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99th Congress · 1985–1987
S. 976
Consolidated Rail Corporation Profit Transfer Act of 1985
Senate
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. · April 23, 1985 Understand the measure
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Recorded April 23, 1985, as the clerk wrote it
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
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- Reference number
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Vote Files, "S. 976 (99th Congress): Consolidated Rail Corporation Profit Transfer Act of 1985," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-s976
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 12). S. 976 (99th Congress): Consolidated Rail Corporation Profit Transfer Act of 1985 [Bill record]. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-s976
Chicago
Vote Files. "S. 976 (99th Congress): Consolidated Rail Corporation Profit Transfer Act of 1985." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-s976.
BibTeX
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author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{S. 976 (99th Congress): Consolidated Rail Corporation Profit Transfer Act of 1985}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-s976}},
note = {Reference number bill-99-s976; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/976; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 13, 2026}
}Plain link
https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-s976
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On the record
No recorded vote
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