyances. | 2023-01-11T13:44:54Z | |
| 116-s-4701 | 116 | s | 4701 | Ports-to-Plains Highway Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] | CO | R | G000562 | 3 | Ports-to-Plains Highway Act of 2020 This bill expands and designates certain route segments on the National Highway System. Specifically, the bill (1) designates the portion of the Heartland Expressway (relating solely to the portion from Limon, Colorado to Interstate Route I-76 in the vicinity of Brush, Colorado) and the Ports-to-Plains Corridor as future parts of the Interstate System; and (2) permits the continued operation of vehicles on any segment of the Heartland Expressway (relating solely to the portion from Limon, Colorado to I-76 in the vicinity of Brush, Colorado) and the Ports-to-Plains Corridor that is designated as a route on the Interstate System in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico, without regard to vehicle weight limitation requirements. | 2023-01-11T13:44:42Z | |
| 116-s-4706 | 116 | s | 4706 | A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with respect to the Louie B. Nunn (Cumberland) Parkway, to amend title 23, United States Code, to modify a provision relating to the operation of vehicles on that highway, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S5869) | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 0 | This bill designates the Louie B. Nunn (Cumberland) Parkway from the interchange with the Interstate 65 in Barren County, Kentucky, east to the interchange with U.S. Highway 27 in Somerset, Kentucky, as (1) a high priority corridor on the National Highway System, (2) a segment of the Interstate System where vehicles are subject to a weight limitation, and (3) Interstate Route I-365. | 2023-01-11T13:44:42Z | |
| 116-s-4720 | 116 | s | 4720 | HAULS Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] | NE | R | F000463 | 12 | Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety Act of 2020 or the HAULS Act of 2020 This bill modifies exemptions with respect to commercial motor vehicle safety regulations involving the transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies. The bill allows the federal hours-of-service rules exemption regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies to apply year-round. Current law provides an exception from the federal hours-of-service rules for the transportation of agricultural commodities within a 150 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location only during planting and harvest periods which are determined by each state. Additionally, the Department of Transportation must revise the definition of agricultural commodity to include specific commodities that are covered by the federal hours-of-service rules exception. | 2023-01-11T13:44:41Z | |
| 116-s-4722 | 116 | s | 4722 | Transportation and Logistics Hiring Reform Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] | NE | R | F000463 | 1 | Transportation and Logistics Hiring Reform Act of 2020 This bill establishes a standard of care for the selection of motor carriers by specified entities (e.g., shippers, brokers, freight carriers). Before tendering a shipment, but not more than 45 days before the pickup of a shipment by the hired motor carrier, an entity shall verify that the carrier is registered with and authorized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to operate as a motor carrier, does not have an unsatisfactory safety fitness rating, and has not otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by the FMCSA. In any civil action in federal or state court for damages in which it is asserted or alleged that an entity acted negligently in the selection or retention of a motor carrier, such entity shall be considered to have acted reasonably and prudently in the selection if it establishes that it verified information relating to the motor carrier through the FMCS. | 2023-01-11T13:44:41Z | |
| 116-hr-8350 | 116 | hr | 8350 | SELF DRIVE Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-23 | 2020-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] | OH | R | L000566 | 0 | Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution Act or the SELF DRIVE Act This bill establishes the federal role in ensuring the safety of highly automated vehicles by encouraging the testing and deployment of such vehicles. A highly automated vehicle is a motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle, that is equipped with an automated driving system capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis. The bill preempts states from enacting laws regarding the design, construction, or performance of highly automated vehicles or automated driving systems unless such laws enact standards identical to federal standards. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must require safety assessment certifications for the development of a highly automated vehicle or an automated driving system. Manufacturers of highly automated vehicles must develop written cybersecurity and privacy plans for such vehicles prior to offering them for sale. The bill applies certain safety exemptions and testing standards to highly automated vehicles. DOT must (1) inform prospective buyers of highly automated vehicles of the capabilities and limitations of such vehicles; (2) establish the Highly Automated Vehicle Advisory Council to, among other things, develop guidance regarding mobility access for the disabled, elderly, and underserved populations; (3) require all new passenger motor vehicles less than 10,000 pounds to be equipped with a rear seat occupant alert system; and (4) research updated safety standards for motor vehicle headlamps. | 2023-01-11T13:44:55Z | |
| 116-hr-8345 | 116 | hr | 8345 | Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] | VI | D | P000610 | 119 | Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020 This bill extends authority for the Department of the Treasury to provide financial assistance to passenger air carriers, cargo air carriers, and contractors of passenger air carriers for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits. The maximum amounts of financial assistance that may be provided by Treasury for this purpose are $25.5 billion for passenger air carriers, $300 million for cargo air carriers, and $3 billion for contractors . The bill provides specific deadlines and procedures under which Treasury must provide financial assistance to air carriers and contractors. To be eligible for financial assistance, an air carrier or contractor must (1) agree not to reduce pay and benefits or conduct involuntary furloughs until March 31, 2021; and (2) agree, through March 31, 2022, not to repurchase stock, pay dividends, or make other capital distributions. Additionally, Treasury may require carriers that receive assistance to maintain service to points served before March 1, 2020. Such authority terminates on April 1, 2022. The bill limits the maximum allowable compensation of an officer or employee of an air carrier or contractor that receives assistance. | 2023-01-11T13:44:55Z | |
