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S. 294: | Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 | 110th Congress 2007-2008 |
A bill to reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes. OverviewSponsor: | | Text: | Summary
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Full Text | Cost: |
$35
per American over the 2008-2017 period.
| Status: |  | Introduced | Jan 16, 2007 | | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments | | Reported by Committee | Apr 25, 2007 | | Amendments (39 proposed) | View Amendments | | Passed Senate | Oct 30, 2007 | | Passed House | Jul 22, 2008 |  | Differences Resolved | (did not occur) | | Signed by President | (did not occur) |
This bill never became law.
This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions
of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all
proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books.
Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate
under a new number in the next session.
| Last Action: | Jul 23, 2008:
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference. | Related: | See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms
that have been applied to this bill.
Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. | Votes: | Oct 30, 2007:
This bill passed in the Senate by roll call vote.
The totals were 70 Ayes, 22 Nays, 8 Present/Not Voting.
Vote Details.
Jul 22, 2008:
This bill passed in the House of Representatives by voice vote.
A record of each representative's position was not kept.
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Sep 4, 2008 10:51 AM - Will this include Boise, Idaho train depot? -
Read AnswersAnswered by a visitor on Oct 2, 2008 3:28 PM -
This bill does authorize a study of reinstating Amtrak's Pioneer route, which served Boise, Nampa, Shoshone and Pocatello in Idaho up until 1997. I am not aware that it includes any monies specifically for the depot itself, but I do not know definitively. Answered by a visitor on Jan 13, 2009 5:36 PM -
I understand AMTRAK officials were to meet in Idaho in January 2009 with Sen.Crapo to discuss Amtrak service being re-instated in Idaho. |
Sources of InfluenceMAPLight.org reports that the following organizations
have taken a stance on this bill: | Support | Oppose |
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Fraternal Order of Police States for Passenger Rail Coalition Amtrak National Association of Railroad Passengers Environmental Law and Policy Center Transportation Communications International Union | Federal Railroad Administration |
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About GovTrack.us. S. 294--110th Congress: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007.
(2007).
In GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation).
Retrieved Nov 22, 2009, from
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"S. 294--110th Congress: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007."
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2007.
Nov 22, 2009
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