ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS for ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

Railroads RRR

S. 369, A bill to authorize and appropriate funding for grants to Amtrak for the restoration of long-distance routes and the rehiring of employees furloughed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. - bill in its entirety; H.R.2100, To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from prohibiting the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail, and for other purposes. - bill in its entirety; H.R. 1848, The Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows American Act - bill in its entirety; H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - Title II, Part 2, Subtitle J; Title VII, Subtitle A, Sec. 7101; FY '22 House LHHS Appropriations; FY '22 House LHHS Appropriations; Issues related to block crossing; Issues related to crew size; Issues related to Mexican crew; Issues related to Private Right of Action; Issues related to Railroad regulatory reform; Issues related to railroad retirement and unemployment insurance; Issues related to standards and metrics; Issues related to the STB; Issues related to climate change; Issues related to transportation user fees and the highway trust fund; Issues related to grant programs to improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of passenger and freight rail transportation systems; Issues related to the bonding of infrastructure projects.

Foreign entity interest: Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific is wholly owned by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, a publicly traded Canadian corporation with U.S. subsidiaries. Canadian National Railway Company is a publicly traded Canadian corporation with U.S. subsidiaries. Both railroads U.S. operations are members of the AAR whose core business is freight railroad transportation services in the United States and Canada. Each of the companies interest in railroad issues is the impact of the referenced legislation and/or regulatory change on its ability to provide freight rail services to their customers in the U.S.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2100 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 1848 (117th), S. 369 (117th)

Transportation TRA

S.545, Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act - bill in its entirety; S. 1012, To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from prohibiting the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail, and for other purposes. - bill in its entirety; FY '22 Senate THUD Appropriations; FY '22 House THUD Appropriations; FY '22 Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations; FY '22 House Energy and Water Development Appropriations; Issues related to surface transportation reauthorization and infrastructure; Issues related to truck size and weight; Issues related to Section 106 historic preservation reviews; Issues related to the proper classification of suicides and trespassing deaths; Issues related to grade crossing funding; Issues related to funding mega-transportation projects.

Foreign entity interest: Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific is wholly owned by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, a publicly traded Canadian corporation with U.S. subsidiaries. Canadian National Railway Company is a publicly traded Canadian corporation with U.S. subsidiaries. Both railroads U.S. operations are members of the AAR whose core business is freight railroad transportation services in the United States and Canada. Each of the companies interest in railroad issues is the impact of the referenced legislation and/or regulatory change on its ability to provide freight rail services to their customers in the U.S.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1012 (117th), S. 545 (117th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

S. 225Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021.

Foreign entity interest: oSoo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific is wholly owned by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, a publicly traded Canadian corporation with U.S. subsidiaries. Canadian National Railway Company is a publicly traded Canadian corporation with U.S. subsidiaries. Both railroads U.S. operations are members of the AAR whose core business is freight railroad transportation services in the United States and Canada. Each of the companies interest in railroad issues is the impact of the referenced legislation and/or regulatory change on its ability to provide freight rail services to their customers in the U.S.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 700, A bill to establish a portal and database to receive and maintain information regarding blocked railroad-highway grade crossings and to require the Secretary of Transportation to evaluate the requirements of the railway-highway crossings program. - bill in its entirety; H.R. 1812, To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to streamline the environmental review process for major projects, and for other purposes. - bill in its entirety; Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations Future Act - bill in its entirety;

Foreign entity interest: Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific is wholly owned by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, a publicly traded Canadian corporation with U.S. subsidiaries. Canadian National Railway Company is a publicly traded Canadian corporation with U.S. subsidiaries. Both railroads U.S. operations are members of the AAR whose core business is freight railroad transportation services in the United States and Canada. Each of the companies interest in railroad issues is the impact of the referenced legislation and/or regulatory change on its ability to provide freight rail services to their customers in the U.S.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1812 (117th), S. 700 (117th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 1870, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes. - bill in its entirety; FY '22 House DHS Appropriations; FY '22 Senate DHS Appropriations

Foreign entity interest: Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific is wholly owned by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, a publicly traded Canadian corporation with U.S. subsidiaries. Canadian National Railway Company is a publicly traded Canadian corporation with U.S. subsidiaries. Both railroads U.S. operations are members of the AAR whose core business is freight railroad transportation services in the United States and Canada. Each of the companies interest in railroad issues is the impact of the referenced legislation and/or regulatory change on its ability to provide freight rail services to their customers in the U.S.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1870 (117th)