| 116-s-4645 | 116 | s | 4645 | Amy and Jocelyn Gannon Helicopter Tour Safety Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 0 | Amy and Jocelyn Gannon Helicopter Tour Safety Act This bill addresses the implementation of various aviation safety recommendations related to helicopter commercial air tour flights. Among other requirements, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must develop a process to review and approve any flight route used by a commercial air tour operator; implement a process to evaluate flight routes, or segments of flight routes, that are susceptible to rapidly changing weather; initiate an aviation weather camera program that includes the installation and maintenance of aviation weather cameras at critical locations in Hawaii and high risk mountain passes in the United States and establish public access to these cameras' real-time imagery; establish training requirements for commercial air tour operators to utilize real-time weather information made available through the aviation weather camera program; require commercial air tour operators to use pilots who hold instrument ratings or an Airline Transport Pilot certificate appropriate to the category and class of aircraft flown; study the feasibility of requiring any helicopter used for a commercial air tour to be equipped with the minimum equipment necessary to operate under instrument flight rules conditions; and study the feasibility of permitting commercial air tour operators or FAA inspectors to conduct random audits of helicopter mounted videos of commercial air tour flights. | 2023-01-11T13:44:44Z | |
| 116-s-4651 | 116 | s | 4651 | National Transit Frontline Workforce Training Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] | MD | D | V000128 | 1 | National Transit Frontline Workforce Training Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a national transit frontline workforce training center to meet the needs of the rural and urban transit system frontline workforce through standards-based training relating to relevant maintenance and operations occupations. It must also evaluate, and provide a grant to, a nonprofit organization with demonstrated capacity to develop and provide transit career ladder programs through labor-management partnerships and apprenticeships on a nationwide basis to carry out the duties of the center. The center must develop and carry out training and educational programs for public transportation employees serving in the frontline workforce, including programs relating to (1) developing consensus national training standards for key frontline occupations with demonstrated skill gaps; (2) developing national systems of qualification and apprenticeship for transit maintenance and operations occupations; and (3) establishing local, regional, and statewide transit training partnerships. | 2023-01-11T13:44:44Z | |
| 116-s-4654 | 116 | s | 4654 | Great Lakes Navigation Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | OH | R | P000449 | 9 | Great Lakes Navigation Act of 2020 This bill requires that at least 12% of funds made available each fiscal year from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund be used for projects that are located within the Great Lakes Navigation System. | 2023-01-11T13:44:43Z | |
| 116-s-4634 | 116 | s | 4634 | Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-21 | 2020-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 25 | Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020 This bill extends authority for the Department of the Treasury to provide financial assistance to passenger air carriers, cargo air carriers, and contractors of passenger air carriers for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits. The maximum amounts of financial assistance that may be provided by Treasury for this purpose are $25.5 billion for passenger air carriers, $300 million for cargo air carriers, and $3 billion for contractors . The bill provides specific deadlines and procedures under which Treasury must provide financial assistance to air carriers and contractors. To be eligible for financial assistance, an air carrier or contractor must (1) agree not to reduce pay and benefits or conduct involuntary furloughs until March 31, 2021; and (2) agree, through March 31, 2022, not to repurchase stock, pay dividends, or make other capital distributions. Additionally, Treasury may require carriers that receive assistance to maintain service to points served before March 1, 2020. Such authority terminates on April 1, 2022. The bill limits the maximum allowable compensation of an officer or employee of an air carrier or contractor that receives assistance. | 2023-01-11T13:44:44Z | |
| 116-s-4636 | 116 | s | 4636 | GRACE Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-21 | 2020-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | TX | R | C001056 | 2 | Giving Relief to American Communities in Emergencies Act or the GRACE Act This bill extends authority through FY2022 for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to distribute formula funding for certain programs using the 2000 Census for areas that lost their urbanized area designation because their population fell below 50,000 after the 2000 census as a result of a major disaster. Upon request by a state in which an urbanized area that experiences a disaster-related population decrease is located, DOT may elect for purposes of the public transportation emergency relief program to (1) use the population of such area, as determined in the decennial census before the most recent decennial census; and (2) continue to treat the area as an urbanized area. | 2023-01-11T13:44:44Z | |
| 116-hr-8300 | 116 | hr | 8300 | Highways Coronavirus Relief Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] | RI | D | L000559 | 2 | Highways Coronavirus Relief Act This bill temporarily increases the federal share of funding to 100% for certain federal-aid highway projects. The bill applies to existing and unliquidated obligations and those made after enactment through September 30, 2021, with specified exceptions. | 2023-01-11T13:44:57Z | |
| 116-s-4623 | 116 | s | 4623 | Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 1 | Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2020 This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a 120-day pilot program to conduct temperature checks for domestic and international passengers, individuals accompanying those passengers, crew members, and other individuals who pass through airports and airport security screening locations. In developing the pilot program, the TSA must address certain policies and procedures, including (1) accommodating individuals with disabilities or observing certain religious practices, and (2) exempting individuals who may have a fever unrelated to COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus disease 2019). The pilot program must ensure airlines allow passengers who are prohibited from flying due to a fever or a secondary medical screening to reschedule or cancel a flight at no cost. The TSA must, within 90 days after the completion of the pilot program, create a policy for deploying a temperature check program at airports and airport security screening locations through the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Department of Transportation must revise its regulations to require the inclusion of certain information about traveling in the passenger notification system during the COVID-19 public health emergency, including (1) a message discouraging any individual who has a fever from traveling in air transportation, and (2) a notification that each passenger and any individual accompanying a passenger into the sterile area of the airport will undergo a temperature check if the pilot program established under this bill is in effect in that airport. | 2023-01-11T13:44:45Z | |
