AMTRAK

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 2572), H5813 [24JN]

California: prohibit the use of Federal funds for double tracking of the Pacific Surfliner corridor through certain areas (see H.R. 2165), H4367 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require study on implementing a program for screening passengers, baggage, and cargo on trains (see S. 1599), S11245 [9SE]

National Passenger Rail Office: establish (see S. 1505), S10265 [30JY]

Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see S. 104), S37 [7JA] (see H.R. 2726), H6867 [15JY]

———reform and improve Amtrak and intercity passenger rail service (see S. 1501), S10265 [30JY] (see H.R. 3211), H9032 [30SE]

Surface Transportation Board: direct the continued operation of certain commuter rail passenger operations in emergency situations (see H.R. 2712), H6603 [10JY]

Letters

Amtrak funding, S1049 [16JA]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 2572), E1938 [1OC]

———funding through reductions in Dept. of the Treasury funding, H7883, H7884 [4SE]

———prohibit funding for routes that do not recoup a certain percentage of revenue per dollar spent operating the route, H8025-H8027 [9SE]

Funding, H396 [12FE], H7848, H7852, H7858, H7859, H7860, H7885-H7887, H7888 [4SE], E1753 [10SE]

Government regulations: make funding contingent upon submission of reports required under corporate accountability law, H8052, H8053 [9SE]

Railroads: reform and improve Amtrak and intercity passenger rail service (H.R. 3211), E1938 [1OC]

Roads and highways: Federal-aid highway funding through reductions in Amtrak funding, H7880-H7882 [4SE]

Surface Transportation Board: direct the continued operation of certain commuter rail passenger operations in emergency situations (H.R. 2712), E1448 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Board of Directors: appointments, S10840 [31JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require study on implementing a program for screening passengers, baggage, and cargo on trains (S. 1599), S11251 [9SE]

Funding, S1049-S1059 [16JA], S4144 [20MR], S4249 [21MR]

National Passenger Rail Office: establish (S. 1505), S10286 [30JY]

Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (S. 104), S80 [7JA]

———Midwest Regional Rail Initiative Program funding, S13123 [23OC]

———reform and improve Amtrak and intercity passenger rail service (S. 1501), S10278 [30JY]

Reports filed

Amtrak Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2572) (H. Rept. 108-274), H8380 [17SE]

Nomination of Floyd Hall to the Amtrak Reform Board: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S15061 [18NO]

Nomination of Louis S. Thompson to the Amtrak Reform Board: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S15061 [18NO]

Nomination of Robert L. Crandall to the Amtrak Reform Board: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S15061 [18NO]

Statements

Continuing Appropriations: Senator McCain, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2418-S2420 [13FE]

Tables

Amtrak's 2001 profit/loss of individual routes, H8025 [9SE]

Texts of

S. 1501, Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act, S10278-S10285 [30JY]

S. 1505, American Rail Equity Act, S10286-S10296 [30JY]