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| 98-hr-6440 | 98 | hr | 6440 | A bill to designate the main channel for the project for San Leandro Marina, California, as the "Jack D. Maltester Channel", and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-10-11 | 1984-10-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | R000383 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Designates the main channel for the project for San Leandro Marina, California, as the Jack D. Maltester Channel. Designates the U.S. Post Office Building, Flushing, New York, as the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Post Office Building. Requires the Postmaster General to install an appropriate plaque indicating such designation. Designates the Mid-Atlantic Program Service Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the William A. Barrett Social Security Building. Designates the U.S. Post Office Building, Moorestown, New Jersey, as the Edwin B. Forsythe Post Office Building. Designates the U.S. Post Office Building, Jeannette, Pennsylvania, as the John Dent Post Office Building. Designates the U.S. Post Office Building, Romulus, Michigan, as the Carl W. Morris Post Office Building. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 98-hr-6441 | 98 | hr | 6441 | A bill to eliminate restrictions with respect to the imposition and collection of tolls on the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike upon repayment by the Commonwealth of Virginia of certain Federal-aid highway funds used on such turnpike. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-10-11 | 1984-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 98-607. | House | Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3] | VA | R | B000556 | 1 | Declares the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike free of restrictions on the imposition of tolls upon the repayment by the Commonwealth of Virginia of certain Federal-aid highway funds relating to such Turnpike. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-6430 | 98 | hr | 6430 | A bill to amend the River and Harbor Act of 1946. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-10-10 | 1984-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 98-606. | House | Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1] | VA | R | B000229 | 0 | Modifies the project for navigation, Newport News Creek, Virginia, to authorize the State of Virginia to relocate and reconstruct such project following approval by the Secretary of the Army. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-6399 | 98 | hr | 6399 | A bill to require motor vehicle rental companies to provide child restraint systems in rented motor vehicles on request and to direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe necessary regulations for administration and enforcement of such requirement. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-10-04 | 1984-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance. | House | Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] | CT | D | G000120 | 0 | Requires motor vehicle rental companies to provide child restraint systems in rented motor vehicles upon request. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of such requirement. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-s-3053 | 98 | s | 3053 | Methanol Vehicle Incentives Act of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-10-03 | 1984-10-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 0 | Methanol Vehicle Incentives Act of 1984 - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to set forth the manner of determining the fuel economy of methanol powered automobiles. Establishes the methanol powered vehicle technology research program. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to acquire and study the performance of methanol powered vehicles during FY 1985 through 1987. Authorizes other executive agencies, upon their request, to participate in such program. Requires such agencies to pay the Secretary for any vehicle received. Authorizes appropriations as necessary to carry out such program. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to any State or local government agency that applies for the acquisition of methanol powered vehicles to participate in such program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 for such grants. Requires the Secretary to report annually to Congress on the research program. Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to direct the Secretary to carry out a methanol powered bus demonstration program for FY 1986 through 1988. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible recipients for the purpose of studying and testing the performance of such buses. Authorizes apropriations to carry out the program. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on such program by September 30 of each year from 1986 through 1989, with a final report by October 15, 1989. | 2025-08-29T17:38:58Z | |
| 98-hr-6358 | 98 | hr | 6358 | Hennepin Canal National Heritage Corridor Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-10-02 | 1984-11-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks. | House | Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] | IL | D | E000250 | 0 | Hennepin Canal National Heritage Corridor Act - Establishes the Hennepin Canal National Heritage Corridor (the Canal) in the State of Illinois. Authorizes appropriations to the State of Illinois to develop the Canal for public recreational use. | 2025-08-29T17:41:16Z | |
| 98-hr-6361 | 98 | hr | 6361 | A bill to make available for health and other humanitarian services to the needy a surplus vessel of the United States. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-10-02 | 1984-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine. | House | Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-35] | CA | R | L000274 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Transportation, upon application, to provide a suitable vessel to Hospital Oceanic, a nonprofit organization founded for the operation of a hospital ship to serve countries on the west coast of Central and South America and in the Far East. Requires such vessel to be operated as a charitable vessel engaged in providing humanitarian services to the needy. | 2021-06-29T21:25:03Z | |
| 98-hr-6337 | 98 | hr | 6337 | Merchant Marine Defense Service Recognition and Medals Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-10-01 | 1984-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine. | House | Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4] | MD | R | H000747 | 0 | Merchant Marine Defense Service Recognition and Medals Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to award decorations and insignia to members of the U.S. Merchant Marine performing meritorious acts or distinguished service. Permits such honors to be of the same design as other comparable military honors. Authorizes the Secretary to cite any U.S. ship for outstanding or gallant acts. Permits the awarding of plaques for the ships and ribbons to the personnel. Authorizes the Secretary to provide a flag and grave markers for merchant mariners who served the United States or its allies in periods of conflict. Establishes criminal penalties for the unauthorized manufacture or display of these awards or decorations. Repeals the Merchant Marine Medals Act. | 2025-08-29T17:41:07Z | |
| 98-hr-6338 | 98 | hr | 6338 | A bill to repeal the provision exempting aircraft owners or operators from reimbursing the Federal Government or any agency thereof for certain Sunday and holiday overtime services. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-10-01 | 1984-10-01 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | House | Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | H000840 | 0 | Amends the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 to remove the limitation on charges for government inspection services at airports on Sundays or holidays. (Currently, such charges are determined as if such days are weekdays.) | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-6339 | 98 | hr | 6339 | A bill to amend section 110(f) of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 303), as amended, to increase the monetary authorization for the rehabilitation of the Illinois-Mississippi Canal. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-10-01 | 1984-10-01 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | House | Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | H000840 | 1 | Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1958 to increase the authorization for the rehabilitation of the Illinois-Mississippi Canal, Illinois. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-6341 | 98 | hr | 6341 | A bill to amend sections 15, 19 and 20 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 409, 414 and 415) to authorize recovery by the United States of costs incurred in removal of wrecks from navigable waters. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-10-01 | 1984-10-01 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | House | Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | H000840 | 1 | Makes a vessel owner, lessee, or operator liable to the United States for the costs of removal of a wrecked vessel from navigable waters. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-6333 | 98 | hr | 6333 | A bill to limit the use of foreign icebreakers in United States waters. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-28 | 1984-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation. | House | Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] | LA | R | L000371 | 0 | Prohibits a foreign icebreaker from engaging in icebreaking in U.S. waters, except: (1) to aid a vessel in distress; and (2) where the Commissioner of Customs determines that a suitable domestic vessel is unavailable. | 2021-06-29T21:24:58Z | |
| 98-s-3024 | 98 | s | 3024 | Surface Transportation Amendments of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-26 | 1984-10-05 | See H.R.5504. | Senate | Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] | ID | R | S001138 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Surface Transportation Amendments of 1984 - Approves the interstate highway cost estimate for FY 1985 and 1986 and the interstate substitute cost estimate for FY 1984 and 1985. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to adjust and reallocate the minimum allocation made on March 9, 1984, to reflect the apportionments made under this Act. Revises the procedures for releasing interstate construction funds and interstate substitute funds, including allowing the Secretary to release such funds without congressional approval. Decreases the Federal share payable for emergency relief funds for repair projects on the Federal-aid highway system and the Interstate System, unless such emergency repairs are to minimize damage, protect facilities, or restore essential traffic and are accomplished within 30 days after the occurrence. Provides for the funding of certain highway projects with interstate discretionary funds. Requires that a specified percentage of State withdrawal funds be available to the Secretary for State highway research and planning. Authorizes Federal matching funds for bridge replacement and rehabilitation for specified bridges not on the Federal-aid highway system. Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to include small business concerns owned and controlled by women among such concerns that are eligible for a specified percentage of expenditures under such Act. Amends the General Bridge Act of 1906, the General Bridge Act of 1946, the International Bridge Act of 1972, the Department of Transportation Act, and various other Acts to repeal provisions which regulate toll facilities. Requires toll increases on such facilities to be just and reasonable. Declares that no report, list, schedule, or survey compiled by a State concerning the evaluation of hazardous roadway conditions or rail-highway crossings in order to plan and prioritize safety projects shall be required to be admitted into evidence or used for any other purpose in a Federal or State court. … | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-s-3025 | 98 | s | 3025 | A bill to amend sections 15, 19, and 20 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 409, 414, and 415) to authorize recovery by the United States of costs incurred in removal of wrecks from navigable waters. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-26 | 1984-09-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] | VT | R | S000776 | 0 | Makes a vessel owner, lessee, or operator liable to the United States for the costs of removal of a wrecked vessel from navigable waters. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hjres-650 | 98 | hjres | 650 | A joint resolution calling upon the Department of Transportation to investigate and identify the possible causes of the increasing number of mid-air collisions and near misses. