A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 8672) to improve the reliability, safety, and energy efficiency of railroad transportation, and to reduce unemployment by providing funds for work in repairing, restoring, rehabilitating, and improving essential railroad roadbeds and facilities.

Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 8672) to improve the reliability, safety, and energy efficienty of railroad transportation, and to reduce unemployment by providing funds for work in repairing, restoring, rehabilitating, and improving essential railroad roadbeds and facilities. Directs that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Provides that it shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule. Directs the committee, at the conclusion of such consideration, to rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and states that any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Requires the previous question to be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Provides that after the passage of H.R. 8672, the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce shall be discharged from the further consideration of the bill S. 1730, ans it shall then be in order in the House to move to strike out all after the enacting clause of the said Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions contained in H.R. 8672 as passed by the House.