Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010

SAFETEA-LU extender bill HR 2847 to continue federal aid programs providing funding for mass transit systems; FY 2011 Obama Administration budget proposals for DOT and DHS programs providing funding for mass transit systems; federal funding for mass transit systems - H.R. 2746 and S. 3189; FY 2011 Congressional Budget Resolution for federal mass transit programs and provision to modify budget to accomodate SAFETEA-LU reauthorization (S. Con. Res. 60 and R. Res 1493); FY 2011 THUD appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for mass transit systems as well as specific project provisions (H.R. 5850 and S. 3644); FY 2011 DHS appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for FEMA State/Local programs to support public transportation and rail security programs (S. 3607); legislation to authorize public transit rail safety programs H.R. 4643, S. 3015, and S. 3638; tax extender legislation, including H.R. 4213and H.R. 4849, and S. 3793 to extend "Build America bonds" program, reauthorize alternative fuel excise tax credit, and extend the ARRA provision for the pre-tax commuter transit and vanpool employer-provided benefits provision that raised such benefits to the same level as existing pre-tax parking employer-provided benefits past the current expiration date of December 31, 2010; additional stimulus legislation that would be available for public mass transit including H.R. 4812; and pending Senate climate change bill - provisions that would affect operations and budgets of mass transit systems as well as allocation of revenues to promote and support mass transit to reduce greenhouse gases; the four short-term continuing appropriations bills for FY 2011 (H.R. 3081, H J Res 101, H J Res 105, and HR 3082); and HR 4893 (client interests in extending Build America Bonds program, extending excise tax credits for alternative fuels, extension of employer-provided mass transit benefits, and extension of exemption from alternative minimim tax treatment for certain tax-exempt bonds).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Support for core capacity and funding for rail cars in surface transportation reauthorization. HR 5850 & S. 3644, FY 11, Transportation HUD Appropriations bills, support funding for purchase of railcars. S. 3015 & HR 4643, Support Public Transportation Program Safety Act. Support small starts funding for Oakland Airport Connector, support TIGER II funding application for Improvements at Hayward Maintenance Yard, Support TIFIA financing for Oakland Airport Connector

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 55 - Creating Opportunities to Motivate Mass-Transit Utilization to Encourage Ridership (COMMUTER) Act Of 2009 HR 2200 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act The Surface Transportation Authorization Act Hazardous Materials Transportation Reauthorization HR 3535 and S 1536- Avoiding Life Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 S 1938 Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 HR 4714, S. 2768 - National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization S 3189 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants HR 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act (transportation issues within) HR 2918, HR 2996, HR 2847 Surface Transportation Authorization Extensions S.3271 - VEHICLE Safety Improvements Act of 2010 S. 3015 -Transportation Safety Act H.R.4643 - Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 Operating Assistance for Transit Agencies Transit Safety and Security Issues Background and Security Clearances on the Transportation Workforce Department of Transportation Nominations Transportation Security Administration Nominations Over-the-Road Bus Safety Issues Transit Apprencticeships Worker Training School Bus Transportation Issues (Medical Review Board and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Ergonomics, Health and Safety, School Bus Capacity, Manufacturing Standards)

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 55 - Creating Opportunities to Motivate Mass Transit utilization to Encourage Ridership (COMMUTER) Act of 2009 H.R. 2200 - Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act The Surface Transportation Authorization Act Hazardous Materials Transportation Reauthorization H.R. 3535 and S. 1536 - Avoinding Life Endangering and Reckless TExting by Drivers Act of 2009 S. 1938 Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 H.R. 4714 & S. 2768 - National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization S. 3189 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act (transportation issues within) H.R. 2918 & H.R. 2847 - Surgace Transportation Authorization Extensions S. 3271 - VEHICLE Safety Improvement Act of 2010 S. 3015 - Transporation Safety Act H.R. 4643 - Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 H.R. 5604 - Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010 S. 3412 & H.R. 5418 - National Transportatation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 5730 - The Surface Transportation Earmark Recession, Savings, and Accountability Act H.R. 2724 - National Transportation Earmark Recession, Savings, and Accountability Act H.R. 5604 - Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010 Hazardous Material Transportation Reauthorization Operating Assistance for Transit Agencies Transit Safety and Security Issues Background and Security Clearances on the Transportation Workforce Cross Border Bus Safety Department of Transportation Nominations Transportation Security Administration Nominations National Transportation Safety Board Nominations National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Over-the-Road Bus Safety Issues Transit Apprenticeships Worker Training Rail Training Program

Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1135 the Bus Uniform Standards and Enhanced Safety Act of 2009: To amend Title 49, U.S.C., to provide for enhanced motorcoach safety and for other purposes. H.R. 2746 To amend Title 49, U.S.C. to allow for additional transporation assistance grants. S. 554 Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2009. H.R. 4643/S. 3015 Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010. S. 3638 To establish a national safety plan for public transportation and for other purposes. H.R. 5850 Transportation, Housing and Urban Developement, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011.

Client expense: $389,824 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

AMTRAKBudget And Appropriation For FY 2010: On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105 which was the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This bill concluded the appropriations from the 110th Congress that were not completed before the end of 2008. As a result of this bill Amtrak received a total of $1.453 billion for fiscal year 2009. In addition Amtrak received $114 million for the last installment of the Amtrak workers backpay. Congress must now turn to the FY 2010 budget. S 146 & HR 233Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. HR 243Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2009: On Jan. 7, 2009, Rep. Gene Green introduced HR 243 to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes. HR 250Neighborhood Rail Accountability Act: To require the Surface Transportation Board to consider certain issues when deciding whether to authorize the construction of a railroad line. HR 272Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. HR 407Release of any Reversionary Interest of the United States in and to Certain Lands in Reno, Nevada: Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced this bill on Jan. 9, 2009. The bill would release any reversionary interest in railroad lands within the City of Reno, Nevada, that were originally granted to the Union Pacific Railroad under the provisions of the Act of July 1, 1862, commonly known as the Union Pacific Railroad Act. S 238Build America Bond Act of 2009: A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purposes. HR 651Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act: Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for Amtrak use, after the Secretary has received and approved a project engineering and financial plan, to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. HR 693Designation of Corridor for Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail: Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail based on certain qualifying factors and after a 30-day congressional review period; (2) provide technical assistance to expedite completion of inter-suburban rail service; and (3) prohibit increased usage of such corridor except to increase the availability of inter-suburban commuter rail. S 461 & HR 1132Extend and Modify the Railroad Track Maintenance Credit: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the allowable amount of the railroad track maintenance tax credit; (2) revise the types of expenditures eligible for such credit; and (3) extend such credit through 2012. S 560 & HR 1409Employee Free Choice Act: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. HR 1789Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. H.R. 2847-Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes substituting the "Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010" as Division A of the Act and the "Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009" as Division B. The report of the House Rules Committee on H.Res. 976 (H.Rept. 111-380, p. 5) summarized the matter included in Division A of the Act concerning the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); infrastructure, employment, and public investment programs; unemployment insurance; COBRA; small business loans; the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage; the child tax credit; surface transportation; and certain civil rights claims. H.R. 3200-America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sets forth provisions governing health insurance plans and issuers, including: (1) exempting grandfathered health insurance coverage from requirements of this Act; (2) prohibiting preexisting condition exclusions; (3) providing for guaranteed coverage to all individuals and employers and automatic renewal of coverage; (4) prohibiting premium variances, except for reasons of age, area, or family enrollment; and (5) prohibiting rescission of health insurance coverage without clear and convincing evidence of fraud. S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009: An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Health Insurance Coverage) to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and essential health benefits coverage. H.R. 3404 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009. To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of certain unemployment benefits and the temporary availability of further additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to extend through December 31, 2010, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service and for those with less than 10. Makes additional appropriations to cover such cost. H.R. 3677 Save Our Seniors' Social Security Act of 2009 To provide relief payments to recipients of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits, and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $280 payment to each individual who, for any of the months of December 2009, January 2010, or February 2010, is entitled to a Social Security or railroad retirement benefit payment. H.R. 3789 Amtrak Secure Transportation of Firearms Act: To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage. Requires Amtrak, at a station that accepts checked baggage for a specific Amtrak route, to allow a passenger holding a ticket for such route to place an unloaded firearm or starter pistol in a bag that has been checked at the station if: (1) before checking the bag or boarding the train, the passenger declares to Amtrak that an unloaded firearm is in his or her checked bag; (2) the firearm is carried in a locked hard-sided container; and (3) only the passenger has the key or combination to such container. S. 1132 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2009: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include Amtrak and executive branch police officers as federal law enforcement officers eligible to carry concealed firearms; and (2) revise requirements for certifying retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms, including reducing the years of service required for such officers from 15 to 10 years and setting forth requirements relating to mental health certifications. S.146 Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Clayton Act to grant the United States exclusive authority to bring suit for injunctive relief against a common carrier that is not a rail common carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (STB). S.3015 Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a federal public transportation safety program to improve the safety of, and reduce the number of accidents involving, rail fixed guideway public transportation systems and public transportation bus systems that receive federal assistance. S.2889 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009 Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Surface Transportation Board. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Surface Transportation Board. Increases Board membership from three to five members. Removes the Board from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish it as an independent U.S. agency. S.3047 Tax Code Termination Act: Tax Code Termination Act - Terminates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning after 2013, except provisions of such Code relating to social security taxation (i.e., taxes on wage, self-employment, and railroad retirement income). S.1134 Responsible Use of Coal Act of 2009: Requires the Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program to advance carbon capture and storage and coal power generation technologies. Requires such program to include a large-scale commercial demonstration program to evaluate the most promising carbon capture and storage technologies and research and development programs for carbon capture technologies, carbon dioxide storage, and advanced clean coal power generation technologies. H.R.3505 American Energy Production and Price Reduction Act Expresses the sense of Congress that at no time shall Congress enact legislation that will lead to the increase of domestic energy prices. H.R.5377 Title: To require Amtrak to discontinue passenger rail service on certain long distance routes that operate at a loss. H.R.4213 Title: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010.

