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HR 5377 111th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Corporate finance and management Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Railroads

To require Amtrak to discontinue passenger rail service on certain long distance routes that operate at a loss.

Introduced: May 25, 2010 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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May 26, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
May 25, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 25, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs Amtrak to discontinue passenger rail service on any long distance route that operates at a loss (where the total direct service costs are more than twice as great as total revenues for the first full fiscal year after enactment of this Act).

What's happening now May 26, 2010

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 16, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5377: To require Amtrak to discontinue passenger rail service on certain long distance routes that operate at a loss.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5377/
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"H.R. 5377: To require Amtrak to discontinue passenger rail service on certain long distance routes that operate at a loss.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5377/.
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H.R. 5377, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5377/.
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