Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.2095 Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007

Mica to brief high-speed rail stakeholders on RFP requirements

2008-11-19T19:00:00Z

... year by Mica and other Transportation and Infrastructure Committee members â€” was included in the Rail Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 (HR 2095/S. 1889). ...

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North Texas Looks to Extend Rail

2008-11-16T19:00:00Z

... executive administrator of the nonprofit group Texas Rail Advocates, noted that Congress' passage last month of HR 2095 - known as the Railroad Safety ...

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TTCI ramps up emergency response, domestic preparedness training ...

2008-11-09T19:00:00Z

The recently enacted rail safety law (HR 2095) also authorizes federal funding for TTCI to begin designing and building an above-ground rail tunnel and ...

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Travel Referendums: Bipartisan Support for Amtrak Not Maverick-y ...

2008-10-22T20:00:00Z

But he introduced HR.2095, the funding and safety measure that would cross President Bush's desk, back in 2007. What changed Bush's mind about the bill ...

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LA Train Crash Prompts Quick Passage of PTC Bills

2008-10-21T20:00:00Z

16, just four days after the accident in Chatsworth, CA. The House version is HR 6973. The same provision-setting PTC timelines are covered in HR 2095. by ...

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NTSB Acting Chairman praises rail safety act.

2008-10-19T20:00:00Z

... of the Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 2095), saying that it will help bring about safety improvements long sought by the Safety Board. ...

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Major Safety Changes Coming for Railroads

2008-10-16T20:00:00Z

The bill (HR 2095) authorizes appropriations for DOT's railroad safety and passenger rail activities and requires Class 1 railroads and passenger railroads ...

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New law would get regional rail service back on track

2008-10-16T20:00:00Z

Allen Boyd (D-North Florida) recently announced that the President withdrew his veto threat and signed the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 (HR 2095) ...

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Rail safety bill, passenger rail act become law

2008-10-16T20:00:00Z

Yesterday, President Bush signed the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 2095/S. 1889). The law will tighten rail worker training standards, ...

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John McCain hates transit, round two

2008-10-15T20:00:00Z

Yet strangely when HR 2095, the Federal Railroad Improvement Act, which provided approval for federal funding to Metro, was on the floor, Biden did not vote ...

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Amtrak Returning to Northwest Florida

2008-10-15T20:00:00Z

The language in HR 2095 requires Amtrak to submit a plan to Congress that will include a projected timeline for restoring service between New Orleans and ...

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Three Class Is to establish PTC interoperability standards; two to ...

2008-10-08T20:00:00Z

With the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 2095/S. 1889) just a presidential signature away from becoming law, three Class Is already are taking ...

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Credit Island Park Reopens

2008-10-07T20:00:00Z

... the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and the Passenger Rail Investment & Improvement Act. The US Senate passed HR 2095 on October 1. ...

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Dawn Hu

2008-10-03T20:00:00Z

On Wednesday evening the Senate passed HR 2095, the Federal Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, which authorizes $1.5 billion of federal funding for the ...

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President Bush to sign high-speed legislation included in rail ...

2008-10-02T20:00:00Z

... and Infrastructure Committee members â€” was included in the Rail Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 (HR 2095/S. 1889) passed by Congress on Wednesday. ...

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New Bill Metro Back on Track

2008-10-02T20:00:00Z

On Wednesday evening the Senate passed HR 2095, the Federal Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, which authorizes $1.5 billion of federal funding for the ...

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8:50 am - Congressman Berry's High Speed Rail Study

2008-10-01T20:00:00Z

Congress has completed action on HR 2095, the Rail Safety Improvement Act, which reauthorizes the Federal Railroad Administration and Amtrak. ...

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Rail safety bill clears Senate, heads to White House

2008-10-01T20:00:00Z

Yesterday, the Senate passed the Rail Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 (HR 2095/S. 1889) by a 74-24 vote. The measure â€” and its companion bill, the Passenger ...

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Congress Approves Rail Safety Bill: ACC Urges White House To Sign ...

2008-09-30T20:00:00Z

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct 01, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Today Congress passed legislation (HR 2095) that combines important rail safety ...