AMTRAKBudget And Appropriation For FY 2010: On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105 which was the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This bill concluded the appropriations from the 110th Congress that were not completed before the end of 2008. As a result of this bill Amtrak received a total of $1.453 billion for fiscal year 2009. In addition Amtrak received $114 million for the last installment of the Amtrak workers backpay. Congress must now turn to the FY 2010 budget. S 5Cleaner, Greener, and Smarter Act of 2009: A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. HR 243Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2009: On Jan. 7, 2009, Rep. Gene Green introduced HR 243 to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes. S 238Build America Bond Act of 2009: A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purposes. HR 651Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act: Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for Amtrak use, after the Secretary has received and approved a project engineering and financial plan, to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. HR 693Designation of Corridor for Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail: Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail based on certain qualifying factors and after a 30-day congressional review period; (2) provide technical assistance to expedite completion of inter-suburban rail service; and (3) prohibit increased usage of such corridor except to increase the availability of inter-suburban commuter rail. HR 779 Tax Free Tips Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt tips from the income tax, social security and railroad retirement taxes, unemployment taxes, and tax withholding. Defines "tips" as any gratuity provided to a salaried employee by a customer or client of the employer's business. S 268Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act: A bill to provide funding for a Green Job Corps program, YouthBuild Build Green Grants, and Green-Collar Youth Opportunity Grants, and for other purposes. Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Labor to expand the Job Corps program. S 560 & HR 1409Employee Free Choice Act: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. HR 1789Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. HR 2454-American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. Sets forth provisions concerning clean energy, energy efficiency, reducing global warming pollution, transitioning to a clean energy economy, and providing for agriculture and forestry related offsets. Includes provisions: (1) creating a combined energy efficiency and renewable electricity standard and requiring retail electricity suppliers to meet 20% of their demand through renewable electricity and electricity savings by 2020; (2) setting a goal of, and requiring a strategic plan for, improving overall U.S. energy productivity by at least 2.5% per year by 2012 and maintaining that improvement rate through 2030; and (3) establishing a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and setting goals for reducing such emissions from covered sources by 83% of 2005 levels by 2050. H.R. 2847-Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes substituting the "Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010" as Division A of the Act and the "Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009" as Division B. The report of the House Rules Committee on H.Res. 976 (H.Rept. 111-380, p. 5) summarized the matter included in Division A of the Act concerning the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); infrastructure, employment, and public investment programs; unemployment insurance; COBRA; small business loans; the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage; the child tax credit; surface transportation; and certain civil rights claims. H.R. 3200-America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sets forth provisions governing health insurance plans and issuers, including: (1) exempting grandfathered health insurance coverage from requirements of this Act; (2) prohibiting preexisting condition exclusions; (3) providing for guaranteed coverage to all individuals and employers and automatic renewal of coverage; (4) prohibiting premium variances, except for reasons of age, area, or family enrollment; and (5) prohibiting rescission of health insurance coverage without clear and convincing evidence of fraud. S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009: An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Health Insurance Coverage) to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and essential health benefits coverage. H.R. 3404 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009. To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of certain unemployment benefits and the temporary availability of further additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to extend through December 31, 2010, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service and for those with less than 10. Makes additional appropriations to cover such cost. H.R. 3677 Save Our Seniors' Social Security Act of 2009 To provide relief payments to recipients of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits, and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $280 payment to each individual who, for any of the months of December 2009, January 2010, or February 2010, is entitled to a Social Security or railroad retirement benefit payment. H.R. 3789 Amtrak Secure Transportation of Firearms Act: To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage. Requires Amtrak, at a station that accepts checked baggage for a specific Amtrak route, to allow a passenger holding a ticket for such route to place an unloaded firearm or starter pistol in a bag that has been checked at the station if: (1) before checking the bag or boarding the train, the passenger declares to Amtrak that an unloaded firearm is in his or her checked bag; (2) the firearm is carried in a locked hard-sided container; and (3) only the passenger has the key or combination to such container. S. 1132 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2009: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include Amtrak and executive branch police officers as federal law enforcement officers eligible to carry concealed firearms; and (2) revise requirements for certifying retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms, including reducing the years of service required for such officers from 15 to 10 years and setting forth requirements relating to mental health certifications. S.3015 Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010: Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a federal public transportation safety program to improve the safety of, and reduce the number of accidents involving, rail fixed guideway public transportation systems and public transportation bus systems that receive federal assistance. H.R.4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Sets forth legislative language on health care reform and investing in education submitted to the House Budget Committee by the Ways and Means Committee and the Education and Labor Committee pursuant to reconciliation instructions of Section 202 of S. Con. Res. 13, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2010. S.1134 Responsible Use of Coal Act of 2009: Requires the Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program to advance carbon capture and storage and coal power generation technologies. Requires such program to include a large-scale commercial demonstration program to evaluate the most promising carbon capture and storage technologies and research and development programs for carbon capture technologies, carbon dioxide storage, and advanced clean coal power generation technologies. H.R.3505 American Energy Production and Price Reduction Act Expresses the sense of Congress that at no time shall Congress enact legislation that will lead to the increase of domestic energy prices. S.2768 National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2010 Reauthorizes appropriations to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for FY2011 and FY2012. H.R.2847 Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act Title I: Incentives for Hiring and Retaining Unemployed Workers - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt for-profit and nonprofit employers, including public institutions of higher education, from social security and railroad retirement taxes in 2010 (except for the first calendar quarter of such year) for new employees who are hired after February 3, 2010, and before January 1, 2011, and who certify that they have not worked more than 40 hours during the last 60 days; and (2) allow an increase in the general business tax credit for the retention of such employees for at least one year at specified wage levels. Prohibits any carryback of unused business tax credit amounts. H.R.5377 Title: To require Amtrak to discontinue passenger rail service on certain long distance routes that operate at a loss. H.R.4213 Title: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 - Title I: Extension of Expiring Provisions - Subtitle A: Energy - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010: (1) the alternative motor vehicle tax credit for hybrid vehicles that are medium and heavy trucks; (2) tax credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel; (3) tax credits for producing electricity from open-loop biomass facilities and from refined coal facilities; (4) tax credits for the production of low sulfur diesel fuel and the production of fuel from coke or coke gas; (5) the tax credit for new energy efficient home expenditures; (6) excise tax credits and payments for alternative fuels; (7) tax deferral rules for sales or dispositions by a qualified electric utility; and (8) the suspension of the taxable income limitation on percentage depletion for oil and gas from marginal wells.

