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HR 1879 99th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Contracts Railroad rates Railroads

A bill to provide for full and prompt disclosure of rail transportation contracts.

Introduced: April 2, 1985 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Apr 2, 1985
Introduced in House
Apr 2, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the law regarding rail transportation contracts to require that a summary of contract provisions between rail carriers and purchasers of rail services, filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission, contain all the information prescribed by such Commission. (Currently, only nonconfidential information must be filed.)

Requires the Commission to publish special tariff rules for such contracts in order to assure that all contract terms are available to the general public in tariff format within two days after the contract has been filed.

What's happening now April 4, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.

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