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Railroad Retirement Board: Retirement, Survivor, Disability, Unemployment, and Sickness Benefits
This report describes the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) eligibility requirements, benefit types and compensation amounts, and program financing.
Railroad Retirement Board Annuities for Widows and Widowers
This report explains the provisions of the Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001 law that affect widow(er) annuities and provides an illustration of the annuities under both prior law and current law.
Airport Improvement Program: Issues for Congress
This report discusses the Airport Improvement Program and its complement, the passenger facility charge (PFC), within the broader context of airport capital development finance. After a brief history of federal support for airport construction and improvement, the report describes AIP funding, its source of revenues, funding distribution, and the types of projects the program funds
Federal Railroad Safety Program and Reauthorization Issues
This report details the Federal Railroad Safety Program, and includes information such as background, statistics, and legislative issues.
Airport Improvement Program
This issue brief discusses the Airport Improvement Program and its complement, the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC). After a brief history of federal support for airport construction and improvement, the report describes AIP funding, its source of revenues, the impact of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (FAIR21, P.L. 106-181), funding distribution, the types of projects the program funds, AIP and PFC policy issues, and the allowable use of AIP funds for airport security purposes.
Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization
This report discusses significant legislative provisions in the two provisional bills that are likely to be the subject of congressional discussion to reauthorize federal highway, highway safety, and transit programs.
Airport Improvement Program: Issues for Congress
This report discusses the Airport Improvement Program and its complement, the passenger facility charge (PFC), within the broader context of airport capital development finance. After a brief history of federal support for airport construction and improvement, the report describes AIP funding, its source of revenues, funding distribution, and the types of projects the program funds
Department of Transportation (DOT): FY2016 Appropriations
This report is categorized into four categories: (I) Introduction, (II) Understanding the DOTA Appropriations Act, (III) DOT Funding Trend, (IV) DOT FY2016 Appropriations.
Federalism Issues in Surface Transportation Policy: A Historical Perspective
This report provides a historical perspective on contemporary federalism issues in surface transportation policy, from the beginning of the nation through MAP-21. This analysis may prove useful as Congress debates legislation reauthorizing surface transportation programs during the 113th Congress.
Appropriations for FY1998: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
This report is the synopsis of selected DOT Programs and the House and Senate funding recommended for those programs.
Border Security: Key Agencies and Their Missions
This report provides information about Border Security Key Agencies and Their Missions.
Daylight Saving Time
This report gives information on Daylight Saving Time. The contents include its historical background, Changing an Area's time zone, and moving an area o or off DST
Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel
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Transportation Conformity Under the Clean Air Act: In Need of Reform?
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Transportation Spending Under an Earmark Ban
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Unintended Acceleration in Passenger Vehicles
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Transportation Trust Funds: Budgetary Treatment
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Surface Transportation Program Reauthorization Issues for Congress
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Surface Transportation Program Reauthorization Issues for Congress
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Transportation Issues in the 108th Congress
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Transportation Issues in the 108th Congress
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Surface Transportation Program Reauthorization Issues for the 111th Congress
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Surface Transportation Congestion: Policy and Issues
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A Return to Private Security Screening at Airports?: Background and Issues Regarding the Opt-Out Provision of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act
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Reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board
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Transportation Security: Issues for the 109th Congress
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Transportation Security: Issues for the 109th Congress
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Transportation Security: Issues for the 109th Congress
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Transportation Security: Issues for the 109th Congress
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Surface Transportation Program Reauthorization Issues for the 112th Congress
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Transportation Security: Issues for the 110th Congress
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Transportation Security: Issues for the 114th Congress
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Transportation Security: Issues for the 110th Congress
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Surface Transportation Program Reauthorization Issues for Congress
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Surface Transportation and Aviation Extension Legislation: A Historical Perspective
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Surface Transportation Reauthorization in the 112th Congress: Summary and Sources
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Surface Transportation Reauthorization Legislation in the 111th Congress: Summary of Selected Major Provisions
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Surface Transportation Reauthorization Legislation in the 112th Congress: Major Provisions Pending in the Senate
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Surface Transportation Reauthorization: Selected Highway and Transit Issues in Brief
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Public Transit Program Funding Issues in Surface Transportation Reauthorization
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Legal Issues Concerning State and Local Authority to Restrict the Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Rail
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Legal Issues Concerning State and Local Authority to Restrict the Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Rail
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Rail Transportation of Coal to Power Plants: Reliability Issues
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Public Transportation Program and Funding Issues
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Reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board
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Public Transit Program Issues in Surface Transportation Reauthorization
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Public Transit Program Issues in Surface Transportation Reauthorization
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Public Transit Program Funding Issues in Surface Transportation Reauthorization
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The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA21) and the Federal Budget
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Surface Transportation Funding and Programs Under MAP-21: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-141)
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