Railroad Competition, Arbitration, and Service Act of 2002
Latest action · Apr 24, 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 24, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires arbitration of certain rail rate, service, and other disputes according to specified procedures.
Prohibits the Surface Transportation Board from issuing a railroad construction and operation certificate authorizing a specified activity, or exempting from certificate requirements an activity involving a railroad line interest transfer by a Class I rail carrier to a Class II or III rail carrier, if the activity directly or indirectly would result in a restriction of: (1) the ability of the Class II or Class III rail carrier to interchange traffic with other carriers; or (2) competition between or among rail carriers in the region affected by the activity in a manner or to an extent that would violate Federal antitrust laws. Prescribes a process for review of any alleged restriction.
Authorizes any person who uses or seeks to use rail service for major train load shipments to or from a facility that has physical access solely to one rail carrier to request, according to a specified procedure, that rail service for such shipments be provided by an existing Class I, Class II, or Class III rail carrier, or a new rail service meeting certain requirements.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 24, 2002 to Sep 19, 2002; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Apr 24, 2002 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Apr 24, 2002 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Jun 5, 2002 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Sep 19, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Apr 24, 2002 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2002Introduced in Senate
- Apr 24, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-968 | NOMINATIONS OF MR. DAVID McQUEEN LANEY TO BE A MEMBER OF THE REFORM BOARD (AMTRAK) AND MR. ROGER P. NOBER TO BE COMMISSIONER OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD40 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Sep 5, 2002 |
| S. Hrg. 107-1112 | RAILROAD SHIPPER CONCERNS119 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jul 31, 2002 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance competition between and among rail carriers, to provide for expedited alternative dispute resolution of disputes involving rail rates, rail service, or other matters of rail operations through arbitration, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Railroad Competition, Arbitration, and Service Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative procedure
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Antitrust law
- Commerce
- Commercial arbitration
- Competition
- Damages
- Department of Transportation
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Infrastructure
- Judicial review of administrative acts
- Law
- Liability insurance
- Limitation of actions
- Railroad engineering
- Railroad freight operations
- Railroad maintenance and repair
- Railroad policy
- Railroad rates
- Railroad safety
- Railroad terminals
- Railroads
- Taxation
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation insurance
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2002Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
