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HR8853Referred to Committee

To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow Amtrak to use grant funds to satisfy non-Federal share requirements of certain grant programs, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-05-15
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Jennifer L. McClellan
Jennifer L. McClellan
Democrat · VA · Representative
Votes with party: 99.1% (551 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M001227

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)Original· 2026-05-15
  • LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10)· 2026-05-21

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

2026-05-15

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2026-05-15

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would let Amtrak use federal grant money it receives to cover its required share of costs for other federal transportation grants, rather than having to find separate funding for those matching requirements. This change would make it easier for the passenger railroad to access federal transportation funding by reducing the amount of non-federal money it needs to come up with. The bill is currently under review by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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