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HR 1020 107th Congress House

Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2001

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track.

Introduced: April 24, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2001
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 52.
Jun 12, 2001
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 107-96.
May 16, 2001
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 16, 2001
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 9, 2001
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 9, 2001
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Mar 14, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 14, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 2001

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 52.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2001 - Amends Federal rail transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program of capital grants to Class II and Class III railroads to rehabilitate, preserve, or improve railroad track (including roadbed, bridges, and related track structures) used primarily for freight transportation to a standard to accommodate 286,000 pound rail cars in a safe and efficient manner. Authorizes the Secretary to also make grants to supplement direct loans or loan guarantees (including for paying credit risk premiums, lowering rates of interest, or providing for a holiday on principal payments) for projects primarily benefitting non-Class I freight railroad carriers. Sets forth certain prevailing wage requirements with respect to projects financed by such grants.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1220 Identical bill Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2002
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 9 Republican 4 Independent 1
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 7, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 7, 2001
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· May 17, 2001
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· May 17, 2001
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · May 17, 2001
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 17, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 10, 2001
DeMint, James
· May 8, 2001
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 3, 2001
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · May 3, 2001
CARSON, BRAD
· Apr 26, 2001
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Apr 26, 2001
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Apr 26, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 24, 2001
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 24, 2001
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 24, 2001
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 24, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 24, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 24, 2001
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 4, 2001
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Apr 4, 2001
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 22, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1020: Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1020/
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"H.R. 1020: Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1020/.
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