H.R. 6003 - Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008

Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008

H.R. 6003 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
• Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
• Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008

Sponsor

James Oberstar

Co-Sponsors

• Grace F. Napolitano
• John L. Mica
• Bob Filner
• John Salazar
• Timothy H. Bishop
• Zachary Space
• Jerrold Nadler
• Tim Holden
• Michael Arcuri
• Christopher Carney
• Eleanor Holmes Norton
• Sam Farr
• Michael E. Capuano
• Daniel Lipinski
• Jason Altmire
• Michael H. Michaud
• Bill Shuster
• Jerry McNerney
• Timothy J. Walz
• Ellen Tauscher
• Bruce L. Braley
• Doris O. Matsui
• Tim Ryan
• Nick J. Rahall II
• Jerry F. Costello
• Corrine Brown
• David Loebsack
• Denny Rehberg
• Betty McCollum
• Gene Taylor
• Victor Snyder
• Steve Kagen
• John Hall
• Wm. Lacy Clay
• Russ Carnahan
• Mazie K. Hirono
• Rick Larsen
• Steve Cohen
• Albio Sires
• Brian Higgins
• Eddie Bernice Johnson
• Elijah E. Cummings
• Leonard L. Boswell
• Peter A. DeFazio

Subjects

• Transportation
• Accounting
• Administrative procedure
• Alaska
• Alcohol as fuel
• Alien labor
• Alternative energy sources
• Authorization
• Biodegradation
• Budgets
• Buy American
• Canada
• Capital budgets
• Capital investments
• China
• Collective bargaining
• Commemorations
• Congress
• Congressional investigations
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Connecticut
• Corporate finance
• Corporation directors
• Debt
• Delaware
• Department of Transportation
• District of Columbia
• Early retirement
• East Asia
• Economic development
• Economic policy
• Employee rights
• Environmental assessment
• Environmental protection
• Europe
• Executive departments
• Executive reorganization
• Federal advisory bodies
• Federal aid to transportation
• Federal-state relations
• Finance
• Financial planning
• Florida
• France
• Germany
• Government corporations
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Government procurement
• Highspeed ground transportation
• Historic sites
• History
• Illegal aliens
• Immigration
• Indiana
• Industrial arbitration
• Infrastructure
• Inspectors general
• Intermodal transportation
• Labor
• Labor contracts
• Law
• Leases
• Louisiana
• Lubrication and lubricants
• Maintenance and repair
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Mediation
• Methanol
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
• Natural resources
• New Jersey
• New York City
• North Carolina
• Pennsylvania
• Performance measurement
• Planning-programming-budgeting
• Politics and government
• Public contracts
• Public lands
• Railroad commuting traffic
• Railroad employees
• Railroad engineering
• Railroad equipment
• Railroad finance
• Railroad freight operations
• Railroad passenger traffic
• Railroad safety
• Railroads
• Right-of-way
• Science policy
• Spain
• Standards
• State and local government
• Surface Transportation Board
• Technology
• Technology transfer
• Telecommunication
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Trade
• Traffic congestion
• Transportation research
• Tunnels
• United Kingdom
• Wireless communication

Related Bills

• H.Res. 1253 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 6003) to Reauthorize Amtrak, and for Other Purposes.
• S. 294 (110^th) : Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007
• S. 294 (110^th) : Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007
• S. 294 (110^th) : Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007

Major Actions

Introduced	5/08/2008
Referred to Committee
Amendments (7 proposed)
Passed House	6/11/2008

