S.294 - Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008110th Congress (2007-2008)

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07/23/2008 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference.

07/22/2008 The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Science and Technology for consideration of secs. 105 and 305 of the Senate bill, and modifications committed to conference: Gordon, Wu, and Gingrey.

07/22/2008 The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Oberstar, Brown, Corrine, Cummings, Capuano, Bishop (NY), Napolitano, Lipinski, Braley (IA), Arcuri, Mica, Petri, LaTourette, Brown (SC), Shuster, Diaz-Balart, M., and Westmoreland.

07/22/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

07/22/2008 On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H6793)

07/22/2008 The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H6793)

07/22/2008 DEBATE - The House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the Heller (NV) motion to instruct conferees on S. 294. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to insist on the provisions contained in section 221 of the House amendment.

07/22/2008 Mr. Heller moved that the House instruct conferees. (consideration: CR H6788)

07/22/2008 On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H6788)

07/22/2008 Mr. Oberstar asked unanimous consent that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference.

07/22/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

07/22/2008 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6756-6770)

07/22/2008 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 294.

07/22/2008 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6756-6773, H6788-6793)

07/22/2008 Mr. Oberstar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

11/01/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

10/31/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

10/31/2007 Message on Senate action sent to the House.

10/31/2007 Received in the House.

10/30/2007 Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 70 - 22. Record Vote Number: 400. (text: CR S13551-13564)

10/30/2007 S.Amdt.3467 Amendment SA 3467 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 27 - 65. Record Vote Number: 399.

10/30/2007 S.Amdt.3489 Amendment SA 3489 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S13548)

10/30/2007 S.Amdt.3489 Amendment SA 3489 proposed by Senator Lautenberg for Senator Schumer. (consideration: CR S13548) To authorize a passenger rail study.

10/30/2007 S.Amdt.3486 Amendment SA 3486 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

10/30/2007 S.Amdt.3486 Amendment SA 3486 proposed by Senator Lautenberg for Senator Vitter. (consideration: CR S13548; text: CR S13548) To require the rail cooperative research program to include research designed to review rail crossing safety improvements, including improvements using new safety technology.

10/30/2007 S.Amdt.3469 Amendment SA 3469 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S13548)

10/30/2007 S.Amdt.3470 Proposed amendment SA 3470 withdrawn in Senate.

10/30/2007 S.Amdt.3468 Proposed amendment SA 3468 withdrawn in Senate.

10/30/2007 Cloture on the bill invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 13. Record Vote Number: 398. (consideration: CR S13541; text: CR S13541)

10/30/2007 S.Amdt.3474 Amendment SA 3474 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 24 - 67. Record Vote Number: 397.

10/30/2007 S.Amdt.3474 Amendment SA 3474 proposed by Senator Coburn. (consideration: CR S13537-13541; text: CR S13537) To require Amtrak to regularly report to Congress on the profits or losses relating to the provision of food and beverage service and to limit such service on Amtrak rail lines that incur losses.

10/30/2007 S.Amdt.3469 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13537, S13548)

10/30/2007 S.Amdt.3467 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13537, S13541-13548, S13548)

10/30/2007 S.Amdt.3468 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13537)

10/30/2007 S.Amdt.3470 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13537)

10/30/2007 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13536-13541, S13541-13567)

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3464 Proposed amendment SA 3464 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S13510)

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3455 Proposed amendment SA 3455 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S13510)

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3472 Amendment SA 3472 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3472 Amendment SA 3472 proposed by Senator Lott for Senator Tester. (consideration: CR S13509-13510; text: CR S13510) To require Amtrak to conduct a 1-time evaluation of passenger rail service between Chicago and Seattle through Southern Montana.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3473 Amendment SA 3473 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3473 Amendment SA 3473 proposed by Senator Lott for Senator Sanders. (consideration: CR S13509-13510; text: CR S13510) To clarify that the Secretary of Transportation should favor projects that involve the purchase of environmentally sensitive, fuel-efficient, and cost-effective passenger rail equipment in selecting projects to receive capital investment grants to support intercity passenger rail service.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3476 Amendment SA 3476 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3476 Amendment SA 3476 proposed by Senator Lott for Senator Allard. (consideration: CR S13509-13510; text: CR S13510) To require Amtrak to develop a plan to operate within budgetary limits, including a longterm plan.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3477 Amendment SA 3477 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3477 Amendment SA 3477 proposed by Senator Lott for Senator Crapo. (consideration: CR S13509-13510; text: CR S13510) To give additional consideration to States with limited Amtrak service when considering new intercity passenger rail routes.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3484 Amendment SA 3484 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3484 Amendment SA 3484 proposed by Senator Lott for Senator DeMint. (consideration: CR S13509-13510; text: CR S13510) To include private rail passenger operations on the Next Generation Corridor Equipment Pool Committee.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3485 Amendment SA 3485 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3485 Amendment SA 3485 proposed by Senator Lott for Senator Bond. (consideration: CR S13509-13510; text: CR S13510) To provide a mission statement for Amtrak, and for other purposes.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3488 Amendment SA 3488 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3488 Amendment SA 3488 proposed by Senator Lott for Senator Hutchison. (consideration: CR S13509-13510; text: CR S13509-13510) To express the sense of the Senate regarding the need to maintain Amtrak as a national passenger rail system.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3483 Amendment SA 3483 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3483 Amendment SA 3483 proposed by Senator Lott for Senator DeMint. (consideration: CR S13509-13510; text: CR S13509) To encourage private sector funding of passenger trains.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3475 Amendment SA 3475 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3475 Amendment SA 3475 proposed by Senator Lott for Senator Coburn. (consideration: CR S13509-13510; text: CR S13509) To require Amtrak to publish a comprehensive annual financial report that allocates revenues and costs among each of its routes.

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3469 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13509)

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3467 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13509)

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3455 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13509, S13510)

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3464 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13509, S13510)

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3468 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13509)

10/29/2007 S.Amdt.3470 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13509)

10/29/2007 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13509-13512)

10/26/2007 S.Amdt.3464 Amendment SA 3464 proposed by Senator Bond. (consideration: CR S13467-13469; text: CR S13467) To amend section 24101 of title 49, United States Code, to clarify Amtrak's mission.

10/26/2007 S.Amdt.3470 Amendment SA 3470 proposed by Senator Bond for Senator DeMint. (consideration: CR S13466-13467; text: CR S13467) To require the Performance Improvement Plan to address reaching financial solvency by eliminating routes and services that do not make a profit.

10/26/2007 S.Amdt.3469 Amendment SA 3469 proposed by Senator Bond for Senator DeMint. (consideration: CR S13466-13467; text: CR S13467) To clarify the level of detail to be included in the modern financial accounting and reporting system required under section 203.

10/26/2007 S.Amdt.3468 Amendment SA 3468 proposed by Senator Bond for Senator DeMint. (consideration: CR S13466-13467; text: CR S13466-13467) To increase competition in the American rail system by allowing any qualified rail operator or transportation company to compete for passenger rail service.

10/26/2007 S.Amdt.3467 Amendment SA 3467 proposed by Senator Bond for Senator DeMint. (consideration: CR S13466-13467; text: CR S13466) To require Amtrak to disclose the Federal subsidy of every ticket sold for transportation on Amtrak.

10/26/2007 Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate.

10/26/2007 S.Amdt.3455 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13466)

10/26/2007 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13466-13469)

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3454 SA 3454 fell when SA 3452 was withdrawn.

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3452 Cloture motion on amendment SA 3452 withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3452 Proposed amendment SA 3452 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S13430)

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3461 Amendment SA 3461 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3460 Amendment SA 3460 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3461 Amendment SA 3461 proposed by Senator Lott for Senator DeMint. (consideration: CR S13427; text: CR S13427) To direct the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study that compares passenger rail systems in certain developed countries.

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3460 Amendment SA 3460 proposed by Senator Lott for Senator DeMint. (consideration: CR S13427; text: CR S13427) To ensure that capital investment grants authorized under section 24402 of title 49, United States Code, may be used for passenger rail infrastructure.

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3459 Amendment SA 3459 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S13427)

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3457 Amendment SA 3457 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S13427)

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3459 Amendment SA 3459 proposed by Senator Lautenberg for Senator Murray. (consideration: CR S13427) To require a report by the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation on service delays on the Coast Starlight and Amtrak Cascades routes.

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3457 Amendment SA 3457 proposed by Senator Lautenberg for Senator Murray. (consideration: CR S13427) To require the development of a strategic plan to facilitate expanded cross-border passenger rail service on the Amtrak Cascades route during the 2010 Olympic Games.

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3456 Amendment SA 3456 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 27 - 64. Record Vote Number: 396.

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3455 Amendment SA 3455 proposed by Senator Allard. (consideration: CR S13413-13415; text: CR S13413) To strike the provisions repealing Amtrak's self-sufficiency requirements.

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3456 Amendment SA 3456 proposed by Senator Sununu. (consideration: CR S13412-13413, S13417, S13426; text: CR S13413; text as modified: CR S13417) To remove the limitation on the number of Amtrak routes available for competitive bid.

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3453 Amendment SA 3453 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 28 - 66. Record Vote Number: 395.

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3453 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13405, S13405-13412)

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3452 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13405, S13417-13419)

10/25/2007 S.Amdt.3454 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13405, S13412)

10/25/2007 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S13405-13428)

10/24/2007 S.Amdt.3454 Amendment SA 3454 proposed by Senator Lautenberg for Senator Carper to Amendment SA 3452. (consideration: CR S13353-13354; text: CR S13353) Of a perfecting nature.

10/24/2007 S.Amdt.3453 Amendment SA 3453 proposed by Senator Sununu. (consideration: CR S13351-13352; text: CR S13351) To prohibit Federal subsidies in excess of specified amounts on any Amtrak train route.

10/24/2007 S.Amdt.3452 Cloture motion on amendment SA 3452 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S13350; text: CR S13350)

10/24/2007 S.Amdt.3452 Amendment SA 3452 proposed by Senator Sununu. (consideration: CR S13349-13351; text: CR S13349-13350) To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and to electronic commerce.

10/24/2007 S.Amdt.3451 Amendment SA 3451 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

10/24/2007 S.Amdt.3451 Amendment SA 3451 proposed by Senator Lautenberg. (consideration: CR S13346-13348; text: CR S13346) Of a perfecting nature.

10/24/2007 Committee reported amendments agreed to by Unanimous Consent.

10/24/2007 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S13323-13354; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S13323-13344)

05/22/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158.

05/22/2007 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with amendments. With written report No. 110-67.

04/25/2007 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

02/27/2007 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-1064.

01/16/2007 S.Amdt.97 Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

01/16/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S580-595)

01/16/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S579-580)