United States · Bill · S
S. 1590 (106th)
Surface Transportation Board Improvement Act of 1999
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
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
15 September 1999
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
15 September 1999
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10941-10942)
Source: IntroReferral
15 September 1999
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 15 September 1999 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/1590
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/1590
- us · 106-s-1590 · source updated 20 August 2025