| 116-s-4592 | 116 | s | 4592 | Set Sail Safely Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-16 | 2020-09-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] | FL | R | S001217 | 1 | Set Sail Safely Act This bill establishes a Maritime Task Force to address the health, safety, security, and logistical issues relating to the continuation of maritime travel, including the resumption of cruise operations, in United States waters during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The task force must consist of members from several federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Transportation. It must work together with input from private sector stakeholders to develop a plan about policies and procedures that need to be adopted for the safe resumption of the cruise line industry during and after the COVID-19 public health emergency. | 2023-01-11T13:44:46Z | |
| 116-hr-8262 | 116 | hr | 8262 | ATFA Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-15 | 2020-09-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] | NY | D | V000081 | 2 | Accessible Transit For All Act of 2020 or the ATFA Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a grant program to provide public transportation agencies with technical assistance and funding for infrastructure improvements at transportation access points to facilitate or increase the use of transportation facilities by individuals with limited mobility. An awarded grant may not exceed $5 billion and five years in duration. The federal share of the costs of a project assisted with a grant under the program may not exceed 80%, with specified exceptions for agencies that demonstrate financial hardship. DOT shall prioritize grant applications from agencies for (1) the construction, rehabilitation or modification of transportation access points to facilitate use for persons with limited mobility that meet certain requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; (2) projects located in urbanized areas; and (3) projects located in areas where there is no accessible transportation access point within one mile of such point. | 2023-01-11T13:44:58Z | |
| 116-s-4570 | 116 | s | 4570 | Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-15 | 2020-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 2 | Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act of 2020 This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to conduct icebreaking operations in the Great Lakes in accordance with specific performance standards. Specifically, the Coast Guard must keep channels and harbors in the Great Lakes open to navigation not less than 90% of the hours that commercial vessels and ferries attempt to transit ice-covered waterways; in a year in which the Great Lakes are not open to navigation because of ice of a thickness that occurs on average only once every 10 years, keep channels and harbors open to navigation at least 70% of the hours that commercial vessels and ferries attempt to transit ice-covered waterways; and coordinate Great Lakes icebreaking operations with operators of commercial vessels. The Coast Guard must prioritize icebreaking in the United States waters of the Great Lakes over icebreaking in Canadian waters of the Great Lakes. | 2023-01-11T13:44:46Z | |
| 116-s-4576 | 116 | s | 4576 | A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to make a technical correction to ensure that the extended lease protections for servicemembers under stop movement orders in response to a local, national, or global emergency applies to members of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is operating in the service of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-15 | 2020-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 1 | This bill extends certain lease protections for service members under stop movement orders in response to a local, national, or global emergency to members of the U.S. Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is operating in the service of the Department of Homeland Security. | 2023-01-11T13:44:46Z | |
| 116-s-4577 | 116 | s | 4577 | A bill to require online enrollment for the PreCheck Program of the Transportation Security Administration. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-15 | 2020-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] | TN | R | B001243 | 1 | This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ensure that private sector entities administering the TSA PreCheck Program provide a secure end-to-end online web or mobile application enrollment capability that leverages electronic technologies to remotely capture biometrics and validate identity documents. (The PreCheck Program allows pre-approved passengers to use expedited security lanes at passenger screening checkpoints in airports.) The TSA must also ensure that any individual who enrolled in the PreCheck Program under the Universal Enrollment Services program is eligible for renewal of the individual's enrollment under the renewal process of the Universal Enrollment Services program. The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice must enter into a memorandum of understanding with respect to cooperatively evaluating and approving a capability for remote collection of biometric information from a mobile device and associated vetting of individuals' criminal histories for trusted traveler enrollment programs of the TSA. The TSA must submit a plan for the implementation of the new online enrollment capability that (1) identifies appropriate security and privacy protections; and (2) includes a strategy for ensuring that the private sector entities administering the PreCheck Program operate locations for enrollment that are geographically dispersed from locations required for enrollment under the Universal Enrollment Services program, or otherwise increase enrollment beyond existing capabilities and current geographic markets. | 2023-01-11T13:44:46Z | |
| 116-sres-694 | 116 | sres | 694 | A resolution recognizing 100 years of service by chief petty officers in the United States Coast Guard. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-15 | 2020-09-30 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 9/15/2020 CR S5613-5614) | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 1 | This resolution (1) recognizes 100 years of service by chief petty officers in the U.S. Coast Guard; and (2) honors past and present chief petty officers in the Coast Guard, who have served in support of the safety, security, and stewardship of the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:44:38Z | |
| 116-hr-8202 | 116 | hr | 8202 | To designate the airport traffic control tower located at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the "Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower". | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-11 | 2020-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] | NC | R | B001305 | 8 | This bill designates the airport traffic control tower located at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower. | 2023-01-11T13:45:00Z | |