H.R.5850/S.3644, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2011, Transit capital development and safety programs. H.R.4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, Transit commuter benefit extension. Public Law 111-322, Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011, Transit capital development and safety projects. S. 1506, National Metro Safety Act, Transit safety and oversight issues. H.R. 3338, National Metro Safety Act, Transit safety and oversight issues. S. 3638, Public Transportation Safety Act of 2010, Transit safety and oversight issues. S. 3015, The Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010, Transit safety and oversight issues. H.R. 4643, Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010, Transit safety and oversight issues.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

H.R. 55 - Creating Opportunities to Motivate Mass Transit utilization to Encourage Ridership (COMMUTER) Act of 2009 H.R. 2200 - Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act The Surface Transportation Authorization Act Hazardous Materials Transportation Reauthorization H.R. 3535 and S. 1536 - Avoinding Life Endangering and Reckless TExting by Drivers Act of 2009 S. 1938 Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 H.R. 4714 & S. 2768 - National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization S. 3189 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act (transportation issues within) H.R. 2918 & H.R. 2847 - Surgace Transportation Authorization Extensions S. 3271 - VEHICLE Safety Improvement Act of 2010 S. 3015 - Transporation Safety Act H.R. 4643 - Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 H.R. 5604 - Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010 S. 3412 & H.R. 5418 - National Transportatation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 5730 - The Surface Transportation Earmark Recession, Savings, and Accountability Act H.R. 2724 - National Transportation Earmark Recession, Savings, and Accountability Act H.R. 5604 - Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010 Hazardous Material Transportation Reauthorization Operating Assistance for Transit Agencies Transit Safety and Security Issues Background and Security Clearances on the Transportation Workforce Cross Border Bus Safety Department of Transportation Nominations Transportation Security Administration Nominations National Transportation Safety Board Nominations National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Over-the-Road Bus Safety Issues Transit Apprenticeships Worker Training Rail Training Program

Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported

SAFETEA-LU extender bill HR 2847 to continue federal aid programs providing funding for mass transit systems; FY 2011 Obama Administration budget proposals for DOT and DHS programs providing funding for mass transit systems; federal funding for mass transit systems - H.R. 2746 and S. 3189; FY 2011 Congressional Budget Resolution for federal mass transit programs and provision to modify budget to accomodate SAFETEA-LU reauthorization (S. Con. Res. 60 and R. Res 1493); FY 2011 THUD appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for mass transit systems as well as specific project provisions (H.R. 5850 and S. 3644); FY 2011 DHS appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for FEMA State/Local programs to support public transportation and rail security programs (S. 3607); legislation to authorize public transit rail safety programs H.R. 4643, S. 3015, and S. 3638; tax extender legislation, including H.R. 4213and H.R. 4849, and S. 3793 to extend "Build America bonds" program, reauthorize alternative fuel excise tax credit, and extend the ARRA provision for the pre-tax commuter transit and vanpool employer-provided benefits provision that raised such benefits to the same level as existing pre-tax parking employer-provided benefits past the current expiration date of December 31, 2010; additional stimulus legislation that would be available for public mass transit including H.R. 4812; and pending Senate climate change bill - provisions that would affect operations and budgets of mass transit systems as well as allocation of revenues to promote and support mass transit to reduce greenhouse gases; and short-term continuing appropriations bill for FY 2011 H.R. 3081.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

SAFETEA-LU extender bill HR 2847 to continue federal aid programs providing funding for mass transit systems; FY 2011 Obama Administration budget proposals for DOT and DHS programs providing funding for mass transit systems; federal funding for mass transit systems - H.R. 2746 and S. 3189; FY 2011 Congressional Budget Resolution for federal mass transit programs and provision to modify budget to accomodate SAFETEA-LU reauthorization (S. Con. Res. 60 and R. Res 1493); FY 2011 THUD appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for mass transit systems as well as specific project provisions (H.R. 5850 and S. 3644); FY 2011 DHS appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for FEMA State/Local programs to support public transportation and rail security programs (S. 3607); legislation to authorize public transit rail safety programs H.R. 4643, S. 3015, and S. 3638; tax extender legislation, including H.R. 4213and H.R. 4849, and S. 3793 to extend "Build America bonds" program, reauthorize alternative fuel excise tax credit, and extend the ARRA provision for the pre-tax commuter transit and vanpool employer-provided benefits provision that raised such benefits to the same level as existing pre-tax parking employer-provided benefits past the current expiration date of December 31, 2010; additional stimulus legislation that would be available for public mass transit including H.R. 4812; and pending Senate climate change bill - provisions that would affect operations and budgets of mass transit systems as well as allocation of revenues to promote and support mass transit to reduce greenhouse gases; and short-term continuing appropriations bill for FY 2011 H.R. 3081.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

H.R. 55 - Creating Opportunities to Motivate Mass Transit utilization to Encourage Ridership (COMMUTER) Act of 2009 H.R. 2200 - Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act The Surface Transportation Authorization Act Hazardous Materials Transportation Reauthorization H.R. 3535 and S. 1536 - Avoinding Life Endangering and Reckless TExting by Drivers Act of 2009 S. 1938 Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 H.R. 4714 & S. 2768 - National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization S. 3189 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act (transportation issues within) H.R. 2918 & H.R. 2847 - Surgace Transportation Authorization Extensions S. 3271 - VEHICLE Safety Improvement Act of 2010 S. 3015 - Transporation Safety Act H.R. 4643 - Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 H.R. 5604 - Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010 S. 3412 & H.R. 5418 - National Transportatation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 5730 - The Surface Transportation Earmark Recession, Savings, and Accountability Act H.R. 2724 - National Transportation Earmark Recession, Savings, and Accountability Act H.R. 5604 - Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010 Hazardous Material Transportation Reauthorization Operating Assistance for Transit Agencies Transit Safety and Security Issues Background and Security Clearances on the Transportation Workforce Cross Border Bus Safety Department of Transportation Nominations Transportation Security Administration Nominations National Transportation Safety Board Nominations National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Over-the-Road Bus Safety Issues Transit Apprenticeships Worker Training Rail Training Program

Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 55 - Creating Opportunities to Motivate Mass Transit utilization to Encourage Ridership (COMMUTER) Act of 2009 H.R. 2200 - Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act The Surface Transportation Authorization Act Hazardous Materials Transportation Reauthorization H.R. 3535 and S. 1536 - Avoinding Life Endangering and Reckless TExting by Drivers Act of 2009 S. 1938 Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 H.R. 4714 & S. 2768 - National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization S. 3189 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act (transportation issues within) H.R. 2918 & H.R. 2847 - Surgace Transportation Authorization Extensions S. 3271 - VEHICLE Safety Improvement Act of 2010 S. 3015 - Transporation Safety Act H.R. 4643 - Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 H.R. 5604 - Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010 S. 3412 & H.R. 5418 - National Transportatation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 5730 - The Surface Transportation Earmark Recession, Savings, and Accountability Act H.R. 2724 - National Transportation Earmark Recession, Savings, and Accountability Act H.R. 5604 - Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010 Hazardous Material Transportation Reauthorization Operating Assistance for Transit Agencies Transit Safety and Security Issues Background and Security Clearances on the Transportation Workforce Cross Border Bus Safety Department of Transportation Nominations Transportation Security Administration Nominations National Transportation Safety Board Nominations National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Over-the-Road Bus Safety Issues Transit Apprenticeships Worker Training Rail Training Program

Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 55 - Creating Opportunities to Motivate Mass-Transit Utilization to Encourage Ridership (COMMUTER) Act Of 2009 HR 2200 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act The Surface Transportation Authorization Act Hazardous Materials Transportation Reauthorization HR 3535 and S 1536- Avoiding Life Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 S 1938 Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 HR 4714, S. 2768 - National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization S 3189 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants HR 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act (transportation issues within) HR 2918, HR 2996, HR 2847 Surface Transportation Authorization Extensions S.3271 - VEHICLE Safety Improvements Act of 2010 S. 3015 -Transportation Safety Act H.R.4643 - Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 Operating Assistance for Transit Agencies Transit Safety and Security Issues Background and Security Clearances on the Transportation Workforce Cross Border Bus Safety Department of Transportation Nominations Transportation Security Administration Nominations Over-the-Road Bus Safety Issues Transit Apprencticeships Worker Training School Bus Transportation Issues (Medical Review Board and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Ergonomics, Health and Safety, School Bus Capacity, Manufacturing Standards)

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.5850/S.3644, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2011, Transit development and safety programs. S.3015/H.R.4643, Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010, Transit development and safety programs. S.1506/H.R.3338, National Metro Safety Act, Transit development and safety programs.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

H.R. 1135, the Bus Uniform Standards and Enhanced Safety Act of 2009: To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for enhanced motorcoach safety, and for other purposes HR 2746: To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants. S. 554, Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 4643/S. 3015 Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 S. 3638: To establish a national safety plan for public transportation and for other purposes H.R.5850 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011

Client expense: $348,159 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for core capacity and funding for rail cars in surface transportation reauthorization. HR 5850 & S. 3644, FY 11, Transportation HUD Appropriations bills, support funding for purchase of railcars. S. 3015 & HR 4643, Support Public Transportation Program Safety Act. Support small starts funding for Oakland Airport Connector, support TIGER II funding application for Improvements at Hayward Maintenance Yard

