WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Traffic congestion

S. 3261, The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $1169.76

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3261 would make appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 6003, The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $114.81

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6003 would reauthorize Amtrak....

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H.R. 6161, The American Energy Independence Act

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6161 would provide for American energy independence by July 4, 2015....

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P.L. 110-140, The CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.79

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 6 would reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy....

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H.R. 5102, The ON TIME Act of 2007

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5102 would direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected....

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H.R. 4309, The Border Wait Times Study Act

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4309 would require the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress reports on the commercial and passenger vehicle traffic at certain points of entry....

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S. 2425, The Border Wait Times Study Act

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2425 would require the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary Commerce to submit reports to Congress on the commercial and passenger vehicle traffic at certain points of entry....

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H.R. 4123, The High-Speed Rail Authority Development and Formation Act

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4123 would provide for the creation of a National High-Speed Rail Authority....

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H.R. 3519, The United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3519 would establish the United States Commission on an Open Society with Security....

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H.R. 2701, The Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $33.09

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2701 would strengthen our Nation's energy security and mitigate the effects of climate change by promoting energy efficient transportation and public buildings, creating incentives for the use of alternative fuel vehicles and renewable energy, and ensuring sound water resource and natural disaster preparedness planning....

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H.R. 2447, The Energy and Environment Block Grant Act of 2007

Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2447 would establish an Energy and Environment Block Grant Program....

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H.R. 2296, The Future Fuels Act

Mon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2296 would reduce the Nation's oil dependence and enhance the Nation's ability to produce alternative fuels....

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H.R. 1053, The California State Route 91 Congestion Relief Act

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1053 would authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out certain transportation projects in the State of California to relieve congestion on State Route 91....

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H.R. 670, The Dependence Reduction through Innovation in Vehicles and Energy Act

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 670 would promote the national security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign oil through the use of alternative fuels and new vehicle technologies....

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S. 298, The REFRESH Act

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 298 would provide incentives for renewable energy production, increase fuel economy standards for automobiles, and provide tax incentives for renewable energy production....

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H.R. 5689, An act to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.25

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5689 would make several amendments to the current authorization law for highway programs: the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109-59). H.R. 5689 would create new or additional contract authority for magnetic levitation transportation projects, for the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Commission, and for transportation research programs at universities. The act also would rescind a portion of unused contract a...

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H.R. 3496, The National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $11.39

Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3496 would authorize the appropriation of funds for grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for capital and preventive maintenance projects....

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H.R. 3893, The Gasoline for America's Security Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $19.69

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3893 would authorize new programs and spending related to the supply and use of petroleum and other energy products. It would provide subsidies to small refiners, make certain federal lands available for siting new refineries, and revise the terms and procedures for approving these and other energy projects. The bill also would modify various standards in the Clean Air Act, direct the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue and enforce regulations regarding gasoline price gouging, and creat...

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H.R. 1631, The Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century - Savings per Average Family: $30.97

Thu, 12 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1631 would authorize states to issue $12 billion in tax-exempt bonds and $12 billion in tax-credit bonds to finance infrastructure for high-speed-rail transportation projects. In addition to authorizing the bonds, H.R. 1631 would expand the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program. This program authorizes the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to provide direct loans and loan guarantees for the development of railroad infrastructure. H.R. 1631 would raise the ceil...

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S. 1230, The Highway Reauthorization and Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $11.33

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT

The Highway Reauthorization and Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2005 would make numerous changes to the Internal Revenue Code, most of which would modify various excise taxes. The affected excise taxes include several dedicated to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) and the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (ARTF). In addition, the bill would raise revenues mainly by changing the rules for deductibility of interest for certain debt instruments and by increasing certain penalties....

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