Think Differently Transportation Act
Latest action · Dec 23, 2024 Became Public Law No: 118-205.
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.
- IntroducedApr 11, 2024
- Passed SenateDec 3, 2024
- Passed HouseDec 17, 2024
- To the PresidentDec 23, 2024
- Became lawDec 23, 2024Public Law 118-205
Summary
Think Differently Transportation Act
This act 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 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). For those Amtrak-served stations where Amtrak is not responsible for ADA compliance, Amtrak must include in the report information on the responsible party. Amtrak may meet these requirements by demonstrating that Amtrak took reasonable measures to obtain cooperation from responsible entities.
Further, Amtrak must annually submit the action plan and status report while the settlement agreement is in effect and every five years once the agreement is no longer in effect.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 11, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Apr 11, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Apr 11, 2024Markup Jul 31, 2024Reported Aug 1, 2024 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 23, 2024Presented to President.
- Dec 23, 2024Signed by President.
- Dec 23, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-205.
- Dec 17, 2024Mr. Molinaro moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 17, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7276-7277)
- Dec 17, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4107.
- Dec 17, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7276)
- Dec 17, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 4, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 4, 2024Received in the House.
- Dec 4, 2024Held at the desk.
- Dec 3, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6788; text: CR S6788)
- Aug 1, 2024Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Aug 1, 2024Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 485.
- Jul 31, 2024Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 11, 2024Introduced in Senate
- Apr 11, 2024Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H7276Text printed H7276 | Marcus J. Molinaro R-NY, Mark DeSaulnier D-CA | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6788Amendments S6788 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Dec 3, 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 11, 2024S. 4107, Think Differently Transportation ActAs reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on August 1, 2024
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-783 | NOMINATIONS TO THE AMTRAK BOARD OF DIRECTORS94 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Sep 11, 2024 |
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
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Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6248 | Think Differently Transportation Act | Identical bill | May 22, 2024 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 Senate
- Think Differently Transportation Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Think Differently Transportation Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) 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.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 3, 2024Engrossed in Senate
- Aug 1, 2024Reported to Senate
- Apr 11, 2024Introduced in Senate
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.