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-25 | 1984-10-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] | CA | D | S000810 | 0 | Directs the Department of Transportation to report to Congress, within 60 days of enactment of this resolution, on ways to improve air traffic safety. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-s-3020 | 98 | s | 3020 | A bill to create a federal criminal offense for operating or directing the operation of a common carrier while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-25 | 1984-09-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense for any person to operate or direct the operation of a common carrier while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and as a result cause: (1) damage to the property of another; or (2) injury to any other person. Imposes a fine of not more than $10,000 and/or imprisonment for not more than five years for violations of this Act. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hr-6290 | 98 | hr | 6290 | A bill to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for a grant to the State of Alabama for construction of a highway bridge across the Tombigbee River. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-20 | 1984-10-04 | Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL-7] | AL | D | S000320 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make a grant to Alabama for the construction of a highway bridge across the Tombigbee River at Naheola, Alabama. Authorizes appropriations for such grant. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-s-3011 | 98 | s | 3011 | A bill to amend section 110(f) of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 303), as amended, to increase the monetary authorization for the rehabilitation of the Illinois-Mississippi Canal. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-20 | 1984-09-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] | VT | R | S000776 | 0 | Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1958 to increase the authorization for the rehabilitation of the Illinois-Mississippi Canal, Illinois. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-6257 | 98 | hr | 6257 | Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-17 | 1984-10-25 | Became Public Law No: 98-547. | House | Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2] | CO | D | W000647 | 16 | (Measure passed House, amended) Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1984 - Title I: Improved Identification for Passenger Motor Vehicles and Parts - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a vehicle theft prevention standard applicable to major parts (and replacements for such parts) installed by manufacturers into passenger motor vehicles designated as high theft lines. Declares that such standard shall apply to vehicles and parts manufactured after it takes effect. Prohibits such standard from requiring any part to have more than a single identification, and any motor vehicle to have identification of more than 14 of its major parts. Sets forth prohibitions with respect to identifying major replacement parts. Prescribes the methods for: (1) designating high theft vehicle lines and parts; and (2) determining the theft rate for passenger motor vehicles. Sets forth cost limitations for the vehicle theft prevention standard with respect to manufacturers of applicable vehicles and parts. Authorizes the Secretary to grant exemptions from such standard to vehicle lines equipped with approved antitheft devices. Sets forth compliance provisions for manufacturers of passenger motor vehicles or of passenger motor vehicle equipment. Specifies civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Sets forth confidentiality provisions with respect to information obtained by the Secretary which relates to trade secrets. Declares that a Federal motor vehicle standard supercedes any State or local standard. Requires insurers of motor vehicles to annually report specified information to the Secretary with respect to thefts and recoveries of motor vehicles and vehicle parts. Directs the Secretary to exempt insurers from such requirement upon determining that the cost of such reporting is excessive to the insurer and insignificant for purposes of this title. Authorizes the Secretary to exempt small insurers from such requirement. Defines "sm… | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hr-6238 | 98 | hr | 6238 | A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from contracting out firefighting and security functions at Coast Guard facilities. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-13 | 1984-09-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation. | House | Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] | CA | D | B000711 | 2 | Prohibits the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from contracting out firefighting and security functions at any Coast Guard facility. | 2021-06-29T21:24:33Z | |
| 98-hr-6242 | 98 | hr | 6242 | A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a new ship construction and reconstruction program to ensure adequate national defense capabilities, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-13 | 1984-09-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials. | House | Rep. McKernan, John R., Jr. [R-ME-1] | ME | R | M000512 | 0 | Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a new shipbuilding program with respect to private charter operations. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to order the construction of new vessels, and the reconstruction of older U.S.-built vessels, when it is determined necessary to achieve and maintain sealift capability sufficient to meet the requirements of national emergency military mobilization. Directs the Secretary to develop the basic design requirements for such vessels, including suitability for commercial uses and features which maximize military utility. Provides for the advice of and coordination with the Secretary of Defense in meeting such directives. Requires that such shipbuilding only be undertaken at private shipyards in one of the States, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia. Requires the Secretary to award construction or reconstruction contracts in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act. Declares that funding for such shipbuilding shall be provided from the budget of the Department of Defense. Sets forth provisions for the Secretary to charter or sell vessels built under this Act. Directs the Secretary, in the event a vessel is not chartered or sold, to place such vessel in the Ready Reserve Force of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Creates a revolving fund for the Secretary of Defense, for the deposit of appropriated sums and monies received from charter or sale, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense as necessary. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 98-hr-6226 | 98 | hr | 6226 | A bill to clarify logbook requirements in title 46, United States Code. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-12 | 1984-09-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation. | House | Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] | MI | R | D000131 | 3 | Exempts vessels of the United States from logbook requirements if such vessels are on a voyage between a port in the United States and a port in Canada. | 2021-06-29T21:24:28Z | |
| 98-hr-6229 | 98 | hr | 6229 | A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe schedules for operations of air carriers and foreign air carriers at an airport whenever necessary to ensure that the capacity of the airport to handle such operations is not exceeded. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-12 | 1984-09-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | L000265 | 1 | Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe schedules for operations of air carriers at an airport when necessary to ensure that the capacity of the airport is not exceeded. Provides that an antitrust exemption for an agreement on airport operation schedules may be granted if the Administrator (or a representative) is present during any negotiation of such agreement. Authorizes the Administrator to prohibit operations (takeoffs and landings) at an airport which are inconsistent with a scheduling agreement for such airport. Declares that the provisions of this Act shall cease to be in effect one year after enactment. Transfers to the Department of Transportation the authority of the Civil Aeronautics Board to grant antitrust exemptions under this Act. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-6217 | 98 | hr | 6217 | A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to permit smoking on board passenger-carrying aircraft in only one designated area. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-11 | 1984-09-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] | IN | D | J000033 | 0 | Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking in more than one designated area of a passenger-carrying aircraft. Requires air carriers to provide a seat for any passenger who wishes to be seated in a no-smoking section. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-6219 | 98 | hr | 6219 | A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to impose additional restrictions on the use of airspace in the area of launches and landings of space vehicles, to increase civil penalties for violators of such restrictions, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-11 | 1984-09-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11] | FL | D | N000032 | 0 | Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to impose temporary flight restrictions in areas of space launches and landings. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of such restrictions. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-6222 | 98 | hr | 6222 | A bill to promote increased ocean transportation of bulk commodities in the foreign commerce of the United States in United States-flag ships, to strengthen the defense industrial base, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-11 | 1984-09-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine. | House | Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1] | VA | R | B000229 | 8 | Title I: Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding - Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Act of 1984 - Requires that five percent of all bulk cargoes imported into or exported from the United States by water be carried on U.S.-flag ships. Requires yearly one percent increases until the percentage of bulk cargoes carried on U.S.-flag ships reaches 20 percent. Prohibits importers or exporters from avoiding such requirements by the terms of sale of such cargoes. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide relief from the requirements of this Act upon a finding that U.S.-flag ships are not available within guideline rates. Sets forth factors which the Secretary shall consider in determining the extent of relief granted. Requires the Secretary to establish and publish guideline rates for the carriage of bulk cargoes subject to this Act. Requires the Secretary to assure that such rates take into account certain objectives. Requires the Secretary, in order to establish guideline rates, to estimate the current cost of operating U.S.-flag ships in the foreign bulk trades of the United States and of constructing such ships. Requires such cost estimates to be published within six months after enactment of this Act. Requires such estimates to be revised annually. Requires that such rates: (1) be reviewed and adjusted at least annually; (2) not reflect costs greater than the estimated current costs; and (3) be the maximum rates which may be charged for the charter of U.S.-flag ships for the transportation of bulk cargoes governed by this Act. Requires the Secretary to establish and publish interim guideline rates in the first calendar year following the enactment of this Act. Sets forth factors to be taken into account in determining such rates. Requires importers or exporters to report to the Secretary on the percentages of exports and imports carried on U.S.-flag ships. Requires anyone who fails to transport the required percentage of U.S. bulk cargoes to use exclusively U.S. flag ships until the deficiency ha… | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-s-2984 | 98 | s | 2984 | A bill to designate the air traffic control tower to be constructed at the McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the "Tom Kesterson Tower". | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-11 | 1984-09-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] | TN | R | B000063 | 0 | Designates the air traffic control tower to be constructed at the McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the Tom Kesterson Tower. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 98-s-2980 | 98 | s | 2980 | A bill to provide matching grants for the retrofitting and operation of certain surplus vessels used for humanitarian purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-10 | 1984-09-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to provide grants to LIFE International to pay up to 75 percent of the costs of retrofitting and operating specified vessels transferred to the organization. Authorizes appropriations to the Maritime Administration for FY 1985 through 1987 for such grants. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 98-s-2965 | 98 | s | 2965 | Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Acceleration Act of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-06 | 1984-09-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Acceleration Act of 1984 - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to accelerate the replacement and rehabilitation of deficient bridges. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to pay 90 percent of the costs of eligible bridge projects, and the total costs of emergency bridge projects, approved under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to approve for selection any deficient Federal-highway bridge project eligible for funding under the highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program, and which costs more than $10,000,000, or at least twice the amount of the State apportionment. Sets forth factors and considerations for the prioritization of eligible projects. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1985 through 1988. | 2025-08-29T17:41:19Z | |
