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H.R. 272 (111th)

Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009

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Introduced

7 January 2009

Last action

7 January 2009 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17], Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10], Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3], Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3], Rep. Minnick, Walter [D-ID-1], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2], Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3], Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. McMahon, Michael E. [D-NY-13], Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9], Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10], Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11], Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1], Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10], Rep. Nye, Glenn C. [D-VA-2], Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Rep. Boccieri, John A. [D-OH-16], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8], Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37], Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18], Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1], Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]

Subjects

Transport, Taxation

Source updated

6 December 2025

Transport · Taxation

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Summary

Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a tax credit for 25% of the cost of new qualified freight rail infrastructure property and qualified locomotive property; and (2) a taxpayer election to expense the cost of qualified freight rail infrastructure property (i.e., deduct all costs in the current taxable year). Terminates such credit and expensing election after 2012.

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Timeline

  1. 7 January 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  2. 7 January 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 7 January 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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