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No Transportation Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act [HB-824]
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No Transportation Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of certain national infrastructure investment funds for discretionary grants (commonly known as Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery [TIGER] grants) for a surface transportation infrastructure investment project in a sanctuary jurisdiction. A "sanctuary jurisdiction" means a state or political subdivision that prohibits or restricts a government entity or official from: receiving, maintaining, or providing a federal, state, or local
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Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/03/2017
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Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2017 [S.272]
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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
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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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Build USA Infrastructure Act [S.271]
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Build USA Infrastructure Act This bill requires, for the five-year period beginning on October 1, 2020, the deposit of the first $21.4 billion of revenues collected by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security into the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). A state may enter into a state remittance agreement with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), for a period of three years or longer, under which: it agrees to remit to the FHWA at least 60% of federal funds the state receives during each year of the agreement for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Deb Fischer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/01/2017
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Increase Transportation Alternatives Investment Act of 2017 [HB-765]
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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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/01/2017
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To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations in North Dakota, and for other purposes. [HB-738]
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To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations in North Dakota, and for other purposes. This bill exempts from federal-aid highway vehicle weight limitations a vehicle operating on a segment of the Interstate System in North Dakota if it: has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 pounds or less; complies with certain single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula weight limits; and is authorized to operate on such segment under North Dakota law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Collin C. Peterson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 01/31/2017
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TIRE Act Transportation Investment Recalibration to Equality Act [S.195]
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TIRE Act Transportation Investment Recalibration to Equality Act This bill repeals provisions that require that the locally prevailing wage rate be paid to laborers and mechanics working on federal-aid highway construction projects.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S447) on 01/24/2017
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SPY Car Study Act of 2017 Security and Privacy in Your Car Study Act of 2017 [HB-701]
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SPY Car Study Act of 2017 Security and Privacy in Your Car Study Act of 2017 This bill requires the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a study to determine and recommend standards for the regulation of the cybersecurity of motor vehicles manufactured or imported for sale in the United States. The study shall identify: isolation measures that are necessary to separate critical software systems that can affect the driver's control of the movement of the vehicle from other software systems; measures that are necessary to detect
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H757) on 01/31/2017
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To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials and for other purposes. [HB-619]
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To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials and for other purposes. This bill revises the requirements for passenger vessels that are exempt from fire-retardant materials standards. Vessels in operation before January 1, 1968, that operate within inland waterways are exempt from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 01/25/2017
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American Pipeline Jobs and Safety Act of 2017 [HB-683]
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American Pipeline Jobs and Safety Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe minimum safety standards to require gas or hazardous liquid pipelines constructed or replaced after enactment of this bill to be made of steel that: (1) is produced in the United States, and (2) originates from (or in the case of recycled steel is combined with) iron ore and taconite mined and processed in the United States. DOT may waive such requirement if certain conditions are met. The bill requires DOT inspection and testing of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 01/25/2017
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Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security Act of 2017 [HB-665]
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Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration to: update the Transportation Sector Security Rick Assessment for the aviation sector, update the Comprehensive Risk Assessment of Perimeter and Access Control Security for airports, conduct conduct a system-wide assessment of airport access control points and airport perimeter security, and update the 2012 National Strategy for Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Swalwell
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/01/2017
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AIM Act of 2017 Airplane Impacts Mitigation Act of 2017 [HB-598]
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AIM Act of 2017 Airplane Impacts Mitigation Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to enter into an agreement with an eligible institution of higher education to conduct a study of the health impacts of airplane flights on residents exposed to a range of noise and air pollution levels from such flights. The study shall: focus on residents in Boston, Chicago, New York, the northern California metroplex, Phoenix, and not more than three additional metropolitan areas that each contain at least one international airport;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 01/23/2017
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Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act [HB-549]
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Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to permit the use of public transportation security assistance grant funds for backfill associated with security training. (Sec. 3) Funds provided pursuant to such a grant for a specified authorized use shall, with two exceptions, remain available for use by a grant recipient for at least 36 months. Any such funds used for security improvements for public transportation systems or security improvements for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Payne
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/01/2017
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Checkpoint Safety Act of 2017 [HB-550]
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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
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Referred To The Subcommittee On Transportation And Protective Security. on 02/02/2017
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BLUE Act of 2017 Blue Line Use Exception Act of 2017 [HB-556]
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BLUE Act of 2017 Blue Line Use Exception Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to grant an exception to Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices provisions relating to road line marking standards to allow for the use of colored markings in the space between longitudinal parallel lines for ceremonial or celebratory purposes if a state's transportation department approves of such use.
Sponsored by: Rep. Leonard Lance
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 01/14/2017
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Preserve Our Lakes and Keep Our Environment Safe Act [HB-458]
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Preserve Our Lakes and Keep Our Environment Safe Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct a study to determine the economic and environmental risks of oil or hazardous liquids spills or leaks in the Straits of Mackinac that a failure of onshore, underwater pipeline facilities within the straits would pose to the Great Lakes. In addition, DOT must evaluate the condition and structural integrity of the facilities. DOT shall terminate operations of a facility upon a determination, based on such studies, that risk of hazard
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Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Dingell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 01/25/2017
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A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials and for other purposes. [S.89]
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A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill revises the requirements for passenger vessels that are exempt from fire-retardant materials standards. Vessels in operation before January 1, 1968, that operate within inland waterways
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 04/04/2017
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Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2017 [HB-364]
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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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 01/09/2017
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Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 [HB-302]
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Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill extends the liability insurance coverage of a state-licensed medical professional to another state when the professional provides medical services to an athlete, athletic team, or team staff member pursuant to a written agreement. Prior to providing such services, the medical professional must disclose to the insurer the nature and extent of the services. This extension of coverage does not apply at a health care facility or while a medical professional licensed in the state is transporting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Became Public Law No: 115-254. on 10/05/2018
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Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2017 [HB-268]
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Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to allow the use of funds out of the Highway Trust Fund to construct a Type II noise barrier along a federal-aid highway if such barrier: is part of a project approved by the Department of Transportation before November 28, 1995; or separates a highway or other noise corridor from a group of structures of which the majority of those closest to the highway or noise corridor are residential in nature and which either were constructed before
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 01/05/2017
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No Fly for Terrorists Act [HB-248]
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No Fly for Terrorists Act This bill amends federal transportation provisions and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to prohibit Department of Homeland Security personnel from prohibiting a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from boarding a flight or a cruise ship as a passenger based on his or her inclusion on any no fly list, no transport list, automatic selectee list, consolidated and integrated terrorist watchlist, or other similar list maintained by the government unless the individual has been convicted
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Sponsored by: Rep. Justin Amash
Referred To The Subcommittee On Transportation And Protective Security. on 02/02/2017