| 98-hr-6190 | 98 | hr | 6190 | A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require air carriers to schedule operations at airports in such a manner so as not to exceed the capacity of any airport to handle operations during any period of time. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-09-05 | 1984-09-19 | Executive Comment Requested from CAB, DOT, OMB. | House | Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-14] | NY | R | M000842 | 0 | Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require air carriers to schedule takeoffs and landings at airports in a manner that does not exceed the capacity of such airports to handle such operations. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe procedures for such scheduling not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, including the monitoring of any necessary negotiations. Requires air carriers to enter into an initial agreement, not later than 60 days after enactment, which establishes a conforming operation schedule. Authorizes the Administrator to prescribe schedules if air carriers do not enter into such agreement. Authorizes the Administrator to resolve any schedule disputes and to exempt air carriers from the antitrust laws to the extent necessary to implement agreements. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-s-2932 | 98 | s | 2932 | A bill to amend the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1985 and 1986, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-08-09 | 1984-09-28 | Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1165. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 0 | Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to: (1) authorize appropriations for FY 1985 and 1986, including appropriations for the State grant programs; and (2) direct the Secretary of Transportation to submit directly to Congress on April 15 of each year the annual reports required of the Secretary under each Act. (Current law requires that the reports be submitted to the President for transmittal to Congress on June 15 of each year.) Declares that the following acts unreasonably burden and discriminate against interstate commerce and prohibits any State or subdivision of a State from: (1) assessing natural gas transmission property at a value that has a higher ratio to the true market value of the natural gas transmission property than the ratio that the assessed value of commercial and industrial property in the same assessment jurisdiction has to the true market value of such commercial and industrial property; (2) levying or collecting a tax on an assessment that may not be made under clause (1) of this paragraph; (3) levying or collecting an ad valorem property tax on natural gas transmission property at a tax rate that exceeds the tax rate applicable to commercial and industrial property in the same assessment jurisdiction; and (4) imposing another tax that discriminates against a natural gas company subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Permits relief only if the ratio of assessed value to true market value exceeds, by at least five percent, the ratio of assessed value to true market value of commercial and industrial property in the same assessment jurisdiction. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 98-s-2943 | 98 | s | 2943 | Conrail Infrastructure Fund Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-08-09 | 1984-08-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 5 | Conrail Infrastructure Fund Act - Amends the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to establish a revolving fund through which proceeds from the sale of Conrail shall be used for rail-related infrastructure capital improvements. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to distribute money in the fund among the States based on the amount of State taxes exempted under the Northeast Rail Services Act of 1981. Requires that the remainder of such funds be allocated on the basis of a formula relating to Conrail mileage on April 1, 1976. | 2025-08-29T17:38:43Z | |
| 98-hr-6097 | 98 | hr | 6097 | A bill to amend the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to ensure that mass transportation facilities are safe by requiring the review of plans for construction or renovation of such facilities and to require inspection of such facilities during and after construcion or renovation. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-08-08 | 1984-08-30 | Executive Comment Requested from DOT, GSA, OMB. | House | Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] | NJ | D | G000511 | 0 | Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from approving any project for construction or renovation of certain mass transportation facilities unless the plans, specifications, and estimates have been reviewed and certified by engineers of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Directs the Secretary to provide for periodic inspection of such facilities during construction. Directs the Administrator of General Services to inspect such facilities at least every five years after construction and to make public a report to the Secretary on such inspection. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-6098 | 98 | hr | 6098 | A bill to designate the Federal highway under construction on the Greenup Dam over the Ohio River as the "Carl D. Perkins Memorial Bridge". | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-08-08 | 1984-08-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] | OH | R | M000432 | 19 | Designates the Federal highway on the Greenup Dam over the Ohio River as the Carl D. Perkins Memorial Bridge. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-6081 | 98 | hr | 6081 | A bill to amend the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to require that the motor vehicle bumper standard established by the Secretary of Transportation shall be restored to that in effect January 1, 1982. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-08-06 | 1984-08-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance. | House | Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-23] | CA | D | B000318 | 1 | Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to require the Secretary of Transportation to restore the Federal bumper standard as it existed on January 1, 1982. Declares that the Secretary is not prohibited from imposing a stricter standard than the standard to be restored. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-6082 | 98 | hr | 6082 | Conrail Sale Rail Infrastructure Fund Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-08-06 | 1984-08-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 9 | Conrail Sale Rail Infrastructure Fund Act - Amends the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to establish a revolving fund through which proceeds from the sale of Conrail shall be used for rail-related infrastructure capital improvements. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to allocate money in the fund among the States in accordance with a survey of improvement needs. Requires the Secretary to conduct such survey within six months of enactment of this Act. | 2025-08-29T17:40:36Z | |
| 98-hr-6065 | 98 | hr | 6065 | Conrail Sale Date Deferment Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-08-02 | 1984-08-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] | OH | D | A000214 | 0 | Conrail Sale Date Deferment Act - Amends the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from selling the Consolidated Rail Corporation until one year after the date of enactment of this Act. (Currently, the Secretary is authorized to make such sale after June 1, 1984.) | 2025-08-29T17:38:26Z | |
| 98-hr-6076 | 98 | hr | 6076 | Motor Vehicle Safety Amendments of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-08-02 | 1984-08-08 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2] | CO | D | W000647 | 13 | Motor Vehicle Safety Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to prohibit the registration or licensing of motor vehicles when the ownership is transferred in interstate commerce unless: (1) the application for a new certificate of title is accompanied by the prior owner's most recent registration card and title; and (2) the new certificate of title is printed in a specified manner indicating the odometer mileage. Increases the criminal penalty for violations of odometer requirements from one to three years maximum imprisonment. Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to authorize a tire dealer or distributor whose business is not owned or controlled by a tire manufacturer to elect to be subject to tire registration requirements. Revises the restrictions on certain imported vehicles that do not conform to Federal standards. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to exempt certain motor vehicles or equipment from such restrictions for purposes of research, investigation, study, demonstration, training, national security, or completion in the United States of an incomplete foreign-built vehicle or equipment item. Prohibits dealers from selling defective motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment. Imposes criminal penalties upon manufacturers who knowingly and willfully fail to notify owners or purchasers of motor vehicle safety defects or of failures to comply with motor vehicle safety standards. Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to direct the Secretary to promulgate Federal motor vehicle safety standards: (1) establishing passenger car crashworthiness rating and labeling requirements; and (2) establishing passenger motor vehicle bumper system rating and labeling requirements. Establishes the position of Associate Deputy Administrator for Motor Carrier Safety in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to carry out any delegated duty related to motor carrier safety. Directs the Secretary to arrange with the Natio… | 2025-08-29T17:42:01Z | |
| 98-s-2902 | 98 | s | 2902 | A bill to protect the public interest in lands improved during construction of the Cross Florida Barge Canal, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-08-02 | 1984-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] | FL | R | H000374 | 0 | Amends the authorization for the Cross Florida Barge Canal to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to acquire the right-of-way lands required for use in connection with the Cross Florida Barge Canal and to utilize completed portions of the Canal and the Ocklawaha River Valley for recreational purposes and fish and wildlife management and enhancement until such lands are needed for the navigational features of such project. Prohibits the Secretary from operating the Eurika Lock and Dam in a manner which would cause any new flooding of surrounding land. Allows the Secretary, until any land within the project is needed for navigational purposes, to lease such land for recreation, fish or wildlife, or agricultural purposes. Prohibits the obligation of funds appropriated for construction of the project until an environmental impact statement concerning such construction has been completed. Requires the United States to defend any legal proceedings brought against lands or interests held in the right-of-way for the Cross Florida Barge Canal. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-s-2874 | 98 | s | 2874 | Surface Freight Forwarder Deregulation Act of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-07-26 | 1984-07-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] | OR | R | P000009 | 0 | Surface Freight Forwarder Deregulation Act of 1984 - Amends Federal shipping laws to eliminate Interstate Commerce Commission regulations governing the operations of surface freight forwarders. | 2025-08-29T17:39:27Z | |
