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Bill· HRH.R. 6569 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018
Removing Extra Transportation Infrastructure Luxury Expenses Act or the RETILE Act This bill prohibits a state or local government, for purposes of a project that receives public assistance disaster-related grants, from installing differently-colored tiles in a tunnel if such installation is reasonably expected to incur a higher cost than the installation of same-color tiles, and a waiver has not been obtained from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS may grant a waiver based on safety, historic preservation, or other factors. DHS must withhold funding for a federal-aid highway project if such project uses differently colored tiles in a tunnel and the installation of such tiles is reasonably expected to incur a higher cost than the installation of same-color tiles and DHS has not issued a waiver.
Bill· HRH.R. 6558 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018
National Overflight and New Onerous, Incessant Sound Elimination Act or the NO NOISE Act This bill adds to the list of matters the Department of Transportation must consider as being in the public interest and consistent with public convenience and necessity when developing aviation policy: (1) assigning and maintaining community concerns, including noise, as the second highest priority in air commerce; and (2) evaluating the implications of new air transportation services on affected communities before authorizing such services.
Bill· HRH.R. 6552 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018
Timely Review of Infrastructure Act This bill amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to address insufficient compensation of its personnel. FERC must consult with the Office of Personnel Management when making a determination of the appropriate compensation for its personnel.
Bill· SS. 3293 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to allow the use of an unleaded aviation gasoline in an aircraft as a replacement for a leaded gasoline if it: (1) determines that the unleaded aviation gasoline qualifies as a replacement for an approved leaded gasoline, (2) identifies the aircraft and engines that are eligible to use the qualified replacement unleaded gasoline, and (3) adopts a process (other than the traditional means of certification) to allow eligible aircraft and engines to operate using qualified replacement unleaded gasoline in a manner that ensures safety.
Bill· HRH.R. 6518 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2018
Miranda Vargas School Bus Driver Red Flag Act or Miranda's Law This bill directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to issue a final regulation requiring the implementation of a national employer notification service that states may access. The term "employer notification service" means a service that automatically provides a report to an employer (with notice to the employee involved) on the change in the status of the driving record or license of an employee who has a commercial driver's license due to a conviction, license suspension or revocation, or any other action taken against the driving privilege.
Bill· SS. 3273 (115th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2018
Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act Ports Improvement Ac t This bill requires the Department of Transportation to make grants to states or other entities with a transportation function to assist them in funding projects to improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods through ports and intermodal connections to ports. Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of Expertise Act The bill also requires the Coast Guard to establish a Blue Technology Center of Expertise.
Bill· SS. 3270 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2018
Securing and Revitalizing Aviation Act of 2018 or the SARA Act of 2018 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a program to provide grants to support the education of future aircraft pilots and the development of the aircraft pilot workforce. The FAA shall (1) assign to the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee the task of reviewing all regulations and policies related to designated pilot examiners, (2) review the process of reserving aircraft registration numbers and enact appropriate changes to ensure the fair participation by the general public, and (3) provide air traffic services and aviation safety support for aviation events without charge. The bill amends the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 to modify FAA tower marking requirements. The bill amends the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 with respect to liability protection for volunteer pilots who fly for the public benefit.
Bill· SS. 3264 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2018
Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2018 This bill permits an individual to transport a knife between two places (i.e., states) where knife possession, carry, or transport is legal. A knife must be securely stored during transport, unless it is an emergency knife designed to cut seat belts. It repeals provisions, commonly known as the Federal Switchblade Act, that prohibit: (1) the introduction into commerce, or transport or distribution in commerce, of switchblade knives; and (2) the possession, manufacture, sale, or importation of ballistic knives. Finally, it amends the federal criminal code to eliminate two provisions—one that restricts the mailability of switchblade knives and one that restricts the mailability of ballistic knives.
Bill· HRH.R. 6489 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2018
Safe LPG Storage Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a program under which it may award grants to covered entities (i.e., state, local, or tribal governments, a special purpose district or public authority, including a port authority, or an owner or operator of a liquified petroleum gas [LPG] storage facility that is located within five miles of a populated area, home, or school) for the relocation of such LPG facilities.
Bill· HRH.R. 6497 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2018
Train Coverings for Community Safety Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation to prescribe regulations requiring materials transported by rail to be completely covered while in transit, including while being held, delayed, or transferred.
Bill· HRH.R. 6493 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2018
The Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act This bill requires that transportation projects included in an adopted metropolitan area transportation plan be selected through a publicly available transparent process using criteria that directly support specified factors, national transportation goals, and applicable state transportation goals.
Bill· HRH.R. 6463 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2018
Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty-first Century with a Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion Act or the MARKET CHOICE Act This bill imposes a tax on the greenhouse gas emissions of fossil fuels, certain industrial processes, and certain product uses. The bill appropriates and transfers specified revenue from the tax to a Rebuilding Infrastructure and Solutions for the Environment Trust Fund established by the bill. Specified amounts in the trust fund shall be available, as provided by appropriations Acts, for the federal Highway Trust Fund, grants to low-income households; and other specified energy, environmental, infrastructure, and research and development priorities. The bill also eliminates the federal gas tax, imposes a moratorium on finalizing and enforcing certain Clean Air Act regulations on greenhouse gas emissions, and establishes a National Climate Commission to review policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The moratorium on regulations expires in 2033 if specified emission targets are not reached.
Bill· HRH.R. 6461 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2018
TSA National Deployment Force Act This bill establishes within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) a National Deployment Office to: (1) maintain a National Deployment Force to provide the TSA with rapid and efficient response capabilities and augment homeland security operations to mitigate and reduce risk, (2) educate transportation security officers on how to participate in the force, (3) recruit and train officers to serve on the force, and (4) approve one-year appointments for officers to serve on the force.
Bill· HRH.R. 6459 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2018
TSA Opportunities to Pursue Expanded Networks for Business Act or the TSA OPEN for Business Act . This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to submit to Congress a strategy to diversify the technology stakeholder marketplace that the TSA relies upon to acquire security screening technologies, including by increased participation of small business innovators.
Bill· HRH.R. 6454 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2018
Airplane Noise Research and Mitigation Act of 2018 This bill requires regional centers of air transportation excellence to research the impacts of aircraft noise on humans and effective methods for mitigating such impacts.
Bill· HRH.R. 6449 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2018
Protect Election Systems from Foreign Control Act This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require state and local governments to ensure that vendors who provide, support, or maintain any component of a voting system used in a federal election are solely owned and controlled by citizens, unless the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants the vendor a waiver. Vendors must disclose any sourcing of parts from outside the United States or material changes in ownership or control. The Federal Election Commission and DHS shall publish cybersecurity best practices for vendors. Voting systems and vendor information technology infrastructure must be developed and maintained in a manner consistent with the best practices. Vendors must report suspected security incidents.
Bill· HRH.R. 6442 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2018
Broadband for All Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit of up to $10,000 per year for 75% of a taxpayer's payments for broadband infrastructure in certain areas (limited broadband districts) that are not served by a provider of qualified broadband service (other than providers using satellite technology). "Qualified broadband service" is Internet access service at download speeds of at least 25 megabits per second and upload speeds of at least 3 megabits per second.
Bill· SS. 3252 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2018
Reservation of Transportation Funds Improvement Act of 2018 This bill extends through FY 2019 and thereafter the reservation of funds for failure of states to enact or enforce open container laws and repeat intoxicated driver laws.
Bill· HRH.R. 6415 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2018
American Border Act This bill modifies various provisions related to border security, including by: directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the southern border, requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection to carry out a certain minimum number of flight hours in patrol of the southern border, directing DHS to deploy certain infrastructure along specified sectors of the southern border, authorizing DHS to request U.S. National Guard support to secure the southern border, and establishing within DHS the Integrated Border Enforcement Team to work with Canada on border security.
Law· HRH.R. 6414 (115th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2018
This bill extends the authority to promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the tribal transportation self-governance program.
Bill· HRH.R. 6436 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2018
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to annually report on threats to election infrastructure and make recommendations to address those threats.
