American High-Speed Rail Act
- Last Action
- 3/12/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- 2021-03-11Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-11Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-11Introduced in House
- 2021-03-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-11 (00)
American High-Speed Rail Act
This bill addresses high-speed rail corridor development in the United States, including by providing additional funding for high-speed rail corridor planning, and developing comprehensive, performance-based safety regulations and standards for all high-speed rail projects.
The federal share of a project financed under this bill may be up to 100%.
The Department of Transportation must prioritize financing capital projects in high-speed rail corridors with respect to which at least 20% of the project cost is funded through specified financial sources.
Cosponsors (11)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- MIKE DOYLE (D-PA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- RICK LARSEN (D-WA)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Air quality
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Department of Transportation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Public transit
- Railroads
- Securities
- Transportation employees
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
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