Railroad Competition Act of 2003

1) S 6, Comprehensive Homeland Security Act of 2003, all provisions related to Amtrak funding for security and safety. 2) S 413, Asbestos Claims Criteria and Compensation Act of 2003, all provisions related to the protection of railroad employees under FELA. 3) S 1125, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2003, all provisions related to the protection of railroad employees under FELA. 4) S 304, Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, all provisions related to benefits for union employees and their families. 5) S 317; HR 1119, Family Time and Workplace Flexibility Act, all provisions related to workers' compensation for overtime for workers. 6) S 9, Pension Protection and Expansion Act of 2003, all provisions related to railroad annuity benefits. 7) HR 1384, bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to eliminate a limitation on benefits, all provisions related to limitations on railroad retirement annuity benefits. 8) HConRes 95, a bill establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2004 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2003 and 2005 through 2013, all provisions related to railroad retirement benefits. 9) S 1389, Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2003, all provisions related to collective bargaining agreements. 10) S 1402, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act, all provisions related to the safety of rail workers. 11) S 919; HR 2924, Railroad Competition Act of 2003, all provisions related to the re-regulation of railroads. 12) HR 1617, National Rail Infrastructure Program Act, all provisions related to railroad improvements and operations. 13) HR 993, Labor Management Accountability Act, all provisions related to filing requirements and civil monetary penalties on unions filing financial reporting late or not at all. 14) HR 906, Surface Transportation Safety Act of 2003, all provisions related to railroad-highway crossings. 15) S 1072; HR 2088, Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003, all provisions related to railway safety programs. 16) HR 876, Local Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2003, all provisions related to income tax for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks. 17) HR 2378, Railroad Safety Reform Act of 2003, all provisions related to safety practices of the railroad industry. 18) HR 1815, Rail Line Relocation Act of 2003, all provisions related to providing financial assistance for rail line relocation projects. 19) HR 874, Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2003, all provisions related to rail passenger accidents. 20) S 1513; HR 3078, Employee Right-to-Choose Act, all provisions related to worker's forming or becoming members of labor organizations. 21) HR 1; S 1, Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003, all provisions related to employer-provided benefits. 22) HR 2596, Health Savings and Affordability Act of 2003, all provisions related to employer-provided benefits. 23) HR 3550; HR 3994, Transportation Equity Act; A Legacy for Users, all provisions related to funding safety railroad crossings programs. 24) HR 5006; S 2810, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005, all provisions related to rail transportation.

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office