119th Congress
H.R. 265
Train FOOD Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Steve Cohen(D-TN)
- Introduced
- Jan 9, 2025
- Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works
- Committees
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (6)
Added later (6)
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA) · Jan 14, 2025
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) · Jan 15, 2025
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) · Jan 15, 2025
- Dina Titus (D-NV) · Jan 21, 2025
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) · Jan 21, 2025
- Seth Moulton (D-MA) · Feb 25, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Train Furtherance of Outstanding Onboard Dining Act or the Train FOOD Act
This bill directs Amtrak to establish an advisory committee to provide internal review for Amtrak's implementation of the Amtrak Food and Beverage Working Group (FBWG) recommendations to improve onboard food and beverage service.
The Amtrak advisory committee must submit an annual report to Congress on the status of Amtrak's implementation of each of the FBWG recommendations. The advisory committee's annual reports must be publicly available on an Amtrak website.
In addition, the Government Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress describing Amtrak's progress in implementing each FBWG report recommendation.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 10, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. - Jan 9, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. - Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House