Bill· HRH.R. 6401 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2018
Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to authorize their personnel to act to mitigate a credible threat that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft (i.e., drones) poses to the safety or security of facilities or assets, through a risk-based assessment. DHS may take actions to: detect, identify, monitor, and track the drone, without prior consent; warn the drone's operator; disrupt control of the drone, without prior consent; seize or exercise control of the drone; confiscate the drone; or use reasonable force, if necessary, to disable, damage, or destroy the drone. Any drone seized by DHS or DOJ is subject to forfeiture to the United States. DHS shall: (1) evaluate the threat from drones to U.S. critical infrastructure and to domestic large hub airports; and (2) assess the threat of vehicular terrorism and brief Congress on its findings and on a strategy to improve efforts to support emergency response providers and the private sector to prevent, mitigate, and respond to such threat.
Bill· HRH.R. 6410 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2018
America's Natural Treasures of Immeasurable Quality Unite, Inspire, and Together Improve the Economies of States Act of 2018 or the ANTIQUITIES Act of 2018. This bill directs the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to administer each specified national monument under their joint or exclusive jurisdiction, including the Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Gold Butte, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monuments and the Rose Atoll and Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monuments in accordance with: (1) the one or more presidential proclamations that apply to the applicable covered monument; (2) any Act of Congress enacted before December 4, 2017, that provides for an adjustment to the boundary or administration of such monument; and (3) this bill. The bill establishes the National Monument Enhancement Fund to furnish funding: (1) to such federal agencies to develop management plans for their national monuments that were designated under current federal law, (2) for federal acquisition and development of certain land and other areas, and (3) to develop and enhance recreational infrastructure on such designated lands. The bill designates: (1) specified BLM lands within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and Rio Grande del Norte National Monuments in New Mexico and in the Gold Butte National Conservation Area in Nevada as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System; and (2) approximately 100 acres of BLM land in New Mexico as a potential wilderness area and, when specified conditions have been met, for incorporation into the Robledo Mountains Wilderness.
Bill· SS. 3225 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2018
Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from detaining a woman during pregnancy or postpartum recovery and must immediately release any detainee found to be pregnant, unless such woman presents an immediate and serious threat of hurting herself or others A DHS detention facility may not use a restraint on a detainee who is known to be pregnant, including during labor, transport to a medical facility or birthing center, and delivery, or during postpartum recovery, except for medical or safety purposes. The bill prohibits DHS detention officers from being present during a pelvic exam of a detainee, labor, delivery, or treatment relating to a pregnancy, unless specifically requested by medical personnel. If a detention officer is requested by medical personnel, such officer shall be female, if practicable, and remain at a reasonable distance from the detainee. The bill requires that a pregnant detainee shall have access to health care services, including comprehensive services relating to reproductive health care and pregnancy.
Bill· HRH.R. 6383 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 2018
Small Town and Regional Vitality Investment Act This bill establishes, and provides funding for, a program through which the Rural Development Innovation Center shall make grants to local governments to address major community-development and public-infrastructure challenges.
Bill· SS. 3215 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 2018
Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to require public transportation safety grant recipients who operate fixed route bus service to: (1) develop a risk reduction program for bus operations to improve safety by reducing the number and rates of accidents, injuries, assaults on bus operators, and fatalities; (2) submit the program, including the implementation plan required by this bill, to DOT for review and approval; and (3) implement the program and implementing plan approved by DOT. The bill amends the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to direct DOT to issue a final rule regarding the protection of public transportation operators from the risk of assault. The recipient of a public transportation grant shall report to DOT, for inclusion in the National Transit Database, any information on each assault on an operator.
