H.R.1401 - Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007

To improve the security of railroads, public transportation, and over-the-road buses in the United States, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)

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  • Official: To improve the security of railroads, public transportation, and over-the-road buses in the United States, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 as reported to house.
  • Short: Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 as introduced.

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09/10/07
Should Trial Lawyers Make Terror P...

An early version of the homeland security bill, HR 1401, expressly forbade preemption "unless compliance with State law would make compli...

Source: American Enterprise Institute, DC
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06/11/07
How Safe Are Our Railways?

It is critical to the security of our nation that we immediately address this vulnerability and include the security provisions of HR 140...

Source: Earthtimes.org
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04/08/07
Blue Dogs Sticking With the Party

... on the Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007, HR 1227. Another motion to recommit on the Rail and Public Transportation S...

Source: Washington Post, DC
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04/08/07
Lawsuit puts all of us at greater ...

Before leaving for their “Spring break,” Congress voted on amending a transportation bill (HR 1401) to shield individual passengers on pl...

Source: Nashville City Paper, TN
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03/31/07
Capitol link in Washington

Voting 299 for and 124 against, the House on March 27 passed a bill (HR 1401) to better protect mass-transit and inter-city rail and bus ...

Source: Arizona Daily Star, AZ
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03/31/07
HOW THEY VOTED

Passed 299-124 on Tuesday HR 1401, establishing additional security measures for trains and mass transit systems. The bill requires the D...

Source: AL.com, AL
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03/31/07
Area Votes in Congress

The bill (HR 1401) now goes to conference with the Senate. A yes vote was to pass the bill. Voting yes: Brady, Castle, Dent, Fattah, Gerl...

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
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03/31/07
How your US lawmakers voted

Rail, mass-transit security: By a vote of 299-124, the House on Tuesday passed a bill (HR 1401) designed to better protect mass-transit a...

Source: TheNewsTribune.com (subscription)
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03/31/07
Roll call report

RAIL, MASS-TRANSIT SECURITY: Voting 299 for and 124 against, the House on March 27 passed a bill (HR 1401) to better protect mass- transi...

Source: Billings Gazette, MT
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03/29/07
The Safety of Many Should Trump th...

This week, House Republicans were able to have language added to the Rail and Public Transportation Act of 2007 (HR 1401) that would prot...

Source: American Thinker, AZ
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Blog Coverage

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04/04/11
H.R.1401: Democratizing the Federa...

*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112hr1401 HR 1401]. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to alter the terms and condit...

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12/13/08
Hit & Run > Texas-14 Update: Paul ...

... to H.R. 1815 2004: Goode Amendment to H.R. 4200 2003: Goode Amendment to H.R. 1588 2002: H. Amdt. 479 to H.R. 4546 2001: Traficant am...

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11/20/08
Southern Political Report

Lungren voted with him on every issue in the 2007 ACU survey except for one: HR 1401. That bill "would have eliminated taxpayer funding o...

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11/20/08
Republican circular firing squad Â...

Lungren voted with him on every issue in the 2007 ACU survey except for one: HR 1401. That bill “would have eliminated taxpayer funding...

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10/05/08
bachmann votes--2007

she voted against hr 1401, which would direct homeland security to develop a security plan for over-land transportation. april 17, 2007 s...

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09/29/08
Congressman Arcuri signs "STOP NYR...

successfully amended the Rail & Public Transportation Security Act (H.R. 1401) to require the Departments of Homeland Security and Transp...

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09/29/08
The Faux Press in Second Life: Wat...

The bill (HR 1401) now goes to conference with the Senate.A yes vote was to pass the bill.Voting yes: Brady, Castle, Dent, Fattah, Gerlac...

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09/09/08
Enron’s Ken Lay asks for Texas G...

The bill, HR 1401 (Thomas R-CA), extends for five years the existing wind production tax credit (PTC), which was passed by the Bush Admin...

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08/31/08
friday afternoon data-gathering

“like proclaimed through american exchange of views to rightness, hr 1401, the slat and government railway express stable equilibrium r...

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08/31/08
Friday Afternoon Data-gathering

“Like proclaimed through American Exchange of views to Rightness, HR 1401, the Slat and Government Railway express Stable equilibrium R...

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