House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Passenger Rail Liability Adjustment Act of 2025

H.R. 5697Introduced Oct 6, 2025Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Official title: To adjust the effective date of any adjustment based on Consumer Price Index to rail passenger liability cap that occurs during calendar year 2026.

Sponsor: Rep. Troy Nehls R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedOct 6, 2025
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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. 5697.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEHLS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 164, October 6, 2025, Page H4523):
Article 1, Section 8
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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

5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.

Seth Moulton (D-MA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Dina Titus (D-NV), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Rudy Yakym (R-IN).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Troy Nehls.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-22 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.