H.R.6003 - Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008

To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)

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  • Official: To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 as reported to house.
  • Short: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 as introduced.

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07/28/10
H.R.6003: To provide for the establishment of the National Fab Lab ...

"H.R.6003 -- National Fab Lab Network Act of 2010 (Introduced in House - IH) by Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL14]" http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:h6003: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:h.r.06003: ... Source: TranshumanTech ... Op

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04/20/09
It's Not Where You Go, its How You Get There

The United States has one of the lowest rail usages in the world. Considering the sad state in which our economy and our planet currently find themselves, this must change. And it is, slowly: In fiscal year 2008, Amtrak served 28.7 ...

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01/05/09
Transport Source: Amtrak and America

In June, the House passed H.R. 6003, a bill that would provide $15 billion for passenger rail over the next five years, including a modest increase in funding for Amtrak. In 2007, the Senate passed a similar bill, S. 294: Passenger Rail ...

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12/19/08
Ontario economic advisers know that smart infrastructure = rail ...

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12/16/08
LaHood to be Named Secretary of Transportation « Xing Columbus

LaHood to be Named Secretary of Transportation. December 18, 2008 by Eric. lahood. According to the Washington Post, President-Elect Obama has named Ray LaHood (R-Il) to serve as his Transportation Secretary. I certainly haven’t seen ...

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12/16/08
Streetsblog » Transpo Sec Rumor Mill: Rep. Ray LaHood the Leading ...

Transpo Sec Rumor Mill: Rep. Ray LaHood the Leading Candidate. by Ben Fried on December 17, 2008. lahood.jpg Photo: Wikipedia · The Hill is reporting that Illinois Representative Ray LaHood, described as a centrist Republican, ...

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12/16/08
Streetsblog » Transpo Sec Rumor Mill: Rep. Ray LaHood the Leading ...

Transpo Sec Rumor Mill: Rep. Ray LaHood the Leading Candidate. by Ben Fried on December 17, 2008. lahood.jpg Photo: Wikipedia · The Hill is reporting that Illinois Representative Ray LaHood, described as a centrist Republican, ...

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12/16/08
Obama’s Secretary of Transportation « Seattle Transit Blog

by John Jensen December 17, 2008 at 11:17 am. lahood151 The Hill is reporting Obama’s Secretary of Transportation may be moderate Republican Ray LaHood. An announcement could be made later this week. Bipartisanship in the cabinet is ...

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11/30/08
Conservative Donnybrook » Blog Archive » Whimpers From a Dying Horse

HR 6003 Cantor voted to throw more money at the bottomless pit known as Amtrak. That only cost us $15830000000 and left us with trains that never run on time and cost way too much to ride. HR 1429 Cantor voted to make it easier to dump ...

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11/20/08
Mica to brief high-speed rail stakeholders on RFP requirements ...

Originally proposed as the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 H.R. 6003, the legislation — introduced earlier this year by Mica and other Transportation and Infrastructure Committee members — was included in the Rail ...

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11/19/08
Progressive Railroading | Mica to brief high-speed rail ...

Originally proposed as the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (H.R. 6003), the legislation — introduced earlier this year by Mica and other Transportation and Infrastructure Committee members — was included in the ...

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11/01/08
H.R. 6003 Would Be the Costliest Bailout in Amtrak's 40 Years of ...

This June, Members of the House of Representatives will be asked to support or reject the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 6003), an Amtrak reauthorization bill that would substantially increase taxpayer ...

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10/28/08
U.S. House Passes Amtrak Bill: A New Era for Passenger Rail ...

The bipartisan bill (H.R. 6003) would authorize $14.4 billion over five years to support Amtrak, including capital grants to Amtrak itself to invest in new passenger cars, rehabilitate aging bridges and replace railroad ties and ...

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10/22/08
The Joe Pitts Saga And Other Inky Funnies

Voted against providing 13 additional weeks of jobless checks for those who have used up their initial allotments, or 26 more weeks in states with at least a 6 percent unemployment rate; also opposed a bill (HR 6003) to provide nearly ...

