HR8692-118

Reported

To require that the Amtrak Board of Directors comply with the open meetings requirements of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 11, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require that the Amtrak Board of Directors comply with the open meetings requirements of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Transportation, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H17314A57395E4848AD67F496B8B1B1C4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act.
  • Section HD41D43236F64411BB6F4D150DB7B8311: 2. Open meetings Section 24301(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— by striking Section 552 of title 5, this part and inserting the following: (1)In...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require that the Amtrak Board of Directors comply with the open meetings requirements of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Transportation, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require that the Amtrak Board of Directors comply with the open meetings requirements of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Transportation Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies:
workers, employers, and labor regulators:

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 11, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, …

Dec 4, 2024

Additional sponsor: Mr. Graves of Missouri

Dec 4, 2024

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …

Jun 11, 2024

Mr. Nehls introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Transportation Immigration
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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