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Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2017 [S.1110]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[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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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/11/2017
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Highway Restoration Act of 2017 [HB-2391]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Taxes ]
Highway Restoration Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a phaseout of the Mass Transit Account by the end of FY2021. Beginning in FY2022, no funds would be transferred to the account from the Highway Trust Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 05/04/2017
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Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2017 [HB-2375]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[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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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/05/2017
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BUS Act of 2017 Best to Use Safety Belts Act of 2017 [HB-2160]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
BUS Act of 2017 Best to Use Safety Belts Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a person from manufacturing for sale, selling, introducing into interstate commerce, or importing into the United States a school bus that is not equipped with lap and shoulder belts for each passenger. A violation of this requirement shall be treated as a violation of a federal motor vehicle safety standard. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall establish a program to provide school buses with seat belts and other safety features, under which DOT may make a competitive
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Pascrell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/28/2017
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Investing In America: Unlocking the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act [HB-1908]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Water ]
[Trade ]
Investing In America: Unlocking the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 and the Internal Revenue Code to make certain amounts in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund equivalent to port use tax receipts available for its statutorily prescribed purposes without further appropriation, including for expenditures to pay 100% of the eligible operations and maintenance costs of specified portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway and up to 100% of the eligible operations and maintenance costs assigned
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter DeFazio
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 04/06/2017
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SAFE Bridges Act of 2017 Strengthen And Fortify Existing Bridges Act of 2017 [S.846]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/05/2017
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Better Drive Act [HB-1952]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Better Drive Act This bill repeals provisions requiring the Department of Transportation to withhold a certain amount of a state's apportionment of federal-aid highway funds if the state fails to enact and enforce a law that requires the revocation or suspension of drivers' licenses of individuals convicted of drug offenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 04/06/2017
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Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act [S.763]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to: (1) assess, and implement a risk-based security strategy to address, the vulnerabilities of and risks to surface transportation and maritime transportation systems; (2) develop a management oversight strategy that identifies the parties responsible for implementing the security strategy; and (3) submit a report that describes a risk-based budget and resource allocation plan for surface transportation sectors that reflects the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-178. on 10/25/2017
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National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017 [S.751]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Energy ]
[Recreation ]
National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017 This bill: (1) establishes the National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund, and (2) requires specified amounts of federal mineral revenues that are not otherwise credited, covered, or deposited pursuant to federal law to be deposited into such fund each fiscal year through FY2047. Amounts in the fund shall be used for meeting high-priority deferred maintenance needs of the National Park Service (NPS) as follows: 20% shall be allocated to transportation-related projects that may be eligible for funding made
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/28/2017