| Also tagged in: Air pollution, Air traffic control, Airline employees, Airline passenger traffic, Airports, Alcohol as fuel, Appropriations, Aviation fuels, Biomass energy, Bonds, Budgets, Business, Collection of accounts, Corporation taxes, Diesel motor, Energy Latest Action: 11/13/2007 - Committee on Finance. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Baucus. With written report No. 110-228. Additional views filed.
Bill TextAn original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to extend the financing for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. 11/13/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 - Title I: Airport And Airway Trust Fund Provisions And Related Taxes - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through FY2011 the excise taxes on aviation fuels and the transportation of persons and property by air.(Sec. 102) Extends through FY2011 the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.(Sec. 103) Imposes an excise tax on aviation-grade kerosene of 35.9 cents per gallon (4.3 cents per gallon for fuel used in commercial aviation). (Sec. 104) Increases to $16.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Department of Transportation, Executive departments, Federal aid to transportation, Infrastructure, Interstate highway system, Minnesota, Rescission of appropriated funds, Road construction, Transportation Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Bill TextMaking appropriations to the Department of Transportation to repair and reconstruct the bridge that collapsed on August 1, 2007, on Interstate Route I-35W in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the year ending September 30, 2008. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Minnesota Bridge Repair Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for emergency repairs and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35W bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007. Rescinds the total amount required to offset the new discretionary budget authority provided in this Act.
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Bill TextTo prohibit the collection of tolls on highways, bridges, and tunnels constructed using Federal funds. 10/10/2007--Introduced. Toll Road Prohibition Act of 2007 - Prohibits a toll from being collected on highways, bridges, or tunnels that have been constructed with federal funds unless such funds (including reasonable interest) are repaid to the United States from non-federal sources. | | Latest Action: 09/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out programs to enhance bridge safety monitoring in the United States. 9/26/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish programs to provide grants to states and units of local government for projects that implement continuous bridge monitoring technology. | | Also tagged in: Airports, Bonds, Budgets, Capital investments, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Dams, Economic development, Economic growth, Economic impact statements, Economic policy, Environmental protection, Excise tax, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Government information Latest Action: 09/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Bill TextTo establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States. 9/14/2007--Introduced. National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 - Establishes: (1) the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand and facilitates economic growth; and (2) an advisory group, which shall include specified Cabinet level officials, to provide assistance and advice to the Commission.Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including such matters as: (1) the capacity of infrastructure improvements to sustain economic development and competitiveness and to support a sustained and expanding economy; (2) the age and condition of public infrastructure; (3) the methods used to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of public works improvements; (4) investment requirements needed to maintain and to improve facilities and the projected [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Bill TextTo prohibit the imposition and collection of tolls on certain highways constructed using Federal funds. 9/10/2007--Introduced. Prohibits, with a specified exception, the imposition or collection of a toll on any portion of a federal highway facility: (1) that is in existence upon enactment of this Act; and (2) on which no toll is imposed or collected under a tolling provision on such enactment. | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Banks and banking, Bonds, Budgets, Business, Corporations, Customs administration, Finance, Government trust funds, Harbors, Highway finance, Income tax, Infrastructure, Inland water transportation, Investment of public funds, Law Latest Action: 09/06/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11215-11216)
Bill TextA bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purposes. 9/6/2007--Introduced. Build America Bonds Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax credit to a taxpayer holding a Build America bond on one or more of its credit allowance dates. Defines a "Build America bond" as any bond issued by the Transportation Finance Corporation as part of an issue if 95% or more of the proceeds from such issue are to be used for expenditures incurred for one or more qualified projects. Requires proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under this Act to be held in a Build America Bonds Trust Account. Defines "qualified project" as the capital improvements to any transportation [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 09/05/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Bill TextA bill to prohibit the imposition and collection of tolls on certain highways constructed using Federal funds. 9/5/2007--Introduced. Prohibits, with a specified exception, the imposition or collection of a toll on any portion of a federal highway facility: (1) that is in existence upon enactment of this Act; and (2) on which no toll is imposed or collected under a tolling provision on such enactment. | | Also tagged in: Airports, Bonds, Budgets, Capital investments, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Dams, Economic development, Economic growth, Economic impact statements, Economic policy, Environmental protection, Excise tax, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Government information Latest Action: 08/04/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Bill TextTo establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States. 