BRAIN TRAIN Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D MarkeySponsor

No cosponsors.

Building Rail Across Intercity Networks To Ride Around Interior of the Nation Act or the BRAIN TRAIN Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 22, 2020

Building Rail Across Intercity Networks To Ride Around Interior of the Nation Act or the BRAIN TRAIN Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish an intercity passenger rail service investment program to promote high-performance rail transportation options.

DOT may award competitive grants under the program to finance capital projects for high-performance rail, including grants awarded in installments for projects lasting longer than one year.

In awarding grants, DOT must select high-performance rail projects: (1) that are anticipated to result in significant improvements to intercity rail passenger service, (2) for which there is a high degree of confidence that the proposed project is feasible and will result in the anticipated benefits, and (3) for which the level of the anticipated benefits compares favorably to the amount of federal funding requested.

The federal share of the cost of a capital project shall not exceed 80% of the project's net capital cost.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: BRAIN TRAIN Act

Also known as: Building Rail Across Intercity Networks To Ride Around Interior of the Nation Act

Latest action (Jun 22, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 22, 2020

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.