3.0.0 2992 2023-01-13T04:47:54Z 2023-01-13T04:47:54Z House H HR 2005-06-20 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-21T17:03:22Z Referred to 2005-06-20T16:30:35Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-06-20T16:30:40Z 2005-06-21 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. Committee 2005-06-20 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2005-06-20 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-20 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-06-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1290-1291) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13] Robert Menendez D NJ 13 N N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2005-06-20 True S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2005-06-20 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2005-07-14 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2005-07-14 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2005-07-18 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2005-07-18 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2005-07-18 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2005-07-18 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2005-07-18 False S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2005-07-18 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2005-07-18 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2005-07-21 False B000944 Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] Sherrod Brown D OH 13 2005-07-21 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2005-07-21 False W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2005-07-27 False O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2005-07-27 False C000191 Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] JULIA CARSON D IN 7 2005-07-27 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Alabama Alaska Auditing Authorization Bonds Bridges California Capital budgets Capital investments Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Construction industries Construction workers Corporation directors Department of Transportation Economic impact statements Economics and Public Finance Employee rights Employee stock options Energy Energy efficiency Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to transportation Federal incorporation Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government corporations Government paperwork Highspeed ground transportation Highway finance Income tax Infrastructure Intermodal transportation Interstate compacts Labor and Employment Land use Law Losses Louisiana Maintenance and repair Minimum wages Mississippi Motor vehicle pollution control National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Nevada Nonprofit organizations Performance measurement Planning-programming-budgeting Railroad commuting traffic Railroad engineering Railroad finance Railroad freight operations Railroad passenger traffic Railroad safety Railroad terminals Railroads Relocation Revolving funds Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Social Welfare Stocks Tax credits Tax returns Tax-exempt securities Taxation Technological innovations Tennessee Texas Traffic accidents and safety Traffic congestion Traffic signs and signals Transportation planning Trusts and trustees Tunnels Wages Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-06-20 Introduced in House 2005-07-19T19:27:12Z True Reinvestment for Amtrak Infrastructure in the 21st Century Act - Amends federal transportation law to authorize appropriations for Amtrak for FY2006-2011 for: (1) capital expenditures and operating expenses; (2) certain mandatory payments; and (3) Amtrak's contractual obligations for commuter and state-supported passenger rail service.

Requires Amtrak to transmit annually to the Secretary of Transportation and Congress a comprehensive business plan, including targets for ridership and for each intercity train route (including Autotrain), revenues, and capital and operating expenses. Prohibits the use of amounts appropriated under this Act to subsidize operating losses of commuter rail passenger or rail freight transportation.

Requires rail infrastructure improvement projects financed by this Act to comply with specified employee labor standards, including the prevailing wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act.

Amends the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 to repeal establishment of the Amtrak Reform Council.

Establishes an Enhanced Rail Service Corridor Pilot Program to support certain corridor rail infrastructure projects undertaken by states or multi-state compacts, using funding provided through the Rail Infrastructure Finance Corporation (established by this Act).

Amends federal transportation law to authorize states to prepare and maintain a state rail plan that sets forth state policy involving freight and passenger rail transportation, including commuter rail operations.

Amends federal highway law to designate additional high-speed rail corridors as eligible for surface transportation funds for the elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings.

Establishes a nonprofit and nonpolitical Rail Infrastructure Finance Corporation to provide financial support for certain rail infrastructure improvement projects through issuance of qualified rail infrastructure bonds. Establishes a Rail Infrastructure Finance Trust.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit to a holder of a qualified rail infrastructure bond.

]]> True Reinvestment for Amtrak Infrastructure in the 21st Century Act Display Title True Reinvestment for Amtrak Infrastructure in the 21st Century Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the continued operation of Amtrak, to establish a program for support of certain rail infrastructure projects, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced True Reinvestment for Amtrak Infrastructure in the 21st Century Act Introduced in House 2005-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2992ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2992ih.xml 2005-06-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.