The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
HR 8692

Sponsored by Troy E. Nehls (R)

Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act

Would have required Amtrak to hold most board meetings open to the public, with exceptions for contracts, labor talks, and personnel.

Tradeoff

Would have opened Amtrak's board meetings to the public under federal sunshine rules. Would have let Amtrak close parts of meetings on contracts, union talks, and personnel matters.

What's in it

See official bill text

Has no effect on the federal budget, and its private-sector mandate does not exceed the $200 million UMRA threshold (2024).

The zero federal cost means the government spends nothing to carry this out, and the real impact falls on Amtrak, which must open its meetings to the public.

H.R. 8692, The Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayer Act · Nov 2024

The House passed this by on December 10, 2024. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jun 11, 2024)

  2. House

    Committee on Transportation(Jun 11, 2024)

  3. House

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Sep 18, 2024)

    Committee report H. Rept. 118-795.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 10, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Dec 11, 2024)