| 116-hr-8222 | 116 | hr | 8222 | Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-11 | 2020-09-11 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27] | NY | R | J000020 | 1 | Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2020 This bill precludes absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects that are federally owned or operated or are receiving federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development for any injury associated with an elevation- or gravity-related risk occurring on those projects. In any such claim, a state shall apply a liability standard that considers the comparative negligence of the injured person, when such negligence is a proximate cause of an injury. | 2023-01-11T13:45:00Z | |
| 116-hr-8233 | 116 | hr | 8233 | Restoring Essential Service to Small Airports Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-11 | 2020-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] | MD | D | T000483 | 2 | Restoring Essential Service to Small Airports Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to reinstitute a subsidy under the Essential Air Service program for all airports that were removed from such program after FY2015. The Essential Air Service program was established to ensure that small communities that were served by certificated air carriers before deregulation would continue to receive scheduled passenger service, with subsidies if necessary. | 2023-01-11T13:44:59Z | |
| 116-hres-1106 | 116 | hres | 1106 | Expressing support to designate the week of September 21 through September 27, 2020, Rail Safety Week in the United States, and to support the goals and ideals of Rail Safety Week to reduce rail-related accidents, fatalities, and injuries. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-11 | 2020-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] | FL | D | W000808 | 11 | This resolution expresses support for the designation of Rail Safety Week. | 2023-01-11T13:44:51Z | |
| 116-s-4565 | 116 | s | 4565 | Federal Aviation Administration Accountability Enhancement Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-09-10 | 2020-09-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 2 | Federal Aviation Administration Accountability Enhancement Act This bill addresses provisions related to whistleblower complaints of misconduct by managers within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Among other provisions, the bill renames the Aviation Safety Whistleblower Investigation Office as the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP); requires the OAWP to investigate whistleblower complaints that it receives or that are referred to it concerning misconduct by managers or a violation of any other provision of federal law relating to aviation safety, and make recommendations for any disciplinary action arising from such investigations; creates an Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman within the FAA to educate employees about whistleblower rights and prohibitions on retaliation, and serve as an independent resource for agency employees to discuss their rights and remedies for any allegations of misconduct; establishes an Office of Professional Responsibility within the FAA that receives and assesses any complaints of misconduct by managers within the FAA; directs the FAA to establish a policy that governs misconduct investigations according to best practices to ensure independent and objective investigations; and sets forth a discipline management policy that governs adjudication of misconduct investigations. | 2023-01-11T13:44:47Z | |
| 116-hr-8129 | 116 | hr | 8129 | Drug-Impaired Driving Education Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-08-28 | 2020-08-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] | NY | D | R000602 | 1 | Drug-Impaired Driving Education Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to provide competitive grants to states to educate the public on the dangers of drug-impaired driving. A state may use the grant to provide funds to local government agencies, Indian tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations in such state that will educate the public on the dangers of drug-impaired driving. A state that receives a grant or an entity using funds provided by a state must use certain evidence and strategies to educate the public, including those recommended by the Congressional Research Service in the publication titled Marijuana Use and Highway Safety, published on May 14, 2019. | 2023-01-11T13:45:23Z | |
| 116-hr-8085 | 116 | hr | 8085 | Pipeline Safety Pilot Program Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-08-21 | 2020-08-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] | TX | D | V000131 | 3 | Pipeline Safety Pilot Program Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish and carry out pilot safety-enhancing testing programs through FY2026 to evaluate innovative technologies and operational practices testing the safe operation of natural gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facilities. Such programs (1) may not exceed 5% of the total pipeline mileage of all hazardous liquid or natural gas pipelines in the United States; (2) are prohibited from being conducted in high population areas, high consequence areas, or unusually sensitive areas; and (3) are limited to a duration of four years. DOT may select up to five owners or operators of pipeline facilities to carry out a testing program under a single application. The bill allows states to opt-out of the testing programs. | 2023-01-11T13:45:24Z | |
| 116-hr-7962 | 116 | hr | 7962 | Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-08-07 | 2020-08-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] | CA | D | D000623 | 0 | Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act This bill requires that transportation projects included in an adopted metropolitan area transportation plan be selected through a publicly available transparent process using criteria that directly support specified factors, national transportation goals, and applicable state transportation goals. | 2023-01-11T13:45:29Z | |
| 116-hr-7987 | 116 | hr | 7987 | TSA Security Threat Assessment Application Modernization Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-08-07 | 2020-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security. | House | Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] | WA | D | S000510 | 1 | TSA Security Threat Assessment Application Modernization Act This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to standardize the enrollment and renewal system for individuals applying for or renewing multiple TSA Security Threat Assessment programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential, Hazardous Materials Endorsement, and TSA PreCheck programs. The standardization shall permit an individual to (1) enroll at a TSA-designated universal enrollment center once and use the application for one of such programs to enroll in two or more of such programs, (2) pay a fee that is less than the sum of the fees charged individually for each separate application, and (3) undergo a streamlined and expeditious renewal process. Additionally, the TSA must publish on its website information relating to the standardization of the enrollment system. | 2023-01-11T13:45:28Z | |
