3.0.0 769 2025-07-01T14:18:05Z 2025-07-01T14:18:05Z House H HR 2025-01-28 119 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GOTTHEIMER:H.R. 769.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H406]</pre> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2025-01-29T15:43:26Z Referred To 2025-01-28T16:05:45Z 2025-01-29 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2025-01-28 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2025-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 N K000398 Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] Thomas Kean R NJ H. 7 2025-01-28 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2025-03-11 False Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 2025-03-01T17:02:42Z

00 2025-01-28 Introduced in House 2025-07-01T14:17:26Z <p><strong>All Aboard Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires Amtrak to issue refunds to rail passengers for the purchase price of rail&nbsp;passenger transportation that is cancelled or delayed due to a failure of Amtrak.</p><p>Specifically, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must issue regulations requiring Amtrak to issue full refunds to passengers&nbsp;for the purchase price of the covered rail passenger transportation if there is a cancellation or a delay of more than three hours in the journey completion time that is due to a failure of Amtrak.</p><p>Under the bill,&nbsp;<em>covered rail passenger&nbsp;transportation&nbsp;</em>means (1) rail passenger transportation provided by, or on behalf of, Amtrak; or (2) commuter rail passenger transportation&nbsp;that travels over Amtrak-owned rails, regardless of whether it is&nbsp;provided by Amtrak or other rail carriers.</p><p>The regulations must include procedures for (1) determining if a cancellation or delay is due to a failure of Amtrak, and (2) Amtrak to dispute that a cancellation or delay is subject to the refund requirements.</p><p>The bill&nbsp;prohibits Amtrak from receiving federal funds for any period during which DOT determines that Amtrak is&nbsp;noncompliant with these requirements.</p><p>Amtrak must submit a report to Congress on alternative asset maintenance strategies to replace&nbsp;the <em>run-to-fail maintenance model</em> (i.e., using passenger rail equipment and infrastructure until it no longer works or exceeds its estimated lifespan), including the cost of the strategies. Within two years of this bill's enactment,&nbsp;Amtrak must (1) stop using a run-to-fail maintenance model, and (2) implement a new asset maintenance strategy.&nbsp;</p>

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