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HR 238 110th Congress House Transportation and Public Works California Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to transportation Mass rapid transit Railroad engineering Subways Tunnels Urban affairs Urban transportation

To repeal a prohibition on the use of certain funds for tunneling in certain areas with respect to the Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Metro Rail project, California.

Introduced: January 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2007
Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Division K, Title I, Section 169 of H.R. 2764 (Public Law 110-161).
Dec 4, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 3, 2007
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 3, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 3, 2007
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S14706)
Dec 3, 2007
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 27, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 8, 2007
Received in the Senate.
Feb 7, 2007
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote.
Feb 7, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 7, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1300-1301)
Feb 7, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1300-1301)
Feb 7, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 238.
Feb 7, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1300-1301)
Feb 7, 2007
Mr. Oberstar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 5, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan 4, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

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1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 3,802 — To amend section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, to extend the special rule for the allocation of urban… Agreed to Dec 3, 2007
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1986 to repeal the prohibition against use of certain funds for any segment of the downtown Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Metro Rail project unless the Southern California Rapid Transit District notifies the Urban Mass Transportation Administration that no part of the Metro Rail project will tunnel through any zone designated as a potential risk zone or high potential risk zone for methane gas.

Amends federal transportation law to extend the special rule for the allocation of urbanized area formula grants through FY2009. Sets forth the maximum amounts to be allocated for such grants for FY2008 and FY2009.

What's happening now December 17, 2007

Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Division K, Title I, Section 169 of H.R. 2764 (Public Law 110-161).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 7, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 238: To repeal a prohibition on the use of certain funds for tunneling in certain areas with respect to the Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Metro Rail project, California.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-238/
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"H.R. 238: To repeal a prohibition on the use of certain funds for tunneling in certain areas with respect to the Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Metro Rail project, California.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-238/.
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H.R. 238, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-238/.
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