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

AMTRAKBudget And Appropriation For FY 2010: On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105 which was the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This bill concluded the appropriations from the 110th Congress that were not completed before the end of 2008. As a result of this bill Amtrak received a total of $1.453 billion for fiscal year 2009. In addition Amtrak received $114 million for the last installment of the Amtrak workers backpay. Congress must now turn to the FY 2010 budget. S 146 & HR 233Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. HR 243Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2009: On Jan. 7, 2009, Rep. Gene Green introduced HR 243 to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes. HR 250Neighborhood Rail Accountability Act: To require the Surface Transportation Board to consider certain issues when deciding whether to authorize the construction of a railroad line. HR 272Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. HR 407Release of any Reversionary Interest of the United States in and to Certain Lands in Reno, Nevada: Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced this bill on Jan. 9, 2009. The bill would release any reversionary interest in railroad lands within the City of Reno, Nevada, that were originally granted to the Union Pacific Railroad under the provisions of the Act of July 1, 1862, commonly known as the Union Pacific Railroad Act. S 238Build America Bond Act of 2009: A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purposes. HR 651Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act: Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for Amtrak use, after the Secretary has received and approved a project engineering and financial plan, to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. HR 693Designation of Corridor for Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail: Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail based on certain qualifying factors and after a 30-day congressional review period; (2) provide technical assistance to expedite completion of inter-suburban rail service; and (3) prohibit increased usage of such corridor except to increase the availability of inter-suburban commuter rail. S 461 & HR 1132Extend and Modify the Railroad Track Maintenance Credit: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the allowable amount of the railroad track maintenance tax credit; (2) revise the types of expenditures eligible for such credit; and (3) extend such credit through 2012. S 560 & HR 1409Employee Free Choice Act: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. HR 1789Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. H.R. 2847-Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes substituting the "Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010" as Division A of the Act and the "Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009" as Division B. The report of the House Rules Committee on H.Res. 976 (H.Rept. 111-380, p. 5) summarized the matter included in Division A of the Act concerning the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); infrastructure, employment, and public investment programs; unemployment insurance; COBRA; small business loans; the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage; the child tax credit; surface transportation; and certain civil rights claims. H.R. 3200-America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sets forth provisions governing health insurance plans and issuers, including: (1) exempting grandfathered health insurance coverage from requirements of this Act; (2) prohibiting preexisting condition exclusions; (3) providing for guaranteed coverage to all individuals and employers and automatic renewal of coverage; (4) prohibiting premium variances, except for reasons of age, area, or family enrollment; and (5) prohibiting rescission of health insurance coverage without clear and convincing evidence of fraud. S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009: An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Health Insurance Coverage) to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and essential health benefits coverage. H.R. 3404 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009. To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of certain unemployment benefits and the temporary availability of further additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to extend through December 31, 2010, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service and for those with less than 10. Makes additional appropriations to cover such cost. H.R. 3677 Save Our Seniors' Social Security Act of 2009 To provide relief payments to recipients of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits, and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $280 payment to each individual who, for any of the months of December 2009, January 2010, or February 2010, is entitled to a Social Security or railroad retirement benefit payment. H.R. 3789 Amtrak Secure Transportation of Firearms Act: To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage. Requires Amtrak, at a station that accepts checked baggage for a specific Amtrak route, to allow a passenger holding a ticket for such route to place an unloaded firearm or starter pistol in a bag that has been checked at the station if: (1) before checking the bag or boarding the train, the passenger declares to Amtrak that an unloaded firearm is in his or her checked bag; (2) the firearm is carried in a locked hard-sided container; and (3) only the passenger has the key or combination to such container. S. 1132 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2009: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include Amtrak and executive branch police officers as federal law enforcement officers eligible to carry concealed firearms; and (2) revise requirements for certifying retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms, including reducing the years of service required for such officers from 15 to 10 years and setting forth requirements relating to mental health certifications. S.146 Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Clayton Act to grant the United States exclusive authority to bring suit for injunctive relief against a common carrier that is not a rail common carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (STB). S.3015 Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a federal public transportation safety program to improve the safety of, and reduce the number of accidents involving, rail fixed guideway public transportation systems and public transportation bus systems that receive federal assistance. S.2889 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009 Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Surface Transportation Board. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Surface Transportation Board. Increases Board membership from three to five members. Removes the Board from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish it as an independent U.S. agency. S.3047 Tax Code Termination Act: Tax Code Termination Act - Terminates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning after 2013, except provisions of such Code relating to social security taxation (i.e., taxes on wage, self-employment, and railroad retirement income). S.1134 Responsible Use of Coal Act of 2009: Requires the Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program to advance carbon capture and storage and coal power generation technologies. Requires such program to include a large-scale commercial demonstration program to evaluate the most promising carbon capture and storage technologies and research and development programs for carbon capture technologies, carbon dioxide storage, and advanced clean coal power generation technologies. H.R.3505 American Energy Production and Price Reduction Act Expresses the sense of Congress that at no time shall Congress enact legislation that will lead to the increase of domestic energy prices. H.R.5377 Title: To require Amtrak to discontinue passenger rail service on certain long distance routes that operate at a loss.

AMTRAKBudget And Appropriation For FY 2010: On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105 which was the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This bill concluded the appropriations from the 110th Congress that were not completed before the end of 2008. As a result of this bill Amtrak received a total of $1.453 billion for fiscal year 2009. In addition Amtrak received $114 million for the last installment of the Amtrak workers backpay. Congress must now turn to the FY 2010 budget. S 5Cleaner, Greener, and Smarter Act of 2009: A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. HR 243Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2009: On Jan. 7, 2009, Rep. Gene Green introduced HR 243 to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes. S 238Build America Bond Act of 2009: A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purposes. HR 651Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act: Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for Amtrak use, after the Secretary has received and approved a project engineering and financial plan, to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. HR 693Designation of Corridor for Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail: Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail based on certain qualifying factors and after a 30-day congressional review period; (2) provide technical assistance to expedite completion of inter-suburban rail service; and (3) prohibit increased usage of such corridor except to increase the availability of inter-suburban commuter rail. HR 779 Tax Free Tips Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt tips from the income tax, social security and railroad retirement taxes, unemployment taxes, and tax withholding. Defines "tips" as any gratuity provided to a salaried employee by a customer or client of the employer's business. S 268Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act: A bill to provide funding for a Green Job Corps program, YouthBuild Build Green Grants, and Green-Collar Youth Opportunity Grants, and for other purposes. Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Labor to expand the Job Corps program. S 560 & HR 1409Employee Free Choice Act: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. HR 1789Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. HR 2454-American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. Sets forth provisions concerning clean energy, energy efficiency, reducing global warming pollution, transitioning to a clean energy economy, and providing for agriculture and forestry related offsets. Includes provisions: (1) creating a combined energy efficiency and renewable electricity standard and requiring retail electricity suppliers to meet 20% of their demand through renewable electricity and electricity savings by 2020; (2) setting a goal of, and requiring a strategic plan for, improving overall U.S. energy productivity by at least 2.5% per year by 2012 and maintaining that improvement rate through 2030; and (3) establishing a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and setting goals for reducing such emissions from covered sources by 83% of 2005 levels by 2050. H.R. 2847-Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes substituting the "Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010" as Division A of the Act and the "Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009" as Division B. The report of the House Rules Committee on H.Res. 976 (H.Rept. 111-380, p. 5) summarized the matter included in Division A of the Act concerning the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); infrastructure, employment, and public investment programs; unemployment insurance; COBRA; small business loans; the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage; the child tax credit; surface transportation; and certain civil rights claims. H.R. 3200-America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sets forth provisions governing health insurance plans and issuers, including: (1) exempting grandfathered health insurance coverage from requirements of this Act; (2) prohibiting preexisting condition exclusions; (3) providing for guaranteed coverage to all individuals and employers and automatic renewal of coverage; (4) prohibiting premium variances, except for reasons of age, area, or family enrollment; and (5) prohibiting rescission of health insurance coverage without clear and convincing evidence of fraud. S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009: An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Health Insurance Coverage) to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and essential health benefits coverage. H.R. 3404 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009. To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of certain unemployment benefits and the temporary availability of further additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to extend through December 31, 2010, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service and for those with less than 10. Makes additional appropriations to cover such cost. H.R. 3677 Save Our Seniors' Social Security Act of 2009 To provide relief payments to recipients of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits, and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $280 payment to each individual who, for any of the months of December 2009, January 2010, or February 2010, is entitled to a Social Security or railroad retirement benefit payment. H.R. 3789 Amtrak Secure Transportation of Firearms Act: To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage. Requires Amtrak, at a station that accepts checked baggage for a specific Amtrak route, to allow a passenger holding a ticket for such route to place an unloaded firearm or starter pistol in a bag that has been checked at the station if: (1) before checking the bag or boarding the train, the passenger declares to Amtrak that an unloaded firearm is in his or her checked bag; (2) the firearm is carried in a locked hard-sided container; and (3) only the passenger has the key or combination to such container. S. 1132 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2009: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include Amtrak and executive branch police officers as federal law enforcement officers eligible to carry concealed firearms; and (2) revise requirements for certifying retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms, including reducing the years of service required for such officers from 15 to 10 years and setting forth requirements relating to mental health certifications. S.3015 Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010: Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a federal public transportation safety program to improve the safety of, and reduce the number of accidents involving, rail fixed guideway public transportation systems and public transportation bus systems that receive federal assistance. H.R.4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Sets forth legislative language on health care reform and investing in education submitted to the House Budget Committee by the Ways and Means Committee and the Education and Labor Committee pursuant to reconciliation instructions of Section 202 of S. Con. Res. 13, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2010. S.1134 Responsible Use of Coal Act of 2009: Requires the Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program to advance carbon capture and storage and coal power generation technologies. Requires such program to include a large-scale commercial demonstration program to evaluate the most promising carbon capture and storage technologies and research and development programs for carbon capture technologies, carbon dioxide storage, and advanced clean coal power generation technologies. H.R.3505 American Energy Production and Price Reduction Act Expresses the sense of Congress that at no time shall Congress enact legislation that will lead to the increase of domestic energy prices. S.2768 National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2010 Reauthorizes appropriations to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for FY2011 and FY2012. H.R.2847 Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act Title I: Incentives for Hiring and Retaining Unemployed Workers - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt for-profit and nonprofit employers, including public institutions of higher education, from social security and railroad retirement taxes in 2010 (except for the first calendar quarter of such year) for new employees who are hired after February 3, 2010, and before January 1, 2011, and who certify that they have not worked more than 40 hours during the last 60 days; and (2) allow an increase in the general business tax credit for the retention of such employees for at least one year at specified wage levels. Prohibits any carryback of unused business tax credit amounts. H.R.5377 Title: To require Amtrak to discontinue passenger rail service on certain long distance routes that operate at a loss. H.R.4213 Title: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 - Title I: Extension of Expiring Provisions - Subtitle A: Energy - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010: (1) the alternative motor vehicle tax credit for hybrid vehicles that are medium and heavy trucks; (2) tax credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel; (3) tax credits for producing electricity from open-loop biomass facilities and from refined coal facilities; (4) tax credits for the production of low sulfur diesel fuel and the production of fuel from coke or coke gas; (5) the tax credit for new energy efficient home expenditures; (6) excise tax credits and payments for alternative fuels; (7) tax deferral rules for sales or dispositions by a qualified electric utility; and (8) the suspension of the taxable income limitation on percentage depletion for oil and gas from marginal wells.