| 98-s-2837 | 98 | s | 2837 | A bill to provide a basis for filing by water carriers of complaints regarding rail contractors. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-29 | 1984-06-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 0 | Authorizes any water carrier to file a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission on the grounds that a proposed rail carrier contract is unfair, destructive, predatory, or otherwise undermines competition. Makes it Federal rail transportation policy to prohibit pricing and practices by rail carriers that are unfair, destructive, predatory, or which otherwise undermine competition with water carriers. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 98-s-2840 | 98 | s | 2840 | Small Community Air Service Improvement Act of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-29 | 1984-06-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 1 | Small Community Air Service Improvement Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to revise provisions with respect to small community air service. Authorizes the Civil Aeronautics Board to approve plans for financial assistance to air carriers providing transportation to eligible points in small communities. Authorizes the Board to grant exclusive rights to an air carrier to provide air transportation for a period not exceeding three years to eligible points in small communities. Sets forth terms and conditions for the Board to exercise such authorities. Exempts persons granted exclusive rights under this Act from specified antitrust laws. Revises the definition of essential air transportation. | 2025-08-29T17:39:27Z | |
| 98-sjres-331 | 98 | sjres | 331 | A joint resolution to require the Interstate Commerce Commission to consider certain indicators in determining the revenue adequacy of railroads, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-29 | 1984-06-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 9 | Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission to: (1) consider certain indicators in determining the revenue adequacy of railroads; (2) consider specified evidence when appropriate in determining whether there is effective rail competition; (3) revise proposed guidelines which prescribe reasonable rates for coal shipments; (4) prohibit certain actions with respect to reciprocal switching services; (5) expedite its study on cancellations of through routes, joint rail rates, and reciprocal switching; and (6) facilitate discovery of information regarding railroad contracts by parties with standing to challenge such contracts. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 98-s-2807 | 98 | s | 2807 | A bill to designate the bridge on Highway 72 over the Richard B. Russell Reservoir between South Carolina and Georgia as the "Olin D. Johnston Bridge". | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-28 | 1984-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 1 | Designates a certain bridge over the Richard B. Russell Reservoir between South Carolina and Georgia as the Olin D. Johnston Bridge. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-s-2828 | 98 | s | 2828 | A bill to amend the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to require the provision of automatic safety airbags in all automobiles beginning on or after September 1, 1986. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-28 | 1984-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to require the installation of automatic safety airbags in passenger automobiles manufactured on or after September 1, 1986. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 98-hr-5948 | 98 | hr | 5948 | National Infrastructure Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-27 | 1984-09-27 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | H000840 | 27 | National Infrastructure Act - Establishes in the Treasury the National Infrastructure Fund. Authorizes appropriations for each of fiscal years 1985 through 1994. Directs amounts in the Fund to be made available to the Secretary of the Treasury to make interest-free repayable grants to States. Establishes within the Fund a separate account to be known as the Sinking Fund Account for deposits by States of grant obligations. Requires the Secretary to invest amounts in the Account in interest-bearing obligations of the United States. Requires the Secretary to maintain separate records of funds in the Account with respect to each grant made under this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress each year of FY 1986 through 2015 on the financial conditions of the Account. Entitles each State to repayable grants, according to a specified population ratio, for fiscal years 1985 - 1994. Specifies terms for payments to States by the Secretary and repayments by States to the Secretary of such grants. Allows the Secretary to adjust the amount of any payment if deemed necessary. Allows States 20 years for repayment of grants, with adjustments made to the Account for each State at such time. Sets forth qualifications for States receiving such grants, including: (1) a contractual agreement by the State that it will establish an infrastructure revolving fund in its treasury to deposit and maintain records of grants received and make interest- free loans to various departments and agencies within the State; (2) terms and length of repayment; (3) specified uses to which grant funds may be applied; and (4) specified prohibited uses of grant funds. Requires a State to make available to the Secretary and the Comptroller General for inspection such records as either may require. Requires annual independent financial audits of grant-participating States to determine compliance with this Act. Allows States to waive such audit requirement in specified circumstances. Allows the Secretary to waive such audit requirement in ce… | 2025-08-29T17:41:52Z | |
| 98-s-2796 | 98 | s | 2796 | Civil Aeronautics Board Sunset Act of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-27 | 1984-07-25 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1065. | Senate | Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] | KS | R | K000017 | 0 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation with amendment, S. Rept. 98-565) Civil Aeronautics Board Sunset Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to terminate and transfer certain functions of the Civil Aeronautics Board to the Department of Transportation. Transfers to the Department the authority of the Board concerning: (1) consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control; (2) interlocking relationships; (3) pooling and other agreements; and (4) antitrust exemptions. (Currently, such authority is scheduled for transfer to the Department of Justice effective January 1, 1985). Terminates such authority of the Department of Transportation on January 1, 1989. Terminates the authority of the Board with respect to the air carriage of mail, tariffs of air carriers, and rates of service on January 1, 1985. Terminates the authority of the Board with respect to stock ownership disclosures, loans and financial aid approvals, special operating authorizations, and certain rate-making provisions on January 1, 1985. Transfers to the U.S. Postal Service the Board's authority to set rates for domestic mail, except with respect to the carriage of mail within Alaska. Transfers such authority with respect to Alaska to the Department of Transportation. Deems all authority of the Board not otherwise terminated or transferred on or before January 1, 1985, to be transferred to the Department of Transportation. Transfers the authority of the Department of Transportation to set rates for the carriage of mail within Alaska to the Postal Service on January 1, 1989. Directs the Postal Service to exercise such authority through negotiations or competitive bidding. Transfers to the Secretary of Transportation all functions, powers, and duties of the Board under specified provisions of law. Requires the Secretary to collect and disseminate certain information on passengers traveling in interstate and overseas air transportation. Prohibits the Secretary from requiring air carriers to sub… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 98-hr-5932 | 98 | hr | 5932 | A bill to provide that the Federal Aviation Administration shall only perform functions relating to aviation safety, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-26 | 1984-07-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | L000265 | 0 | Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to declare that the Federal Aviation Administration shall only perform functions relating to aviation safety, except for the development and construction of a civil supersonic aircraft. Transfers to the Secretary of Transportation all functions of the Administration that do not pertain to aviation safety. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-sres-415 | 98 | sres | 415 | A resolution commemorating the 20 years of Federal support of mass transportation. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-26 | 1984-06-26 | Referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 18 | Commemorates 20 years of Federal mass transit assistance. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 98-hr-5905 | 98 | hr | 5905 | A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, clarifying the Federal pilot requirements. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-20 | 1984-06-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Requires the designation of areas near Prince William Sound, Alaska, on which a vessel is not required to be under the direction and control of a federally licensed pilot. | 2021-06-29T21:21:11Z | |
| 98-s-2770 | 98 | s | 2770 | A bill to protect consumers and franchised automobile dealers from unfair price discrimination in the sale by the manufacturer of new motor vehicles, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-15 | 1984-06-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 12 | Title I: Automobiles - Prohibits an automobile manufacturer from selling or leasing or offering to sell or lease any new automobile in interstate commerce to any person (including an automobile dealer) during a sales period at a price higher than the lowest price at which the manufacturer sells, leases, or offers for sale or lease any other automobile of the same model, similarly equipped, during that sales period. Prohibits an automobile manufacturer from offering any incentive in connection with the sale or lease in interstate commerce of any model of new automobile unless all automobile dealers authorized by the manufacturer to sell such model have been notified, in advance, of the incentive and it remains in effect for at least 14 days. Sets forth exceptions to such prohibitions, including provision for qualified regional incentive sales programs. Permits any person to bring an action against an automobile manufacturer to require compliance with this Act. Declares that nothing in this Act shall repeal, modify, or otherwise affect the application of any provision of the Federal antitrust laws. Pre-empts State laws only to the extent inconsistent with this Act. Title II: Trucks - Prohibits any truck manufacturer from selling or leasing or offering to sell or lease any new truck in interstate commerce to any person (including a truck dealer) during a sales period at a price higher than the lowest price at which the manufacturer sells, leases, or offers to sell or lease any other new truck of the same model, similarly equipped, during that sales period. Prohibits a truck manufacturer from offering any incentive in connection with the sale or lease of any model of new truck in interstate commerce unless all truck dealers authorized by the truck manufacturer to sell that model have been notified, in advance, of the incentive and it remains in effect for at least 30 days. Sets forth exceptions to such prohibition. Prohibits any truck dealer owned by a truck manufacturer from selling or leasing or offering to sell … | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-312 | 98 | sjres | 312 | An original joint resolution to approve the Interstate and Interstate Substitute Cost Estimates, to amend title 23 of the United States Code, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-15 | 1984-10-05 | See H.R. 5504. | Senate | Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] | ID | R | S001138 | 0 | Approves the interstate highway cost estimate for FY 1985 and 1986 and the interstate substitute cost estimate for FY 1984 and 1985. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to adjust and reallocate the minimum allocation made on March 9, 1984, to reflect the apportionments made under this Act. Revises the procedures for releasing interstate construction funds and interstate substitute funds, including allowing the Secretary to release such funds without congressional approval. