A bill to amend Section 5 of the Department of Transportation Act relating to rail service assistance.

Summary

Amends the Department of Transportation Act to stipulate that rail service assistance funds which are available for reallocation under such Act as of October 1, 1979, shall be reallocated solely to States which require supplementary assistance to mitigate the effects caused by the filing of large-scale abandonments by railroads in liquidation or reorganization.

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Timeline

1. 20 September 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 September 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 October 1979

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, S. Rept. 96-335.

   Source: Committee

4. 1 October 1979

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, S. Rept. 96-335.

   Source: Committee

5. 10 October 1979

   Floor

   Call of calendar in Senate.

   Source: Floor

6. 10 October 1979

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate.

   Source: Floor

7. 11 October 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 20 September 1979

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Magnuson, Warren G. [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · sscm00 · Standing

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