H.R. 55 - Creating Opportunities to Motivate Mass Transit Utilization to Encourage Ridership (COMMUTER) Act of 2009 H.R. 2200 - Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act The Surface Transportation Authorization Act Hazardous Materials Transportation Reauthorization H.R. 3535 and S. 1536 - Avoiding Life Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 S. 1938 Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 H. R. 4714 , S. 2768 - National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization S. 3189 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act (transportation issues within) H.R. 2918 & H.R. 2847 Surface Transportation Authorization Extensions S. 3271 - VEHICLE Safety Improvements Act of 2010 S. 3015 - Transportation Safety Act H.R. 4643 - Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 Operating Assistance for Transit Agencies Over-the Road Bus Safety Issues Transit Safety and Security Issues Background and Security Clearances on the Transportation Workforce Cross Border Bus Safety Department of Transportation Nominations Transportation Security Administration Nominations Transit Apprenticeships Worker Training Rail Training Program

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

AMTRAKBudget And Appropriation For FY 2010: On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105 which was the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This bill concluded the appropriations from the 110th Congress that were not completed before the end of 2008. As a result of this bill Amtrak received a total of $1.453 billion for fiscal year 2009. In addition Amtrak received $114 million for the last installment of the Amtrak workers backpay. Congress must now turn to the FY 2010 budget. S 146 & HR 233Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. HR 243Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2009: On Jan. 7, 2009, Rep. Gene Green introduced HR 243 to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes. HR 250Neighborhood Rail Accountability Act: To require the Surface Transportation Board to consider certain issues when deciding whether to authorize the construction of a railroad line. HR 272Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. HR 407Release of any Reversionary Interest of the United States in and to Certain Lands in Reno, Nevada: Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced this bill on Jan. 9, 2009. The bill would release any reversionary interest in railroad lands within the City of Reno, Nevada, that were originally granted to the Union Pacific Railroad under the provisions of the Act of July 1, 1862, commonly known as the Union Pacific Railroad Act. S 238Build America Bond Act of 2009: A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purposes. HR 651Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act: Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for Amtrak use, after the Secretary has received and approved a project engineering and financial plan, to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. HR 693Designation of Corridor for Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail: Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail based on certain qualifying factors and after a 30-day congressional review period; (2) provide technical assistance to expedite completion of inter-suburban rail service; and (3) prohibit increased usage of such corridor except to increase the availability of inter-suburban commuter rail. S 461 & HR 1132Extend and Modify the Railroad Track Maintenance Credit: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the allowable amount of the railroad track maintenance tax credit; (2) revise the types of expenditures eligible for such credit; and (3) extend such credit through 2012. S 560 & HR 1409Employee Free Choice Act: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. HR 1789Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. H.R. 2847-Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes substituting the "Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010" as Division A of the Act and the "Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009" as Division B. The report of the House Rules Committee on H.Res. 976 (H.Rept. 111-380, p. 5) summarized the matter included in Division A of the Act concerning the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); infrastructure, employment, and public investment programs; unemployment insurance; COBRA; small business loans; the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage; the child tax credit; surface transportation; and certain civil rights claims. H.R. 3200-America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sets forth provisions governing health insurance plans and issuers, including: (1) exempting grandfathered health insurance coverage from requirements of this Act; (2) prohibiting preexisting condition exclusions; (3) providing for guaranteed coverage to all individuals and employers and automatic renewal of coverage; (4) prohibiting premium variances, except for reasons of age, area, or family enrollment; and (5) prohibiting rescission of health insurance coverage without clear and convincing evidence of fraud. S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009: An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Health Insurance Coverage) to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and essential health benefits coverage. H.R. 3404 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009. To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of certain unemployment benefits and the temporary availability of further additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to extend through December 31, 2010, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service and for those with less than 10. Makes additional appropriations to cover such cost. H.R. 3677 Save Our Seniors' Social Security Act of 2009 To provide relief payments to recipients of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits, and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $280 payment to each individual who, for any of the months of December 2009, January 2010, or February 2010, is entitled to a Social Security or railroad retirement benefit payment. H.R. 3789 Amtrak Secure Transportation of Firearms Act: To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage. Requires Amtrak, at a station that accepts checked baggage for a specific Amtrak route, to allow a passenger holding a ticket for such route to place an unloaded firearm or starter pistol in a bag that has been checked at the station if: (1) before checking the bag or boarding the train, the passenger declares to Amtrak that an unloaded firearm is in his or her checked bag; (2) the firearm is carried in a locked hard-sided container; and (3) only the passenger has the key or combination to such container. S. 1132 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2009: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include Amtrak and executive branch police officers as federal law enforcement officers eligible to carry concealed firearms; and (2) revise requirements for certifying retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms, including reducing the years of service required for such officers from 15 to 10 years and setting forth requirements relating to mental health certifications. S.146 Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Clayton Act to grant the United States exclusive authority to bring suit for injunctive relief against a common carrier that is not a rail common carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (STB). S.3015 Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a federal public transportation safety program to improve the safety of, and reduce the number of accidents involving, rail fixed guideway public transportation systems and public transportation bus systems that receive federal assistance. S.2889 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009 Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Surface Transportation Board. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Surface Transportation Board. Increases Board membership from three to five members. Removes the Board from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish it as an independent U.S. agency. S.3047 Tax Code Termination Act: Tax Code Termination Act - Terminates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning after 2013, except provisions of such Code relating to social security taxation (i.e., taxes on wage, self-employment, and railroad retirement income). S.1134 Responsible Use of Coal Act of 2009: Requires the Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program to advance carbon capture and storage and coal power generation technologies. Requires such program to include a large-scale commercial demonstration program to evaluate the most promising carbon capture and storage technologies and research and development programs for carbon capture technologies, carbon dioxide storage, and advanced clean coal power generation technologies. H.R.3505 American Energy Production and Price Reduction Act Expresses the sense of Congress that at no time shall Congress enact legislation that will lead to the increase of domestic energy prices. H.R.5377 Title: To require Amtrak to discontinue passenger rail service on certain long distance routes that operate at a loss.

