[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2432 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2432

 To require Amtrak to place at least 1 station agent in every State in 
                         which Amtrak operates.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2019

  Mr. Manchin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require Amtrak to place at least 1 station agent in every State in 
                         which Amtrak operates.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Station Agent in Every Amtrak State 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Amtrak.--The term ``Amtrak'' means the National 
        Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as ``Amtrak''.
            (2) Station agent.--The term ``station agent'' means an 
        Amtrak employee who is responsible for--
                    (A) assisting passengers with intercity passenger 
                rail travel;
                    (B) selling Amtrak tickets;
                    (C) providing customer service during operating 
                hours; or
                    (D) performing building maintenance duties at any 
                Amtrak facility.

SEC. 3. AMTRAK STATION AGENTS.

    Amtrak shall ensure that not fewer than 1 station agent is placed 
in every State in which Amtrak operates.
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