A bill to amend section 403(b) of the Rail Passenger Service Act to provide that Amtrak and a State, regional, or local agency may enter into an agreement for the operation, either by Amtrak or by such agency, of rail passenger service beyond that included within the basic system, that Amtrak shall provide 80 percent and such agency shall provide 20 percent of the costs incurred in connection with the operation of such service, and for other purposes.
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to stipulate that where the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and a State, regional, or local authority reach an agreement for providing rail passenger service outside of Amtrak's basic route system, the Corporation's share of the costs of such service shall be 80 percent and the State, local, or regional share shall be 20 percent. Stipulates that such service may be performed by the Corporation or by the State, regional, or local agency involved. Authorizes appropriations in such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such service for fiscal years 1980 through 1982.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on March 19, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on March 19, 1979: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
DONALD PEASE (D-OH) introduced it on March 19, 1979, and 14 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 12 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on March 19, 1979, 17342 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17342 days ago, on March 19, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers