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HR 6365 117th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

To direct the Surface Transportation Board to require any high-speed rail project to acquire all land for the project before starting construction, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 10, 2022 Introduced by: Ellzey, Jake Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 11, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced in House
Jan 10, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the Surface Transportation Board from approving a high-speed passenger railroad or magnetic levitation system project unless the project has a distance of at least 10 miles and the land needed for the project is acquired.

What's happening now January 11, 2022

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Valadao, David G.
California · Feb 8, 2022
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jan 18, 2022
BRADY, KEVIN
· Jan 10, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6365: To direct the Surface Transportation Board to require any high-speed rail project to acquire all land for the project before starting construction, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6365/
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"H.R. 6365: To direct the Surface Transportation Board to require any high-speed rail project to acquire all land for the project before starting construction, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6365/.
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H.R. 6365, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6365/.
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