BRAIN TRAIN Act
Latest action · Jul 17, 2021 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 16, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Building Rail Across Intercity Networks To Ride Around Interior of the Nation Act or the BRAIN TRAIN Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish an intercity passenger rail service investment program to promote high-performance rail transportation options.
DOT may award competitive grants under the program to finance capital projects for high-performance rail, including grants awarded in installments for projects lasting longer than one year.
In awarding grants, DOT must select high-performance rail projects (1) that are anticipated to result in significant improvements to intercity rail passenger service, (2) for which there is a high degree of confidence that the proposed projects are feasible and will result in the anticipated benefits, and (3) for which the level of the anticipated benefits compares favorably to the amount of federal funding requested.
The federal share of the cost of a capital project shall not exceed 90% of the project's net capital cost.
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 Jul 16, 2021 |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Jul 17, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Jul 16, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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. 167, no. 125, July 16, 2021, page H3633.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1852 | BRAIN TRAIN Act | Identical bill | May 26, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish an intercity passenger rail service investment grant program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- BRAIN TRAIN Act
- Building Rail Across Intercity Networks To Ride Around Interior of the Nation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Abortion
- Air quality
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Economic development
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Intergovernmental relations
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Railroads
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2021Introduced 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.
