To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the extension of certain contracts to procure rail rolling stock, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-8606
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2022-07-29
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2022-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the execution and extension of certain contracts between public transportation agencies and rail rolling stock manufacturers to procure rail rolling stock. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8606 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2022 Mr. Crawford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the extension of certain contracts to procure rail rolling stock, and for other purposes.

1. Limitation on certain rolling stock procurements Section 5323(u)(5)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting except that new contracts or extensions of contracts existing on the date of enactment of this clause between any public transportation agency and a rail rolling stock manufacturer described in paragraph (1) may not be executed. .