House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

RAIL Act

H.R. 1633Introduced Mar 17, 2023Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Where it went

IntroducedMar 17, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 29, 2024 — ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. Sykes asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1633, a bill originally introduced by Representative Johnson (OH), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1633.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 50, March 17, 2023, Page H1295):
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Create a safer and more efficient freigh rail system to protect both our critical supply chains and the communities they operate in.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 17, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 1633, 118th Congress
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 21, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

15 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 8 Democrats

8 of 15 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.

Troy Balderson (R-OH), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), David Joyce (R-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Max Miller (R-OH), Marcus Molinaro (R-NY), Emilia Sykes (D-OH), Michael Turner (R-OH).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Johnson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-6 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.