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SECURES Act of 2018 Secure Every Child Under the Right Equipment Standards Act of 2018 [HB-5984]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
SECURES Act of 2018 Secure Every Child Under the Right Equipment Standards Act of 2018
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Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017 [HB-4559]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Aerospace ]
[Public Safety ]
Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to conduct a global aviation security review to address improving aviation security standards, including standards intended to mitigate cybersecurity threats, across the global aviation system. The security review shall establish best practices regarding: collaborating with foreign partners to improve global aviation security capabilities and standards; identifying foreign partners that have not successfully implemented
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Moving FIRST Act Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act [HB-3901]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
Moving FIRST Act Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to award Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation grants to communities of varying sizes to promote technological innovation (e.g., autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and roadway electrification) in transportation systems.
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Transportation Access and System Connection Act of 2017 [HB-4241]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Food ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
Transportation Access and System Connection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to carry out a pilot program to improve transportation planning, including acquiring for participating states and metropolitan planning organizations data sets containing information measuring the level of access by all transportation modes to important destinations in the state or metropolitan planning organization such as jobs, education, health care, and food sources.
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Maritime Border Security Review Act [HB-5869]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Trade ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[International ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Military ]
Maritime Border Security Review Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to Congress a maritime border (i.e., the transit zone and the borders and territorial waters of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) threat analysis that includes an identification and description of: current and potential terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and groups seeking to enter the United States through the maritime border or exploit border vulnerabilities on the maritime border; improvements needed at U.S.
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Clean Ports Act of 2017 [HB-4147]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Clean Ports Act of 2017 This bill declares that federal preemption of laws relating to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier of property shall not apply to the authority of a state or local government or an interstate authority to adopt requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities that are reasonably related to the reduction of pollution or traffic congestion, the improvement of highway safety, or the efficient utilization of the facilities, provided adoption or enforcement of such requirements does not conflict
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Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 [S.2836]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018
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Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017 [HB-3852]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017 This bill allows the head of an agency responsible for the administration of the navigation or vessel inspection laws, when the head considers it necessary for humanitarian relief efforts, and following a determination by the Maritime Administrator of the non-availability of qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet those requirements, to waive compliance with those laws as the Administrator prescribes.
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Securing Public Areas of Transportation Facilities Act of 2018 [HB-5766]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Securing Public Areas of Transportation Facilities Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a working group to promote collaborative engagement between DHS and public and private sector stakeholders to develop non-binding recommendations for enhancing security in public areas of transportation facilities (including facilities that are surface transportation assets). (Sec. 4) DHS shall: (1) inform owners and operators of surface transportation assets about the availability of technical assistance
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Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism Act [HB-4627]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
[Crime ]
Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include among the responsibilities of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) research and development to combat emerging terrorist threats, including vehicular attacks. The bill also includes demonstrated expertise in combating emerging terrorist threats, including vehicular attacks, among the criteria for the designation of colleges or universities as centers for homeland security.
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To amend title 49, United States Code, to address delays in commercial driver's license skills testing and retesting, and for other purposes. [HB-4719]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
To amend title 49, United States Code, to address delays in commercial driver's license skills testing and retesting, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish requirements to ensure that states conduct commercial driver's license (CDL) skills tests and retests in a timely manner. DOT must require each state to submit quarterly reports that describe the status of skills testing for individuals applying for a CDL at a CDL skills test location in the state, including average wait times and the numbers
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Transportation Security Technology Innovation Reform Act of 2018 [HB-5730]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Transportation Security Technology Innovation Reform Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill establishes in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) a Transportation Security Administration Systems Integration Facility (TSIF) for the purpose of testing and evaluating advanced transportation security screening technologies related to the mission of the TSA. The TSA shall notify Congress whenever testing and evaluation by the TSIF of an advanced transportation security screening technology exceeds 180 days. (Sec. 4) The TSA shall review existing advanced
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TSA Modernization Act [S.1872]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Aerospace ]
TSA Modernization Act This bill reauthorizes Transportation Security Administration (TSA) programs through FY2020 and modifies the authorities, requirements, and organizational structure for the TSA. The bill codifies the transfer of the TSA from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security. It also establishes a five-year term for the TSA Administrator. The bill also requires the TSA to: authorize third-party testing and evaluation of screening technology; develop a validation process for the reciprocal recognition of
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STOP Act of 2017 Stopping Threats On Pedestrians Act of 2017 [HB-4051]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Law Enforcement ]
STOP Act of 2017 Stopping Threats On Pedestrians Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a program to assist bollard installation projects designed to prevent pedestrian injuries and acts of terrorism in areas utilized by large numbers of pedestrians. Such a project is one that installs raised concrete or metal posts on a sidewalk adjacent to a roadway that are designed to slow or stop a motor vehicle.
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STOP Act of 2017 Stopping Threats on Pedestrians Act of 2017 [S.2056]
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[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
STOP Act of 2017 Stopping Threats on Pedestrians Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish and carry out a competitive grant program to provide assistance for traffic barrier installation projects designed to prevent pedestrian injuries and acts of terrorism in areas used by large numbers of pedestrians.
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Moving FIRST Act Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act [S.1809]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
Moving FIRST Act Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to award Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation grants to communities of varying sizes to promote technological innovation (e.g., autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and roadway electrification) in transportation systems.
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Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017 [HB-4040]
[Animals ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a person from transporting a horse in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle (except a vehicle operated exclusively on rail or rails) containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another. The bill prescribes civil penalties for knowing violations of such prohibition.
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 [HB-5515]
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[Energy ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 This bill authorizes FY2019 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) Procurement, including helicopters, combat vehicles, weapons, aircraft, shipbuilding and conversion, and missiles; (2)
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Securing America's Future Act of 2018 [HB-4760]
[Immigration ]
[Agriculture ]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Securing America's Future Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise immigrant visa allocation provisions, including family-related visas. A nonimmigrant classification for parents of adult U.S. citizens is created. The diversity visa program is eliminated. Annual immigration levels are revised. The limit on the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants is increased. The H-2C visa temporary agricultural worker program is revised. A trust fund is established to provide incentives for such workers to return to
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Safe Freight Act [S.2360]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Safe Freight Act 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.