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Baltimore-Washington Corridor Magnetic Levitation Transportation System Demonstration Act of 1991

Introduced: July 16, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 29, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Jul 26, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Jul 25, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Competitiveness.
Jul 16, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Jul 16, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Jul 16, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 16, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Baltimore-Washington Corridor Magnetic Levitation Transportation System Demonstration Act of 1991 - Declares it is the policy of the United States to design and construct a magnetically levitated transportation system linking the cities of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Directs the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to study the feasibility of constructing such system between such cities. Requires the Administrator, upon a favorable determination, to conduct a competition for the award of grants for the research and development of designs for such system. Outlines the requirements for the award of such grants.

Directs the Administrator to award one grant for the construction of a privately owned and operated magnetic levitation transportation system between the two cities.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now July 29, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 16, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 16, 1991
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2914: Baltimore-Washington Corridor Magnetic Levitation Transportation System Demonstration Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2914/
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"H.R. 2914: Baltimore-Washington Corridor Magnetic Levitation Transportation System Demonstration Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2914/.
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H.R. 2914, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2914/.
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