House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
Sponsor: Rep. James Oberstar D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 8, 2008
- Committee actionMay 22, 2008
- Passed HouseJun 11, 2008 · 311–104
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 12, 2008 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 779.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6003.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6003, Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008” on June 5, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 22, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 5, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19851
- CBO publication date
- June 5, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6003, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6003
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
42eb3ded781b9a81001e4995e23cb7146657b76a67e969d6582b685dd2e995e3
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6003, Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008” on June 5, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 22, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 5, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19851
- CBO publication date
- June 5, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6003, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6003
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
42eb3ded781b9a81001e4995e23cb7146657b76a67e969d6582b685dd2e995e3
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 110-690 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 5, 2008.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 5, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/690
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6003, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6003
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
42eb3ded781b9a81001e4995e23cb7146657b76a67e969d6582b685dd2e995e3
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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
44 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 41 Democrats
3 of 44 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Jason Altmire (D-PA), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Christopher Carney (D-PA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), John Hall (D-NY), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tim Holden (D-PA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Steve Kagen (D-WI), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), David Loebsack (D-IA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), John Mica (R-FL), Michael Michaud (D-ME) and 14 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Oberstar.
- H.R. 2095 (110th) Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008
- H.R. 3311 (110th) To authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota…
- H.R. 1195 (110th) SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008
- H.R. 1495 (110th) Water Resources Development Act of 2007
- H.R. 3986 (110th) John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2008
- H.R. 802 (110th) Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2008
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.