8/3/2007--Introduced. National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 - Establishes the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand, facilitates economic growth, and is maintained in a manner that ensures public safety. Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including such matters as: (1) the capacity of infrastructure to sustain economic development and competitiveness; (2) the age and condition of infrastructure; (3) the methods used to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of infrastructure; (4) investment requirements needed to maintain and to improve infrastructure, including projected investment requirements and expenditures on infrastructure by federal, state, and local governments; (5) the impact of local development patterns on demand [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Federal aid to transportation, Federal-state relations, Government information, Government publicity, Highway maintenance, Infrastructure, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Interstate highway system, Minnesota, Road construction, State and local government, Traffic engineering, Transportation Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Bill TextA bill to authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007, to waive the $100,000,000 limitation on emergency relief funds for those emergency repairs and reconstruction, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a project for the repair and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007. Makes the federal share of the project cost 100%. Authorizes appropriations. Waives, for such project, the $100 million per state single-failure (or, single-disaster) highway-related total obligation limitation. Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to authorize the Secretary to: (1) use such single-failure (or, single-disaster) highway-related funds for the repair [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Federal aid to transportation, Federal-state relations, Government information, Government publicity, Highway maintenance, Infrastructure, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Interstate highway system, Minnesota, Road construction, State and local government, Traffic engineering, Transportation Latest Action: 08/08/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-56.
Bill TextTo authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007, to waive the $100,000,000 limitation on emergency relief funds for those emergency repairs and reconstruction, and for other purposes. 8/6/2007--Public Law. (There is 1 other summary) Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a project for the repair and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007. Makes the federal share of the project cost 100%. Authorizes appropriations. Waives, for such project, the $100 million per state single-failure (or, single-disaster) highway-related total obligation limitation. Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to authorize the Secretary to: (1) use such single-failure (or, single-disaster) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Federal aid to transportation, Federal-state relations, Government information, Government publicity, Highway maintenance, Infrastructure, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Interstate highway system, Minnesota, Road construction, State and local government, Traffic engineering, Transportation Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Bill TextA bill to authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007, to waive the $100,000,000 limitation on emergency relief funds for those emergency repairs and reconstruction, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a project for the repair and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007. Makes the federal share of the project cost 100%. Authorizes appropriations. Waives, for such project, the $100 million per state single-failure (or, single-disaster) highway-related total obligation limitation. Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to authorize the Secretary to use such single-failure (or, single-disaster) highway-related funds to reimburse the Minnesota [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Criminal justice, Disasters, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Fire fighters, Government employees, Interstate highway system, Law enforcement officers, Local officials, Medical care, Medicine, Minnesota, Paramedical personnel, Police Latest Action: 09/05/2007 - Mr. Walz (MN) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Bill TextHonoring the city of Minneapolis, first responders, and the citizens of the State of Minnesota for their valiant efforts in responding to the horrific collapse of the Interstate Route 35W Mississippi River Bridge. 9/5/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Honors the city of Minneapolis, first responders, and the citizens of Minnesota for their efforts in responding to the collapse of the Interstate Route 35W Mississippi River Bridge. Recognizes the leadership and commitment of the elected officials of the city, the state, and Hennepin County. Extends sympathy to the families of those lost. Reaffirms support and commitment to all of the nation's law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians as they selflessly serve their communities. | | Also tagged in: Alaska, American Samoa, Authorization, Boundaries, Budgets, Business, Buy American, California, Canada, Commemorations, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Energy, Driver licenses, Drug abuse, Drunk driving Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Bill TextTo amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. 8/1/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2007 - Title I: Highway Provisions - (Sec. 101) Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users or SAFETEA-LU to make certain revisions and technical corrections to the surface transportation program, including earmarking of public lands highway funds for forest roads, defining "transportation systems management and operations," replacing "federal-aid system" with "federal-aid highways" in apportionment of highway safety improvement program funds, and authorizing a state [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agriculture, Alaska, Alternative energy sources, Animals, Appalachia, Appalachian Regional Commission, Appropriations, Aquatic ecology, Arizona, Armed forces, Army Corps of Engineers, Birds, Budgets, California, Canals, Central Valley Reclamation Project (California) Latest Action: 07/09/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Dorgan. With written report No. 110-127.
Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 7/9/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Corps of Engineers-Civil - Makes FY2008 appropriations for: (1) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, and aquatic ecosystem restoration; (2) general investigations and construction (including rescissions of funds); (3) flood damage reduction for the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; (4) operation, maintenance, and administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands; (5) clean up of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alaska, Aliens, Animals, Appellate courts, Aquatic pests, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Arrest, Authorization, Bering Sea, Boats and boating, Budgets, Business, Business records, Caribbean area, Chemicals Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 721.
Bill TextTo authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2008, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title 18, United States Code, to combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities, and for other purposes. 4/24/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 4 other summaries) Division A: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008 - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008 - Title I: Authorization - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the Coast Guard for: (1) Coast Guard operation and maintenance, with a portion to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for certain purposes under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA purposes); (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including related equipment (designating an amount for the Integrated Deepwater System Program and a Fund amount for OPA purposes); (3) Coast [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Air cargo, Airline passenger traffic, Alabama, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Auditing, Aviation safety, Border patrols, Budgets, Business, Canada, Capital investments, Charities, Chemical industries, Chemicals Latest Action: 06/18/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Byrd. With written report No. 110-84.
Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 6/18/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Department of Homeland Security Departmental Management and Operations - Makes appropriations for FY2008 for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the Offices of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Under Secretary for Management, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Information Officer, the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding, and the Inspector General.Title II: Security, Enforcement, and Investigations - Makes appropriations for: (1) Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including for border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology, air and marine interdiction, maintenance, procurement, and construction; (2) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Federal aid to transportation, Federal employees, Government contractors, Government employees, Governmental investigations, Local employees, Public contracts, Roads and highways, State employees, Traffic accidents and safety, Transportation, Transportation safety, Tunnels Latest Action: 05/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Bill TextTo require public employees to perform the inspection of State and local surface transportation projects, and related essential public functions, to ensure public safety, the cost-effective use of transportation funding, and timely project delivery. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2007 - Requires public employees to perform construction inspections on all surface transportation projects receiving federal funding. | | Also tagged in: Agriculture, Alabama, Alaska, Animals, Aquatic ecology, Aquatic pests, Aquatic plants, Aquifers, Arizona, Arkansas, Authorization, Beaches, Budgets, California, Canals, Chesapeake Bay Latest Action: 04/30/2007 - Committee on Environment and Public Works. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Boxer. With written report No. 110-58.
