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HR 213 · in committee · significant

To prohibit the use of Federal financial assistance for a certain high-speed rail development project in the State of California, and for other purposes.

What this bill does

  • This bill prohibits California from receiving federal funding for high-speed rail projects matching a specific 2010 federal agreement.
  • The restriction affects California's High-Speed Rail Authority and its plans to build rail service between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
  • The bill applies to projects substantially similar to the terminated 2010 cooperative agreement between California and the Federal Railroad Administration.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

  1. 01

    How would eliminating federal high-speed rail funding for California affect passengers and communities that depend on or could benefit from improved rail transportation?

  2. 02

    What specific concerns or outcomes prompted Congress to restrict federal assistance for this particular California rail project rather than other infrastructure initiatives?

  3. 03

    If California loses access to these federal funds, what alternatives might the state pursue to finance high-speed rail development, and what would be the trade-offs?

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Sponsor · R-CA-3

Kevin Kiley

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Introduced 2025-01-07

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-07 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

  2. 2025-01-06 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  3. 2025-01-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-01-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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