| 116-s-4468 | 116 | s | 4468 | Investments in Rural Transit Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-08-06 | 2020-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] | MN | D | S001203 | 2 | Investments in Rural Transit Act of 2020 This bill increases the federal share of operating costs to 80% for projects in certain rural areas with high transit dependency that receive grants under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas program of the Federal Transit Administration. The program provides capital, planning, and operating assistance to states to support public transportation in rural areas with populations of less than 50,000. To qualify for the increased federal share, a project must serve an area that is an area of persistent poverty (a county in which at least 20% of the population has lived in poverty during the most recent 30-year period); a county in which at least 25% of residents are age 65 or older, a county designated as a health professional shortage area on the basis of a primary care or mental health care shortage, or a county with low population density of not more than 20 people per square mile of land area. | 2023-01-11T13:45:19Z | |
| 116-hr-7897 | 116 | hr | 7897 | BIAS Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-31 | 2020-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] | MD | D | B001304 | 4 | Bias In Automobile Stops Act of 2020 or the BIAS Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to provide grants to institutions of higher education for research and training in the operation or establishment of an implicit bias training program as it relates to racial profiling at traffic stops. To be eligible for grants such institutions must (1) have an active research program or demonstrate that the applicant is beginning a research program to study implicit bias as it relates to racial profiling before and during traffic stops, and (2) partner with state and local police departments to conduct the research and carry out the implementation of implicit bias training with state and local police departments. | 2023-01-11T13:45:45Z | |
| 116-hr-7904 | 116 | hr | 7904 | Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-31 | 2020-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] | AR | R | C001087 | 1 | Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to support state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions in providing (1) priority COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing for essential critical infrastructure employees; and (2) priority access to personal protective equipment, sanitizers, face coverings, and health-related or protective supplies necessary to safely perform essential critical infrastructure work. (Essential critical infrastructure employees include, but are not limited to, medical and health care, telecommunications, information technology systems, defense, food and agriculture, transportation and logistics, energy, water and wastewater, law enforcement, and public works.) | 2023-01-11T13:45:45Z | |
| 116-hr-7867 | 116 | hr | 7867 | Healthy Flights Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-30 | 2020-07-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 31 | Healthy Flights Act of 2020 This bill provides authority for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to impose any requirements on passenger and cargo air travel to protect the health and safety of air carrier crewmembers and passengers and to reduce the spread of such infectious disease through the aviation system during public health emergencies such as COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Among other provisions, the bill sets forth requirements relating to the use of masks and other protective equipment for airline passengers and certain airline employees; requires the FAA to provide certain employees, including any air traffic controller and airway transportation systems specialist, with masks and other protective equipment; mandates the development of a national aviation preparedness plan to ensure the aviation system is prepared to respond to epidemics and pandemics of infectious diseases; directs each air carrier operating an aircraft with a seating capacity of 20 or more to implement appropriate measures on a flight in air transportation for the purpose of reducing the likelihood of any passenger or crewmember contracting an infectious disease; requires the FAA to enter into an agreement with the National Academies to conduct a study on the transmission of infectious diseases, including airborne diseases, in the cabins of passenger airplanes; and establishes a Center of Excellence for Infectious Disease Response and Prevention in Aviation within the FAA. | 2023-01-11T13:45:47Z | |
| 116-hr-7869 | 116 | hr | 7869 | National Bridge Replacement and Improvement Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-30 | 2020-07-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] | MN | R | E000294 | 0 | National Bridge Replacement and Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a national bridge replacement and improvement grant program. Under the program, DOT may provide competitive grants to governmental entities and planning organizations to assist a bridge project that is eligible for federal-aid highway funding and will (1) restore or increase the structural capacity of the bridge; (2) correct a major safety defect of the bridge; or (3) replace an existing bridge with a new bridge that meets specific requirements, including being located in the same general traffic corridor as the bridge being replaced. | 2023-01-11T13:45:47Z | |
| 116-s-4383 | 116 | s | 4383 | ACCESS Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-30 | 2020-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] | IA | R | E000295 | 0 | Affordable Child Care for Economic Strategies and Success Act or the ACCESS Act This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide grants for public works and economic development projects that will directly or indirectly increase the accessibility of affordable, quality child care, including grants for planning, and training, research, and technical assistance related to such projects. Commerce must issue regulations to establish criteria for whether a project directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of affordable, quality child care. Such criteria shall consider (1) the availability, validity, and accessibility of timely data, (2) the extent to which a project contributes to a family's financial security, and (3) the extent to which a project addresses child care needs in child care deserts or areas otherwise recognized as experiencing a shortage. A child care desert is an area in which the number of children who are under age five is more than three times the number of slots provided by child care providers who are licensed or registered by the state involved, or a community that the state or tribal entity involved determines has a low supply of quality, affordable child care. Commerce must also issue guidance on how to include the accessibility of affordable, quality child care in a comprehensive economic development strategy. | 2023-01-11T13:45:32Z | |