Bill TextAn original bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. 4/30/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Renews the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Authorizes Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) water resources development and conservation projects, including flood control, environmental restoration, shoreline protection, and inland navigation projects. Title I: Water Resources Projects - (Sec. 1001) Authorizes specified projects for navigation, ecosystem restoration, flood or storm damage reduction, and related purposes in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,[...] show full description | | Latest Action: 05/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Bill TextTo amend the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 to authorize the establishment of Integrated Border Inspection Areas at the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Michigan, and Point Edward, Ontario, Canada. 4/25/2007--Introduced. Amends the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 to authorize the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, in consultation with the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency, to establish Integrated Border Inspection Areas on each side of the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Michigan, and Point Edward, Ontario, Canada. | | Latest Action: 04/23/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Bill TextTo amend title 23, United States Code, to clarify that the Buy America provision applies to an entire bridge project. 4/20/2007--Introduced. Applies Buy America requirements to an entire bridge project if they apply to a component part of the project. (Buy America requires the use of steel, iron, and manufactured products produced in the United States for certain transportation-related projects unless, among other exceptions, inclusion of domestic material will increase the cost of the overall project contract by more than 25 percent.) | | Also tagged in: Air pollution, Animals, Anniversaries, Appropriations, Archaeology, Archives, Budgets, Business, Checkoff, Commemorations, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Cultural property, Distance education, Education Latest Action: 04/06/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Bill TextTo eliminate the annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog in the national parks, and for other purposes. 3/28/2007--Introduced. National Park Centennial Act - Establishes the National Park Centennial Fund in the Treasury. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers to designate overpayments and contributions for the benefit of the National Park System. Allocates such amounts to the Fund (along with necessary amounts from the General Fund to the extent that such amounts are inadequate in any fiscal year) for expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes appropriations for a public awareness campaign about the Fund and the ability of taxpayers to make tax-related contributions. Requires a specified percentage of Fund deposits to be used: (1) for the elimination of the backlog of unmet needs in the national parks as identified in the Facility Condition Index of the National Park Service (NPS); (2) to protect natural resources [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Animals, Biological warfare, Budgets, Bus drivers, Cameras, Chemical warfare, Congressional reporting requirements, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Department of Transportation, Dogs, Economic impact statements, Economic policy, Electronic surveillance Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to public transportation agencies, over-the-road bus operators, railroads, and other certain entities to improve security, and for other purposes. 3/13/2007--Introduced. Public Transportation and Rail Security Assistance Act of 2007 - Requires the public transportation security assessment (a risk assessment of a public transportation system conducted pursuant to specified provisions of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) of each public transportation system to identify: (1) the critical assets of the public transportation system; (2) threats to those assets; (3) security weaknesses in the public transportation system; (4) redundant and backup systems required in the event of an incident; and (5) the extent to which public transportation employees have received training in security awareness and emergency response procedures. Requires a public transportation agency [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Airports, Alabama, Alaska, Animal diseases, Animals, Aquatic ecology, Aquatic pests, Aquatic plants, Aquifers, Arizona, Arkansas, Barrier islands, Beaches, Birds, Budgets Latest Action: 11/09/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-114.
Bill TextTo provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. 11/8/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on July 31, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Authorizes flood control, navigation, and environmental projects and studies by the Army Corps of Engineers.Title I: Water Resources Projects - (Sec. 1001) Authorizes projects for navigation, ecosystem or environmental restoration, and hurricane, flood, or storm damage reduction in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Animal breeding, Animals, Biological warfare, Black colleges, Boundaries, Budgets, Bus drivers, Business, Business records, Cameras, Chemical warfare, Civil liberties, Computer security measures Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - For Further Action See Titles XII, XIII, XIV and XV of H.R. 1.
Bill TextTo improve the security of railroads, public transportation, and over-the-road buses in the United States, and for other purposes. 3/27/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 - Title I: Rail and Public Transportation Security - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and implement a plan entitled the National Strategy for Rail and Public Transportation Security.(Sec. 102) Requires the Secretary to assign each railroad carrier, public transportation operator, or over-the-road bus private operator (covered transportation) to a certain risk-based tier.(Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary to issue regulations that: (1) require each provider of covered transportation assigned to a high- or medium-risk tier to assess their vulnerability to terrorism and to implement, subject to approval of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Airports, Business, Construction industries, Economic development, Economic growth, Economic policy, Education, Educational facilities, Elementary and secondary education, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Governmental investigations, Harbors, Highway finance, Infrastructure Latest Action: 11/07/2007 - By Senator Boxer from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 110-225.
