HR 5644
110th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Competitive bidding
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
District of Columbia
Economic development
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Government corporations
Governmental investigations
Highspeed ground transportation
Infrastructure
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
New York City
Northeastern States
Railroad commuting traffic
Railroad engineering
Railroad finance
To provide for competitive development and operation of high-speed rail corridor projects.
Introduced: March 14, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 14, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 14, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to solicit proposals for projects for the financing, design, construction, and operation of an initial high-speed rail system between Washington, DC, and New York City, New York (Northeast Corridor).
Requires the Secretary to: (1) determine whether a proposal is feasible; and (2) establish a commission for each corridor for which one or more feasible proposals are submitted.
Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the results of an economic development study of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor service.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Committees of jurisdiction
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