October 28, 2021 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Associated Press, October 27, 2021) HELENA, Mont. — Two Democratic members of Congress introduced legislation Wednesday to end an arbitration clause that Amtrak implemented in January 2019 and give customers the right to sue the passenger rail service to...
October 22, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 20, 2021) The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations has released the legislative text of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (THUD) Appropriations bill, which would...
August 26, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Age, August 25, 2021) NEW YORK — The House on Aug. 24 passed a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint and allowed for a vote by Sept. 27 on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. The Senate on Aug. 9 passed the infrastructure bill, which includes...
August 11, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Age, August 10, 2021) NEW YORK — The U.S. Senate on Aug. 9 passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill by a 69-30 count. The legislation now moves on to the House, where it could sit for months. The House and Senate are both on August recess, and House...
July 2, 2021 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 1, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 1, the Teamsters Union applauded the House of Representatives passage of the INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684) which will ensure that the nation’s roads, bridges,...
June 29, 2021 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Age, June 25, 2021) NEW YORK — President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators have agreed on a five-year, $973 billion infrastructure framework that includes $579 billion in new spending over that period, of which $312 billion is slated...
February 22, 2021 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Trains, February 22, 2021) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In separate bills, Illinois legislators are proposing to limit train lengths in the state to 8,500 feet and provide multiple actions to address trespassing along rail lines. Full story:...
February 12, 2021 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Transportation Today, February 11, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, said Tuesday that President Biden’s American Rescue Plan contains nearly $10 billion in aid for...
February 4, 2021 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 3, 2021) U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I) Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) on Monday announced the ranking members of the panel’s railroad and transit subcommittees for the 117th...
January 27, 2021 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Insider NJ, January 26, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. became the chairman of the Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee today for the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. It oversees the...
