US SB1500 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 29 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2363-2364)
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 29 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2363-2364)
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to permit Amtrak to bring civil actions in Federal district court to enforce the right set forth in section 24308(c) of title 49, United States Code, which gives intercity and commuter rail passenger transportation preference over freight transportation in using a rail line, junction, or crossing.
Title
Rail Passenger Fairness Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-29 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2363-2364) |
Same As/Similar To
HB2937 (Same As) 2021-11-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1500/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s1500/BILLS-117s1500is.pdf |