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the McCarthy (NY) amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.	6/11/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Murphy (CT) amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.	6/11/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Murphy, Patrick amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.	6/11/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 4 to H.R. 6003	6/11/2008	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 150 voted YES 275 voted NO 13 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 2 to H.R. 6003	6/11/2008	This amendment PASSED the House 295 voted YES 127 voted NO 11 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 6003 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act	6/11/2008	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 194 voted YES 230 voted NO 9 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 6003 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act	6/11/2008	This bill PASSED the House 311 voted YES 104 voted NO 18 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Oberstar amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.	6/12/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Davis, Tom amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.	6/12/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Smith (WA) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.	6/12/2008	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	5/08/2008
		5/08/2008	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
		5/08/2008	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E875-876)
		5/09/2008	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
		5/20/2008	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
		5/20/2008	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
		5/22/2008	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	5/22/2008	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
		6/05/2008	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-690.
	Put on a legislative calendar	6/05/2008	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 434.
		6/09/2008	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1253 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6003 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill.
		6/10/2008	Rule H. Res. 1253 passed House.
		6/11/2008	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1253.
		6/11/2008	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6003 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill.
		6/11/2008	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1253 and Rule XVIII.
		6/11/2008	The Speaker designated the Honorable James P. Moran to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		6/11/2008	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 6003.
		6/11/2008	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sessions amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sessions demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		6/11/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1253, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McCarthy (NY) amendment.
		6/11/2008	Amendment (A005) offered by Mrs. McCarthy (NY).
select this vote	Vote	6/11/2008	On agreeing to the McCarthy (NY) amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
		6/11/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1253, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy (CT) amendment.
		6/11/2008	Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Murphy (CT).
select this vote	Vote	6/11/2008	On agreeing to the Murphy (CT) amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
		6/11/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1253, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Patrick Murphy (PA) amendment.
		6/11/2008	Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Murphy, Patrick.
		6/11/2008	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of the Sessions amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
select this vote	Vote	6/11/2008	On agreeing to the Murphy, Patrick amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
		6/11/2008	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 6003.
		6/11/2008	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		6/11/2008	The House adopted the remaining amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
		6/11/2008	Mr. Broun (GA) demanded a separate vote on the Davis, Tom amendment (A002).
		6/11/2008	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
		6/11/2008	Mr. Davis (KY) moved to recommit with instructions to Transportation.
		6/11/2008	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Davis (KY) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment adding a new section providing for a locomotive alternative fuel study.
		6/11/2008	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
select this vote	Vote	6/11/2008	Amendment 4 to H.R. 6003
		6/11/2008	The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 6003.
		6/11/2008	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the the motion to refer H. Res. 1258, and the motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 1235, which had been considered earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
select this vote	Vote	6/11/2008	Amendment 2 to H.R. 6003
select this vote	Vote	6/11/2008	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 6003 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	6/11/2008	On Passage - House - H.R. 6003 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act
		6/12/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1253, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Oberstar amendment.
		6/12/2008	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Oberstar.
select this vote	Vote	6/12/2008	On agreeing to the Oberstar amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
		6/12/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1253, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tom Davis (VA) amendment.
		6/12/2008	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Davis, Tom.
select this vote	Vote	6/12/2008	On agreeing to the Davis, Tom amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
		6/12/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1253, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (WA) amendment.
		6/12/2008	Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Smith (WA).
select this vote	Vote	6/12/2008	On agreeing to the Smith (WA) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
		6/12/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1253, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sessions amendment.
		6/12/2008	Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Sessions.
	Put on a legislative calendar	6/12/2008	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 779.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 1077	Oberstar, James [D-MN8]	June 11, 2008	Passed by voice vote on June 11, 2008.
	Amendment provides that none of the funds may be used to employ workers in violation of section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act; requires the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on ways to streamline compliance with National Historic Preservation Act requirements for federally funded railroad infrastructure projects; inserts provisions regarding the Northeast Corridor; requires studies regarding the expansion of the South Central High-Speed Rail Corridor to Memphis and to far south Texas; requires proposals for building station stops for the proposed high-speed rail system in the Northeast Corridor; authorizes intercity passenger rail grants to be used for bicycle access into rolling stock and would provide bicycle racks in trains and makes technical corrections to the bill. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 1078	Davis, Thomas [R-VA11]	June 11, 2008	Passed by voice vote on June 11, 2008.
	Amendment authorizes the Transportation Secretary to make grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to finance in part the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital Improvement Program approved by the Board of Directors of the Transit Authority and prohibits funds to the Transit Authority unless the Authority ensures its rail customers have access to any services provided by any licensed wireless provider that notifies the Authority of its intent to offer services to the public. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 1079	Smith, Adam [D-WA9]	June 11, 2008	Passed by voice vote on June 11, 2008.
	Amendment requires Amtrak to engage in good faith discussions, with commuter rail entities and public transportation authorities operating on the same trackage owned by a rail carrier as Amtrak, with respect to routing and timing of trains to efficiently move a maximal number of commuters, intercity, and passenger rail passengers, particularly during peak times of commuter usage. The amendment also requires such discussion with respect to the expansion and enhancement of commuter rail and regional rail public transportation service. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 1080	Sessions, Pete [R-TX32]	June 11, 2008	Failed by roll call vote on June 11, 2008.
	Amendment sought to prohibit funds from being used for the long distance Amtrak route with the highest cost per seat/mile according to Amtrak's March 2008 monthly performance report unless the Secretary has transmitted a waiver for this route or a portion of it because the Secretary considers it critical to homeland security. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 1081	McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY4]	June 11, 2008	Passed by voice vote on June 11, 2008.
	Amendment adds to the passenger rail system comparison study a request to study train horn technology, with an emphasis on reducing train horn noise and its effect on local communities. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 1082	Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]	June 11, 2008	Passed by voice vote on June 11, 2008.
	Amendment expresses support for commuter rail service between New Haven, CT, and Springfield, MA and encourages Amtrak to cooperate with state Departments of Transportation to expand commuter rail service on that line. The amendment provides that Amtrak shall report to Congress and the Transportation Departments of Connecticut and Massachusetts on the total cost of uncompleted infrastructure maintenance on the rail line between New Haven and Springfield. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 1083	Murphy, Patrick [D-PA8]	June 11, 2008	Passed by voice vote on June 11, 2008.
	Amendment requires Amtrak, within one year of enactment, to report to Congress on the results of an evaluation of passenger rail between Cornwells Heights, PA, and New York City, NY, and between Princeton Junction, NJ, and New York City, NY, to determine whether to expand passenger rail service by increasing the frequency of stops or reducing commuter ticket prices for this route. Show amendment details