Bill· HRH.R. 6365 (115th)open
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2018
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Land Claims Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Land Grant-Merced Claims Commission to conduct a hearing on each qualifying petition that shows the claimed boundaries of a land grant-merced. A "land grant-merced" is a specified community land grant, or a community, village, town, or settlement, the land of which was granted by Spain or Mexico between 1689 and 1854 within the Territory of New Mexico, which now includes New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona, to the community, village, town, or pueblo, or to a person to found or establish a community, village, town, or settlement. After a hearing, the Commission may recommend as restitution any one of the following possible restitutions: convey federal land; grant stewardship rights to all or part of federal land; grant priority access and use rights to such lands for the harvesting of natural resources, such as timber and minerals, grazing and watering of livestock, or hunting and fishing; grant priority rights to leases, special use permits, and easements on federal land, to acquire federal lands that may become available for disposal, or to obtain new, unused, or unrenewed grazing allotments on federal lands. The bill prohibits the impairment of the rights of any acequia located on federal land as the result of enactment of this bill, including the right to the use of water by valid water right owners and access to the acequia for maintenance and improvements to its easement and infrastructure.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 128 (115th)open
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2018
Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2019 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2020-FY2028. Recommends levels and amounts for FY2019-FY2028 for: federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits (on-budget), debt subject to limit, debt held by the public, and the major functional categories of spending. Includes reconciliation instructions directing 11 specified House authorizing committees to submit deficit reduction legislation to the House Budget Committee by September 14, 2018. Sets forth budget enforcement procedures addressing: long-term direct spending, allocations for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism, changes in mandatory programs, advance appropriations, estimates of debt service costs and credit programs, adjustments to spending levels, transfers from the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund, and Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) guarantee fees. Establishes reserve funds for legislation relating to: investments in national infrastructure, amendments to the Internal Revenue Code, extending pro-growth tax policies, repeal or replacement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or the presumptions of service connection for veterans who served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam or Korea. Sets forth policy statements on several fiscal and domestic policy issues.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 991 (115th)open
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2018
Expresses support for the designation of National Public Safety Aviation Day.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 574 (115th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2018
Designates July 13, 2018, as Collector Car Appreciation Day. Recognizes that the collection and restoration of historic and classic cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements and cultural heritage of the United States.
Bill· SS. 3190 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2018
Transportation Empowerment Act This bill proposes the return to the states of discretionary authority and fiscal responsibility for national surface transportation systems not within the purview of the federal government. It imposes a funding limitation on transportation programs and projects based upon availability of funding through the Highway Trust Fund. The bill also provides funding for certain core highway programs for FY2019-FY2023, including the federal-aid highway program, emergency relief, the federal lands access program, and the highway research and development program. It adjust amounts in the Highway Trust Fund and the tax rates on gasoline and special motor fuels to support such core programs. The bill repeals provisions relating to metropolitan transportation planning and congestion mitigation and air quality improvement. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require the return of excess tax receipts to states for surface transportation programs, and (2) reduce tax rates on gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, and special fuels. The provisions of this bill shall apply only if the Office of Management and Budget certifies that it is deficit neutral.
Bill· SS. 3183 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 2018
Air Travel Ticketing Transparency and Protection Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation to issue a final rule to enable and require large ticket agents to adopt minimum customer service standards.
Bill· HRH.R. 6303 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 July 2018
Common Sense Maritime and Consumer Services Protection Act This bill establishes in the Federal Maritime Commission an Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services to: (1) raise public awareness about ocean shipping agreements between carriers, use of ocean transportation intermediaries, and other shipping services; and (2) assist consumers in confidentially resolving disputes and other related matters deemed valuable to the consumer by the Commission.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 980 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 July 2018
Expresses support for the designation of Collector Car Appreciation Day. Recognizes that the collection and restoration of historic and classic cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements and cultural heritage of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 6265 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2018
PreCheck is PreCheck Act of 2018 This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ensure that only travelers who are members of a trusted traveler program are permitted to use TSA PreCheck security screening lanes at TSA checkpoints. Any traveler under the age of 12 or over the age of 75 who is not a member of a trusted traveler program shall be permitted to utilize PreCheck security screening lanes at TSA checkpoints when traveling on the same reservation as a member of a trusted traveler program. The TSA shall implement a risk modified screening protocol for lanes other than designated TSA PreCheck security screening lanes at TSA checkpoints to further segment passengers based on risk. Only low-risk passengers shall be eligible to undergo risk modified screening at TSA checkpoints. The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security must assess whether there has been a systematic pattern of violations of the use of TSA PreCheck security screening lanes at TSA checkpoints during the previous calendar year. The TSA shall complete the implementation of a long-term strategy to increase enrollment in the TSA PreCheck Program and expand the total population of members of trusted traveler programs.
