3.0.0 4122 2023-01-11T20:16:16Z 2023-01-11T20:16:16Z House H HR 2007-11-08 110 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2007-11-09T15:43:58Z Referred to 2007-11-08T15:02:00Z High-Speed Rail Authority Development and Formation Act 110 4123 HR 2007-11-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Related bill CRS To provide for competitive development and operation of high-speed rail corridor projects. 110 5644 HR 2008-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Related bill CRS Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century 110 6004 HR 2008-05-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Text similarities House 2007-11-09 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2007-11-08 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2007-11-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-11-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] Jim Costa D CA 20 N G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2008-02-07 False C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2008-02-07 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2008-04-22 False Transportation and Public Works Commerce Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to transportation Government Operations and Politics Government corporations Highspeed ground transportation Infrastructure Intermodal transportation National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Public-private partnerships Railroad engineering Railroad equipment Railroad freight operations Railroad passenger traffic Railroads Science, Technology, Communications Technology transfer Transportation planning Transportation research Transportation and Public Works 00 2007-11-08 Introduced in House 2008-04-10T19:10:58Z American Investment in Safe, Reliable High-Speed Rail Act - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to establish high-speed rail systems in the United States.

Amends federal transportation law to authorize the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to make grants to a state, an Interstate Compact, a public agency, or a public-private entity to finance high-speed capital projects that improve intercity passenger rail transportation service. Prohibits Secretary approval of a grant project without a state rail plan and a project management plan.

Requires each state to prepare for Secretary approval a state rail plan that includes a long-range rail investment program.

Establishes: (1) a Next Generation Corridor Equipment Pool Committee; (2) a rail cooperative research program; and (3) an advisory board.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the National Academy of Sciences to carry out research, technology, and technology transfer activities to improve intercity rail passenger and freight service.

]]> American Investment in Safe, Reliable High-Speed Rail Act Official Title as Introduced To support the development of high-speed rail in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title American Investment in Safe, Reliable High-Speed Rail Act Short Titles as Introduced American Investment in Safe, Reliable High-Speed Rail Act Introduced in House 2007-11-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4122ih/xml/BILLS-110hr4122ih.xml 2007-11-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. 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.