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S.2777: Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about transportation and public works
- Introduced Sept. 8, 2014
- Latest Major Action Dec. 12, 2014
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Removes the Surface Transportation Board from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish it as an independent U.S. agency. Repeals the requirement that DOT provide administrative support for the Board. Limits the authority of the DOT Inspector General to review Board matters to reviewing only the financial management, property management, and business operations of...
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 12, 2014 |
By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-321.
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| Dec. 8, 2014 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 624.
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| Dec. 8, 2014 |
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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| Sept. 17, 2014 |
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| Sept. 8, 2014 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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| Sept. 8, 2014 |
Introduced in the Senate by John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) |