Bill· SS. 3153 (115th)open
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2018
Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 This bill reauthorizes appropriations for FY2018-FY2019 for intelligence community programs and activities and adjusts personnel limits. It also authorizes appropriations for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for FY2018-FY2019. The intelligence community agencies are authorized to provide higher pay for positions requiring expertise in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and for cyber-related positions. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) shall: (1) assist the Department of Homeland Security in sharing classified information regarding threats to state election systems to certain senior state election officials, who will receive top secret security clearances; and (2) designate a national counterintelligence officer within the National Counterintelligence and Security Center to lead, manage, and coordinate matters relating to election security. The bill sets forth provisions regarding security clearances. The bill contains several directives for the ODNI related to Russia, including to: (1) assess Russian threat finance (which includes the financing of cyber operations and sanctions evasion), and (2) provide notice of travel by diplomatic and consular personnel of Russia. The Department of Energy shall establish a two-year pilot program for securing energy infrastructure.
Bill· HRH.R. 6276 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2018
Strengthening Pensions through Investment in Infrastructure Act This bill modifies the criteria for private activity bonds to specify that the use of public infrastructure property by a public pension fund is not considered a private business use. (The private business use test is one of the tests used to determine if a bond is a taxable private activity bond rather than a tax-exempt bond.) The bill also specifies that public infrastructure property is not considered investment-type property for the purpose of determining whether a bond is a taxable arbitrage bond. (Taxable arbitrage bonds are used to acquire higher yielding investments, or to replace funds which were used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments.)
Bill· SS. 3182 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2018
DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to expand the responsibilities of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center. The center must address the security of both information and operational technology, including industrial control systems and must identify and address threats and vulnerabilities to products and technologies intended for use in the automated control of critical infrastructure processes by: (1) leading efforts to identify and mitigate cybersecurity threats to industrial control systems; (2) maintaining cross-sector incident response capabilities to respond to cybersecurity incidents; (3) providing cybersecurity technical assistance to stakeholders; and (4) collecting, coordinating, and providing vulnerability information to the industrial control systems community.
Bill· SS. 3157 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2018
Streamlining The Rapid Evolution And Modernization of Leading-edge Infrastructure Necessary to Enhance Small Cell Deployment Act or the STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require that the regulation of the placement, construction, or modification of small personal wireless service facilities by any state or local government: (1) not unreasonably discriminate among providers of the same service using comparable equipment, and (2) only permit a state or local government to approve or deny a permit or other permission to deploy such a facility. A state or local government may charge a fee to consider an application for such placement, construction, or modification, or to use a right-of-way or a facility in a right-of-way owned or managed by the state or local government if the fee is: (1) competitively neutral, technology neutral, and nondiscriminatory; (2) publicly disclosed; and (3) based on actual and direct costs. The Government Accountability Office shall study and report on deployment of broadband infrastructure on tribal land or near trust land.
Bill· SS. 3156 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2018
Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to promulgate regulations that require each covered air carrier to: (1) ensure that the purchase of an airline ticket guarantees transportation of the passenger to the advertised destination (subject to reasons prohibiting a passenger from flying as established by the Federal Aviation Administration or any other federal agency); and (2) provide each passenger with alternative transportation to the advertised destination at no additional expense and in a reasonable and timely manner, if the carrier cancels a flight.
Bill· SS. 3144 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2018
Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to: (1) require the Federal Air Marshal Service to use a risk-based strategy when allocating resources between international and domestic flight coverage, and (2) ensure that the seating arrangements of federal air marshals on aircraft are determined in a risk-based manner and are most capable of responding to current threats to aviation security.
Bill· HRH.R. 6229 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 2018
National Institute of Standards and Technology Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill reauthorizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) through FY2019. NIST shall carry out specified quantum information science and technology activities and convene a workshop to discuss the development of quantum information science. NIST shall: enhance and expand its guidance and assistance to federal agencies in helping them to effectively use its Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; expand fundamental and applied research to address key questions related to the measurement of privacy, security, and vulnerability of software tools and communications networks; and implement the recommendations in the December 2017 Road Mapping Workshop Report on Overcoming Barriers to Adoption of Composites in Sustainable Infrastructure. NIST shall continue to: support the development of artificial intelligence and data science; and conduct research on the expanded connectivity, interoperability, and security of interconnected systems and other aspects of the Internet of things. The bill grants NIST the authority to appoint scientific, engineering, and professional personnel regardless of the civil service laws to carry out research and development that requires the services of personnel who are specially qualified.
