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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 3729

Introduced

Battery and Regenerative Braking Act

Sponsor
DKevin Mullin· California
Introduced
June 4, 2025
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.June 5, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3729 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3729

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide eligibility for 
projects to develop and implement regenerative braking and energy 
storage technologies under the consolidated rail infrastructure and 
safety improvements program, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 4, 2025

Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide eligibility for 
projects to develop and implement regenerative braking and energy 
storage technologies under the consolidated rail infrastructure and 
safety improvements program, and for other purposes.

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 ``Battery and Regenerative Braking 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.

Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
``(m) Additional Eligible Entities and Projects.--In addition to 
the eligibility provided in subsections (b) and (c), an entity 
providing commuter rail passenger transportation, as defined in section 
24102, shall be eligible under this section for projects to develop and 
implement regenerative braking and energy storage technologies.''.
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