| 116-s-4395 | 116 | s | 4395 | Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-30 | 2020-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 6 | Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) to provide financial assistance to states and maritime industry entities during an emergency such as COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, MARAD may provide grants for operating costs involved with an emergency response operation, including costs for cleaning, sanitizing, janitorial services, staffing, paid leave, and procuring personal protective equipment; and the costs of capital projects to protect, repair, reconstruct, or replace equipment and facilities of the United States maritime transportation system that are in danger of suffering serious damage, or has suffered serious damage, as a result of an emergency. The federal share payable of the costs for which a grant is provided under the bill shall be 100%. | 2023-01-11T13:45:32Z | |
| 116-s-4335 | 116 | s | 4335 | Fly Together Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-28 | 2020-07-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] | MA | D | M000133 | 2 | Fly Together Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a policy directing all air carriers that provide passenger air transportation to ensure children age 13 and under are seated adjacent to their family members on flights without mandating extra fees unless such policy would require an upgrade or violate safety guidelines. | 2023-01-11T13:45:34Z | |
| 116-sres-659 | 116 | sres | 659 | A resolution designating September 2020 as "School Bus Safety Month". | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-28 | 2020-08-06 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5346) | Senate | Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] | NE | R | F000463 | 1 | This resolution designates September 2020 as School Bus Safety Month. | 2023-01-11T13:45:31Z | |
| 116-hr-7799 | 116 | hr | 7799 | To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway", and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-27 | 2020-07-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] | TN | D | C001068 | 112 | This bill designates the portion of U.S. Route 80 from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama, as the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway. | 2023-01-11T13:45:49Z | |
| 116-hr-7800 | 116 | hr | 7800 | AIR Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-27 | 2020-07-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] | TN | D | C001068 | 6 | Airport Infrastructure Readiness Act of 2020 or the AIR Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to apportion Airport Improvement Program funding for FY2022 and FY2023 to an airport sponsor based on the number of passenger boardings at such airport that would result in the highest apportioned amount during either calendar year 2018, calendar year 2019, or the full calendar year prior to the current fiscal year. Additionally, DOT shall not calculate a benefit-to-cost ratio with respect to an air traffic control tower participating in the Contract Tower Program on the basis of an annual aircraft traffic decrease in FY2020 and FY2021. Under the Contract Tower Program, air traffic control towers are staffed by employees of private companies rather than by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees. The FAA is required to perform a benefit-cost analysis to determine eligibility for participation in the program. | 2023-01-11T13:45:49Z | |
| 116-s-4332 | 116 | s | 4332 | A bill to provide for the use of additional funds for transportation projects that were affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-27 | 2020-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M001197 | 0 | This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide additional funding to certain transportation projects that were awarded competitive grants but require additional funds to complete such projects due to the effects of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). In providing additional funds, DOT shall provide an amount equal to not less than 10% of the total project costs. | 2023-01-11T13:45:34Z | |
| 116-hr-7741 | 116 | hr | 7741 | MIDDLE Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-23 | 2020-07-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | C001084 | 3 | Maintaining Important Distance During Lengthy Epidemics Act of 2020 or the MIDDLE Act of 2020 This bill prohibits air carriers, during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, from (1) permitting adjacent seats to another occupied seat to be filled on a passenger aircraft, (2) passing along the cost of any seat switch undertaken by such air carriers in order to comply with the prohibitions, and (3) permitting a passenger or crewmember to board a passenger aircraft if the passenger or crewmember is not wearing a mask. The Federal Aviation Administration must issue guidance for appropriate exceptions to the prohibitions based on federal public health guidance. | 2023-01-11T13:45:51Z | |
| 116-s-4293 | 116 | s | 4293 | MIDDLE Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-23 | 2020-07-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 0 | Maintaining Important Distance During Lengthy Epidemics Act of 2020 or the MIDDLE Act of 2020 This bill prohibits air carriers, during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, from (1) permitting adjacent seats to another occupied seat to be filled on a passenger aircraft, (2) passing along the cost of any seat switch undertaken by such air carriers in order to comply with the prohibitions, and (3) permitting a passenger or crewmember to board a passenger aircraft if the passenger or crewmember is not wearing a mask. The Federal Aviation Administration must issue guidance for appropriate exceptions to the prohibitions based on federal public health guidance. | 2023-01-11T13:45:36Z | |
| 116-hr-7729 | 116 | hr | 7729 | Banning Airport Redevelopment Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-22 | 2020-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] | CA | D | R000599 | 0 | Banning Airport Redevelopment Act This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to release the City of Banning, California, from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the Banning Municipal Airport. The release shall not be executed before the city transfers to the state of California (1) specific amounts to be used for FAA-approved capital improvements at other public use general aviation airports serving the region, and (2) all airport and aviation-related equipment of the Banning Municipal Airport owned by the city and determined by the FAA or the state of California to be salvageable for use at other airports. | 2023-01-11T13:45:52Z | |
| 116-hr-7730 | 116 | hr | 7730 | Long Island All-Water Helicopter Route Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-22 | 2020-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] | NY | D | S001201 | 3 | Long Island All-Water Helicopter Route Act of 2020 This bill extends the special air traffic rule for civil helicopters operating under visual flight rules (VFR) along the North Shore in Long Island, New York to use the New York North Shore Helicopter Route. (VFR are a set of regulations under which a pilot operates an aircraft in weather conditions generally clear enough to allow the pilot to see where the aircraft is going.) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must conduct a rulemaking proceeding to promulgate a new special air traffic rule for civil helicopters operating VFR along the North Shore and South Shore of Long Island, New York in accordance with specified requirements of the bill. A person who pilots a civil helicopter operating VFR along Long Island, New York's northern shoreline or southern shoreline may deviate from the North Shore Helicopter Route or South Shore Helicopter Route requirements: (1) for safety or weather conditions; or (2) when transitioning to or from a destination or point of landing, except for on the North Shore Helicopter Route when departing from or arriving to certain locations. If safety or weather conditions cause a person piloting a civil helicopter operating VFR to deviate from either route, the person must submit a one page report to the FAA identifying the condition not later than 14 days after landing. | 2023-01-11T13:45:52Z | |
