Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act
Latest action · Jul 21, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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.
- IntroducedJul 20, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act
This bill establishes in the Treasury an Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund designed to ensure a safe, sustainable, convenient transportation option for the people of the United States. Amounts in the fund may be used by the Department of Transportation to award grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for activities associated with the Northeast Corridor and the National Network (Amtrak's state-supported and long-distance service lines).
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 20, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Jul 20, 2020 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jul 20, 2020 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | Jul 20, 2020 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 20, 2020 |
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 Jul 20, 2020 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jul 21, 2020 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Jul 21, 2020 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2020 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jul 21, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Jul 20, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 20, 2020Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 127, July 20, 2020, page H3587.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4187 | Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act | Related bill | Jul 27, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund to ensure a safe, sustainable, convenient transportation option for the people of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2020Introduced 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.