Bill· SS. 3139 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 2018
Transit Rail Inspection Practices Act of 2018 or the TRIP Act This bill expands the public transportation safety program to require consideration of performance-based and risk-based methodologies. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall develop and disseminate to state safety oversight agencies (SSOAs) the process and methodology that it will use to monitor the effectiveness of the enforcement authorities and practices of the SSOAs. A state safety oversight program shall provide the SSOAs with the authority and capability to enter the facilities of each rail fixed guideway public transportation system that the SSOAs oversee to inspect infrastructure, equipment, records, personnel, and data. The SSOAs shall establish policies and procedures: (1) regarding the access of the SSOA to conduct inspections of the rail fixed guideway public transportation system; and (2) for collecting data from a rail fixed guideway public transportation agency. A rail fixed guideway public transportation agency shall provide the applicable SSOA with the data that the rail fixed guideway public transportation agency collects when identifying and evaluating safety risks. DOT shall issue a special directive to each SSOA on the development and implementation of risk-based inspection programs. The bill increases the apportionment percentage for state safety oversight program grants.
Bill· HRH.R. 6206 (115th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 2018
Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of Expertise Act This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to establish a Blue Technology Center of Expertise to promote awareness about blue technologies and their potential to enhance the Coast Guard's mission readiness and operational performance. (Blue technology includes technology that supports maritime domain awareness [e.g., surveillance], search and rescue, emergency response, maritime law enforcement, or protection of the marine environment.)
Bill· SS. 3121 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 2018
Water Infrastructure Transparency Act This bill requires states to ensure open and free competition in procurement for water infrastructure projects that are funded by clean water state revolving funds, drinking water state revolving funds, and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program.
Bill· HRH.R. 6200 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 2018
Transportation Workforce Modernization Act This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to make grants to institutions of higher education and other entities to establish curriculum for a transportation worker retraining program for workers displaced by the adoption of automated driving systems. The Government Accountability Office shall study and report on the impact of driverless vehicle adoption on specified sectors of the economy.
Bill· HRH.R. 6175 (115th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 2018
Maritime Safety Act of 2018 This bill addresses the following to enhance maritime safety: (1) domestic vessel compliance with applicable vessels and seamen requirements, (2) safety management systems, (3) equipment requirements, (4) voyage data recorder requirements, (5) survival and locating equipment, (6) training of Coast Guard personnel, (7) flag-state guidance and supplements for documented freight vessels, (8) marine safety strategy and marine safety implementation status, (9) oversight of recognized organizations that act of behalf of the Coast Guard, and (10) timely weather forecasts. The major marine casualty property damage threshold is increased to $2 million.
Bill· HRH.R. 6178 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 2018
Honest Operators Undertake Road Safety Act or the HOURS Act This bill amends the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 with respect to commercial motor vehicle safety regulations involving the transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall issue or revise regulations to ensure that a driver is exempt from requirements with respect to a driver's record of duty status and supporting documents, if (1) the driver meets certain requirements, including that he or she operates within a 150 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location and, if driving a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle, returns to the work reporting location and is released from work within 14 consecutive hours; and (2) the motor carrier that employs the driver maintains and retains for a period of six months accurate and true records showing certain information, including the time the driver reports for duty each day and the total number of hours the driver is on duty each day. DOT shall issue or revise regulations to ensure that a driver or motor carrier subject to the use of an electronic logging device, hall only be required, for purposes of federal hours of service requirements, to obtain and retain supporting documentation regarding the start and end times of each applicable daily on-duty period. The public participation requirements shall not apply to a rulemaking regarding hours of service requirements as they relate to sleeper berths for property-carrying commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Bill· SS. 3094 (115th)open
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 2018
Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 This bill prohibits the U.S. Coast Guard from: (1) implementing the rule titled "Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)-Reader Requirements," and (2) proposing or issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking for a rule that would require the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards. These prohibitions end 60 days after the Department of Homeland Security submits to Congress an assessment of the transportation security card program.
Bill· HRH.R. 6168 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 2018
Aviation-Impacted Communities Act This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct outreach to community leaders of aviation-impacted communities to inform them of the opportunity to be a designated community. An "aviation-impacted community" is a community that is located not more than one mile from any point at which a commercial or cargo jet route is 3,000 feet or less above ground level. The FAA must devise an action plan that alleviates or addresses the concerns of a designated community. It may also make grants for necessary noise mitigation in a designated community for residences, hospitals, nursing homes, and schools.