Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century
Latest action · Feb 3, 2006 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 201.
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 14, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century - Makes high-speed rail corridor development activities (including the acquisition of locomotives, rolling stock, track, and signal equipment) eligible for federal assistance.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2013 for high-speed rail projects.
Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to change from discretionary to mandatory the Secretary's authority to provide direct loans and loan guarantees for rail rehabilitation and improvement projects to state and local governments, interstate compacts, government sponsored authorities and corporations, railroads, and joint ventures that include at least one railroad.
Increases the amount to be obligated for such loans and guarantees to $35 billion at any one time, including not less than $7 billion solely for projects primarily benefiting freight railroads other than Class I carriers. Sets forth certain conditions on such assistance.
Cosponsors 73
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2005 to Oct 19, 2005; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Robert W. Ney | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| R-MI | John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Oct 19, 2005 |
Committees 2
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 Apr 14, 2005Markup Apr 27, 2005Reported Nov 19, 2005 |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Apr 15, 2005Discharged Apr 27, 2005 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 14, 2005Reported Feb 3, 2006 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2006Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 109-314, Part II.
- Feb 3, 2006Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 201.
- Feb 1, 2006Ordered to be Reported Without Recommendation (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Dec 31, 2005House Committee on Ways and Means Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Feb. 3, 2006.
- Dec 17, 2005House Committee on Ways and Means Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 31, 2005.
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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Feb 3, 2006H.R. 1631, Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on February 1, 2006</p>
- Feb 3, 2006H.R. 1631, Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st CenturyCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on February 1, 2006
- May 12, 2005H.R. 1631, Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 27, 2005</p>
- May 12, 2005H.R. 1631, Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st CenturyCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 27, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-66 | U.S. RAIL CAPACITY CRUNCH246 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Apr 26, 2006 |
| Serial No. 109-22 | AMTRAK FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE192 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Jun 9, 2005 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative procedure
- Air traffic
- Alaska
- Authorization
- Collective bargaining
- Department of Transportation
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic government information
- Employee rights
- Employee selection
- Federal aid to transportation
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Fees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Government trust funds
- Health
- Highspeed ground transportation
- Highway finance
- Income tax
- Industrial arbitration
- Industrial relations
- Infrastructure
- Interest
- Intermodal transportation
- Internet
- Interstate compacts
- Joint ventures
- Labor and Employment
- Labor contracts
- Law
- Magnetic levitation vehicles
- Maintenance and repair
- Occupational health and safety
- Railroad commuting traffic
- Railroad employees
- Railroad engineering
- Railroad equipment
- Railroad finance
- Railroad freight operations
- Railroad passenger traffic
- Railroad safety
- Railroad terminals
- Railroads
- Right-of-way
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Surety and fidelity
- Tax credits
- Tax exclusion
- Tax-exempt securities
- Taxation
- Traffic congestion
- Traffic signs and signals
- Transportation and Public Works
- User charges
- Web sites
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2006Reported in House
- Apr 14, 2005Introduced 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.