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US Congress 115th Congress

Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017 [S.631] [Drones ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Consumer Protection ] [Aerospace ] [Crime ]
Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017 This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish procedures to ensure that the integration of unmanned aircraft (drone) systems into the national airspace system is done in compliance with privacy principles. Such procedures shall not apply to a drone system operated for news-gathering activities protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. DOT may not approve, issue, or award any certificate, license, or other (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/15/2017

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Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-1526] [Drones ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Consumer Protection ] [Aerospace ] [Crime ]
Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017 This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish procedures to ensure that the integration of unmanned aircraft (drone) systems into the national airspace system is done in compliance with privacy principles. Such procedures shall not apply to a drone system operated for news-gathering activities protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. DOT may not approve, issue, or award any certificate, license, or other (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 03/17/2017

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SEAT Act of 2017 Seat Egress in Air Travel Act of 2017 [S.596] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ]
SEAT Act of 2017 Seat Egress in Air Travel Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations: establishing minimum standards for space on passenger aircraft, including the size, width, and pitch of seats, the amount of leg room, and the width of aisles on such aircraft for the safety and health of passengers; and requiring each air carrier to prominently display on its website the amount of space available for each passenger on aircraft it operates.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/09/2017

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SEAT Act of 2017 Seat Egress in Air Travel Act of 2017 [HB-1467] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ]
SEAT Act of 2017 Seat Egress in Air Travel Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations: establishing minimum standards for space on passenger aircraft, including the size, width, and pitch of seats, the amount of leg room, and the width of aisles on such aircraft for the safety and health of passengers; and requiring each air carrier to prominently display on its website the amount of space available for each passenger on aircraft it operates.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 03/10/2017

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TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-1309] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017 This bill codifies the transfer of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). (Sec. 2) The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) decrease from 12 to 11 the maximum number of Assistant Secretary positions in DHS, and (2) include the Administrator of the TSA among the DHS officers to be appointed by the President. The Administrator shall be appointed as the head of the TSA for a five-year term as a Level (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/21/2017

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To repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform". [HB-1346] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ]
To repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform". (Sec. 1) This bill nullifies the Federal Highway Administration's and the Federal Transit Administration's rule published on December 20, 2016, that revises transportation planning regulations with regard to the alignment of planning regulations with statutory provisions relating to the establishment of metropolitan planning area boundaries and the designation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held And Ordered To Be Reported Prior To Referral See P.l. 115-33 (s. 496) For Further Action. on 06/19/2017

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A bill to repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform". [S.496] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ]
A bill to repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform". (Sec. 1) This bill nullifies the Federal Highway Administration's and the Federal Transit Administration's rule published on December 20, 2016, that revises transportation planning regulations with regard to the alignment of planning regulations with statutory provisions relating to the establishment of metropolitan planning area boundaries and the designation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito Became Public Law No: 115-33. (txt | Pdf) on 05/12/2017

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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Transportation relating to "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform". [HJR-84] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ]
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Transportation relating to "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform". This joint resolution nullifies the Federal Highway Administration's and the Federal Transit Administration's rule finalized on December 20, 2016, that revises transportation planning regulations concerning the alignment of planning regulations with statutory provisions relating to the establishment of metropolitan (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Lewis Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 03/02/2017

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Buy American Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-904] [Trade ] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Manufacturing ] [Construction ] [National Security ] [Water ] [Air Quality ] [Housing ] [Environmental ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Buy American Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Buy American Act and federal grant programs to: (1) standardize guidelines for federal agencies to waive Buy American requirements for their construction contracts and direct purchases of materials for public buildings, uses, or works; and (2) extend domestic content requirements to additional grant programs that federal agencies administer to fund states and other entities carrying out transportation and infrastructure projects. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) must require (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 02/24/2017

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Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017 [HB-911] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Aerospace ] [National Security ]
Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order to require: (1) the installation of secondary barriers, other than the cockpit door, to prevent access to the flight deck of each covered aircraft; (2) such barriers on the aircraft with a cockpit door to remain locked while the aircraft is in flight and the cockpit door separating the flight deck and the passenger area is open; and (3) such barriers on the aircraft without a cockpit door to remain locked as determined by the pilot in command. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 02/08/2017

