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H.R. 4515 (101st)

High Speed Rail Transportation Policy and Development Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

4 April 1990

Last action

3 October 1990 · Reported

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499.

Sponsors

Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5], Rep. Fawell, Harris W. [R-IL-13], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]

Subjects

Transport

Source updated

5 February 2024

Transport

Summary

High Speed Rail Transportation Policy and Development Act - Amends the Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1982 to require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to submit to specified congressional committees a study of the commercial feasibility of constructing one or more high speed rail transportation systems in the United States. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Administrator to establish a National High Speed Rail Transportation Policy to promote the design, construction, and operation of high speed rail transportation systems in the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to guarantee loans made by a State or local government (including loans from a public employee pension fund) for the construction or purchase of related equipment and facilities to demonstrate the commercial and technical feasibility of high speed rail transportation technologies. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes a High Speed Rail Transportation Loan Guarantee Fund to be used to carry out such loan guarantee program.

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Timeline

  1. 4 April 1990

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 April 1990

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 April 1990

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 23 April 1990

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.

    Source: Committee

  5. 26 July 1990

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 26 September 1990

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 26 September 1990

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  8. 3 October 1990

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499.

    Source: Calendars

  9. 3 October 1990

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 101-799.

    Source: Committee

  10. 3 October 1990

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 101-799.

    Source: Committee

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  • Reported to House with amendment(s)

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    summary · EN · 4 April 1990

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