3.0.0 6004 2021-06-07T20:03:23Z 2021-06-07T20:03:23Z House H HR 2008-05-08 110 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2008-05-09T15:59:26Z Referred to 2008-05-08T14:05:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-05-08T14:05:10Z American Investment in Safe, Reliable High-Speed Rail Act 110 4122 HR 2007-11-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Text similarities House High-Speed Rail Authority Development and Formation Act 110 4123 HR 2007-11-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Text similarities House 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. Text similarities House 2008-05-09 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2008-05-08 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 2008-05-08 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 2008-05-08 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 2008-05-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 N M000689 Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] JOHN MICA R FL L. 7 2008-05-08 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2008-05-08 True S001154 Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] Bill Shuster R PA 9 2008-05-08 True Transportation and Public Works Alaska Bonds Collective bargaining Congress Congressional reporting requirements Employee rights Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Highspeed ground transportation Income tax Infrastructure Interest Interstate compacts Labor and Employment Railroad employees Railroad engineering Railroad freight operations Railroad passenger traffic Railroad safety Railroads Right-of-way Tax credits Tax exclusion Taxation Transportation and Public Works 00 2008-05-08 Introduced in House 2008-05-28T20:54:30Z Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century - Amends federal transportation law to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to designate high-speed rail infrastructure bonds if: (1) the bonds are issued by a state, or one or more of the states that have entered into an interstate compact under the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997, or by such compact; (2) they are for financing projects that make a substantial contribution to providing the infrastructure required to complete a railroad passenger transportation corridor for high-speed intercity rail passenger service, or for projects for the Alaska Railroad; (3) for a railroad passenger transportation corridor design that includes the use of freight railroad rights-of-way, a written agreement exists between the applicant and the freight railroad regarding such use and other conditions are met; (4) the corridor design eliminates all existing railroad grade crossings that would impede high-speed rail operations; (5) the applicant agrees to comply with certain labor standards with respect to such project; and (6) the applicant agrees not to pay the principal or interest on the bonds using funds derived directly or indirectly from the Highway Trust Fund, except as permitted by existing law. Excludes the interest on such bonds from an individual's gross income.

Requires any entity providing high-speed intercity passenger railroad transportation to negotiate over hiring and working conditions with the collective bargaining agent or agents of the employees of any existing rail passenger service it might be replacing.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain tax credits to holders of qualified high-speed rail infrastructure bonds.

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Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century Short Titles as Introduced Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century Display Title Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century Official Title as Introduced To provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6004ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6004ih.xml 2008-05-09 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.