Issue / Amtrak
House Bill Mandates Mask Use on Airlines, Transit, Amtrak
May 15, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe $3 trillion coronavirus bill that is up for a vote in the House of Representatives this week (H.R. 6800) includes a federal mandate...
FRA and Amtrak Propose Metrics for Passenger Train Delays. Again.
Apr 02, 2020 | Jeff DavisOn March 31, the Federal Railroad Administration published in the Federal Register a set of proposed metrics and standards for judging...
House Democrats Seek to Move Previously Planned $760 Billion Infrastructure Bill As Next Response to Coronavirus
Apr 01, 2020 | Jeff DavisHouse Democratic leaders announced at a press conference today that they hope to include their $760 billion, five-year infrastructure...
The “CV3” Bill’s $1 Billion for Amtrak – How Would It Work?
Mar 27, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe third coronavirus response bill appropriates $1.018 billion from the general fund of the Treasury for two grants to Amtrak "to...
Final Version of $2 Trillion COVID Response Bill Has $114 Billion for Transportation
Mar 25, 2020 | Jeff Davis5:40 a.m. 3/26/2020 update: Earlier this morning, the Senate passed H.R. 748, as amended with the coronavirus aid package, by a vote of...
Senate Coronavirus Response Bill – March 22 a.m. Version
Mar 24, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis is the March 22 morning iteration of the Senate's massive coronavirus response legislation. Division A contains the various...
Senate COVID Bill Stalled; House Plan Would More than Double USDOT Appropriations
Mar 23, 2020 | Jeff Davis4:45 p.m. The Senate is still stuck in a partisan logjam over its coronavirus response legislation, having failed again this...
Revised Coronavirus Bill Includes $20 Billion for Mass Transit, $10 Billion for Airports, $58 Billion in Loans for Airlines
Mar 22, 2020 | Jeff DavisA revised version of the trillion-dollar-plus coronavirus response bill circulated by Senate Republicans this morning, after a long...
House Subcommittee Hearing Tackles Capital Funding Challenges, but Fails to Address the Ballooning Cost of U.S. Rail Infrastructure
Mar 06, 2020 | Romic AevazOn Wednesday, March 4, the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing entitled "Funding a...
Amtrak Changes CEOs As White House Re-Nominates Some (Not All) Board Members
Mar 06, 2020 | Jeff DavisAmtrak announced this week that President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson is stepping down, at the end of his three-year...
Amtrak Requests $2.34 Billion in FY21 Appropriations
Feb 26, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) has submitted its own request to Congress for $2.34 billion in federal...
December 1969 USDOT “RailPax” Passenger Rail Proposal
Jan 13, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis is the text of the draft legislation sent by the U.S. Department of Transportation in December 1969 to the White House Bureau of...