Bill TextA bill to establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States. 8/2/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Establishes the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand, facilitates economic growth, is maintained in a manner that ensures public safety, and is developed or modified in a sustainable manner.(Sec. 4) Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including: (1) the capacity of infrastructure to sustain economic development and competitiveness; (2) the age and condition of public infrastructure; (3) the methods used to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of infrastructure; (4) investment requirements needed to maintain and to improve infrastructure and the projected need of investment requirements [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Animals, Biological warfare, Budgets, Bus drivers, Business, Cameras, Chemical warfare, Computer security measures, Congressional reporting requirements, Contractors, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Damages Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
Bill TextTo improve the security of railroad, public transportation, and over-the-road bus systems in the United States, and for other purposes. 3/1/2007--Introduced. Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and implement a plan entitled the National Strategy for Rail and Public Transportation Security. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations that require each high- or medium- risk tier railroad carrier, public transportation operator, or over-the-road bus private operator to submit for approval by the Secretary: (1) an assessment of the vulnerability of the rail or public transportation system or over-the-road bus to terrorism; and (2) a security plan that addresses the vulnerabilities identified in the assessment. Requires the Secretary to implement a security program for covered transportation not assigned to a high- or medium-risk tier. [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Civil liberties, Commemorations, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Cultural property, Government information, Historic sites, History, Humanities, Industrial buildings, Iron and steel industry, Land transfers, Landowners, Landscape protection, Maps Latest Action: 09/27/2007 - Subcommittee on National Parks. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-366. 2:30 p.m.
Bill TextA bill to establish the Steel Industry National Historic Site in the State of Pennsylvania. 2/27/2007--Introduced. Steel Industry National Historic Site Act - Establishes the Steel Industry National Historic Site in Pennsylvania as a unit of the National Park System. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation specified property for inclusion within such Site. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for the Site. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Buy American, Criminal justice, Data banks, Driver licenses, Drunk driving, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Energy, Excise tax, Federal aid to research, Federal aid to transportation, Fines (Penalties), Fire departments, Forest roads Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Mr. Oberstar moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H2867-2885, H2908-2909; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H2867-2880)
Bill TextTo amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. 3/26/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Title I: Highway Provisions - (Sec. 101) Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users or SAFETEA-LU to make certain revisions and technical corrections to the surface transportation program, including earmarking of public lands highway funds for forest roads, defining "transportation systems management and operations," replacing "federal-aid system" with "federal-aid highways," and authorizing a state to expend unused funds for installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings on highway safety improvement program projects. Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to revise the designation of Interstate [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Animals, Biomass energy, Budgets, Building laws, Business, Commemorations, Concessions, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Conservation easements, Disabled, Disaster relief, Easements, Economic development, Economic impact statements Latest Action: 09/17/2007 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-172.
Bill TextA bill to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, and for other purposes. 9/17/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007 - Title I: Protected Areas - Subtitle A: Designation of Wilderness Areas - (Sec. 101) Designates specified wilderness additions in Oregon as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. (Sec. 102) Designates certain federal land as the "Richard L. Kohnstamm Memorial Area." (Sec. 103) Designates the Roaring River Wilderness as a potential wilderness area. Requires the inclusion of: (1) certain federal land in the Mount Hood Wilderness upon the completion of the Cooper Spur-Government Camp land exchange under section 202; and (2) certain land in the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness upon acquisition by the United States. (Sec. 104) Requires the boundaries of the areas [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative remedies, Animals, Armed forces, Biological warfare, Budgets, Business, Chemical warfare, Chemicals, Civil rights, Communications, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Contractors Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
Bill TextTo provide for the security and safety of rail and rail transit transportation systems, and for other purposes. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Rail Transit Security and Safety Act of 2007 - Directs the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security to complete a vulnerability assessment of freight and passenger rail transportation, and develop specific prioritized recommendations for improving rail security. Directs the Under Secretary to establish the position of Federal Rail Security Manager. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to Amtrak for certain fire and life-safety improvements and infrastructure upgrades to tunnels on the Northeast Corridor. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants directly to public transportation agencies for allowable capital and operational security improvements based on the prioritized rail security recommendations. Sets forth certain whistleblower protections for rail employees [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Budgets, Business, Contractors, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Department of Homeland Security, Disasters, Emergency communication systems, Emergency management, Employee training, Employment tests, Evacuation of civilians, Executive departments, Explosions Latest Action: 01/23/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
Bill TextTo provide for a rail worker emergency training program. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Rail Worker Emergency Training Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation, to make grants to railroad carriers for costs incurred in instituting a rail worker emergency training program. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue detailed guidelines for a rail worker emergency training program to enhance rail worker training in preparation for and response to potential or actual terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and other emergencies. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a letter of noncompliance to rail carriers that fail to comply with the requirements of this Act. | | Also tagged in: Amnesties, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Building construction, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Foreign policy, Highway maintenance, Hospitals, Infrastructure, Insurgency, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Medical care Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Committee Hearings Held.
