Think Differently Transportation Act
Latest action · May 22, 2024 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 6, 2023
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Think Differently Transportation Act
This bill requires the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to include information on compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) in a required annual report to Congress.
Specifically, Amtrak must incorporate into the annual report an action plan for bringing Amtrak rail cars and stations into compliance with the ADA as required by a 2020 settlement agreement entered into between Amtrak and the Department of Justice. (Under the agreement, Amtrak committed to complying with the ADA and making intercity rail stations accessible.)
Amtrak must also include a status report on ADA compliance at Amtrak-served stations (based on a station assessment by Amtrak or the party responsible for ADA compliance). A station assessment means a review of all components of a station, including the building, platform, path to train, and parking areas, as required by the U.S. Access Board. For those Amtrak-served stations where Amtrak is not responsible for ADA compliance, Amtrak must include in the report information on the responsible party.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 6, 2023 to Feb 9, 2024; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Nov 6, 2023 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Nov 6, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Nov 6, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Nov 6, 2023 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | Nov 6, 2023 |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Original | Nov 6, 2023 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Nov 13, 2023 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Nov 15, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Dec 29, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Dec 29, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jan 3, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Jan 16, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Feb 5, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Feb 5, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Feb 9, 2024 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Nov 6, 2023Discharged Jan 31, 2024Markup Jan 31, 2024Reported May 14, 2024 |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Nov 14, 2023Discharged Jan 31, 2024 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred May 22, 2024 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2024Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- May 21, 2024Mr. Molinaro moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 21, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3385-3386)
- May 21, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6248.
- May 21, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3385-3386)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3386Text printed H3385 | Dina Titus D-NV, Marcus J. Molinaro R-NY | May 21, 2024 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 29, 2024H.R. 6248, Think Differently Transportation ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on January 31, 2024
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 183, November 6, 2023, page H5467.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4107 | Think Differently Transportation Act | Identical bill | Dec 23, 2024 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require Amtrak to report to Congress information on Amtrak compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 with respect to trains and stations.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Think Differently Transportation Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Think Differently Transportation Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Think Differently Transportation Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Think Differently Transportation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2024Referred in Senate
- May 21, 2024Engrossed in House
- May 14, 2024Reported in House
- Nov 6, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
