S 369
117th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Infectious and parasitic diseases
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Railroads
Transportation employees
Unemployment
A bill to authorize and appropriate funding for grants to Amtrak for the restoration of long-distance routes and the rehiring of employees furloughed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Introduced: February 23, 2021
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill authorizes the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to use grant funds to restore the frequency of rail service on long-distance routes and rehire employees furloughed on or after October 1, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1