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-5850 | 98 | hr | 5850 | A bill to provide for the continuation of certain rail freight service by Conrail, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-14 | 1984-06-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] | PA | D | M001088 | 0 | Amends the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to prohibit the Consolidated Rail Corporation from abandoning the railroad lines known as the Economy Section Extension and the Economy Secondary Track in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-5833 | 98 | hr | 5833 | A bill to improve certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-12 | 1984-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 98-595. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] | NY | D | B000432 | 3 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to declare that an assumption of an obligation by the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of Commerce does not affect the validity of the guarantee of such obligation. Makes eligible for a loan guarantee any vessel or fishery facility for which obligations were accelerated and paid after default. Revises restrictions on the Secretary of Transportation's authority to make a loan guarantee, by setting forth areas of consideration for the Secretary prior to making such guarantee, including the need for technical improvements for inland waterways. Authorizes the Secretaries, in the event of a default, to assume the obligor's rights and duties under a loan or other security agreement. Requires regulations on fees charged loan obligors to provide a formula for determining creditworthiness under which the most creditworthy obligors qualify for the fee computed on the lowest allowable percentage, and the least creditworthy obligors for a fee computed on the highest allowable percentage. Eliminates the authority of the Federal Maritime Commission to initiate investigations. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 98-s-2745 | 98 | s | 2745 | A bill to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct, operate and maintain a single retention structure for controlling sediment flowing from eruptions of Mount St. Helens. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-11 | 1984-06-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Evans, Daniel J. [R-WA] | WA | R | E000236 | 1 | Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct, operate, and maintain a single retention structure for use in controlling flow sediment from eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to undertake conforming activities downstream from Mount St. Helens for flood protection along the Cowlitz River. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-s-2738 | 98 | s | 2738 | A bill to provide State and local governments greater flexibility and self-determination in addressing how specific highway needs can best be met. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-07 | 1984-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 2 | Removes restrictions on State transfers of certain apportioned highway funds. Requires States to utilize a specified percentage of such funds on the projects for which they were apportioned, except where the State certifies to the Secretary of Transportation that such percentage is in excess of existing highway needs. Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to conform to provisions of this Act. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-5785 | 98 | hr | 5785 | A bill to protect the careers of airline employees and to assure their fair treatment in consolidations, mergers, and acquisitions, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-06 | 1984-06-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 6 | Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require certain protections of the seniority rights of affected employees in cases of airline consolidations, mergers, or acquisitions of control. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-hr-5786 | 98 | hr | 5786 | A bill to deauthorize the Cross-Florida Barge Canal project, to adjust the boundaries of the Ocala National Forest, Florida, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-06 | 1984-06-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. MacKay, Buddy [D-FL-6] | FL | D | M000023 | 5 | Deauthorizes the Cross-Florida Barge Canal project. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to operate and maintain existing facilities and appurtenant lands of such project. Extends the boundaries of the Ocala National Forest, Florida. Provides for the transfer of certain lands, administered by the Corp of Engineers, to the Secretary of Agriculture to be administered and made part of the Ocala National Forest. Provides for the acquisition of certain lands within the Ocala National Forest which are held by the State of Florida. Establishes the Lake Ocklawaha Federal Recreation District as part of the Ocala National Forest. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to operate the Rodman Dam located within such District. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to receive and administer easements to further the purposes of such District. States that this Act shall not take effect until the State of Florida takes certain specified action in conformity with the purposes of this Act. Authorizes appropriations beginning with FY 1985 to carry out the purposes of this Act. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-5789 | 98 | hr | 5789 | Defective Aircraft Remedy Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-06 | 1984-06-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] | OH | D | S000230 | 0 | Defective Aircraft Remedy Act - Requires aircraft manufacturers to remedy unsafe conditions relating to design or manufacturing defects. Provides for notification by the Secretary of Transportation to manufacturers of such defects and by manufacturers to registered aircraft owners. Establishes civil penalties for violations of this Act. | 2025-08-29T17:37:58Z | |
| 98-s-2728 | 98 | s | 2728 | A bill to deauthorize the Cross-Florida Barge Canal project, to adjust the boundaries of the Ocala National Forest, Florida, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-06 | 1984-06-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] | FL | D | C000356 | 0 | Deauthorizes the Cross-Florida Barge Canal project. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to operate and maintain existing facilities and appurtenant lands of such project. Extends the boundaries of the Ocala National Forest, Florida. Provides for the transfer of certain lands, administered by the Corp of Engineers, to the Secretary of Agriculture to be administered and made part of the Ocala National Forest. Provides for the acquisition of certain lands within the Ocala National Forest which are held by the State of Florida. Establishes the Lake Ocklawaha Federal Recreation District as part of the Ocala National Forest. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to operate the Rodman Dam located within such District. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to receive and administer easements to further the purposes of such District. States that this Act shall not take effect until the State of Florida takes certain specified action in conformity with the purposes of this Act. Authorizes appropriations beginning with FY 1985 to carry out the purposes of this Act. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-5774 | 98 | hr | 5774 | Tonnage Measurement of Vessels Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-06-05 | 1984-09-04 | Favorable Executive Comment Received From DOT, State. | House | Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | J000256 | 3 | Tonnage Measurement of Vessels Act - Requires applicable vessels to be measured by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating in accordance with the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (Convention) and this Act. Directs the Secretary to issue such vessels an International Tonnage Certificate (1969) upon completion of the measurement. Provides that such vessels may also be measured and issued regulatory tonnages under other provisions of law. Allows the Secretary to authorize the American Bureau of Shipping, another private entity, or another party to the Convention to measure vessels and issue certificates as provided under this Act. Requires the Secretary to accept the tonnage and certificate of vessels of any country that complies with or approximates the provisions of the Convention. Authorizes the Secretary to inspect any vessel to verify compliance with such provisions. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of this Act. Amends the Revised Statutes to remove the limitation on measuring to those vessels which engage in international voyages. Removes the prohibition against collecting or charging fees for the measurement of vessels. | 2025-08-29T17:38:24Z | |
| 98-hr-5764 | 98 | hr | 5764 | A bill to designate a bridge on the Interstate System near Le Claire, Iowa, as the "Fred Schwengel Bridge". | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-31 | 1984-06-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] | IA | D | H000206 | 0 | Designates the bridge crossing the Mississippi River near Le Claire, Iowa, as the Fred Schwengel Bridge. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-5765 | 98 | hr | 5765 | Infrastructure Improvement and Public Productivity Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-31 | 1984-08-16 | Executive Comment Received From ACIR. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 0 | Infrastructure Improvement and Public Productivity Act - Sets out State apportionments for amounts appropriated to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to develop a representative tax system similar to a previously-published tax system, to provide public notice of such system and opportunity to comment, and to submit a report on such system to the appropriate congressional committees as soon as practicable. States that such tax system shall take effect not sooner than 45 days after publication in final form in the Federal Register and concurrent transmittal to each House of Congress. Sets aside one percent of amounts appropriated under this Act for research and development in the repair, maintenance, and future improvement of public facilities. Sets aside a percentage for Puerto Rico and the other U.S. territories. Directs the chief executive officer of each State and territory to set aside one percent of any amounts apportioned to such State or territory for capital budgeting and capital improvement programs. Directs such chief executive officer, after setting aside the proper amounts, to make the remainder available for grants for the construction, reconstruction, renovation, and repair of public facilities. States that a grant under this Act for a project for which no other Federal grant is made shall be for 50 percent of the cost of the project. Specifies limited conditions under which grants shall be made. Directs the chief executive officer, in selecting projects for grants, to consider the ability of the proposed project to stimulate additional capital spending. Requires funds apportioned to a State to be allocated between rural and urban areas in an equitable manner in accordance with a specified formula. Directs the chief executive officer to conduct an audit of each project completed with a grant under this Act. Directs recipients of such grants to keep records to enable such officer to complete such audits, and to make such records available to the chief executive … | 2025-08-29T17:39:28Z | |
| 98-hr-5731 | 98 | hr | 5731 | Railroad Regulation Improvement Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-24 | 1984-05-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] | MT | R | M000139 | 2 | Railroad Regulation Improvement Act - Revises Federal law with respect to Federal rail transportation policy. Declares it to be Federal policy to provide protection to shippers of grain, soybeans, and sunflower seeds against unreasonable rail rates and practices. Prohibits the Interstate Commerce Commission from exempting persons and services from the provisions of Federal law with respect to transportation of grain, soybeans, and sunflower seeds. Sets forth standards for rail rates on such products. Makes it unlawful for certain rail carriers which can participate in a joint through rail route to fail to provide and maintain their portions of such route. Sets forth remedies in the event two or more rail carriers cannot agree on a division of revenue under joint rates established for such routes. Requires that the essential terms of contracts for the transportation of grain, soybeans, and sunflower seeds be made available to the general public in tariff format. Sets forth standards and principles to be applied by the Commission when determining unreasonable preference or prejudice. Requires applicants for abandonment or discontinuance of a railroad line to demonstrate that such line, during the preceding two-year period, produced a lower rate of return on net investment than that produced by all other rail operations of the applicant. Changes from discretionary to mandatory the requirement for rail carriers to make their transportation facilities available to other rail carriers when such availability is in the public interest. | 2025-08-29T17:37:49Z | |
| 98-hr-5732 | 98 | hr | 5732 | A bill to amend the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 to provide for recreational diving safety. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-24 | 1984-05-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation. | House | Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-14] | NY | R | M000842 | 10 | Amends the Inland Navigational Rules to: (1) define a "divers flag"; and (2) prescribe alternative light requirements if the size of a vessel engaged in diving operations precludes the exhibition of all lights currently required by law. | 2021-06-29T21:19:11Z | |
| 98-hr-5736 | 98 | hr | 5736 | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, and the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to eliminate obligation limitations on highway expenditures, to provide States with greater flexibility in the use of Federal highway funds, and to allow the construction of new toll highways with Federal funds. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-24 | 1984-06-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Tallon, Robert M. (Robin) [D-SC-6] | SC | D | T000034 | 0 | Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 and the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1984, to eliminate obligation limitations on highway expenditures. Declares that no provision of law shall limit the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to obligate amounts authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs, unless a statute is enacted expressly for such purpose. Removes restrictions on State transfers of apportioned funds. Provides for reducing apportionments to any State which demonstrates that a specified percentage exceeds its needs. Permits Federal participation in the construction of new toll highways. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-s-2718 | 98 | s | 2718 | Projects on Road Construction Act of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-24 | 1984-06-04 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Transportation Department. | Senate | Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] | ID | R | S001138 | 0 | Projects on Road Construction Act of 1984 - Title I: Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY 1985 and 1986 for highway beautification. Directs the Secretary to complete a gap on the Federal-aid primary system in an urban area in Passaic County, New Jersey, utilizing procedures to accelerate design and construction. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress, not later than 180 days after the completion of such project, on its results, including specified analyses. Directs the Secretary to carry out the following demonstration projects: (1) in Brick Township, New Jersey, to demonstrate methods of improving traffic operations and reducing accidents at a high-volume rotary intersection; (2) in the vicinity of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to demonstrate methods by which a highway construction project on the Federal-aid primary system will enhance highway safety and economic development in an area of high unemployment; (3) in the vicinity of Fort Smith, Arkansas, to demonstrate the economic growth and development benefits of widening a segment of the Federal-aid urban system connecting a community college and a large commercial center, and of improving traffic signalization on such segment; (4) in the vicinity of Moorhead, Minnesota, to demonstrate the economic and safety benefits of constructing a grade separation between a railroad line and a highway on the Federal-aid urban system; (5) in the vicinities of Fosston and Bagley, Minnesota, to demonstrate the economic and safety benefits of reconstructing two segments of a major highway on the Federal-aid primary system; (6) in Kentucky, to demonstrate methods of improving traffic flow and safety on a State highway which connects an Interstate route in the vicinity of the City of Dry Ridge with a highway on the Federal-aid primary system in the vicinity of the City of Owentown; (7) in San Bernardino County, California, in the vicinity of the Ontario International Airport, to demonstrate method… | 2025-08-29T17:39:49Z | |
| 98-hr-5717 | 98 | hr | 5717 | A bill declaring a portion of Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana, a nonnavigable waterway of the United States. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-23 | 1984-05-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3] | LA | D | T000058 | 0 | Declares a portion of Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana, to be a nonnavigable waterway of the United States. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-5722 | 98 | hr | 5722 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to make a grant to the State of California to purchase any right-of-way necessary to increase from two lanes to four lanes a segment of California State Route 152, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-23 | 1984-08-20 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From OMB. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make a grant to California to purchase the right-of-way necessary to enlarge a certain highway near Gilroy, California, from two lanes to four lanes. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY 1985 for such grant. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-5674 | 98 | hr | 5674 | A bill to amend the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-17 | 1984-05-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation. | House | Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] | MI | R | D000131 | 8 | Amends Rule 14 of the Inland Navigational Rules (enacted by the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 and relating to head-on situations) to declare that certain downbound vessels on the Great Lakes, Western Rivers, or other specified waters shall: (1) have the right-of-way over upbound vessels; (2) propose the manner of passage; and (3) initiate the maneuvering signals. | 2021-06-29T21:18:06Z | |
| 98-s-2683 | 98 | s | 2683 | A bill to amend title XII of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-17 | 1984-05-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 0 | Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to extend the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to provide war risk insurance and reinsurance until September 3036 1989. (Currently such authority expires on September 30, 1984.) | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 98-s-2684 | 98 | s | 2684 | Tonnage Measurement of Vessels Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-17 | 1984-05-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 0 | Tonnage Measurement of Vessels Act - Requires applicable vessels to be measured by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating in accordance with the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (Convention) and this Act. Directs the Secretary to issue such vessels an International Tonnage Certificate (1969) upon completion of the measurement. Provides that such vessels may also be measured and issued regulatory tonnages under other provisions of law. Allows the Secretary to authorize the American Bureau of Shipping, other private entity, or another party to the Convention to measure vessels and issue certificates as provided under this Act. Requires the Secretary to accept the tonnage and certificate of vessels of any country that complies with or approximates the provisions of the Convention. Authorizes the Secretary to inspect any vessel to verify compliance with such provisions. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of this Act. Amends the Revised Statutes to remove the limitation on measuring to those vessels which engage in international voyages. Removes the prohibition against collecting or charging fees for the measurement of vessels. | 2025-08-29T17:40:58Z | |
| 98-s-2688 | 98 | s | 2688 | An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1985 to carry out the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-17 | 1984-10-11 | Became Public Law No: 98-464. | Senate | Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] | OR | R | P000009 | 0 | (Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment) Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to: (1) authorize appropriations for FY 1985, including appropriations for the State grant programs; and (2) direct the Secretary of Transportation to submit directly to Congress on April 15 of each year the annual reports required of the Secretary under each Act. (Current law requires that the reports be submitted to the President for transmittal to Congress on June 15 of each year). Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) study issues relating to the transportation of methanol through the interstate liquid pipeline system and make recommendations for the safe and efficient transportation of methanol through such pipeline, and report the results of the study to Congress; and (2) study the feasibility of and costs connected with requiring various methods of testing and inspecting hazardous liquid pipeline facilities subject to provisions of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 and to report the results to Congress. Directs the Secretary to: (1) make recommendations, based on the study undertaken under clause (2) of the previous sentence and on consultation between the Secretary and the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, as to the frequency and type of testing and inspection of pipeline facilities which should be required; and (2) report the recommendations to Congress. Requires any person owning or operating interstate transmission facilities, within 180 days of the enactment of this Act, to submit a report to the Secretary which: (1) identifies the location and condition of all pipeline facilities owned or operated by such owner or operator whose construction was completed before January 1, 1940; and (2) includes the most recent leak survey information compiled by such owner or operator with respect to such pipelines. Directs the Secretary, within 90 days after the expiration of such 180 day period, to: (1)… | 2025-04-07T14:20:35Z | |
| 98-hr-5658 | 98 | hr | 5658 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers to transfer to New Hanover County, North Carolina, ownership of a surplus dredging vessel, known as the "Hyde hopper dredge". | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-15 | 1984-05-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] | NC | D | R000436 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to transfer to New Hanover County, North Carolina, ownership of a surplus dredging vessel known as the "Hyde hopper dredge." | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-5637 | 98 | hr | 5637 | National Drunk Driving Prevention Act | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-10 | 1984-06-26 | For Further Action See H.R.4616. | House | Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] | CA | D | B000711 | 2 | National Drunk Driving Prevention Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from approving Federal-aid highway projects in States which do not provide, at a minimum, the following laws and programs: (1) a blood alcohol content standard; (2) suspension of a license for conviction of drunk driving; (3) imprisonment for conviction of drunk driving; (4) penalties for driving with a suspended or revoked license; (5) informational programs; (6) rehabilitation and treatment programs; (7) a minimum drinking age of 21 years; and (8) a sale-of-liquor-to-minors enforcement program. | 2025-08-29T17:39:25Z | |
| 98-s-2654 | 98 | s | 2654 | A bill to authorize the Coast Guard to purchased 6 ship tethered aerostats for use by the Coast Guard for drug detection purposes in the Caribbean Sea. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-09 | 1984-05-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] | FL | R | H000374 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to purchase six ship tethered aerostats for use by the Coast Guard for drug detection in the Caribbean. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 98-hr-5614 | 98 | hr | 5614 | A bill to amend the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to provide criminal penalties for manufacturers who fail to notify owners or purchasers of motor vehicle safety defects or failures to comply with motor vehicle safety standards. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-08 | 1984-08-08 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1] | HI | D | H000449 | 4 | Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to impose criminal penalties upon manufacturers who fail to notify owners or purchasers of motor vehicle safety defects or failures to comply with motor vehicle safety standards. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-5623 | 98 | hr | 5623 | National Wildflower Landscaping Act of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-08 | 1984-05-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Vandergriff, Tommy J. [D-TX-26] | TX | D | V000026 | 3 | National Wildflower Landscaping Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to approve the planting of native wildflowers for landscaping and scenic enhancement of Federal-aid highways. | 2025-08-29T17:38:09Z | |
