House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Rail Passenger Fairness Act
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Deluzio D-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 26, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 1, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5570.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DELUZIO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 158, September 26, 2025, Page H4502):clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 26, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5570, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5570
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.