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S. 1590 (106th)

Surface Transportation Board Improvement Act of 1999

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Introduced

15 September 1999

Last action

15 September 1999 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Sponsors

Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]

Subjects

Transport

Source updated

20 August 2025

Transport

Summary

Surface Transportation Board Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends Federal transportation law to require a rail carrier or corporation that is involved in a purchase and sale, a lease, or a corporate consolidation or merger transaction that has been approved or exempted by the Surface Transportation Board, and which is exempt from State regulation, to obtain, before such transaction can be carried out, the assent of a majority (or the number required under applicable State law) of the votes of the holders of the capital stock of such corporation. Revises certain requirements to subject employee protective arrangements to specified conditions.

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Timeline

  1. 15 September 1999

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 September 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10941-10942)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 September 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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