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10/21/08
New law may help Amtrak bring back Sunset Limited

President Bush last week signed the Amtrak reauthorization bill, HR 6003, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, a five-year authorization of the national passenger line. The provision requires Amtrak to report to ...

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10/09/08
New government documents in Milner Library, September 2008

Call No: Y 1.1/8:110-703, Title: Providing for consideration of the bill (HR 6003) to reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes : report (to accompany H. Res. 1253). Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules. ...

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10/06/08
Metro Jacksonville - The Incredible Vanishing Passenger Train ...

What's different about Amtrak bill (HR 6003), is it contains a requirement that the national passenger rail service produce a plan for Congress that will include a projected timeline for restoring service between New Orleans and Sanford ...

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09/30/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.3672 Rural Opportunity and ...

S.294 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement... [1]; S.3673 Nationwide Freight and Personal Mobility ... [1]; H.R.2095 Clean Railroads Act of 2007 [1]; H.R.6003 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement... [1] ...

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09/28/08
Monday Quick Hits: Federal Update for this Week

While the White House had threatened to veto the House version of the bill (HR 6003), they have yet to offer a view on the compromise bill. If it passes the Senate today it will likely have a veto proof majority.

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09/25/08
House passes $13 billion Amtrak authorization

The legislation combines the substance of Amtrak reauthorization legislation that passed both houses earlier this year (HR 6003) with an improved version of the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 (HR 2095), which originally ...

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09/25/08
Brown: Amtrak, Rail Safety are Priorities

Myrtle Beach.” The legislation passed by the House on Wednesday combines the substance of Amtrak reauthorization legislation that passed both Houses of Congress earlier this year (HR 6003 in ...

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09/24/08
Amtrak funding bills tied into rail safety, pass house

... the rail safety and Amtrak bills, both of which had previously passed the House and Senate by wide margins. Lawmakers hadn’t reached agreement on final package until late Tuesday. Posted in Amtrak, Political Tagged: hr 6003, s 294.

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09/10/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.6867 Unemployment Compensation ...

HR 6003 Cantor voted to throw more money at the bottomless pit known as Amtrak. That only cost us $15830000000 and left us with trains that never run on time and cost way too much to ... Was this article useful? Yes or No ...

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09/10/08
Comment on Schweikert to Mitchell: Stop Your Opposition to ...

BILL TITLE: Providing for the consideration of HR 6003, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008. What else would you like me to read? This just looks like incompetence on the Schweikert campaign. ...

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09/09/08
Sonoran Alliance » Schweikert to Mitchell: Stop Your Opposition to ...

BILL TITLE: Providing for the consideration of H.R. 6003, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008. What else would you like me to read? This just looks like incompetence on the Schweikert campaign. ...

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09/09/08
sen. tom coburn singlehandedly blocking amtrak legislation

we’ve been talking about hr 6003/s 294 on behalf of months now. the generous amtrak reauthorization proposal is long overdue to have its house as well as senate versions reconciled so a compromise bill can be placed on the president’s ...

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08/30/08
California High Speed Rail Blog: Arnold Changes His Mind, Will ...

The total number HR 6003 accounts for is $14.9 billion. Of this amount, $4.3 billion is going to HSR projects and passenger rail corridors nationally. That means the CAHSR is going to be competing with other agencies to acquire that ...

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08/26/08
Michigan Government Supports Amtrak; But Congressmen Rogers and ...

In fact, HR 6003 carries a provision that would eliminate the previous congressional requirement that Amtrak become self-sufficient. The bill also calls for numerous reforms at Amtrak, which has been criticized for poor service and ...

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08/06/08
Southaven Mayor and US Congressional candidate Greg Davis issues a ...

Voted against allowing consideration of the “No More Excuses Energy Act,” which includes oil and gas leasing in ANWR and OCS, as well as establishing new refineries and a tax credit for nuclear energy (HR 6003, CQ Vote #391, ...

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08/06/08
“Actions Speak Louder Than Words”- Davis Challenges Childers ...

... D 221-3, 6/4/08) Voted against allowing consideration of the “No More Excuses Energy Act,” which includes oil and gas leasing in ANWR and OCS, as well as establishing new refineries and a tax credit for nuclear energy (HR 6003, ...

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