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Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act of 2017 [S.533]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Defense ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 to revise what are prohibited firearms to include any firearm: (1) that, after removal of all parts other than major components is not as detectable by walk-through metal detectors as the Security Exemplar (an object fabricated for the testing and calibration of metal detectors); or (2) any major component of which, if subjected to inspection by the types of detection devices commonly used at airports for security screening, would not generate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/06/2017
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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
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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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Transparency in Technological Acquisitions Act of 2017 [HB-1353]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Aerospace ]
Transparency in Technological Acquisitions Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to submit annually (currently, biennially): an update to its strategic five-year technology investment plan, and a report on the extent to which security-related technology acquired since the last issuance or update of the plan is consistent with the planned technology programs and projects identified for that security-related technology. The TSA shall also include information
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/22/2017
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Strengthening Oversight of TSA Employee Misconduct Act [HB-1351]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
Strengthening Oversight of TSA Employee Misconduct Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Perry
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-226. on 07/17/2017
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Vision Zero Act of 2017 [HB-1266]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Vision Zero Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to award grants to a city, town, township, borough, county, parish, district, village, or other political subdivision of a state to develop a Vision Zero plan to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries in its jurisdiction within a specified timeframe, not to exceed 20 years. The Department may award grants to up to five entities serving such jurisdictions, with at least 25% of grant funds going to entities that serve a jurisdiction with a population
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 03/02/2017
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 [S.442]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for FY2017 for: exploration; space operations; science; aeronautics; space technology; education; safety, security, and mission services; construction and environmental compliance and restoration; and the NASA Inspector General. TITLE II--SUSTAINING NATIONAL SPACE COMMITMENTS (Sec. 201) The bill expresses the sense of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Signed By President. on 03/21/2017
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Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists. [HR-138]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists. Recognizes: (1) the 40th anniversary of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS), and (2) the important contributions that the public servants represented by PASS make daily to ensure the safety and efficiency of the nation's aviation system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter A. DeFazio
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 02/17/2017
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Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to a enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission. [HJR-76]
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[Public Safety ]
Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to a enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission. (Sec. 1) This joint resolution grants congressional consent and approval for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the state of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a Metrorail Safety Commission (MSC) Interstate Compact. The MSC Compact establishes a Washington Metrorail Safety Commission for the safety oversight
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Became Public Law No: 115-54. (txt | Pdf) on 08/22/2017
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Calling on the President to initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and further calling on the President to consider withdrawing the United States from NAFTA if the renegotiations are not satisfactorily completed within one year. [HR-132]
[Trade ]
[International ]
Calling on the President to initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and further calling on the President to consider withdrawing the United States from NAFTA if the renegotiations are not satisfactorily completed within one year. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by June 1, 2017; (2) ensure that specified provisions are included in the core text of such new agreement with Canada and Mexico that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 02/17/2017
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A joint resolution granting the consent and approval of Congress to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission. [SJR-22]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
A joint resolution granting the consent and approval of Congress to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission. This joint resolution grants congressional consent and approval for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the state of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a Metrorail Safety Commission (MSC) Interstate Compact. The MSC Compact establishes a Washington Metrorail Safety Commission for the safety
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 05/17/2017
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To require the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Authority to provide appropriate Congressional notice of safety audits conducted with respect to railroads and rail transit agencies. [HB-1093]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
To require the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Authority to provide appropriate Congressional notice of safety audits conducted with respect to railroads and rail transit agencies. (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Federal Railroad Administration: (1) within 10 days after it initiates a comprehensive safety assessment of an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger service, to notify specified congressional committees and each Member of Congress representing a state in which the service that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 09/28/2018
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To provide for a study by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies on the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid urban areas, and for other purposes. [HB-988]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
To provide for a study by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies on the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid urban areas, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of Transportation to make appropriate arrangements with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies to study the cost and impact of rerouting freight rail traffic of hazardous material to avoid its transportation through urban areas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Ellison
Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 02/10/2017
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt amounts paid for aircraft management services from the excise taxes imposed on transportation by air. [S.321]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt amounts paid for aircraft management services from the excise taxes imposed on transportation by air. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the excise tax on transportation of persons and property by air amounts paid by an aircraft owner or lessee for aircraft management services related to maintenance and support of the aircraft or flights on such aircraft. Aircraft management services include assisting an aircraft owner with administrative and support services; obtaining
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/07/2017
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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.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. 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
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. 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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Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-876]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Aerospace ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct, and submit to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a cost and feasibility study of a statistically significant number of Category I, II, III, IV, and X airports assessing the impact if all airport employee access points from non-secured to secured airport areas are comprised of the following: a secure door utilizing card and pin entry
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/26/2017
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt amounts paid for aircraft management services from the excise taxes imposed on transportation by air. [HB-896]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt amounts paid for aircraft management services from the excise taxes imposed on transportation by air. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the excise tax on transportation of persons and property by air amounts paid by an aircraft owner or lessee for aircraft management services related to maintenance and support of the aircraft or flights on such aircraft. Aircraft management services include assisting an aircraft owner with administrative and support services; obtaining
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Sponsored by: Rep. Collin C. Peterson
Introduced In House on 02/06/2017
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John P. Smith Act [S.302]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
John P. Smith Act (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the approval process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for tribal transportation safety projects to categorically exclude qualifying projects from requirements to conduct environmental assessments and environmental impact statements. A tribal transportation safety project is one that is eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program and that: (1) corrects or improves a hazardous road location or feature, or (2) addresses a highway safety problem. The Department of the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael B. Enzi
Received In The House. on 11/30/2017
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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
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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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Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 [HB-756]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 TITLE I--POSTAL SERVICE BENEFITS REFORM This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a Postal Service Health Benefits Program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to offer health benefits plans for U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees, annuitant retirees, and their families at rates that reflect the cost of benefits provided solely to the USPS risk pool. Medicare-eligible postal retirees and family members are automatically enrolled in part A (Hospital Insurance) and part
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Garrett Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 756, A Bill Originally Introduced By Former Representative Chaffetz, For Purposes Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 03/20/2018