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HR 4394 109th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Cabinet officers Commerce Corporation directors Department of Transportation Federal officials Government Operations and Politics Government corporations National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)

Amtrak Board Leadership Enhancement Act

Introduced: November 18, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 21, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Nov 18, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 18, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amtrak Board Leadership Enhancement Act - Amends federal transportation law to replace the Amtrak Reform Board with a reconstituted Board of Directors of Amtrak (effectively eliminating the Reform Board).

Revises former requirements for the composition and terms of the Board of Directors.

Allows members of the Amtrak Reform Board to continue to serve out their terms.

What's happening now November 21, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Costa, Jim
California · Nov 18, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4394: Amtrak Board Leadership Enhancement Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4394/
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"H.R. 4394: Amtrak Board Leadership Enhancement Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4394/.
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H.R. 4394, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4394/.
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