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Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act of 1997

Introduced: April 24, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 8, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
May 8, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Apr 24, 1997
Introduced in House
Apr 24, 1997
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Apr 24, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 24, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury the Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund to finance qualified expenses of: (1) the National Railroad Passenger Corporation; and (2) non-Amtrak States.

What's happening now May 8, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 436 Identical bill Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act of 1997
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Independent 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 8, 1997
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 24, 1997
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 11, 1997
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 5, 1997
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 22, 1997
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 22, 1997
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 30, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 24, 1997
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 24, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1437: Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1437/
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"H.R. 1437: Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1437/.
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H.R. 1437, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1437/.
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