AMTRAKBudget And Appropriation For FY 2010: On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105 which was the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This bill concluded the appropriations from the 110th Congress that were not completed before the end of 2008. As a result of this bill Amtrak received a total of $1.453 billion for fiscal year 2009. In addition Amtrak received $114 million for the last installment of the Amtrak workers backpay. Congress must now turn to the FY 2010 budget. S 5Cleaner, Greener, and Smarter Act of 2009: A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. HR 243Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2009: On Jan. 7, 2009, Rep. Gene Green introduced HR 243 to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes. S 238Build America Bond Act of 2009: A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purposes. HR 651Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act: Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for Amtrak use, after the Secretary has received and approved a project engineering and financial plan, to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. HR 693Designation of Corridor for Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail: Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail based on certain qualifying factors and after a 30-day congressional review period; (2) provide technical assistance to expedite completion of inter-suburban rail service; and (3) prohibit increased usage of such corridor except to increase the availability of inter-suburban commuter rail. HR 779 Tax Free Tips Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt tips from the income tax, social security and railroad retirement taxes, unemployment taxes, and tax withholding. Defines "tips" as any gratuity provided to a salaried employee by a customer or client of the employer's business. S 268Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act: A bill to provide funding for a Green Job Corps program, YouthBuild Build Green Grants, and Green-Collar Youth Opportunity Grants, and for other purposes. Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Labor to expand the Job Corps program. S 560 & HR 1409Employee Free Choice Act: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. HR 1789Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. HR 2454-American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. Sets forth provisions concerning clean energy, energy efficiency, reducing global warming pollution, transitioning to a clean energy economy, and providing for agriculture and forestry related offsets. Includes provisions: (1) creating a combined energy efficiency and renewable electricity standard and requiring retail electricity suppliers to meet 20% of their demand through renewable electricity and electricity savings by 2020; (2) setting a goal of, and requiring a strategic plan for, improving overall U.S. energy productivity by at least 2.5% per year by 2012 and maintaining that improvement rate through 2030; and (3) establishing a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and setting goals for reducing such emissions from covered sources by 83% of 2005 levels by 2050. H.R. 2847-Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes substituting the "Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010" as Division A of the Act and the "Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009" as Division B. The report of the House Rules Committee on H.Res. 976 (H.Rept. 111-380, p. 5) summarized the matter included in Division A of the Act concerning the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); infrastructure, employment, and public investment programs; unemployment insurance; COBRA; small business loans; the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage; the child tax credit; surface transportation; and certain civil rights claims. H.R. 3200-America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sets forth provisions governing health insurance plans and issuers, including: (1) exempting grandfathered health insurance coverage from requirements of this Act; (2) prohibiting preexisting condition exclusions; (3) providing for guaranteed coverage to all individuals and employers and automatic renewal of coverage; (4) prohibiting premium variances, except for reasons of age, area, or family enrollment; and (5) prohibiting rescission of health insurance coverage without clear and convincing evidence of fraud. S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009: An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Health Insurance Coverage) to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and essential health benefits coverage. H.R. 3404 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009. To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of certain unemployment benefits and the temporary availability of further additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to extend through December 31, 2010, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service and for those with less than 10. Makes additional appropriations to cover such cost. H.R. 3677 Save Our Seniors' Social Security Act of 2009 To provide relief payments to recipients of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits, and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $280 payment to each individual who, for any of the months of December 2009, January 2010, or February 2010, is entitled to a Social Security or railroad retirement benefit payment. H.R. 3789 Amtrak Secure Transportation of Firearms Act: To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage. Requires Amtrak, at a station that accepts checked baggage for a specific Amtrak route, to allow a passenger holding a ticket for such route to place an unloaded firearm or starter pistol in a bag that has been checked at the station if: (1) before checking the bag or boarding the train, the passenger declares to Amtrak that an unloaded firearm is in his or her checked bag; (2) the firearm is carried in a locked hard-sided container; and (3) only the passenger has the key or combination to such container. S. 1132 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2009: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include Amtrak and executive branch police officers as federal law enforcement officers eligible to carry concealed firearms; and (2) revise requirements for certifying retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms, including reducing the years of service required for such officers from 15 to 10 years and setting forth requirements relating to mental health certifications. S.3015 Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010: Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a federal public transportation safety program to improve the safety of, and reduce the number of accidents involving, rail fixed guideway public transportation systems and public transportation bus systems that receive federal assistance. H.R.4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Sets forth legislative language on health care reform and investing in education submitted to the House Budget Committee by the Ways and Means Committee and the Education and Labor Committee pursuant to reconciliation instructions of Section 202 of S. Con. Res. 13, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2010. S.1134 Responsible Use of Coal Act of 2009: Requires the Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program to advance carbon capture and storage and coal power generation technologies. Requires such program to include a large-scale commercial demonstration program to evaluate the most promising carbon capture and storage technologies and research and development programs for carbon capture technologies, carbon dioxide storage, and advanced clean coal power generation technologies. H.R.3505 American Energy Production and Price Reduction Act Expresses the sense of Congress that at no time shall Congress enact legislation that will lead to the increase of domestic energy prices. S.2768 National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2010 Reauthorizes appropriations to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for FY2011 and FY2012. H.R.2847 Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act Title I: Incentives for Hiring and Retaining Unemployed Workers - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt for-profit and nonprofit employers, including public institutions of higher education, from social security and railroad retirement taxes in 2010 (except for the first calendar quarter of such year) for new employees who are hired after February 3, 2010, and before January 1, 2011, and who certify that they have not worked more than 40 hours during the last 60 days; and (2) allow an increase in the general business tax credit for the retention of such employees for at least one year at specified wage levels. Prohibits any carryback of unused business tax credit amounts. H.R.5377 Title: To require Amtrak to discontinue passenger rail service on certain long distance routes that operate at a loss. H.R.4213 Title: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 - Title I: Extension of Expiring Provisions - Subtitle A: Energy - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010: (1) the alternative motor vehicle tax credit for hybrid vehicles that are medium and heavy trucks; (2) tax credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel; (3) tax credits for producing electricity from open-loop biomass facilities and from refined coal facilities; (4) tax credits for the production of low sulfur diesel fuel and the production of fuel from coke or coke gas; (5) the tax credit for new energy efficient home expenditures; (6) excise tax credits and payments for alternative fuels; (7) tax deferral rules for sales or dispositions by a qualified electric utility; and (8) the suspension of the taxable income limitation on percentage depletion for oil and gas from marginal wells.

HR 55 - Creating Opportunities to Motivate Mass-Transit Utilization to Encourage Ridership (COMMUTER) Act Of 2009 HR 2200 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act The Surface Transportation Authorization Act Hazardous Materials Transportation Reauthorization HR 3535 and S 1536- Avoiding Life Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 S 1938 Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 HR 4714, S. 2768 - National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization S 3189 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants HR 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act (transportation issues within) HR 2918, HR 2996, HR 2847 Surface Transportation Authorization Extensions S.3271 - VEHICLE Safety Improvements Act of 2010 S. 3015 -Transportation Safety Act H.R.4643 - Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 Operating Assistance for Transit Agencies Transit Safety and Security Issues Background and Security Clearances on the Transportation Workforce Cross Border Bus Safety Department of Transportation Nominations Transportation Security Administration Nominations Over-the-Road Bus Safety Issues Transit Apprencticeships Worker Training

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1135 The Bus Uniform Standards and Enhanced Safety Act of 2009: To amend Title 49, United States Code, to provide for enhanced motorcoach safety, and for other purposes. H.R. 2746 To amend Title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants. S. 554 Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 4643/S.3015 Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010

Client expense: $366,994 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2011, Transit development and safety programs. FY2011 Budget, WMATA Capital Programs S.3015/H.R.4643, Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010, Transit development and safety programs. S.1506/H.R.3338, National Metro Safety Act, Transit development and safety programs. H.R.891/S.322, Communiter Benefits Equity Act, Transit operating assistance

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

SAFETEA-LU extender bill HR 2847 to continue federal aid programs providing funding for mass transit systems; FY 2011 Obama Administration budget proposals for DOT and DHS programs providing funding for mass transit systems; federal funding for mass transit systems - H.R. 2746 and S. 3189; FY 2011 Congressional Budget Resolution for federal mass transit programs and provision to modify budget to accomodate SAFETEA-LU reauthorization - markups pending in House and Senate; FY 2011 THUD appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for mass transit systems as well as specific project provisions; FY 2011 DHS appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for FEMA State/Local programs to support public transportation and rail security programs; legislation to authorize public transit rail safety programs H.R. 4643 and S. 3015; tax extender legislation, including H.R. 4213and H.R. 4849 to extend "Build America bonds" program, reauthorize alternative fuel excise tax credit, and extend the ARRA provision for the pre-tax commuter transit and vanpool employer-provided benefits provision that raised such benefits to the same level as existing pre-tax parking employer-provided benefits past the current expiration date of December 31, 2010; additional stimulus legislation that would be available for public mass transit including H.R. 4812; and pending Senate climate change bill - provisions that would affect operations and budgets of mass transit systems as well as allocation of revenues to promote and support mass transit to reduce greenhouse gases.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,000

