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A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure reliable air service in American Samoa. [HB-276]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure reliable air service in American Samoa. (Sec. 1) This bill declares that in order to provide and sustain air transportation in American Samoa between the islands of Tutuila and Manu'a, the Department of Transportation may renew a foreign air carrier's emergency air transportation exemption every 180 days (instead of the current 30-day renewal period that applies to other areas).
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Support Local Transportation Act [HB-100]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Support Local Transportation Act This bill revises requirements for the surface transportation block grant program to increase the percentages of program funds required to be allocated to states for each of FY2018-FY2020 for surface transportation projects in: urbanized areas with a population of over 200,000, non-urban areas with a population greater than 5,000, and other areas of the state.
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Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act [HB-99]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[Crime ]
Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers' death benefits to Transportation Security Administration employees who are responsible for protecting the nation's transportation systems.
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Safe Freight Act of 2017 [HB-233]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Safe Freight Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the operation of a freight train or light locomotive engine used in the movement of freight unless it has a crew of at least two individuals, one of whom is certified by the Federal Railroad Administration as a locomotive operator and the other as a train conductor.
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Route 66 Centennial Commission Act [HB-66]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Infrastructure ]
Route 66 Centennial Commission Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Route 66 Centennial Commission to honor highway Route 66 on the occasion of its centennial anniversary. (Sec. 4) The bill sets forth the duties of the commission, its membership, powers, and reporting requirements. (Sec. 9) The Department of Transportation shall prepare a plan on the preservation needs of Route 66. (Sec. 10) The commission shall terminate not later than June 30, 2027.
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TSA Loose Change Act [HB-96]
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[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Safety ]
TSA Loose Change Act This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to transfer annually, based on requests for proposals, unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that operate multiple airport centers throughout the United States to provide places of rest and recuperation for Armed Forces members and their families. (Currently, such moneys are retained by the TSA for civil aviation security.) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005 is amended to replace the requirement
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Transportation for Heroes Act of 2017 [HB-127]
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[Veterans ]
Transportation for Heroes Act of 2017 This bill revises urbanized area formula grant recipient requirements to require a recipient to certify that it will ensure that a fare of no more than 50% of the peak hour fare will be charged to a U.S. veteran during non-peak hours for transportation using or involving a facility or equipment of a project financed by the grant.
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Maritime Lien Reform Act [HB-234]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Trade ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Maritime Lien Reform Act This bill revises federal shipping laws governing maritime liability to prohibit: (1) maritime liens (liens on vessels) from being imposed on state or federal fishing permits, or (2) civil actions to enforce maritime liens on the permits. A fishing permit is not considered to be part of a vessel, so it does not pass with a vessel upon the vessel's sale or transfer.
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NADA Act of 2017 No Armed Drones Act of 2017 [HB-129]
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[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
NADA Act of 2017 No Armed Drones Act of 2017 This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to prohibit the Department of Transportation (DOT) from authorizing any person to operate an unmanned aircraft system (drone) in the national airspace system as a weapon or to deliver a weapon against a person or property. The bill permits DOT to establish exceptions to the prohibition for: private drones for recreational hunting and animal control; and public drones for operations conducted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department
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Airplane KITS Act Airplane Kids In Transit Safety Act of 2017 [HB-2485]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Aerospace ]
Airplane KITS Act Airplane Kids In Transit Safety Act of 2017
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Airplane KITS Act Airplane Kids In Transit Safety Act of 2017 [S.1167]
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[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Aerospace ]
Airplane KITS Act Airplane Kids In Transit Safety Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to: (1) consider whether federal regulations covering minimum contents of approved emergency medical kits, including first-aid kits, for passenger aircraft include appropriate medications and equipment to meet the emergency medical needs of children; and (2) revise regulations as appropriate.
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Travel and Tourism Week and honoring the valuable contributions of travel and tourism to the United States. [SR-171]
[Tourism ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Economic Development ]
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Travel and Tourism Week and honoring the valuable contributions of travel and tourism to the United States. Supports the goals and ideals of National Travel and Tourism Week. Commends travel and tourism industry employees for their important contributions to the United States.
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Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 15 though 19, 2017, as Infrastructure Week. [HR-326]
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[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 15 though 19, 2017, as Infrastructure Week. Calls upon the people of the United States to observe Infrastructure Week with appropriate advocacy, programs, and activities. Celebrates the dedication and contributions of the contractors and small business owners that will take part in future infrastructure projects across the nation.
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SAFE Bridges Act of 2017 Strengthen And Fortify Existing Bridges Act of 2017 [HB-2462]
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[Construction ]
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SAFE Bridges Act of 2017 Strengthen And Fortify Existing Bridges Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a program to assist states to rehabilitate or replace bridges found to be structurally deficient. States shall use apportioned program funds for projects to rehabilitate and replace such bridges. The federal share of project costs is 100%. Prevailing rate of wage requirements for construction of federal-aid highways projects shall apply to such projects.
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 [S.1129]
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[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes: (1) appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY2018-FY2019, and (2) a specified level of end-of-year strength for active duty personnel and military training student loads for such fiscal years. The bill addresses: (1) training for public safety personnel, (2) service member benefits for Coast Guard personnel, (3) contracts to procure three National Security Cutters, and (4) the Coast Guard Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program. The bill revises or sets forth policies relating to the Coast
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To amend chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, to improve access to motor vehicle information, and for other purposes. [HB-2460]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
To amend chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, to improve access to motor vehicle information, and for other purposes. This bill allows the Department of Transportation (DOT) to require that each motor vehicle manufacturer provide the following information, with regard to a specific vehicle identification number: each original equipment manufacturer (OEM) part name included within the vehicle, including a description, number (including any superceded and successor OEM part number), any other part identification number (such as a serial number)
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Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017 [S.1119]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017
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Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act for Fiscal Year 2018 [S.1096]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act for Fiscal Year 2018
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Small Shipyards and Maritime Communities Act [S.1100]
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[Economic Development ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
Small Shipyards and Maritime Communities Act
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Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2017 [S.1110]
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[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to approve a grant application for an airport development project only if the DOT receives written assurances that the owner or operator of a large or medium hub airport will maintain a lactation area at each passenger terminal building of the airport behind the airport security screening area. The bill defines "lactation area" to mean a room or other location in a commercial service airport for members of the public to express breast milk that:
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