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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5697

Introduced

Passenger Rail Liability Adjustment Act of 2025

Sponsor
RTroy E. Nehls· Texas
Introduced
October 6, 2025
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.December 1, 2025

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5697 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5697 To adjust the effective date of any adjustment based on Consumer Price Index to rail passenger liability cap that occurs during calendar year 2026. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 6, 2025 Mr. Nehls (for himself, Mr. Moulton, and Ms. Titus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To adjust the effective date of any adjustment based on Consumer Price Index to rail passenger liability cap that occurs during calendar year 2026. 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 ``Passenger Rail Liability Adjustment Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR RAIL PASSENGER LIABILITY CAP ADJUSTMENT. The effective date for any adjustment to the liability cap under section 28103(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, as described in section 11415(b) of the FAST Act (49 U.S.C. 28103 note), that occurs during calendar year 2026, shall be 90 days after the notice required under such section 11415(b). <all>

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