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TIGER CUBS Act Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery for Cities Underfunded Because of Size Act of 2017 [HB-966] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
TIGER CUBS Act Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery for Cities Underfunded Because of Size Act of 2017 This bill provides $500 million in supplemental FY2017 appropriations to the Department of Transportation for national infrastructure investments under a competitive grant program commonly known as the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. At least $100 million of the funds must be used for projects located in cities with populations between 10,000 and 50,000. The funding provided by this bill (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright Introduced In House on 02/07/2017

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MOVE Act Mobility, Opportunity, and Vocation Enabling Act [HB-932] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Disabilities ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
MOVE Act Mobility, Opportunity, and Vocation Enabling Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations necessary to establish performance measures relating to multimodal transportation connectivity and accessibility for states and metropolitan planning organizations to use to assess the connectivity and accessibility of roadways, public transit infrastructure, pedestrian and bikeway infrastructure, and other transportation infrastructure. Such performance measures must include ones to assess specified transportation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/08/2017

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NextGen Accountability Act [S.320] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Aerospace ] [Science ] [Budget and Spending ] [Infrastructure ]
NextGen Accountability Act This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish annual Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) performance goals for each of the national airspace system performance metrics to meet identified performance metric baselines with respect to NextGen projects. The bill amends the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to revise contents of an annual Department of Transportation report to Congress regarding an integrated work (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S746-747; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S747) on 02/06/2017

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See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017 [HB-843] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [National Security ]
See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017 This bill grants immunity from civil liability to an employer who reports, to a potential future employer, the violent or threatening behavior of an employee or former employee. The report must be made in good faith and based on objectively reasonable suspicion. Also, it grants immunity from civil liability to a potential employer who responds, with a reasonable action in good faith, to a report of violent or threatening behavior by an employee or potential employee. Finally, the bill (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017

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Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2017 [S.272] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [National Security ]
Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2017 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the personnel system used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provides insufficient workplace protections for its workforce and such personnel should be entitled to protections under the civil service system applicable to all federal employees. The bill repeals personnel authorities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Transportation governing the conditions of employment for TSA employees, thus (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/01/2017

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Increase Transportation Alternatives Investment Act of 2017 [HB-765] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Increase Transportation Alternatives Investment Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that states give preference, under the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, to eligible projects that are located in areas that are undergoing extensive repair or reconstruction of transportation infrastructure, including federal-aid highways, federally owned roads open for public travel, passenger rail facilities, and public transportation facilities and that will provide transportation alternatives related to the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/01/2017

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Utah 2017 General Session

Transportation Funding Modifications [SB-276] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Infrastructure ]
Transportation Funding Modifications

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Schultz Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/21/2017

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Checkpoint Safety Act of 2017 [HB-550] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [National Security ]
Checkpoint Safety Act of 2017 This bill revises minimum requirements for the deployment of armed law enforcement personnel at security screening locations at certain airports. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), formerly the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security of the Department of Transportation, shall order the deployment of at least one armed law enforcement officer within 300 feet of the security screening location and within the terminal during operating hours of each airport having annual enplanements of 8 million or (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott Referred To The Subcommittee On Transportation And Protective Security. on 02/02/2017

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Repeal ID Act of 2017 [S.126] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Safety ] [Grants ]
Repeal ID Act of 2017 This bill repeals provisions of the REAL ID Act of 2005 that prohibit federal agencies from accepting state-issued driver's licenses or identification cards that do meet minimum specified security requirements. The bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish minimum standards for federal agency acceptance of state-issued driver's licenses and personal identification cards for purposes of identification. A federal agency may not accept such a driver's license or identification card issued more than two years (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S316) on 01/12/2017

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Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2017 [HB-364] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2017 7 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to ensure that, with respect to maximum hours of service for drivers, on-duty time does not include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site for operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting supplies, equipment, or materials, including sand or water, to or from a natural gas or oil well site. The bill applies this exclusion without regard to whether operators have received special training or operate vehicles specially constructed to service (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 01/09/2017

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