US House approves $1.17 billion in Amtrak funding
{{date|July 1, 2005}}

The [[w:United States House of Representatives|United States House of Representatives]] on June 29 passed a [[w:United States dollar|$]]1.17 billion funding bill for [[w:Amtrak|Amtrak]] in fiscal year 2006, an amount that is still short of the $2 billion Amtrak was originally seeking.  The funding was approved in an amendment to a more general transportation and treasury appropriations bill.  The House also removed the requirement in the bill that would mandate Amtrak to end [[w:passenger train|passenger train]] service on currently unprofitable routes.  The funding has yet to be approved by the [[w:United States Senate|Senate]]. 

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 |title=House approves $1.17 billion for Amtrak
 |pub=Reuters (yahoo.com)
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 |date=June 29, 2005
 |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050630/us_nm/transport_amtrak_dc
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The United States House of Representatives on June 29 passed a $1.17 billion funding bill for Amtrak in fiscal year 2006, an amount that is still short of the $2 billion Amtrak was originally seeking.  The funding was approved in an amendment to a more general transportation and treasury appropriations bill.  The House also removed the requirement in the bill that would mandate Amtrak to end passenger train service on currently unprofitable routes.  The funding has yet to be approved by the Senate.
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