| 98-sjres-289 | 98 | sjres | 289 | A joint resolution to designate June 18, 1984, as "National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Day". | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-08 | 1984-06-18 | Became Public Law No: 98-319. | Senate | Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] | FL | R | H000374 | 36 | Designates June 18, 1984, as National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hr-5583 | 98 | hr | 5583 | Automobile Fuel Efficiency Amendments of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-03 | 1984-05-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power. | House | Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] | CA | D | B000711 | 14 | Automobile Fuel Efficiency Amendments of 1984 - Title I: Amendments to Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to consult with the Secretary of Energy before establishing testing and calculation procedures for measuring automobile fuel economy. Authorizes (currently, directs) the Administrator to require fuel economy tests in conjunction with emissions tests conducted under the Clean Air Act. Directs the Administrator to measure a sampling of production passenger automobiles for each model type and year during the first month of manufacture for sale. Requires the adjustment of average fuel economy standards when necessary. Requires manufacturers to reflect any changes in such standards on automobile labels not more than 90 days after such changes are available. Requires that Federal testing and calculation procedures be repeated over a period of years to monitor automobile performance in use to determine the extent of decline in fuel economy. Directs the Administrator to periodically review procedures for testing fuel economy. Increases fuel economy standards for model years 1988 through 1995 and thereafter. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, by rule, to amend such standards to a level determined feasible. Establishes the average fuel economy standard for automobiles which are not passenger automobiles (light trucks) for model years 1988 through 1995 and thereafter. Exempts manufacuturers of less than 10,000 light trucks per year from such standards. Conditions such exemption upon the Secretary's establishing alternative standards. Directs the President to promulgate rules requiring light trucks used by the Federal government to meet average fuel economy standards. Directs the Administrator to update the booklet containing fuel economy data at least twice a year. Directs the Secretary of Energy to distribute at least 100 booklets each year to each dealer and addition… | 2025-08-29T17:39:02Z | |
| 98-hr-5585 | 98 | hr | 5585 | Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-03 | 1984-10-03 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1318. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation, within 60 days of enactment of this Act, to issue a final rule or regulation to ensure the prevention of alcohol and drug use in railroad operations. Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, to issue such rules, regulations, orders, and standards as necessary to: (1) ensure the safe maintenance, inspection, and testing of signal systems at rail-highway crossings; and (2) define qualification standards for employees who conduct railroad power brake and freight car inspections. Prohibits the closing or moving of a maintenance shop at Bristol, Pennsylvania, and support facilities at Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania, for a period of six months after enactment of this Act. Directs the Board of Directors of Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) to report to Congress by March 1, 1985, on any plans to close or move such shop and the potential impact of such closing on safety operations between New York and Baltimore. Requires the National Railroad Adjustment Board to resolve any dispute, grievance, or claim within 180 days after its filing with such Board. Authorizes the Board to award an aggrieved employee compensation equivalent to one year's pay, if the violation is a certain form of discrimination. Authorizes a railroad employee to commence a civil action to compel the Secretary to perform an act related to enforcement under the Federal railroad safety laws, if such act is not discretionary, and if the failure to perform such act creates a danger of serious injury or death to such employee. Requires such action to be brought in the U.S. district court for the District of Columbia, or the U.S. district court for the judicial district where the alleged violation occurred. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 and 1986 for: (1) Federal railroad safety provisions; (2) State safety programs; (3) research and develop… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 98-s-2632 | 98 | s | 2632 | Automobile Fuel Efficiency Amendments of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-03 | 1984-05-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 6 | Automobile Fuel Efficiency Amendments of 1984 - Title I: Amendments to Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to consult with the Secretary of Energy before establishing testing and calculation procedures for measuring automobile fuel economy. Authorizes (currently, directs) the Administrator to require fuel economy tests in conjunction with emissions tests conducted under the Clean Air Act. Directs the Administrator to measure a sampling of production passenger automobiles for each model type and year during the first month of manufacture for sale. Requires the adjustment of average fuel economy standards when necessary. Requires manufacturers to reflect any changes in such standards on automobile labels not more than 90 days after such changes are available. Requires that Federal testing and calculation procedures be repeated over a period of years to monitor automobile performance in use to determine the extent of decline in fuel economy. Directs the Administrator to periodically review procedures for testing fuel economy. Increases fuel economy standards for model years 1988 through 1995 and thereafter. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, by rule, to amend such standards to a level determined feasible. Establishes the average fuel economy standard for automobiles which are not passenger automobiles (light trucks) for model years 1988 through 1995 and thereafter. Exempts manufacturers of less than 10,000 light trucks per year from such standards. Conditions such exemption upon the Secretary's establishing alternative standards. Directs the President to promulgate rules requiring light trucks used by the Federal government to meet average fuel economy standards. Directs the Administrator to update the booklet containing fuel economy data at least twice a year. Directs the Secretary of Energy to distribute at least 100 booklets each year to each dealer and additiona… | 2025-08-29T17:41:01Z | |
| 98-hr-5568 | 98 | hr | 5568 | Truck Safety Act of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-02 | 1984-10-11 | See S. 2217. | House | Rep. Ferraro, Geraldine A. [D-NY-9] | NY | D | F000088 | 20 | (Measure passed House, amended) Truck Safety Act of 1984 - Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to exempt segments of the Interstate Highway System from the requirement that commercial motor vehicle combinations consisting of a truck tractor and two trailing units (double bottom trucks) be allowed to operate on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. Authorizes the Secretary to make similar exemptions from length and width limitations on federally-assisted highways. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 98-hr-5556 | 98 | hr | 5556 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a highway demonstration project in the State of California. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-05-01 | 1984-09-20 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From OMB. | House | Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13] | CA | D | M000794 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a highway project in the area of Santa Clara, California, to demonstrate how cooperative financing agreements involving contributions of funds and rights-of-way from the Federal Government, a State government, a local government, and an institution of higher learning can facilitate relocation of a highway on the Federal-aid urban system which passes through a campus of an institution of higher education. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress not later than 180 days after completion of such project. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund, other than the Mass Transit Account, to carry out such project. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-5527 | 98 | hr | 5527 | A bill to modify the Houston Ship Channel navigation project to maintain a forty-foot project depth in the Bayport Ship Channel. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-26 | 1984-05-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] | TX | R | F000111 | 0 | Modifies the Houston Ship Channel navigation project to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to perform such dredging operations as are necessary to maintain a 40-foot project depth in the Bayport Ship Channel. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-5531 | 98 | hr | 5531 | A bill to eliminate the requirement that the portion of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway located in the State of Maryland be conveyed to the State of Maryland upon completion of the reconstruction of the Parkway authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-26 | 1984-08-27 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works under authority of the order of the Senate of August 10, 1984. | House | Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] | MD | D | H000874 | 0 | Declares that the Secretary of the Interior shall not be required to convey to Maryland any portion of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway located in such State upon completion of the reconstruction of the parkway as authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-5504 | 98 | hr | 5504 | Surface Transportation Amendments of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-25 | 1984-10-10 | House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Anderson, Roe, Breaux, Mineta, Levitas, Oberstar, Snyder, Hammerschmidt, Shuster, Stangeland. | House | Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] | CA | D | A000189 | 3 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Surface Transportation Amendments of 1984 - Approves the interstate highway cost estimate for FY 1985 and 1986 and the interstate substitute cost estimate for FY 1984 and 1985. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to adjust and reallocate the minimum allocation made on March 9, 1984, to reflect the apportionments made under this Act. Revises the procedures for releasing interstate construction funds and interstate substitute funds, including allowing the Secretary to release such funds without congressional approval. Decreases the Federal share payable for emergency relief funds for repair projects on the Federal-aid highway system and the Interstate System, unless such emergency repairs are to minimize damage, protect facilities, or restore essential traffic and are accomplished within 30 days after the occurrence. Provides for the funding of certain highway projects with interstate discretionary funds. Requires that a specified percentage of State withdrawal funds be available to the Secretary for State highway research and planning. Authorizes Federal matching funds for bridge replacement and rehabilitation for specified bridges not on the Federal-aid highway system. Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to include small business concerns owned and controlled by women among such concerns that are eligible for a specified percentage of expenditures under such Act. Amends the General Bridge Act of 1906, the General Bridge Act of 1946, the International Bridge Act of 1972, the Department of Transportation Act, and various other Acts to repeal provisions which regulate toll facilities. Requires toll increases on such facilities to be just and reasonable. Declares that no report, list, schedule, or survey compiled by a State concerning the evaluation of hazardous roadway conditions or rail-highway crossings in order to plan and prioritize safety projects shall be required to be admitted into evidence or used for any other purpose in a Federal or State court. … | 2025-04-07T14:20:38Z | |
