H.R. 5570 Introduced Transportation and Public Works

Rail Passenger Fairness Act

To permit Amtrak to bring civil actions in Federal district court to enforce the right set forth in section 24308(c) of title 49, United States Code, which gives intercity and commuter rail passenger transportation preference over freight transportation in using a rail line, junction, or crossing, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] Introduced September 26, 2025 Cosponsors 2 (2 D) Latest action December 1, 2025

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not published a summary of this bill yet.

Congress.gov

Actions

  1. Dec 1, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  2. Sep 26, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  3. Sep 26, 2025 Introduced in House

Congressional and federal records come from official public sources: the House Clerk, the U.S. Senate, GovInfo and the Library of Congress (bill status), the Federal Register, and the congress-legislators project. They are copied on a schedule and may lag the official record by a few hours; the official sources govern. News and coverage counts are drawn from the 4Search index and reflect what the press published, not 4Search's views. Nothing here is an endorsement of any candidate, party or position. Terms of use.