15. H.R. 554, to require the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to establish a program to help the families of railroad accident victims and prohibit lawyers or their agents from making unsolicited contacts with families or injured passengers for 45 days after an accident. Yes. Passed 404-4, under suspension of rules. 2/14/01.

55. H.R. 1098, to improve the recording and discharging of maritime liens and expand the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor in San Pedro, California. Yes. Passed 415-3, under suspension of rules. 3/21/01.

58. H.R. 1099, to authorize safety, personnel, and other changes in the U.S. Coast Guard, and increase civil penalties against negligent vessel operators and authorize more vessels for immigration patrols. Yes. Passed 415-0, under suspension of rules. 3/22/01.

155. H.R. 1699, to authorize $5.3 billion in FY 2002 for Coast Guard programs and activities, including $3.7 billion for operation and maintenance and $659 million for facilities, vessels and other equipment. Yes. Passed 411-3. 6/7/01.

193. H.R. 2299, FY 2002 transportation appropriations. Amendment to bar funds to process applications from motor carriers in Mexico for authority to operate beyond current U.S. commercial zones near the U.S.-Mexico border. Yes. Passed 285-143. 6/26/01.

194. H.R. 2299. On passage of the bill to provide $59.1 billion in FY 2002 appropriations for transportation programs including $32.7 billion for federal highway programs; $13.3 billion for the Federal Aviation Administration; $6.7 billion for mass transit; $5 billion for the U.S. Coast Guard, and $684 million for railroads. Yes. Passed 426-1. 6/26/01.

305. H.R. 1140, to allow railroad retirement assets to be invested in private securities, reduce the payroll tax on railroads and make other changes in the railroad retirement system. Yes. Passed 384-33, under suspension of rules. 7/31/01.

347. H.R. 2926, Air Transportation System Stabilization Act. Motion to recommit the bill to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee with instructions to add new sections requiring airlines to cover all health insurance costs for employees for 18 months after separation and ordering that airline passengers be screened by Federal Aviation Administration employees. No. Failed 174-239. 9/21/01.

348. H.R. 2926. On passage of the bill to provide $15 billion in grants and up to $10 million in loan guarantees to airline companies to compensate for losses incurred as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; create a federal board to review how the loan guarantees are handled; establish a fund to compensate victims killed or injured in the attacks, or their survivors, and limit airlines’ liability for damages related to the September 11 attacks to the amount of insurance coverage they had for such incidents. Yes. Passed 356-54. 9/21/01.

420. H.R. 3150, Airport Security Federalization Act. Amendment made in order by the rule to the bill to create a hiring preference for laid-off airline workers as airport screeners, require a preference for U.S.-owned companies in contracts for screening services, strike a provision in the new aviation assistance act relating to salary and benefits compensation caps, and mandate that airports seeking reimbursement under the provisions of the act itemize their security expenses. Yes. Passed 379-50. 11/1/01.

421. H.R. 3150. Amendment to authorize $1.5 billion to help airports cover increased security costs into FY 2003, authorize airport screeners to be deputized as federal transportation

security agents, increase the requirements for retroactive background checks for screeners and airport employees, and set a deadline of December 31, 2003, for screening all baggage. Yes. Passed 223-202. 11/1/01.

423. H.R. 3150. Amendment to federalize airline passenger and baggage screeners at the nation’s largest airports and authorize Justice Department responsibility for airport and airline security. Yes. Failed 214-218. 11/1/01.

424. H.R. 3150. Motion to recommit the bill to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee with instructions to add language to create the Transportation Security Administration under the Department of Transportation. No. Failed 201-227. 11/1/01.

425. H.R. 3150. On passage of the Airport Security Federalization Act to set up a new aviation security agency within the Department of Transportation responsible for federal control of airport security and passenger and baggage screening at U.S. airports; provide for agency officers to supervise screeners who could be federal employees or federally trained private contract employees; provide for armed federal air marshals, stronger cockpit doors, and background checks for persons in airport secure areas, and authorize a $2.50 passenger fee for each flight segment to pay for enhanced security. Yes. Passed 286-139. 11/1/01.

428. S. 1447, Airport Security Federalization Act. Motion to instruct conferees to make every effort to resolve differences in the House and Senate versions of the aviation security bill by Nov. 9. Yes. Passed 397-0. 11/6/01.

448. S. 1447, to agree to the conference report on the Aviation Security Act to establish a new aviation security agency within the Department of Transportation responsible for federal control of airport security and passenger and baggage screening at U.S. airports. Yes. Passed 410-9. 11/16/01.

465. H.R. 2299, to agree to the conference report on the bill to provide $59.6 billion in FY 2002 appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies. Yes. Passed 371-11. 11/30/01.

485. H.R. 10, to agree to a Senate amendment to the Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001 to increase benefits to railroad employees and their beneficiaries and to revise financing of the pension part (tier II) of the railroad retirement system. Yes. Passed 369-33, under suspension of rules. 12/11/01.