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To provide for competitive development and operation of high-speed rail corridor projects.

Introduced: March 14, 2008 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 17, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4122 Related bill American Investment in Safe, Reliable High-Speed Rail Act
  • HR 4123 Related bill High-Speed Rail Authority Development and Formation Act
  • HR 6004 Text similarities Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1 Republican 6
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 14, 2008
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Mar 14, 2008
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 14, 2008
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Costa, Jim
California · Mar 14, 2008
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Mar 14, 2008
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Mar 14, 2008
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 14, 2008
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