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Train FOOD Act (H.R. 265)

Referred to Committee
Introduced 1/9/2025•119th Congress•House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

1/10/2025 • House

Summary

Train Furtherance of Outstanding Onboard Dining Act or the Train FOOD Act

This bill directs Amtrak to establish an advisory committee to provide internal review for Amtrak's implementation of the Amtrak Food and Beverage Working Group (FBWG) recommendations to improve onboard food and beverage service.

The Amtrak advisory committee must submit an annual report to Congress on the status of Amtrak's implementation of each of the FBWG recommendations. The advisory committee's annual reports must be publicly available on an Amtrak website.

In addition, the Government Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress describing Amtrak's progress in implementing each FBWG report recommendation.

Introduced in House • 1/9/2025

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Topics & Subjects

Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightFood industry and servicesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsNational Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)Railroads

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (7)

Party Breakdown

7
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Sponsor

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Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

Democrat • TN-9

Sponsored 1/9/2025

Cosponsors (6)

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Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]

D-LA-2

Joined 1/14/2025

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Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]

D-NJ-10

Joined 1/15/2025

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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

D-NV-1

Joined 1/21/2025

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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

D-MA-6

Joined 2/25/2025

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

January 9, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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Introduced in House1/9/2025

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors6