RURAL Act
Latest action · May 27, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
- IntroducedMay 27, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Railway Upgrades for Rural American Lines Act or the RURAL Act
This bill modifies requirements for the Railway-Highway Crossings Program.
Specifically, the bill (1) requires the Department of Transportation to set aside highway safety improvement funds for states for the replacement of functionally obsolete warning and protective devices at railway-highway crossings, and (2) revises the amount of incentive payments a state may provide a local government for permanent closure by such government of public at-grade railway-highway crossings.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 27, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Original | May 27, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred May 27, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
- May 27, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 947 | RURAL Act | Related bill | Feb 9, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to modify certain requirements of the railway-highway crossings program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- RURAL Act
- Railway Upgrades for Rural American Lines Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
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