I’m proud to help lead this bill to ensure that if something does go wrong, every passenger has the right to seek justice.
Help lead legislation to restore legal rights and protections for Amtrak passengers.
Occurrences
Evidence
Representatives Brendan F. Boyle, Chris DeLuzio, and LaMonica McIver introduced the Rail Passenger Fairness Act. The release says the bill would empower Amtrak to sue freight railroads in federal court to enforce passenger-train preference rights under existing law.
Boyle and Deluzio introduced the Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act to protect the ability and rights of Amtrak riders to seek justice if things go wrong.
Congress.gov lists H.R.5570, the Rail Passenger Fairness Act, with status Introduced and latest action: referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Assessments
Boyle has materially acted on the promise by co-leading Amtrak passenger-rights legislation, including the Rail Passenger Fairness Act and the Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act. However, the available official/current status shows the relevant legislation introduced or referred, not enacted, so the promised restoration of legal rights and protections has not yet been delivered. Because Boyle remains in federal office and the 119th Congress is ongoing, this is unresolved rather than a final failure.