To provide for priority consideration for grade crossing safety improvements where there have been serious collisions.
Latest action · Jun 12, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 11, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Transportation, in providing assistance for projects to eliminate hazards of railway-highway crossings, to give priority consideration to emergency grade crossing safety improvements at railroad grade crossings where there have been multiple serious collisions.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 11, 2007 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jun 12, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jun 11, 2007Introduced in House
- Jun 11, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for priority consideration for grade crossing safety improvements where there have been serious collisions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2007Introduced in House
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