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Reports on governmental efforts to ensure that Amtrak does not shut down. Solution to the Amtrak issue proposed by U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta; Allocation of funds for the railroad company.

Reports the approval of a compromise bill by a U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure panel allowing a small number of airline pilots to carry firearms under a two year demonstration program. Reason for arming flight crew members; Comments of transportation ranking member James Oberstar in support of the legislation; Percentage of pilots carrying weapons.

Reports that the U.S. House Financial Services Committee has cleared a measure to overhaul the nation's deposit insurance system. Features of the bill; Importance of federal deposit insurance program for the economy of a country.

Reports the approval of federal grants on the redevelopment of brownfields by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee. Elimination of community development block grant funds as collateral; Development of blighted properties into assets; Definition of brownfields.

Reports on the demand for an increased regulation of buses and trucks involved in the transportation of hazardous materials in the United States. Likelihood of terrorists to attack mass transportation; Agreement for tighter scrutiny for hazardous material drivers; Proposal on specification of routes for hazardous material cargoes.

Reports that the U.S. House Financial Services Committee Republicans have succeeded in passing a bill to tighten accounting standards and increase corporate accountability. Appearance of the bill on the House floor; Passage of amendments proposed by Democrats; Changes proposed by Financial Services ranking member John LaFalce in the amendments; Step towards improvement of investor confidence.

Reports the consideration of the Senate Commerce Committee on the changes in the operation of Amtrak in the aftermath of September 11 attacks in the United States. Criticisms on the chance of railroad to meet the goal; Impracticality of the national rail system; Payment of short-term bills.

Focuses on United States House International Relations Committee's approval of reauthorization of the Export Administration Act. Long list of amendments; Administration of President George W. Bush's support for the Senate version of the bill.

Presents updates on key legislative bills in the United States Congress, as of July 12, 2001. U.S. House Treasury-Postal Subcommittee's passage of the fiscal 2002 Treasury-Postal appropriations bill; Agriculture spending bill approved by the chamber; Debate over the fiscal 2002 Interior spending bill in the U.S. Senate.

Focuses on the issues concerning the American coin designs in the United States. Details on the symposium 'Coin Designs Worthy of a Great Nation'; Recommendations for the verbiage, metals and coin shapes; Factor influencing the redesign of the coins.

Reports the support of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus for the Hunting Heritage Protection Act in the United States. Provisions of the bill; Reaffirmation of the rights of citizens to fish on federal lands by an executive order in 1995; Opposition of Wayne Pacelle of the Humane Society on the measure.

Reports allegations of Michael Forbes (D-N.Y.) to the Republican leadership on blocking his anti-dredging bill in the United States. Grounds for opposing the bill; Alliance between the Republicans and the Democrats regarding the opposition of the bill; Claims of connecting the opposition with political vendetta; Remarks of the Republican members on Forbes.

Reports controversy associated in the proposed ban of roosters transport across state lines to participate in cockfights by United States Senator Wayne Allard. Policies of various states regarding cockfighting; Opinions of supporters and opponents of the measure; Provisions of the bill; Contribution of animal welfare groups to the formulation of the bill.

Reports the informal accord reached by the Amtrak Reform Council chairman and a Senate subcommittee that would increase chances of Amtrak to be judged as financially self-sufficient in the United States. Provisions of the 1997 Amtrak Reform Act; Interpretation of the council of the act; Skepticism over Amtrak's strategy for reaching self-sufficiency.

Reports the Senate subcommittee hearings over President Bill Clinton's transportation budget plan in the United States. Denunciation of the presidential plan to use the highway trust fund for other projects; Provision in the plan to increase fees for aviation, waterborne navigation aids, and rail safety inspections; Rejection of Congress over the proposed increases.