| 116-s-4278 | 116 | s | 4278 | Freedom to Move Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-22 | 2020-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] | MA | D | M000133 | 0 | Freedom to Move Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to award competitive five-year grants (Freedom to Move Grants) to states, local governments, transit agencies, and non-profit organizations in both rural and urban areas to cover the lost fare revenue for fare-free public transportation and improve public transportation. Grants shall be used to support (1) implementing a fare-free transit program; and (2) efforts to improve public transportation, particularly in underserved communities, such as costs associated with efforts to provide more safe, frequent, and reliable bus service, including bus stop safety and accessibility improvements, and pedestrian and bike shelters. | 2023-01-11T13:45:37Z | |
| 116-s-4257 | 116 | s | 4257 | Secure Our Transit Systems from Chinese Interference Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-21 | 2020-07-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M001197 | 0 | Secure Our Transit Systems from Chinese Interference Act This bill eliminates the temporary exemption to certification requirements for the procurement of rail rolling stock for use in public transportation with respect to contracts between public transportation agencies and certain rolling stock manufacturers. Such manufacturers include ones that are owned or controlled by, are a subsidiary of, or otherwise are related legally or financially to a corporation based in a country that (1) is identified as a nonmarket economy country, (2) was identified by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) as a foreign country included on the priority watch list, and (3) is subject to monitoring by the USTR. | 2023-01-11T13:45:37Z | |
| 116-hr-7681 | 116 | hr | 7681 | Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-20 | 2020-07-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] | IL | D | D000096 | 4 | Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act This bill establishes in the Treasury an Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund designed to ensure a safe, sustainable, convenient transportation option for the people of the United States. Amounts in the fund may be used by the Department of Transportation to award grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for activities associated with the Northeast Corridor and the National Network (Amtrak's state-supported and long-distance service lines). | 2023-01-11T13:45:54Z | |
| 116-hr-7683 | 116 | hr | 7683 | ACCESS Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-20 | 2020-07-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] | IA | D | F000467 | 1 | Affordable Child Care for Economic Strategies and Success Act or the ACCESS Act This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide grants for public works and economic development projects that will directly or indirectly increase the accessibility of affordable, quality child care, including grants for planning, and training, research, and technical assistance related to such projects. Commerce must issue regulations to establish criteria for whether a project directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of affordable, quality child care. Such criteria shall consider (1) the availability, validity, and accessibility of timely data, (2) the extent to which a project contributes to a family's financial security, and (3) the extent to which a project addresses child care needs in child care deserts or areas otherwise recognized as being in shortage. A child care desert is an area in which the number of children who are under age five is more than three times the number of slots provided by child care providers who are licensed or registered by the state involved, or a community that the state or tribal entity involved determines has a low supply of quality, affordable child care. Commerce must also issue guidance on how to include the accessibility of affordable, quality child care in a comprehensive economic development strategy. | 2023-01-11T13:45:53Z | |
| 116-s-4219 | 116 | s | 4219 | Long Island All-Water Helicopter Route Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-20 | 2020-07-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S4267) | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 1 | Long Island All-Water Helicopter Route Act of 2020 This bill extends the special air traffic rule for civil helicopters operating under visual flight rules (VFR) along the North Shore in Long Island, New York to use the New York North Shore Helicopter Route. (VFR are a set of regulations under which a pilot operates an aircraft in weather conditions generally clear enough to allow the pilot to see where the aircraft is going.) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must conduct a rulemaking proceeding to promulgate a new special air traffic rule for civil helicopters operating VFR along the North Shore and South Shore of Long Island, New York in accordance with specified requirements of the bill. A person who pilots a civil helicopter operating VFR along Long Island, New York's northern shoreline or southern shoreline may deviate from the North Shore Helicopter Route or South Shore Helicopter Route requirements: (1) for safety or weather conditions; or (2) when transitioning to or from a destination or point of landing, except for on the North Shore Helicopter Route when departing from or arriving to certain locations. If safety or weather conditions cause a person piloting a civil helicopter operating VFR to deviate from either route, the person must submit a one page report to the FAA identifying the condition not later than 14 days after landing. | 2023-01-11T13:45:39Z | |
| 116-hr-7642 | 116 | hr | 7642 | Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-16 | 2020-07-16 | 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. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18] | IL | R | L000585 | 271 | Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide grants and other forms of emergency assistance to certain providers of transportation services that have experienced a significant revenue loss as a direct or indirect result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Treasury must ensure equal access to the assistance for small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses. As a condition of receipt of assistance, Treasury must require that a provider of transportation services agree to (1) use the funds, on a priority basis, to maintain through December 31, 2020, pay, paid administrative leave, and benefits to all employees after making any adjustments required for retirement or voluntary employee separation; and (2) recall or rehire any employee laid off, furloughed, or terminated because of reduced service as a result of COVID-19, to the extent warranted by increased service levels. | 2023-01-11T13:45:55Z | |
