3.0.0 3700 2019-11-15T21:59:21Z 2019-11-15T21:59:21Z Senate S S 2008-11-19 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-11-19T19:12:22Z 2008-11-19 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2008-11-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10663) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-11-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2008-11-19 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2008-11-19 True I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2008-11-19 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2008-11-19 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2008-11-19 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2008-11-19 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2008-11-19 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-11-19 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2008-11-19 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2008-11-19 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-11-19 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2008-11-19 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2008-11-19 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-11-19 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2008-11-19 True Transportation and Public Works Department of Transportation Excise tax Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Highspeed ground transportation Income tax Railroad engineering Railroad finance Railroad passenger traffic Securities Tax credits Taxation Transportation and Public Works 00 2008-11-19 Introduced in Senate 2009-02-17T22:21:16Z High-Speed Rail for America Act of 2008 - Establishes within the Federal Railroad Administration the Office of High-Speed Passenger Rail (HSPR Office) , headed by the Associate Administrator for High-Speed Rail.

Requires the HSPR Office to: (1) assume responsibility for all high-speed rail activities currently carried out by the Office of Railroad Development; and (2) consult with the Secretary of Transportation to assist eligible entities to finance certain qualified high-speed intercity rail facility projects through the issuance of private activity bonds.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise requirements for income tax-exempt qualified high-speed intercity rail facility bonds. Allows an income tax credit to holders of certain rail bonds that finance qualified super high-speed intercity rail facility projects and qualified rail infrastructure projects.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report to Congress on the use of excise taxes to fund high-speed rail projects.

]]> High-Speed Rail for America Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced High-Speed Rail for America Act of 2008 Display Title High-Speed Rail for America Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to encourage and support the development of high-speed passenger rail transportation in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3700is/xml/BILLS-110s3700is.xml 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.