3.0.0 7223 2022-08-10T23:36:00Z 2022-08-10T23:36:00Z House HR 2020-06-15 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 110 (Monday, June 15, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PENCE:H.R. 7223.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution which grants Congress the authority to make allLaws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H2398]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2020-06-16T14:27:08Z hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2020-06-16T14:26:05Z Referred to 2020-06-15T19:00:35Z 2020-06-16 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2020-06-16 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2020-06-15 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000615 Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] Greg Pence R IN 6 N B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2020-06-15 True Transportation and Public Works Railroads Roads and highways State and local finance Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-06-15 Introduced in House 2020-07-10T13:49:16Z Railway Upgrades for Rural American Lines Act or the RURAL Act

This bill modifies requirements for the Railway-Highway Crossings Program.

Specifically, the bill (1) requires the Department of Transportation to set aside highway safety improvement funds for states for the replacement of functionally obsolete warning devices at railway-highway crossings, (2) increases the federal share payable on account of any project financed with highway safety improvement funds from 90% to 100%, and (3) revises the amount of incentive payment a state may provide a local government for permanent closure by such government of public at-grade railway-highway crossings.

]]> RURAL Act Display Title RURAL Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify certain requirements of the railway-highway crossings program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced RURAL Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Railway Upgrades for Rural American Lines Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7223ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7223ih.xml 2020-06-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. 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.