| 116-hr-7651 | 116 | hr | 7651 | Healthy Skies Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-16 | 2020-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security. | House | Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] | SC | R | N000190 | 15 | Healthy Skies Act This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to conduct a pilot program at a minimum of 10 airports to establish and test procedures to screen all passengers for their temperatures before such passengers proceed through security into the sterile area. If the temperature of a passenger exceeds the guidance for what constitutes a fever issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the time such temperature screening is carried out, the TSA shall not permit such passenger to enter the sterile area. The TSA shall consider a resolution process for identifying medical conditions unrelated to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that could result in a temperature that exceeds CDC guidance. The pilot program terminates on the date of the termination of the COVID-19 public health emergency. | 2023-01-11T13:45:55Z | |
| 116-hr-7653 | 116 | hr | 7653 | Pedestrian Safety Study Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-16 | 2020-07-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] | FL | R | P000599 | 1 | Pedestrian Safety Study Act of 2020 This bill directs the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration to jointly conduct a study on the effects of the high-speed rail project carried out in Florida by Virgin Trains USA, or any successor operator, on motorist and pedestrian safety, including the safety of individuals attending schools that are within one mile of such rail project. | 2023-01-11T13:45:55Z | |
| 116-hr-7605 | 116 | hr | 7605 | Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-13 | 2020-07-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] | TX | D | V000132 | 1 | Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act This bill extends the provisions of the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 to the Department of Homeland Security, with respect to the U.S. Coast Guard when it is not operating in the Department of the Navy. That act directed the Department of Defense to identify (1) certain disability severance payments paid after January 17, 1991, to to veterans with combat-related injuries, from which it withheld amounts for tax purposes; and (2) the individuals to whom such severance payments were made. | 2023-01-11T13:45:57Z | |
| 116-hr-7509 | 116 | hr | 7509 | TSA Second Screening Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-09 | 2020-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security. | House | Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] | TN | D | C001068 | 1 | TSA Second Screening Act This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration to offer passengers an opportunity to undergo a secondary screening using advanced imaging technology prior to undergoing a physical inspection if an initial screening detects an object of concern. | 2023-01-11T13:46:00Z | |
| 116-hr-7515 | 116 | hr | 7515 | Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-09 | 2020-07-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 17 | Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) to provide financial assistance to states and maritime industry entities during an emergency such as COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, MARAD may provide grants for operating costs involved with an emergency response operation, including costs for cleaning, sanitizing, janitorial services, staffing, paid leave, and procuring personal protective equipment; and the costs of capital projects to protect, repair, reconstruct, or replace equipment and facilities of the United States maritime transportation system that are in danger of suffering serious damage, or has suffered serious damage, as a result of an emergency. The federal share payable of the costs for which a grant is provided under the bill shall be 100%. | 2023-01-11T13:46:00Z | |
| 116-hr-7523 | 116 | hr | 7523 | TIFIA for Airports Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-09 | 2020-07-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] | CA | D | G000559 | 3 | TIFIA for Airports Act This bill makes certain airport projects eligible for funding under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation (TIFIA) program of the Department of Transportation, including projects for airport noise capability planning, and for constructing gates and related areas at which passengers board or exit aircraft. | 2023-01-11T13:46:00Z | |
| 116-s-4150 | 116 | s | 4150 | Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | R000122 | 60 | Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide grants and other forms of emergency assistance to certain providers of transportation services that have experienced a significant revenue loss as a direct or indirect result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Treasury must ensure equal access to the assistance for small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses. As a condition of receipt of assistance, Treasury must require that a provider of transportation services agree to (1) use the funds, on a priority basis, to maintain through December 31, 2020, pay, paid administrative leave, and benefits to all employees after making any adjustments required for retirement or voluntary employee separation; and (2) recall or rehire any employee laid off, furloughed, or terminated because of reduced service as a result of COVID-19, to the extent warranted by increased service levels. | 2023-01-11T13:45:42Z | |
| 116-s-4162 | 116 | s | 4162 | AIR Act of 2020 | Transportation and Public Works | 2020-07-02 | 2020-11-16 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 589. | Senate | Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] | NE | R | F000463 | 9 | Airport Infrastructure Readiness Act of 2020 or the AIR Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to apportion Airport Improvement Program funding for FY2022 and FY2023 to an airport sponsor based on the number of passenger boardings at such airport that would result in the highest apportioned amount during either calendar year 2018, calendar year 2019, or the full calendar year prior to the current fiscal year. Additionally, DOT shall not calculate a benefit-to-cost ratio with respect to an air traffic control tower participating in the Contract Tower Program on the basis of an annual aircraft traffic decrease in FY2020 and FY2021. Under the Contract Tower Program, air traffic control towers are staffed by employees of private companies rather than by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees. The FAA is required to perform a benefit-cost analysis to determine eligibility for participation in the program. | 2023-01-11T13:44:11Z |
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