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HR 4414 102th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Diesel motor Gasoline tax Government trust funds Highspeed trains National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Railroad finance Railroad maintenance and repair Railroad passenger traffic Railroad safety Railroads Science, Technology, Communications Taxation

To establish an Intercity Rail Passenger Capital Improvement Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 10, 1992 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Mar 23, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 10, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 10, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 10, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to establish as one of Amtrak's goals the achievement, by October 1, 2000, of a positive ratio of annual revenue to annual operating costs.

Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to establish in the Treasury an Intercity Rail Passenger Capital Improvement Trust Fund to provide moneys to improve the safety of intercity rail passenger operations. Requires amounts from a one cent tax imposed on each gallon of diesel and gasoline to be deposited into the Trust Fund.

What's happening now March 23, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 7, 1992
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 24, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4414: To establish an Intercity Rail Passenger Capital Improvement Trust Fund, and for other purposes.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4414/
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