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Congress Approves Rail Safety Bill: ACC Urges White House To Sign ...

2008-09-30T20:00:00Z

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today Congress passedlegislation (HR 2095) that combines important rail safety provisions withthe ...

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Tracks: Their Money or Your Life: Rail Safety and You

2008-09-30T20:00:00Z

Mr. Flatau knows it was â€œlargely preventableâ€* because of studies done by the FRA, the findings of which would be implemented in the passage of HR 2095 (the ...

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US Senate to vote on N-deal on Wednesday

2008-09-29T20:00:00Z

"We're going to move to continue on the consideration of HR 2095, the Rail Safety Amtrak legislation debate on Tuesday there will be no roll call votes ...

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Rail safety bill advances in Senate; TRACS Act stalls in House

2008-09-29T20:00:00Z

Yesterday, the Senate suspended debate on the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 (HR 2095/S. 1889), sending the bill to a floor vote, which is expected ...

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House Passes Amended Metro Funding Bill

2008-09-24T20:00:00Z

... approved an amended version of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, HR 2095. ...

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Rep. Lipinski hails passage of landmark bill to help fund Metra ...

2008-09-24T20:00:00Z

HR 2095 provides $1.575 billion for federal rail safety programs and the Federal Railroad Administration over five years. It also authorizes a total of ...

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House and Seante Reach Deal on Rail Safey Bill

2008-09-22T20:00:00Z

It looks as if the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 (HR 2095) has passed out of the differences committee (that's where senators and ...

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City Council to Endorse Train Safety Legislation

2008-09-18T20:00:00Z

Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 (HR 2095) has already been passed--the House did last year and the Senate did by a unanimous vote on August ...

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Federal Railroad Administration chief: New technology would have ...

2008-09-14T20:00:00Z

Boardman also said there is a bill before Congress, HR 2095, that mentions positive train control systems. The House version of the bill mandates railroads ...

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Rail safety bill passes muster in the Senate

2008-08-04T20:00:00Z

A similar measure â€” the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act (HR 2095) â€” passed the House last year. That bill proposes to re-designate the Federal ...

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Railroad safety: US Senate signs off on railroad safety legislation

2008-08-03T20:00:00Z

The House version of this billâ€”HR 2095, The Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007â€”was approved by a 377-38 margin last October. ...

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Lewis applauds Genarlow Wilson's release

2007-10-26T20:00:00Z

The Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007, HR 2095, which Cummings co-sponsored, passed this week by a vote of 377-38. ...

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Rail Employees Testify to Congress About Accident Reporting Abuses

2007-10-25T20:00:00Z

Tolman also thanked lawmakers for passage last week of HR 2095, the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007. Included in the bill is a provision ...

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Rail Employees Testify to Congress About Accident Reporting Abuses

2007-10-25T20:00:00Z

Tolman also thanked lawmakers for passage last week of HR 2095, the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007. Included in the bill is a provision ...

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House aide to fight Lewis subpoena

2007-10-21T20:00:00Z

Joe Baca, D-San Bernardino, voted in support of HR 2095 last week, which would improve rail safety across the nation. The House approved the bill by a ...

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House passes rail-safety act inked by local

2007-10-18T20:00:00Z

Grace F. Napolitano, D-Norwalk, authored HR 2095 in response to Union Pacific Railroad derailments in north Whittier in October 2004 and in Commerce on a ...

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Railroad news: House signs off on railroad safety bill

2007-10-17T20:00:00Z

The bill, entitled HR 2095: The Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007, was approved by a 377-38 margin, and it will now move on to the Senate. ...

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House passes safety bill by wide margin

2007-10-17T20:00:00Z

HR 2095 proposes to re-designate the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) as the Federal Railroad Safety Administration (FRSA), which would be charged with ...

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Victory in House for Railroad Workers

2007-10-17T20:00:00Z

"The passage of HR 2095 means that engineers and trainmen may eventually be paid for all of the time they spend on the job. They will also have the chance ...

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Victory in House for Railroad Workers

2007-10-16T20:00:00Z

Representatives Pass HR 2095 WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, representatives in the US House passed the Railroad Safety Improvement ...

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