SJRES 331
98th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Antitrust law
Coal
Contracts
Mines and mineral resources
Railroad finance
Railroad freight operations
Railroad rates
Railroads
Restrictive trade practices
A joint resolution to require the Interstate Commerce Commission to consider certain indicators in determining the revenue adequacy of railroads, and for other purposes.
Introduced: June 29, 1984
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Jun 29, 1984
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Jun 29, 1984
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission to: (1) consider certain indicators in determining the revenue adequacy of railroads; (2) consider specified evidence when appropriate in determining whether there is effective rail competition; (3) revise proposed guidelines which prescribe reasonable rates for coal shipments; (4) prohibit certain actions with respect to reciprocal switching services; (5) expedite its study on cancellations of through routes, joint rail rates, and reciprocal switching; and (6) facilitate discovery of information regarding railroad contracts by parties with standing to challenge such contracts.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1