RAILROADS related term(s) Cargo Transportation; Common Carriers

Amendments

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (S. 2608; H.R. 4250), S12508, S12509, S12510, S12693, S12694 [12AU]

Federal Railroad Safety Act: authorizing activities (H.R. 2607), S12688 [12AU], H8109 [12AU]

Safety (S. 1571), S3868, S3869, S3884, S3885 [18MR]

Transportation: settlement of labor-management disputes (H.J. Res. 517), S8962, S9032 [25JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4250, Amtrak appropriations, S15645 [29SE], H9142 [23SE]

Articles and editorials

Make Way for the Supertrains, S9581 [2JY]

Bills and resolutions

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2608; H.R. 4250), S5220 [9AP], H477 [19FE]

———reduce Federal subsidies and eliminate unprofitable routes (see S. 3324), S16978 [5OC]

Business and industry: revitalize the U.S. rail car industry (see H.R. 4136), H141 [29JA]

Federal Railroad Safety Act: authorizing activities (H.R. 2607), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 516), H6348 [21JY]

Government: procedures for resolving claims involving unfiled and negotiated transportation rates (see H.R. 5711), H6978 [29JY]

Intercity Rail Passenger Capital Improvement Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4414), H1134 [10MR]

Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 5602), H6245 [9JY]

Railroad Retirement Board: resolve questions of benefits coverage (see H.R. 4385), H1008 [4MR]

Safety: installation of certain lights on trains for safety purposes (see S. 2644), S5898 [30AP]

Tariff: railway locomotives and railway freight cars (see H.R. 4699), H2020 [30MR]

Taxation: exempt companies from the railroad retirement and unemployment taxes (see S. 3278), S15398 [26SE]

———treatment of Social Security and certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 4431), H1180 [11MR]

Transportation: prohibit the sale of motor vehicles and rail cars without seat belts (see H.R. 4336), H846 [27FE]

———require passenger and freight trains to install and use certain safety lights (see H.R. 5684), H6582 [23JY]

———settlement of labor-management disputes (see H.J. Res. 515, 517), H5323 [25JN]

———settlement of labor-management disputes (H.J. Res. 517), consideration (see H. Res. 503), H5322 [25JN]

Factsheets

Prior Rail Strike Legislation Models, S8619 [23JN]

Lists

Federal Railroad Administration accident investigations involving release of hazardous materials, S12446 [12AU]

Transit projects to be funded with discretionary appropriations, H6214, H6215, H6221 [9JY]

Memorials of legislature

California, S524 [28JA], S10501 [28JY], S18269 [29OC], H3240 [13MY], H10100 [1OC]

Messages

Federal Railroad Safety Act: President Bush, S7690 [9JN], H4429 [9JN]

Railroad Retirement Board: President Bush, S16346 [2OC], H10666 [2OC]

Remarks in House

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4250), H7966-H7972 [11AU], H9142 [23SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4250), conference report, H11283-H11288 [4OC], E3047 [5OC]

———human waste disposal, H226 [4FE]

Business and industry: revitalize the U.S. rail car industry (H.R. 4136), H130 [29JA]

Employment: impact of environmental protection legislation on the workforce, H4270-H4272 [4JN]

Federal Railroad Safety Act: authorizing activities (H.R. 2607), H8109 [12AU]

———authorizing activities (H.R. 2607), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 516), H6257-H6265 [21JY], E2234 [23JY]

Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact: congressional consent (H.R. 5602), H11133-H11135 [3OC]

Securities: bond volume cap for high speed rail projects, E2349 [3AU]

Tariff: railway locomotives and railway freight cars (H.R. 4699), E881 [30MR]

Transportation: improve services in rural areas, E2928 [3OC]

———require passenger and freight trains to install and use certain safety lights (H.R. 5684), E2246 [24JY]

———settlement of labor-management disputes (H.J. Res. 517), H5309-H5321 [25JN], E2011 [26JN]

———settlement of labor-management disputes (H.J. Res. 517), consideration (H. Res. 503), H5308, H5309 [25JN]

Wellston, OH: dedication of renovated railroad station, H3459 [20MY]

Remarks in Senate

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4250), S17227, S17228 [7OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4250), appointment of conferees, S15645 [29SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4250), insert language of S. 2608 in lieu, S12513 [12AU]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2608), S5295, S5297 [9AP], S12503-S12513 [12AU]

———reduce Federal subsidies and eliminate unprofitable routes (S. 3324), S16980 [5OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Federal Railroad Administration's regulations relative to tank car safety, S11453-S11456, S11461 [4AU]

Federal Railroad Safety Act: authorizing activities (H.R. 2607), House amendment, S12438, S12447 [12AU]

———authorizing activities (H.R. 2607), language of S. 1571 inserted in lieu, S3869 [18MR]

High-speed rail: development, S17544, S18222-S18224 [8OC]

Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact: congressional consent (H.R. 5602), S17182 [7OC]

Labor unions: dissolve strike, S8731, S8732 [24JN]

Livingston, MT: court decision relative to Livingston Rebuild Center's retroactive railroad retirement tax liability, S17555 [8OC]

Safety: installation of certain lights on trains for safety purposes (S. 2644), S5908 [30AP], S12510 [12AU]

Safety (S. 1571), S3863-S3869 [18MR], S3926 [19MR]

Safety (S. 1571), indefinitely postponed, S13645 [16SE]

Securities: bond volume cap for high speed rail projects, S10874 [30JY]

Taxation: clarification of railroad retirement taxes, S15367, S15368 [26SE]

———exempt companies from the railroad retirement and unemployment taxes (S. 3278), S15398 [26SE], S15688 [29SE]

Transportation: high-speed rail system, S9581 [2JY]

———settlement of labor-management disputes, S8613, S8616-S8621 [23JN]

———settlement of labor-management disputes (H.J. Res. 517), S8959-S8968 [25JN]

Reports

Amtrak 403(b) Service Through Central Iowa: Iowa Dept. of Transportation, S12511-S12513 [12AU]

Reports filed

Amtrak Appropriations: committee of conference (H.R. 4250) (H. Rept. 102-990), H11196 [3OC]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 2608) (S. Rept. 102-326), S10035 [21JY]

———Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 4250) (H. Rept. 102-513), H3017 [6MY]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 517, Settlement of Railroad Labor-Management Disputes: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 503) (H. Rept. 102-620), H5308, H5322 [25JN]

Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5602) (H. Rept. 102-983), H10777 [2OC]

Steamtown National Historic Site Establishment: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 3519) (H. Rept. 102-434), H524 [24FE]

Statements

Installation of Certain Lights on Trains for Safety Purposes (S. 2644): Senator Dole, S12507 [12AU]

U.S. Rail Industry: William J. Agee, S16242-S16244 [2OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 503, consideration of H.J. Res. 517, settlement of railroad labor-management disputes, H5308 [25JN]

H. Res. 516, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 2607, Rail Safety Enforcement and Review Act, H6257-H6261 [21JY]

H.J. Res. 517, settlement of railroad labor-management disputes, S8967 [25JN], H5309 [25JN]

H.R. 4250, authorizing Amtrak appropriations, S12934-S12936 [8SE], H7966 [11AU]

H.R. 5602, congressional consent to the Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact, H11134 [3OC]

S. 1571, safety, S3863-S3865 [18MR]

S. 2608, Amtrak appropriations, S5296 [9AP], S12503 [12AU]

S. 3278, exempt companies from the railroad retirement and unemployment taxes, S15398 [26SE]