TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO for TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Amtrak funding Capital Investment Grants RAISE Grants Maritime Security Program FAA RED, F&E and AIP Programs THUD and Related Agencies Appropriations Transportation Programs Amtrak food and beverage provision Anti-labor riders National Mediation Board funding levels Railroad Retirement Board funding levels Worker Protections Buy America Frontline workforce development Highly Automated Vehicles Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Labor, Health and Human Services and Related Agencies Appropriations

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Port Performance Data Jones Act Harbor Maintenance Tax Cargo Preference Merchant Marine Recruitment Practices Transportation Worker Identification Credential Food for Peace Program Maritime Security Program Port and Maritime Infrastructure Investments Port Security Longshore Collective Bargaining Port Automation Dredging MARAD Reauthorization Coast Guard Reauthorization Tanker Security Program Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2023 S 2862, the American Farmers Feed the World Act of 2023 H.R.6728 - American Offshore Worker Fairness Act H.R.8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S.5611 - SHIPS for America Act

Contacted: Maritime Administration (MARAD); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 5611 (118th), H.R. 8070 (118th), H.R. 6728 (118th)

Railroads RRR

Railroad Yardmasters Cross-Border Rail Issues Sleep Apnea Assault Mitigation Rail worker training requirements Railroad Retirement Benefits, program integrity efforts High-Speed Rail Amtrak Funding Fatigue Management Operating Crew Size Amtrak Food and Beverage Service Safe Transport of Hazardous Materials Rail Labor Protections Amtrak Food and Beverage Service Safe transport of hazardous materials Railroad Retirement/Occupational Disability Amtrak Board Nominations Positive Train Control Hours of Service Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization National Freight Rail Labor Negotiations H.R.1674/S.576 - Railway Safety Act of 2023 S.1044 - Railway Accountability Act H.R.2785/S.1274, the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act H.R. 5871-the Rail Worker and Community Safety Act HR 3893 Freights First Act H.R.7600 - American High-Speed Rail Act Surface Transportation Board nominations Railroad Retirement Board nominations H.J. Res 130-Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Railroad Administration relating to "Train Crew Size Safety Requirements" H.R.8996 - To enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes. S.4492 - A bill to improve the transparency of Amtrak operations, and for other purposes S.4954 - Rail Bridge Safety and Transparency Act H.R.8996 - Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024 S.5569 - All Aboard Act

Contacted: Railroad Retirement Board; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Federal Railroad Administration; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 5569 (118th), S. 4492 (118th), H.R. 8996 (118th), H.R. 1674 (118th), H.R. 3893 (118th), S. 576 (118th), H.R. 2785 (118th), H.R. 7600 (118th), H.R. 5871 (118th), S. 4954 (118th), S. 1044 (118th), H.J.Res. 130 (118th), S. 1274 (118th)

Transportation TRA

Union-made vehicle tax credits Transportation network companies Private activity bonds TSA Authorization Bus Driver Health and Safety Bus Driver Assault Paratransit New Starts/Small Starts Workforce Development Surveying and Mapping Services Transit Privatization Public Private Partnerships Operating Assistance for Transit Agencies OSHA Protections for Hazmat Workers Transit Safety and Security Issues Safety Management Plans Background and Security Clearances for Transportation Workers Over-the-Road Bus Safety and Security Issues Highway Trust Fund Funding Engineering Services and Design Human Trafficking TSA Administrator Nomination School Bus Transportation Issues Security Training for Transportation Workers Transit Security Grant Program Autonomous Vehicles Limousine safety Transit Reauthorization H.R.3394 - Fund the TSA Act S.2138 - Workforce DATA Act H.R.3409 - Healthy Families Act H.R.8253 - Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development and Generating Renewable Energy to Electrify the Nation's Infrastructure and Jobs Act S.5625 - A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize the Clean School Bus program, and for other purposes. H.R.10109 - Veteran Benefits Enhancement Act

Contacted: Federal Transit Administration (FTA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; White House Office; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Bills named: H.R. 8253 (118th), H.R. 3409 (118th), H.R. 10109 (118th), S. 2138 (118th), S. 5625 (118th), H.R. 3394 (118th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Personal Protective Equipment Drug and Alcohol Testing issues Worker Displacement Job Training 13(c) Transit Worker Labor Protections Public Employee Protections Department of Labor Nominations National Mediation Board Funding Davis-Bacon FAA Official Time S.567 - Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023 S.2138 - Workforce DATA Act H.R.3409 - Healthy Families Act H.R.82 - Social Security Fairness Act of 2023

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Natl Mediation Board; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 567 (118th), H.R. 3409 (118th), H.R. 82 (118th), S. 2138 (118th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Cross Border Bus Safety Buy America/Buy American Requirements International Services Agreement Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Air Transport Issues Maritime Transportation Services

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Employment Background Checks

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; SENATE

Postal POS

Six-Day Delivery Direct Door Delivery Delivery Service Standards Retiree Pre-Funding Health Requirements

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

FAA Reauthorization Airline Worker Assault Pilot and Flight Crew Fatigue Federal Aviation Administration Staffing Issues Foreign Pre-Clearance Facilities NextGen Implementation Foreign Ownership, Control and Carbotage Issues Flight Attendant Workplace Safety and Health Issues Federal Aviation Administration Standards for Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Repair Station Safety, Security, Oversight Drug and Alcohol Testing for Repair Station Employees Lithium Battery Transportation Pilot Certification and Qualification Requirements Aviation Taxes and Fees Public Private Partnerships Pilot Retirement Age Foreign Air Carrier permitting preemption of state and municipal labor and related policy for airline workers Fair and Open Skies H.R.911 - Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2023 H.R.1293 - Cabin Air Safety Act of 2023 H.R.3762 - Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act H.R.1499 - Good Jobs for Good Airports Act S.748 - American Aviator Act H.R.1716 - Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act H.R.4021 - Fair and Open Skies Act H.R.4037 - Airline Employee Assault Prevention Act H.R.5840 - Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act H.R.7696 - Airport Ramp Worker Safety Act S.3677 Undetectable Firearms Act H.R.8370 - Rights for the Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act of 2024 H.R.8216 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, and for other purposes. S.3959 - Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act of 2024

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 748 (118th), S. 3959 (118th), H.R. 911 (118th), H.R. 8370 (118th), H.R. 8216 (118th), H.R. 1499 (118th), H.R. 4021 (118th), H.R. 1293 (118th), S. 3677 (118th), H.R. 5840 (118th), H.R. 4037 (118th), H.R. 7696 (118th), H.R. 3762 (118th), H.R. 1716 (118th)