SAFETEA-LU extender bill HR 2847 to continue federal aid programs providing funding for mass transit systems; FY 2011 Obama Administration budget proposals for DOT and DHS programs providing funding for mass transit systems; federal funding for mass transit systems - H.R. 2746 and S. 3189; FY 2011 Congressional Budget Resolution for federal mass transit programs and provision to modify budget to accomodate SAFETEA-LU reauthorization - markups pending in House and Senate; FY 2011 THUD appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for mass transit systems as well as specific project provisions; FY 2011 DHS appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for FEMA State/Local programs to support public transportation and rail security programs; legislation to authorize public transit rail safety programs H.R. 4643 and S. 3015; tax extender legislation, including H.R. 4213and H.R. 4849 to extend "Build America bonds" program, reauthorize alternative fuel excise tax credit, and extend the ARRA provision for the pre-tax commuter transit and vanpool employer-provided benefits provision that raised such benefits to the same level as existing pre-tax parking employer-provided benefits past the current expiration date of December 31, 2010; additional stimulus legislation that would be available for public mass transit including H.R. 4812; and pending Senate climate change bill - provisions that would affect operations and budgets of mass transit systems as well as allocation of revenues to promote and support mass transit to reduce greenhouse gases.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

SAFETEA-LU extender bill HR 2847 to continue federal aid programs providing funding for mass transit systems; FY 2011 Obama Administration budget proposals for DOT and DHS programs providing funding for mass transit systems; federal funding for mass transit systems - H.R. 2746 and S. 3189; FY 2011 Congressional Budget Resolution for federal mass transit programs and provision to modify budget to accomodate SAFETEA-LU reauthorization - markups pending in House and Senate; FY 2011 THUD appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for mass transit systems as well as specific project provisions; FY 2011 DHS appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for FEMA State/Local programs to support public transportation and rail security programs; legislation to authorize public transit rail safety programs H.R. 4643 and S. 3015; tax extender legislation, including H.R. 4213and H.R. 4849 to extend "Build America bonds" program, reauthorize alternative fuel excise tax credit, and extend the ARRA provision for the pre-tax commuter transit and vanpool employer-provided benefits provision that raised such benefits to the same level as existing pre-tax parking employer-provided benefits past the current expiration date of December 31, 2010; additional stimulus legislation that would be available for public mass transit including H.R. 4812; and pending Senate climate change bill - provisions that would affect operations and budgets of mass transit systems as well as allocation of revenues to promote and support mass transit to reduce greenhouse gases.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

SAFETEA-LU extender bill HR 2847 to continue federal aid programs providing funding for mass transit systems; FY 2011 Obama Administration budget proposals for DOT and DHS programs providing funding for mass transit systems; federal funding for mass transit systems - H.R. 2746 and S. 3189; FY 2011 Congressional Budget Resolution for federal mass transit programs and provision to modify budget to accomodate SAFETEA-LU reauthorization - markups pending in House and Senate; FY 2011 THUD appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for mass transit systems as well as specific project provisions; FY 2011 DHS appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for FEMA State/Local programs to support public transportation and rail security programs; legislation to authorize public transit rail safety programs H.R. 4643 and S. 3015; tax extender legislation, including H.R. 4213and H.R. 4849 to extend "Build America bonds" program, reauthorize alternative fuel excise tax credit, and extend the ARRA provision for the pre-tax commuter transit and vanpool employer-provided benefits provision that raised such benefits to the same level as existing pre-tax parking employer-provided benefits past the current expiration date of December 31, 2010; additional stimulus legislation that would be available for public mass transit including H.R. 4812; and pending Senate climate change bill - provisions that would affect operations and budgets of mass transit systems as well as allocation of revenues to promote and support mass transit to reduce greenhouse gases.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

SAFETEA-LU extender bill HR 2847 to continue federal aid programs providing funding for mass transit systems; FY 2011 Obama Administration budget proposals for DOT and DHS programs providing funding for mass transit systems; federal funding for mass transit systems - H.R. 2746 and S. 3189; FY 2011 Congressional Budget Resolution for federal mass transit programs and provision to modify budget to accomodate SAFETEA-LU reauthorization - markups pending in House and Senate; FY 2011 THUD appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for mass transit systems as well as specific project provisions; FY 2011 DHS appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for FEMA State/Local programs to support public transportation and rail security programs; legislation to authorize public transit rail safety programs H.R. 4643 and S. 3015; tax extender legislation, including H.R. 4213and H.R. 4849 to extend "Build America bonds" program, reauthorize alternative fuel excise tax credit, and extend the ARRA provision for the pre-tax commuter transit and vanpool employer-provided benefits provision that raised such benefits to the same level as existing pre-tax parking employer-provided benefits past the current expiration date of December 31, 2010; additional stimulus legislation that would be available for public mass transit including H.R. 4812; and pending Senate climate change bill - provisions that would affect operations and budgets of mass transit systems as well as allocation of revenues to promote and support mass transit to reduce greenhouse gases.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

SAFETEA-LU extender bill HR 2847 to continue federal aid programs providing funding for mass transit systems; FY 2011 Obama Administration budget proposals for DOT and DHS programs providing funding for mass transit systems; federal funding for mass transit systems - H.R. 2746 and S. 3189; FY 2011 Congressional Budget Resolution for federal mass transit programs and provision to modify budget to accomodate SAFETEA-LU reauthorization - markups pending in House and Senate; FY 2011 THUD appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for mass transit systems as well as specific project provisions; FY 2011 DHS appropriations - House and Senate - client interest in maintaining federal funding levels for FEMA State/Local programs to support public transportation and rail security programs; legislation to authorize public transit rail safety programs H.R. 4643 and S. 3015; tax extender legislation, including H.R. 4213and H.R. 4849 to extend "Build America bonds" program, reauthorize alternative fuel excise tax credit, and extend the ARRA provision for the pre-tax commuter transit and vanpool employer-provided benefits provision that raised such benefits to the same level as existing pre-tax parking employer-provided benefits past the current expiration date of December 31, 2010; additional stimulus legislation that would be available for public mass transit including H.R. 4812; and pending Senate climate change bill - provisions that would affect operations and budgets of mass transit systems as well as allocation of revenues to promote and support mass transit to reduce greenhouse gases.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

