United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2712 (108th)
Emergency Directed Rail Service Act
Introduced
10 July 2003
Last action
11 July 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Sponsors
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Emergency Directed Rail Service Act - Amends Federal transportation law to authorize the Surface Transportation Board, in order to promote commerce and service to the public, to direct the continued operation of freight or commuter rail passenger transportation operations in case of a failure caused by a cessation of service by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). Directs the Board to provide funding (including the payment of increased insurance premiums) to support such operations. States that in the case of a failure of existing freight or commuter rail passenger transportation operations caused by cessation of service by Amtrak , the Board may not direct a rail carrier to undertake specified activities to continue operations unless: (1) the Board first affirmatively finds that the rail carrier is operationally capable of conducting the directed service in a safe and efficient manner; and (2) funding for such directed service is provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
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Timeline
10 July 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
10 July 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 7/11/2003 E1448)
Source: IntroReferral
10 July 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 July 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 July 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 10 July 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27] · R · Sponsor
- · hspw00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2712
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2712
- us · 108-hr-2712 · source updated 18 August 2025