| 98-hr-5505 | 98 | hr | 5505 | A bill to amend title XII of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-25 | 1984-07-24 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1063. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] | NY | D | B000432 | 2 | Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to extend the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to provide war risk insurance and reinsurance until September 30, 1989. (Currently such authority expires on September 30, 1984.) | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 98-hr-5507 | 98 | hr | 5507 | A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to give the Federal Trade Commission authority with respect to certain regulations of the Civil Aeronautics Board relating to unfair acts or practices, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-25 | 1984-07-12 | Favorable Executive Comment Received From FTC. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 0 | Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission those practices regulated by the Civil Aeronautics Board with respect to denied boarding compensation, baggage handling, charter trips, conditions of carriage, computer reservation systems, smoking on aircraft, and discrimination against the handicapped. Declares that existing regulations of the Civil Aeronautics Board shall, after January 1, 1985, be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission as if they were regulations promulgated by the Commission. Declares that each such regulation to be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission during the period ending December 31, 1985, shall continue in effect without change unless set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction. Grants the Federal Trade Commission, after the expiration of such period, the same authority to amend or repeal any such regulation and to issue new regulations as the Civil Aeronautics Board was authorized to exercise as of January 1, 1984. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-5511 | 98 | hr | 5511 | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide incentive grants in order to encourage States to adopt and enforce laws requiring the use of safety belts by schoolchildren in new school buses, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-25 | 1984-05-16 | Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 21 | Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States which enact and enforce laws requiring the use of safety belts by schoolchildren in all schoolbuses. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund, other than the Mass Transit Account, for FY 1985 through 1987 for such grants. Defines schoolbus for purposes of this Act, limiting such term to vehicles manufactured after the 90th day following the date of enactment. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-5518 | 98 | hr | 5518 | A bill to require high-buoyancy life vests aboard commercial aircraft. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-25 | 1984-08-02 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7] | TN | R | S001075 | 0 | Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations requiring passenger aircraft of 30 seats or more to carry high-buoyancy life vests. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-s-2585 | 98 | s | 2585 | National Wildflower Landscaping Act of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-24 | 1984-04-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 2 | National Wildflower Landscaping Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to approve the planting of native wildflowers for landscaping and scenic enhancement of Federal-aid highways. | 2025-08-29T17:40:59Z | |
| 98-s-2581 | 98 | s | 2581 | A bill to modify a project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to increase beach erosion control. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-13 | 1984-04-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 0 | Modifies a project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to increase beach erosion control at Indian River Inlet, Delaware. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-5458 | 98 | hr | 5458 | A bill to repeal the Wrecked Vessel Statute. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-12 | 1984-04-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine. | House | Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | J000256 | 1 | Repeals provisions of the Revised Statutes with respect to the documentation and salvaging wrecked vessels. | 2021-06-29T21:14:56Z | |
| 98-hr-5471 | 98 | hr | 5471 | A bill to clarify procedures for the disposal of Federal lands for use for public airport purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-12 | 1984-04-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2] | HI | D | A000069 | 1 | Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to repeal the requirement that the Attorney General approve the transfer of Government-owned lands for public airport purposes. Makes the provisions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (relating to the disposition of property for public airports) inapplicable to this Act. Sets forth procedures for the conveyance of lands for airports where such conveyance was requested of the Secretary of Transportation by a Federal department or agency before the enactment of this Act. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 98-hr-5483 | 98 | hr | 5483 | Small Community Air Service Improvement Act of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-12 | 1984-04-26 | Subcommittee on Aviation Held Field Hearings in Modesto, CA (Aug 16, 83). | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 0 | Small Community Air Service Improvement Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to revise provisions with respect to small community air service. Authorizes the Civil Aeronautics Board to approve plans for financial assistance to air carriers providing transportation to eligible points in small communities. Authorizes the Board to grant exclusive rights to an air carrier to provide air transportation for a period not exceeding three years to eligible points in small communities. Sets forth terms and conditions for the Board to exercise such authorities. Exempts persons granted exclusive rights under this Act from specified antitrust laws. Revises the definition of essential air transportation. | 2025-08-29T17:38:51Z | |
| 98-s-2566 | 98 | s | 2566 | Airline Cabin Safety Act of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-12 | 1984-04-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 3 | Airline Cabin Safety Act of 1984 - Requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), not later than January 1, 1985, to issue a final rule applicable to commercial passenger aircraft that sets standards and requirements for: (1) improved fire containment of aircraft cargo compartments; (2) floor proximity emergency lighting; (3) fire blocking layers or other means to reduce the dangers of burning cabin seats; and (4) smoke detectors and automatic fire extinguishers in lavatories and galleys. Requires the FAA, not later than January 1, 1986, to issue a final rule applicable to such aircraft that sets standards and requirements for the amounts and chemical quality of smoke and toxic gas emitted by burning cabin interior materials. Requires the FAA, not later than June 1, 1986, to issue a final rule applicable to such aircraft that sets standards and requirements for stronger dynamically tested and energy-absorbent seats. | 2025-08-29T17:38:05Z | |
| 98-hr-5428 | 98 | hr | 5428 | A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate final rules not later than December 31, 1985, prescribing standards to minimize the hazards of fire and smoke on aircraft. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-11 | 1984-08-02 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | L000265 | 4 | Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate final rules not later than December 31, 1985, prescribing standards with respect to fire safety on aircraft, including: (1) the installation of smoke detectors and fire extinguishers in lavatories; (2) fire containment and extinguishing capabilities in cargo compartments; and (3) safety appliances for crew members. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-s-2554 | 98 | s | 2554 | Public Transit Improvement Act of 1984 | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-11 | 1984-04-27 | Committee on Banking requested executive comment from Urban Mass Transportation Administration. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 16 | Public Transit Improvement Act of 1984 - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to extend from FY 1984 to 1986 the provisions which allow recipients to transfer portions of capital assistance in exchange for operating assistance. Repeals provisions requiring certification of such transfer. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to use discretionary funds resulting from such transfer for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equipment and the construction of bus-related facilities. Provides that recipients which transfer funds are not eligible for discretionary grants except for emergency purposes. Increases authorized appropriations for FY 1985 and 1986 for the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and authorizes appropriations for FY 1987. Authorizes the Secretary to obligate funds for multi-year financing in advance of construction projects. Authorizes the Secretary to make emergency capital grants to States and local public bodies for the repair or replacement of public transportation equipment and facilities which have been damaged and seriously disrupted as a result of a natural disaster or catastrophic occurrence. Revises the definition of "associated capital maintenance items" (for which block grants are authorized) by lowering their threshold costs from one percent to one-half of one percent. Authorizes the use of such grants to finance the leasing of facilities and equipment for use in mass transportation service. Makes funds available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1984 through 1987 for transit crime prevention and security. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public mass transit systems for such purpose. Requires recipients of such grants to report to the Secretary, not less than annually with respect to the amount of crime on such systems. Permits the use of operating assistance funds under the urban mass transit grant program for bus and bus-related facilities if there are no commuter rail or fixed guidewa… | 2025-08-29T17:39:35Z | |
| 98-s-2537 | 98 | s | 2537 | A bill to amend the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to authorize additional appropriations, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 1984-04-05 | 1984-05-17 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 890. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 2 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation with amendment, S. Rept. 98-457) Title I: Railroad Safety - Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to authorize the district court of the United States having jurisdiction, upon petition by the Attorney General, to issue orders requiring compliance with the Secretary of Transportation's directives on railroad safety. Requires the Secretary to submit the Department's annual report directly to Congress (in lieu of submission to the President for transmittal to Congress) and changes the date for submission of such report from July l to April 15 of each year. Authorizes railroad employees who are discriminated against for actions taken in response to unsafe conditions to bring an action in the appropriate U.S. district court. (Currently such employee complaints may only be filed with the National Railroad Adjustment Board.) Authorizes the award of punitive damages as a remedy for such employees. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Transportation for FY 1985 and 1986 for State safety programs and for specified provisions under such Act. Directs the Secretary to complete an informal inquiry on rail safety issues related to maintenance, inspection, and testing of signal systems and devices at rail- highway grade crossings and report to Congress on the findings. Title II: Rail Passenger Service - Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to provide that the two members of the board of directors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) which are selected by the preferred stockholders shall serve until their successors have been appointed. Provides that the preferred stock issued by the Corporation shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date the Corporation receives the funds for such stock. Repeals provisions which established and set forth the duties of the Performance Evaluation Center within the Corporation. Eliminates requirements for monthly performance reports. Requires the Corporation to report to… | 2025-04-07T14:20:35Z |
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