AMTRAKBudget And Appropriation For FY 2010: On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105 which was the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This bill concluded the appropriations from the 110th Congress that were not completed before the end of 2008. As a result of this bill Amtrak received a total of $1.453 billion for fiscal year 2009. In addition Amtrak received $114 million for the last installment of the Amtrak workers backpay. Congress must now turn to the FY 2010 budget. S 5Cleaner, Greener, and Smarter Act of 2009: A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. HR 243Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2009: On Jan. 7, 2009, Rep. Gene Green introduced HR 243 to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes. S 238Build America Bond Act of 2009: A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purposes. HR 651Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act: Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for Amtrak use, after the Secretary has received and approved a project engineering and financial plan, to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. HR 693Designation of Corridor for Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail: Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail based on certain qualifying factors and after a 30-day congressional review period; (2) provide technical assistance to expedite completion of inter-suburban rail service; and (3) prohibit increased usage of such corridor except to increase the availability of inter-suburban commuter rail. HR 779 Tax Free Tips Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt tips from the income tax, social security and railroad retirement taxes, unemployment taxes, and tax withholding. Defines "tips" as any gratuity provided to a salaried employee by a customer or client of the employer's business. S 268Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act: A bill to provide funding for a Green Job Corps program, YouthBuild Build Green Grants, and Green-Collar Youth Opportunity Grants, and for other purposes. Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Labor to expand the Job Corps program. S 560 & HR 1409Employee Free Choice Act: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. HR 1789Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. HR 2454-American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. Sets forth provisions concerning clean energy, energy efficiency, reducing global warming pollution, transitioning to a clean energy economy, and providing for agriculture and forestry related offsets. Includes provisions: (1) creating a combined energy efficiency and renewable electricity standard and requiring retail electricity suppliers to meet 20% of their demand through renewable electricity and electricity savings by 2020; (2) setting a goal of, and requiring a strategic plan for, improving overall U.S. energy productivity by at least 2.5% per year by 2012 and maintaining that improvement rate through 2030; and (3) establishing a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and setting goals for reducing such emissions from covered sources by 83% of 2005 levels by 2050. H.R. 2847-Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes substituting the "Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010" as Division A of the Act and the "Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009" as Division B. The report of the House Rules Committee on H.Res. 976 (H.Rept. 111-380, p. 5) summarized the matter included in Division A of the Act concerning the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); infrastructure, employment, and public investment programs; unemployment insurance; COBRA; small business loans; the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage; the child tax credit; surface transportation; and certain civil rights claims. H.R. 3200-America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sets forth provisions governing health insurance plans and issuers, including: (1) exempting grandfathered health insurance coverage from requirements of this Act; (2) prohibiting preexisting condition exclusions; (3) providing for guaranteed coverage to all individuals and employers and automatic renewal of coverage; (4) prohibiting premium variances, except for reasons of age, area, or family enrollment; and (5) prohibiting rescission of health insurance coverage without clear and convincing evidence of fraud. S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009: An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Health Insurance Coverage) to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and essential health benefits coverage. H.R. 3404 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009. To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of certain unemployment benefits and the temporary availability of further additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to extend through December 31, 2010, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service and for those with less than 10. Makes additional appropriations to cover such cost. H.R. 3677 Save Our Seniors' Social Security Act of 2009 To provide relief payments to recipients of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits, and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $280 payment to each individual who, for any of the months of December 2009, January 2010, or February 2010, is entitled to a Social Security or railroad retirement benefit payment. H.R. 3789 Amtrak Secure Transportation of Firearms Act: To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage. Requires Amtrak, at a station that accepts checked baggage for a specific Amtrak route, to allow a passenger holding a ticket for such route to place an unloaded firearm or starter pistol in a bag that has been checked at the station if: (1) before checking the bag or boarding the train, the passenger declares to Amtrak that an unloaded firearm is in his or her checked bag; (2) the firearm is carried in a locked hard-sided container; and (3) only the passenger has the key or combination to such container. S. 1132 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2009: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include Amtrak and executive branch police officers as federal law enforcement officers eligible to carry concealed firearms; and (2) revise requirements for certifying retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms, including reducing the years of service required for such officers from 15 to 10 years and setting forth requirements relating to mental health certifications. S.3015 Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010: Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a federal public transportation safety program to improve the safety of, and reduce the number of accidents involving, rail fixed guideway public transportation systems and public transportation bus systems that receive federal assistance. H.R.4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Sets forth legislative language on health care reform and investing in education submitted to the House Budget Committee by the Ways and Means Committee and the Education and Labor Committee pursuant to reconciliation instructions of Section 202 of S. Con. Res. 13, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2010. S.1134 Responsible Use of Coal Act of 2009: Requires the Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program to advance carbon capture and storage and coal power generation technologies. Requires such program to include a large-scale commercial demonstration program to evaluate the most promising carbon capture and storage technologies and research and development programs for carbon capture technologies, carbon dioxide storage, and advanced clean coal power generation technologies. H.R.3505 American Energy Production and Price Reduction Act Expresses the sense of Congress that at no time shall Congress enact legislation that will lead to the increase of domestic energy prices.

AMTRAKBudget And Appropriation For FY 2010: On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105 which was the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This bill concluded the appropriations from the 110th Congress that were not completed before the end of 2008. As a result of this bill Amtrak received a total of $1.453 billion for fiscal year 2009. In addition Amtrak received $114 million for the last installment of the Amtrak workers backpay. Congress must now turn to the FY 2010 budget. S 146 & HR 233Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. HR 243Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2009: On Jan. 7, 2009, Rep. Gene Green introduced HR 243 to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes. HR 250Neighborhood Rail Accountability Act: To require the Surface Transportation Board to consider certain issues when deciding whether to authorize the construction of a railroad line. HR 272Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. HR 407Release of any Reversionary Interest of the United States in and to Certain Lands in Reno, Nevada: Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced this bill on Jan. 9, 2009. The bill would release any reversionary interest in railroad lands within the City of Reno, Nevada, that were originally granted to the Union Pacific Railroad under the provisions of the Act of July 1, 1862, commonly known as the Union Pacific Railroad Act. S 238Build America Bond Act of 2009: A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purposes. HR 651Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act: Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for Amtrak use, after the Secretary has received and approved a project engineering and financial plan, to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. HR 693Designation of Corridor for Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail: Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail based on certain qualifying factors and after a 30-day congressional review period; (2) provide technical assistance to expedite completion of inter-suburban rail service; and (3) prohibit increased usage of such corridor except to increase the availability of inter-suburban commuter rail. S 461 & HR 1132Extend and Modify the Railroad Track Maintenance Credit: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the allowable amount of the railroad track maintenance tax credit; (2) revise the types of expenditures eligible for such credit; and (3) extend such credit through 2012. S 560 & HR 1409Employee Free Choice Act: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. HR 1789Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. H.R. 2847-Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes substituting the "Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010" as Division A of the Act and the "Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009" as Division B. The report of the House Rules Committee on H.Res. 976 (H.Rept. 111-380, p. 5) summarized the matter included in Division A of the Act concerning the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); infrastructure, employment, and public investment programs; unemployment insurance; COBRA; small business loans; the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage; the child tax credit; surface transportation; and certain civil rights claims. H.R. 3200-America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sets forth provisions governing health insurance plans and issuers, including: (1) exempting grandfathered health insurance coverage from requirements of this Act; (2) prohibiting preexisting condition exclusions; (3) providing for guaranteed coverage to all individuals and employers and automatic renewal of coverage; (4) prohibiting premium variances, except for reasons of age, area, or family enrollment; and (5) prohibiting rescission of health insurance coverage without clear and convincing evidence of fraud. S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009: An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Health Insurance Coverage) to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and essential health benefits coverage. H.R. 3404 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009. To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of certain unemployment benefits and the temporary availability of further additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to extend through December 31, 2010, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service and for those with less than 10. Makes additional appropriations to cover such cost. H.R. 3677 Save Our Seniors' Social Security Act of 2009 To provide relief payments to recipients of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits, and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $280 payment to each individual who, for any of the months of December 2009, January 2010, or February 2010, is entitled to a Social Security or railroad retirement benefit payment. H.R. 3789 Amtrak Secure Transportation of Firearms Act: To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage. Requires Amtrak, at a station that accepts checked baggage for a specific Amtrak route, to allow a passenger holding a ticket for such route to place an unloaded firearm or starter pistol in a bag that has been checked at the station if: (1) before checking the bag or boarding the train, the passenger declares to Amtrak that an unloaded firearm is in his or her checked bag; (2) the firearm is carried in a locked hard-sided container; and (3) only the passenger has the key or combination to such container. S. 1132 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2009: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include Amtrak and executive branch police officers as federal law enforcement officers eligible to carry concealed firearms; and (2) revise requirements for certifying retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms, including reducing the years of service required for such officers from 15 to 10 years and setting forth requirements relating to mental health certifications. S.146 Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Clayton Act to grant the United States exclusive authority to bring suit for injunctive relief against a common carrier that is not a rail common carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (STB). S.3015 Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a federal public transportation safety program to improve the safety of, and reduce the number of accidents involving, rail fixed guideway public transportation systems and public transportation bus systems that receive federal assistance. S.2889 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009 Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Surface Transportation Board. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Surface Transportation Board. Increases Board membership from three to five members. Removes the Board from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish it as an independent U.S. agency. S.3047 Tax Code Termination Act: Tax Code Termination Act - Terminates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning after 2013, except provisions of such Code relating to social security taxation (i.e., taxes on wage, self-employment, and railroad retirement income). S.1134 Responsible Use of Coal Act of 2009: Requires the Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program to advance carbon capture and storage and coal power generation technologies. Requires such program to include a large-scale commercial demonstration program to evaluate the most promising carbon capture and storage technologies and research and development programs for carbon capture technologies, carbon dioxide storage, and advanced clean coal power generation technologies. H.R.3505 American Energy Production and Price Reduction Act Expresses the sense of Congress that at no time shall Congress enact legislation that will lead to the increase of domestic energy prices.

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2011, Transit development and safety programs. FY2011 Budget, WMATA Capital Programs TIGGER Energy Reduction Grant Program. S.3015/H.R.4643, Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010, Transit development and safety programs. S.1506/H.R.3338, National Metro Safety Act, Transit development and safety programs.

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H.R. 55 - Creating Opportunities to Motivate Mass Transit Utilization to Encourage Ridership (COMMUTER) Act of 2009 H.R. 2200 - Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act The Surface Transportation Authorization Act Hazardous Materials Transportation Reauthorization H.R. 3535 and S. 1536 - Avoiding Life Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 S. 1938 Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 H. R. 4714 , S. 2768 - National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization S. 3189 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act (transportation issues within) H.R. 2918 & H.R. 2847 Surface Transportation Authorization Extensions S. 3271 - VEHICLE Safety Improvements Act of 2010 S. 3015 - Transportation Safety Act H.R. 4643 - Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 Operating Assistance for Transit Agencies Over-the Road Bus Safety Issues Transit Safety and Security Issues Background and Security Clearances on the Transportation Workforce Cross Border Bus Safety Department of Transportation Nominations Transportation Security Administration Nominations Transit Apprenticeships Worker Training Rail Training Program

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