To modernize and improve Federal railroad infrastructure financing programs, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
105th Congress (1997–1998)
This bill was introduced on June 17, 1997, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
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History
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Jun 17, 1997
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Introduced
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H.R. 1939 (105th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1939. This is the one from the 105th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress, which met from Jan 7, 1997 to Dec 19, 1998. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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