Skip to main content
HR 3000 104th Congress House

Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Formula Enhancement Act of 1996

Official title: To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve safety at public railway-highway crossings, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 9, 1996 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Economics and Public FinanceFederal aid highway programHighway engineeringRailroad engineering
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Railroad safetyRoads and highwaysTraffic accidents and safety
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Feb 29, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 29, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E258-259)
Feb 29, 1996
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action March 14, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Formula Enhancement Act of 1996 - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to direct the Secretary of Transportation, for FY 1997, to set aside five percent of the funds authorized for the surface transportation program to be apportioned among the States for railway-highway crossings based on a formula which takes into account the number of accidents and fatalities at public railway-highway crossings over a three-year period, the number of such crossings, and the number of such crossings with passive warning devices in each State relative to all States. Provides for exclusive availability of specified apportioned funds for railway-highway crossings and for hazard elimination programs in FY 1997.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1512 Text similarities Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Formula Enhancement Act of 1995
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Sep 5, 1996
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 30, 1996
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 9, 1996
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 20, 1996
BUYER, STEPHEN
· Feb 29, 1996
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3000: Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Formula Enhancement Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3000/
MLA
"H.R. 3000: Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Formula Enhancement Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3000/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3000, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3000/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 3000: Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Formula Enhancement Act of 1996](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3000/)
Report a problem