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HR 4998 117th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

Passenger Rail Pre­clearance Implementation Act of 2021

Introduced: August 10, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Aug 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Aug 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Aug 10, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Aug 10, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 10, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Passenger Rail Preclearance Implementation Act of 2021

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to implement a process for preclearance screening of passengers and baggage on rail service between the United States and Canada. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2026 funding for rail improvement grants and permits the Department of Transportation to expend a specified amount of that funding on the preclearance process.

What's happening now August 11, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 7, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4998: Passenger Rail Pre­clearance Implementation Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4998/
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"H.R. 4998: Passenger Rail Pre­clearance Implementation Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4998/.
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H.R. 4998, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4998/.
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