S 2595 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act

Introduced Feb 25, 2016 Originated Senate Sponsor Mike Crapo R-ID

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 25, 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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.

IntroducedFeb 25, 2016
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax credit for railroad track maintenance.

Cosponsors 55

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2016 to Dec 7, 2016, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer	Original	Feb 25, 2016
R-KS	Jerry Moran	Original	Feb 25, 2016
R-GA	Johnny Isakson	Original	Feb 25, 2016
R-KS	Pat Roberts	Original	Feb 25, 2016
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal	Original	Feb 25, 2016
D-PA	Robert P. Casey Jr.	Original	Feb 25, 2016
D-OR	Ron Wyden	Original	Feb 25, 2016
D-MD	Barbara A. Mikulski		Mar 7, 2016
R-AR	John Boozman		Mar 7, 2016
R-ID	James E. Risch		Mar 10, 2016
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker		Mar 10, 2016
D-CA	Dianne Feinstein		Apr 5, 2016
R-TN	Lamar Alexander		Apr 5, 2016
D-WA	Patty Murray		Apr 5, 2016
D-OR	Jeff Merkley		Apr 6, 2016

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Actions 2

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Feb 25, 2016Introduced in Senate
Feb 25, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 5

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 637	Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015	Related bill	Mar 3, 2015
HR 721	Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015	Related bill	Feb 4, 2015
S 1946	Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015	Related bill	Aug 5, 2015
HR 2029	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016	Related bill	Dec 18, 2015
HR 4626	BRACE Act	Related bill	Feb 25, 2016

Subjects

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Feb 25, 2016Introduced in Senate

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