Amtrak Reauthorization Act of 2003
Latest action · Sep 17, 2003 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.
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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amtrak Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends Federal transportation law to authorize appropriations for Amtrak for FY 2004 through 2006 for: (1) capital expenditures; (2) certain mandatory payments; and (3) Amtrak's contractual obligations for commuter and State-supported passenger rail service.
Includes among mandatory Amtrak payments to the Treasury: (1) an amount equal to the tax Amtrak must pay as an employer under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act that is more than the amount needed for anticipated benefits for retirees and their beneficiaries; (2) amounts necessary to pay the contribution for employee unemployment benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act that are more than its obligations calculated on an experience-related basis; and (3) amounts necessary to pay railroad unemployment repayment taxes.
Requires Amtrak to transmit to the Secretary of Transportation annually a comprehensive business plan, including targets for ridership and for each intercity train route (including Autotrain), revenues, and capital and operating expenses, and supplemental reports describing the work completed to date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons for such changes.
Prohibits the use of amounts appropriated under this Act to subsidize operating losses of commuter rail passenger or rail freight transportation.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2003 to Jul 24, 2003; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-NY | Jack Quinn | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 17, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Jul 24, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2003Markup Jun 25, 2003Reported Sep 17, 2003 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2003Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 108-274.
- Sep 17, 2003Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.
- Jun 25, 2003Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 25, 2003Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jun 24, 2003Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1938 | James L. Oberstar D-MN | Oct 1, 2003 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 1, 2003H.R. 2572, Amtrak Reauthorization Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee onTransporatation and Infrastructure on June 25, 2003</p>
- Jul 1, 2003H.R. 2572, Amtrak Reauthorization Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee onTransporatation and Infrastructure on June 25, 2003
Printed hearings 1
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. 108-984 | INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS (ICANN)63 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jul 31, 2003 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize appropriations for the benefit of Amtrak for fiscal years 2004 through 2006, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Amtrak Reauthorization Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Amtrak Reauthorization Act of 2003
- Popular Titles
- Amtrak, FY2004-FY2006 Authorization bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Authorization
- Capital budgets
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Transportation
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal aid to transportation
- Government corporations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Infrastructure
- Labor and Employment
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
- Planning
- Railroad commuting traffic
- Railroad employees
- Railroad engineering
- Railroad finance
- Railroad freight operations
- Railroad passenger traffic
- Railroad retirement plans
- Taxation
- Transportation and Public Works
- Unemployment insurance
- Withholding tax
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2003Reported in House
- Jun 24, 2003Introduced in House
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.