119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 3, 2025
Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act
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Latest action (Jan 14, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 3, 2025)
Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act
This bill requires Amtrak to publicly disclose the annual base pay and bonus compensation paid to an Amtrak executive in a required annual report to Congress.
Specifically, Amtrak must incorporate into the annual report the annual base pay and any bonus compensation paid to a member of the executive leadership team. This must include the criteria and metrics used to determine any bonus compensation.
Further, Amtrak must make the annual report available on Amtrak's public website.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Jan 13, 2025 · Roll call 8 · Passed
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 8). (text: CR H99) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 8). (text: CR H99) Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H106-107)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 192.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H99-100)
Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 4756Freights First Act H.R. 188"The Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act " H.R. 192Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Railway Safety Act H.R. 4756Freights First Act S. 2104Reliable Rail Service Act H.R. 188Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act H.R. 192Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act
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