3.0.0 104 2023-01-15T21:19:32Z 2023-01-15T21:19:32Z Senate S S 2003-01-07 108 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-01-07T23:12:20Z National Defense Rail Act 108 2726 HR 2003-07-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. Companion bill Senate 2003-01-07 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2003-01-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S80) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-01-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000725 Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] ERNEST HOLLINGS D SC FREDERICK N B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2003-01-07 True B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2003-01-07 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2003-01-07 True B000780 Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] JOHN BREAUX D LA BERLINGER 2003-01-07 True B001126 Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] CONRAD BURNS R MT R. 2003-01-07 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2003-01-07 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2003-01-07 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2003-01-07 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2003-01-07 True C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2003-01-07 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2003-01-07 True D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2003-01-07 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2003-01-07 True J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2003-01-07 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2003-01-07 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2003-01-07 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2003-01-07 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2003-01-07 True M001141 Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] ZELL MILLER D GA 2003-01-07 True R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2003-01-07 True S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS 2003-01-07 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2003-01-07 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2003-01-07 True S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2003-01-07 True S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2003-01-07 True N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2003-01-09 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2003-01-09 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2003-01-09 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2003-01-09 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2003-01-09 False K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2003-02-25 False R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2003-06-04 False Transportation and Public Works Accounting Administrative procedure Advice and consent of the Senate Alaska Appropriations Armed Forces and National Security Authorization Biological warfare Bridges Buy American Capital investments Chemical warfare Collection of accounts Commerce Competitive bidding Congress Congressional investigations Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Construction costs Construction industries Construction workers Consultants Contractors Corporate debt Corporate finance Cost effectiveness Crime and Law Enforcement Decision making Department of Homeland Security Department of Transportation Disabled District of Columbia EEC countries East Asia Economic impact statements Economics and Public Finance Electronic government information Employee rights Employee training Energy Energy consumption Environmental Protection Europe Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to transportation Federal employees Federally-guaranteed loans Fees Finance and Financial Sector Financial planning Financial statements Florida Foreign Trade and International Finance Freight Georgia Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government corporations Government lending Government publicity Governmental investigations Highspeed ground transportation Illinois Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Inspectors general Interest Intermodal transportation International Affairs Internet Japan Labor and Employment Land transfers Law Lease and rental services Maintenance and repair Maryland Metropolitan areas Minimum wages National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) New York City New York State Oregon Planning-programming-budgeting Police Presidential appointments Profit Public Lands and Natural Resources Railroad commuting traffic Railroad employees Railroad engineering Railroad finance Railroad freight operations Railroad passenger traffic Railroad safety Railroad terminals Railroads Recruiting of employees Right-of-way Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Social Welfare Standards Subcontractors Surveys Technological innovations Technology transfer Terrorism Texas Traffic accidents and safety Traffic congestion Traffic signs and signals Transportation and the aged Transportation and the disabled Transportation planning Transportation research Tunnels Urban affairs Urban transportation User charges Wages Web sites Transportation and Public Works 00 2003-01-07 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) establish a national high-speed ground transportation policy; and (2) provide 100 percent financial assistance to develop and implement high-speed rail corridors according to designated priorities, including the elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings.

Requires such projects to comply with Buy American and competitive bidding requirements, and specified labor standards, including the prevailing wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act.

Defines the national rail passenger transportation system. Authorizes Amtrak to operate an intercity rail service or route not included in such system, as specified. Declares that nothing in this Act is intended to preclude Amtrak from restoring, improving, or developing non-high-speed intercity passenger rail service. Repeals the requirement that Amtrak be self-sufficient. Authorizes additional appropriations for Amtrak for retirement of principal and interest on its debt service, and for improving accessibility for the elderly and people with disabilities, including compliance with environmental regulations. Authorizes appropriations for the Northeast Corridor, long and short distance trains, and State-supported routes.

Directs the Secretary to re-establish the Northeast Corridor Safety Committee. Revises requirements concerning the Amtrak board of directors. Requires an independent audit of Amtrak operations and the development of a five-year financial plan.

Revises requirements of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 concerning loans and loan guarantees.

Directs the Secretary to establish a rail passenger cooperative research program, including an advisory board.]]>

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