Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act
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; 7 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | May 10, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | May 24, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Jun 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jun 14, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jun 21, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Jun 28, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jun 28, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 7, 2016 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Jul 7, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 15, 2016 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Sep 20, 2016 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Sep 29, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Nov 15, 2016 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Nov 15, 2016 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Dec 7, 2016 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Dec 7, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Feb 25, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 407 | Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 16, 2017 |
| 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 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2016Introduced in Senate
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