House Subcommittee on Railroads
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| House Subcommittee on Railroads | |
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The House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials is one of six subcommittees under the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Jurisdiction
The Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials has jurisdiction over the following:
- Rail Economic Regulation
- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
- The Federal Railroad Safety Program
- Rail Retirement, Unemployment, and Labor Law
- Rail Infrastructure Programs
Hearings
Recent Hearings
- September 28, 2005 - New Hands on the Amtrak Throttle
- July 25, 2005 - Human Factors Issues in Rail Safety
Legislation
Recent Legislation
- Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century - H.R. 1631
- Amtrak Reauthorization Act of 2005 - H.R. 1630
Members
Democrats
- Corrine Brown (FL) (Chair)
- Jerrold Nadler (NY)
- Leonard L. Boswell (IA)
- Julia Carson (IN)
- Grace F. Napolitano (CA)
- Nick Lampson (TX)
- Zachary T. Space (OH)
- Bruce L. Braley (IA)
- Timothy J. Walz (MN)
- Nick J. Rahall, II (WV)
- Peter A. DeFazio (OR)
- Jerry F. Costello (IL)
- Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX)
- Elijah E. Cummings (MD)
- Michael H. Michaud (ME)
- Daniel Lipinski (IL)
- James L. Oberstar (MN) (ex officio)
Republicans
- Bill Shuster (PA) (ranking member)
- Thomas E. Petri (WI)
- Wayne T. Gilchrest (MD)
- Steven C. LaTourette (OH)
- Jerry Moran (KS)
- Gary G. Miller (CA)
- Henry Brown (SC)
- Timothy V. Johnson (IL)
- Todd Russell Platts (PA)
- Sam Graves (MO)
- Jim Gerlach (PA)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (FL)
- Lynn A. Westmoreland (GA)
- John L. Mica (FL) (ex officio)
External Links
Press Releases (House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials)
Amtrak (Wikipedia)
