Bills About Transportation And Public Works Sponsored by Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

Rep. DeFazio sponsored 50 bills about transportation and public works in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Feb. 8, 2019	H.R.1108	To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.	303	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 564.
Nov. 15, 2019	H.R.5120	To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 545.
July 9, 2019	H.R.3632	To ensure that authorizations issued by the Secretary of Transportation to foreign air carriers do not undermine labor rights or standards, and for other purposes.	157	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 521.
Sept. 29, 2020	H.R.8408	To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to require certain safety standards relating to aircraft, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov. 18, 2019	H.R.5139	To protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment, and for other purposes.	26	All Democrats	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Oct. 2, 2020	H.R.8504	To extend the Payroll Support Program, and for other purposes.	9	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
July 30, 2020	H.R.7867	To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes.	31	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Nov. 15, 2019	H.R.5119	To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes.	17	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 370.
June 11, 2020	H.R.2	To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.	130	All Democrats	Received in the Senate.
July 9, 2020	H.R.7515	To amend title 46, United States Code, to authorize maritime transportation emergency relief, and for other purposes.	17	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
June 4, 2020	H.R.7095	To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
May 1, 2019	H.R.2440	To provide for the use of funds in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for the purposes for which the funds were collected and to ensure that funds credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used to support navigation, and for other purposes.	21	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Sept. 12, 2019	H.R.4306	To require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to conduct an evaluation of the safety, security, and environmental risks of transporting liquefied natural gas by rail, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
June 21, 2019	H.R.3409	To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan. 9, 2019	H.R.367	Making appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event an appropriations Act expires before the enactment of a new appropriations Act.	186	Bipartisan	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-110, Part I.
April 30, 2019	H.R.2396	To provide for the use of funds in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for the purposes for which the funds were collected and to ensure that funds credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used to support navigation, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb. 13, 2019	H.R.1171	To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.	79	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
July 18, 2018	H.R.6414	To amend title 23, United States Code, to extend the deadline for promulgation of regulations under the tribal transportation self-governance program.	1	All Republicans	Became Public Law No: 115-235.
May 17, 2018	H.R.5857	To protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment, and for other purposes.	28	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jan. 11, 2018	H.R.4766	To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit further extension of requirement to implement positive train control beyond December 31, 2018, and for other purposes.	10	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Dec. 14, 2017	H.R.4643	To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the duties of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
June 7, 2017	H.R.2800	To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure improvement of air traffic control services, and for other purposes.	28	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
June 29, 2017	H.RES.424	Congratulating the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (in this resolution referred to as "NATCA") on the celebration of its 30th anniversary and recognizing its members' vital contributions to the United States and our National Airspace System.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 18, 2017	H.R.2514	To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.	61	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
April 28, 2017	H.R.2223	To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for a rail spill preparedness fund, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
April 26, 2017	H.R.2150	To ensure that permits issued by the Secretary of Transportation to foreign air carriers under the United States-European Union Air Transport Agreement of April 2007 do not undermine labor rights or standards, and for other purposes.	137	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
March 8, 2017	H.R.1420	To amend title 49, United States Code, to require an air carrier to provide information to the public regarding its policies for imposing baggage fees and assisting passengers during a widespread disruption of service, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
March 1, 2017	H.R.1265	To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.	13	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb. 16, 2017	H.RES.138	Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
July 14, 2016	H.R.5786	To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for a rail spill preparedness fund, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
May 26, 2016	H.R.5340	To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
April 28, 2016	H.R.5090	To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.	176	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 19, 2015	H.R.2410	To authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs, and for other purposes.	62	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Feb. 25, 2015	H.R.1068	To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a tribal transportation self-governance program, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
July 6, 2011	H.R.2407	To protect the safety of America's roads by limiting the operation of motor carriers domiciled in Mexico beyond municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border to a pilot program.	23	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
June 24, 2011	H.R.2350	To secure public investments in transportation infrastructure.	3	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
May 6, 2011	H.R.1795	To promote increased public transportation use, to promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation, and for other purposes.	11	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management .
Feb. 17, 2011	H.R.756	To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe standards for the maximum number of hours that an operator of a commercial motor vehicle may be reasonably detained by a shipper or receiver, and for other purposes.	12	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
April 15, 2008	H.R.5788	To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish prohibitions against voice communications using a mobile communications device on commercial airline flights, and for other purposes.	24	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.
July 29, 2008	H.R.6630	To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly authorized by Congress.	41	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Oct. 29, 2007	H.R.3985	To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to register a person providing transportation by an over-the-road bus as a motor carrier of passengers only if the person is willing and able to comply with certain accessibility requirements in addition to other existing requirements, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 110-291.
May 6, 2008	H.R.5977	To amend title 49, United States Code, to require a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder that collects a fuel surcharge to disclose and pay the fuel surcharge to the person responsible for bearing the cost of the fuel, and for other purposes.	17	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Dec. 13, 2005	H.R.4512	To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot program to evaluate the use of automated systems for the immediate prescreening of passengers on flights in foreign air transportation.	1	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
Oct. 7, 2004	H.R.5250	To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the Federal flight deck officer program.	1	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan. 31, 2001	H.R.332	To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve consumers' access to airline industry information, to promote competition in the aviation industry, to protect airline passenger rights, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Oct. 8, 1998	H.R.4742	To improve consumers' access to airline industry information, to promote competition in the aviation industry, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
March 20, 1997	H.R.1141	To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft and to restrict the fares charged by air carriers for air transportation provided to children under 3 years of age.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb. 13, 1997	H.R.754	To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft.	86	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
July 17, 1996	H.R.3831	To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that the primary duty of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration is to enhance the safety and security of the commercial civil aviation industry.	4	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Oct. 5, 1994	H.CON.RES.307	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the United States position on the disinsection of aircraft at the 11th meeting of the Facilitation Division of the International Civil Aviation Organization.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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