HR 7223
116th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Railroads
Roads and highways
State and local finance
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
RURAL Act
Introduced: June 15, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 16, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jun 15, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 15, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Railway Upgrades for Rural American Lines Act or the RURAL Act
This bill modifies requirements for the Railway-Highway Crossings Program.
Specifically, the bill (1) requires the Department of Transportation to set aside highway safety improvement funds for states for the replacement of functionally obsolete warning devices at railway-highway crossings, (2) increases the federal share payable on account of any project financed with highway safety improvement funds from 90% to 100%, and (3) revises the amount of incentive payment a state may provide a local government for permanent closure by such government of public at-grade railway-highway crossings.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Cosponsors
1