SRES 24
101th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Federal aid to transportation
Federal receipts and expenditures
Railroad finance
Railroad passenger traffic
Railroad safety
Railroads
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding future funding of Amtrak.
Introduced: January 25, 1989
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Became law
Jan 25, 1989
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Jan 25, 1989
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) funding for Amtrak should be continued at a level that will enable it to continue to operate a national railway system and to improve its financial performance and service levels; and (2) the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration should work with Amtrak management to lower Amtrak's dependence on public funding and to assign the highest priority possible to safety.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1