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H.R. 3893: Responsible Rail and Deterring Deficiency Act

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H.R. 3893: Responsible Rail and Deterring Deficiency Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-01-16 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-01-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Responsible Rail and Deterring Deficiency Act

Plain summary

Responsible Rail and Deterring Deficiency Act - Declares that the Congress determines that a certain California high-speed train project would not be adequately served by continuation of federal assistance. Directs the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), based upon that determination, to exercise its right under the grant agreement (entered into between the FRA and the California High Speed Rail Authority numbered FR-HSR-0009-10-01-05 on December 5, 2012) to suspend any further financial assistance for the project until: (1) the California High Speed Rail Authority certifies to the FRA that it has access to state funds, or other non-federal funds, in the amounts specified in the grant agreement and such funds are available to meet the Authority's financial obligations under that agreement; or (2) September 30, 2017. Prohibits the FRA from amending, supplementing, or otherwise changing the terms of the grant agreement until the requirements for suspension of federal assistance have been met.

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Official text

Responsible Rail and Deterring Deficiency Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] · 14 cosponsors

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Ken Calvert (R-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA)

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Obligation
A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3893 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113