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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HR 627          </title>
<shortdesc>POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL WAIVERS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. David Harris-Al Riley-Michael W. Tryon-Elaine Nekritz-John Bradley, Thomas Morrison, Jeanne M Ives and Camille Y. Lilly</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>8/12/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted 093-002-000</action>
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<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Calls on Congress to extend the deadline for passenger and Class I railroads to implement Positive Train Control. Calls on Congress to authorize the Federal Railroad Administration to grant individual waivers to the deadline as long as a rail agency shows good faith efforts to implement Positive Train Control as determined by the Federal Railroad Administration, in the event that Congress does not extend the deadline.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>6/30/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David Harris</action>
<statusdate>6/30/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley</action>
<statusdate>6/30/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon</action>
<statusdate>6/30/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz</action>
<statusdate>6/30/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison</action>
<statusdate>6/30/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives</action>
<statusdate>7/1/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>7/8/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles &amp; Safety Committee</action>
<statusdate>7/15/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles &amp; Safety Committee;  005-000-000</action>
<statusdate>7/15/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions</action>
<statusdate>7/15/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly</action>
<statusdate>8/12/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted 093-002-000</action>
<statusdate>8/12/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley</action>
</actions>
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