U.S. House of Representatives Legislative Archives
For more information on Federal Legislation:
Library of Congress
To research bills on your own, please visit the legislative information provided
by The Library of Congress at www.thomas.gov.
Browse all current transportation legislation.
This site also allows you to search by various criteria.
For example, a simple search of the phrase “rail security” results in 13 citations.
The following two listings are examples of what you will find there:
1. H.R.1 : To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Sponsor:
Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2] (introduced 1/5/2007)
Cosponsors (205)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary;
House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Foreign Affairs; House Transportation
and Infrastructure; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Ways and Means;
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Senate Commerce, Science, and
Transportation; Senate Judiciary
Latest Conference Report:
110-259 (in Congressional
Record
H8496-8605)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-53 [GPO:
Text,
PDF]
2.
H.R.534 : To provide for the security
and safety of rail and rail transit transportation systems, and for other purposes.
Sponsor:
Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] (introduced 1/17/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Transportation and
Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred
to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
BLET
The National Legslative Office of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
[A Division of the Rail Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters]
web site is updated on a regular basis and carries a “Washington Update” section
that includes information on Federal Legislation on rail related subjects. Visit
http://www.bletdc.org/ to access this information.
APTA
The American Public Transportation Association’s “Washington Reports & Alerts” section
of its web site carries current Federal Legislation updates. Visit
http://www.apta.com/government_affairs/washrep/
to access this information.
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