S.294 - Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008

A bill to reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes. view all titles (6)

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  • Short: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Official: A bill to reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 as reported to senate.
  • Short: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 as passed senate.

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02/06/08
Should Amtrak receive more federal funding?

Another way is to support S.294, The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, which passed the Senate and is now in the House. ...

Source: Helium, MA
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11/12/07
We need to keep trains on the plains

A bipartisan bill, S. 294, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007, passed the Senate in October with an objective to improve the overall ...

Source: York News Times (subscription), NE
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10/30/07
Nebraska Amtrack Service Under Attack

Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson applauded the passage of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 (S. 294). “Particularly for rural states ...

Source: Southwest Nebraska News, NE
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10/30/07
Senate signs off on long-term Amtrak funding bill

Yesterday, the Senate passed the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 (S. 294) by a 70-22 vote. The bill would authorize billions of ...

Source: Progressive Rail Roading, WI
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10/25/07
Senate defeats amendment against Amtrak subsidies

John Sununu, R-NH, to the Passenger Rail Investment Improvement Act of 2007 (S. 294). The bill reauthorizes $11.4 billion over the next six years for ...

Source: Bizjournals.com, NC
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04/24/07
Midwest States Rail Project Would Create 57000 Jobs, Generate ...

But, on April 25, a bipartisan Federal bill, S. 294, known as the Lautenberg-Lott rail bill will be voted on in the Senate Commerce, ...

Source: Executive Intelligence Review (EIR), VA
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04/01/07
Rob Zaleski: Commuter rail hopes tied to Bush veto

As noted here before, the most significant thing about S.294 is that it would fund passenger rail in an 80-20 federal-state partnership, similar to the ...

Source: The Capital Times, WI
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01/23/07
Passenger rail service may start a comeback

The act is this year's version (S. 294) of last year's attempt (S. 1516) to find and fund ways to improve the rail transportation system in the United ...

Source: Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA
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01/20/07
Amtrak would connect Madison, Milwaukee

The Milwaukee to Madison High Speed Rail initiative relies on S.294, a bill proposed by US Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Trent Lott last week, asking for $12 ...

Source: UWM Post, WI
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