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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act of 1997

H.R. 1437Introduced Apr 24, 1997Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Castle R-DE
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Where it went

Latest action: May 8, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

82 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 63 Democrats, 1 independent

65 of 82 cosponsors (79%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Robert Borski (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dan Burton (R-IN), Walter Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Phil English (R-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Jon Fox (R-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) and 52 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Castle.

Sponsor’s state and district

Delaware in Congress · DE at-large district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.