House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Amtrak Grant Flexibility Act
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Jennifer McClellan D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 15, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8853.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. McCLELLAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 83, May 15, 2026, Page H3551):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8853, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8853
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jennifer McClellan.
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- H.R. 4894 (119th) Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025
- H.Res. 585 (119th) Recognizing the threat of extreme weather to children's health and well-being, and expressing the sense of Congress that solutions must be…
- H.Res. 955 (119th) Recognizing the importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric HIV/AIDS worldwide.
- H.R. 5965 (119th) Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.