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Rail Service Continuity and Stability Act of 2025
To authorize additional appropriations to Amtrak for long-distance routes.
Summary
The bill authorizes additional federal funding for Amtrak to maintain long-distance rail service. The bill allows Congress to appropriate whatever funds are deemed necessary to support Amtrak's long-distance routes that currently exist. No specific dollar amount is specified in the bill. This funding is intended to help preserve existing long-distance passenger rail service.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
Actions (2)
- Sep 18, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
- Sep 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025
Mr. Sheehy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To authorize additional appropriations to Amtrak for long-distance routes.
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 “Rail Service Continuity and Stability Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO AMTRAK FOR LONG-DISTANCE ROUTES.
There are authorized to be appropriated to Amtrak such additional sums as may be necessary to support service for long-distance routes (as that term is defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code) existing on the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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