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Southeastern Rail Technologies Mapping Act of 2026
To require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to study improving rail and integrating new rail power technologies in the southeastern United States, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Requires the Federal Railroad Administration Administrator to conduct a study on improving rail performance and integrating new rail power technologies in the southeastern United States between Florida and Washington, DC.
- Directs the study to identify rail corridor segments suitable for rail electrification, fuel cell, or battery technologies and any challenges to implementing these technologies.
- Requires the Administrator to explain why certain rail corridor segments are unsuitable for new power technologies and recommend updates needed to make them suitable, with estimated costs.
- Requires the Administrator to submit a report to Congress describing the study results within 18 months of enactment.
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Actions (2)
- Jun 8, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Jun 8, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 8, 2026
Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Mr. Soto) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to study improving rail and integrating new rail power technologies in the southeastern United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Southeastern Rail Technologies Mapping Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON IMPROVING RAIL AND INTEGRATION OF NEW RAIL POWER TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) In General.—The Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, acting through the Associate Administrator of the Office of Research, Data, and Innovation, shall conduct a study relating to the improvement of rail performance and integration of new rail power technologies in the southeastern United States.
(b) Considerations.—In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Administrator shall—
(1) identify—
(A) any segment of a rail corridor between Florida and Washington, DC that may be suitable for technologies such as rail electrification or use of fuel cell or battery; and
(B) any challenges relating to implementing such technologies; and
(2) for each segment of such rail corridor for which the Administrator determines the technologies described in paragraph (1) cannot be implemented—
(A) explain the reasoning for such determination; and
(B) recommend any update to the rail corridor that would make it suitable for the implementation of such technologies and provide an estimated cost for each such update.
(c) Report.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). <all>
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