Bill TextExpressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Iraq should not grant blanket amnesty to persons known to have attacked, killed, or wounded members of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 1/5/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the government of Iraq should not grant blanket amnesty to persons known to have attacked, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces; (2) the President should immediately notify the Iraq government that the United States strongly opposes such amnesty; and (3) the government of Iraq should be encouraged to inform and educate the Iraqi people about the civic-minded and selfless nature of American military personnel serving in Iraq who have risked their lives to secure a future of peace and freedom for the men, women, and children of Iraq. | | Also tagged in: Business, Civil liberties, Commemorations, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Cultural property, Government information, Historic sites, History, Humanities, Industrial buildings, Iron and steel industry, Land transfers, Landowners, Landscape protection, Maps Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-92.
Bill TextTo establish the Steel Industry National Historic Site in the State of Pennsylvania. 4/17/2007--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Steel Industry National Historic Site Act - Establishes the Steel Industry National Historic Site in Pennsylvania as a unit of the National Park System. Includes within such Historic Site the following lands: (1) the location of the Battle of Homestead in Munhall, Pennsylvania; (2) the location of the Carrie Furnace complex in Swissvale and Rankin, Pennsylvania; and (3) the location of the Hot Metal Bridge in Rankin and Munhall, Pennsylvania. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) acquire, by donation only, certain property for inclusion in the Historic Site; (2) enter into a cooperative agreement to further the purposes of the Historic Site; and (3) provide technical assistance for preservation and maintenance of historic structures and the natural and cultural landscape in [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Airline passenger traffic, Ambulances, Animals, Armed forces, Auditing, Aviation agreements, Biological warfare, Boundaries, Budgets, Canada, Capital investments, Chemical warfare, Chemicals, Civil liberties, Civil rights Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S91-92)
Bill TextA bill to provide increased rail transportation security. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Rail Security Act of 2007 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to conduct a vulnerability assessment of freight and passenger rail transportation, and develop specific prioritized recommendations for improving rail security. Directs the Assistant Secretary to conduct a study on requiring security screening for passengers, baggage, and cargo on passenger trains. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to Amtrak for fire and life-safety improvements and infrastructure upgrades to tunnels on the Northeast Corridor. Directs Amtrak to submit to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) a plan to address the needs of families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to award grants to Amtrak for certain system-wide Amtrak, freight,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Ammonia, Animals, Authorization, Biological warfare, Bus drivers, Canada, Chemical warfare, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, District of Columbia, Dogs, Economic impact statements Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - By Senator Inouye from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 110-29.
Bill TextA bill to provide improved rail and surface transportation security. 2/15/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act of 2007 - Title I: Improved Rail Security - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and other appropriate agencies, to establish a task force to complete a risk assessment of freight and passenger rail transportation. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, based on the assessment, to develop specific prioritized recommendations for improving rail security. Requires the development of plans for: (1) the federal government to provide adequate security support for freight and intercity passenger railroads at high threat levels of alert; (2) coordinating existing and planned rail security initiatives undertaken [...] show full description |
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