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HR 5801 111th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Railroads Transportation costs

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the subsidization of Amtrak sleeper class service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 20, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Jul 21, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jul 20, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 20, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs Amtrak to ensure that fares charged for sleeper class service on all Amtrak long-distance routes are priced to equal all of the operating costs for providing such service.

Requires Amtrak to discontinue such service in cases where total service costs exceed total revenues for the service for the first full fiscal year beginning after enactment of this Act.

Prohibits Amtrak from using federal funds to subsidize sleeper class service.

What's happening now July 21, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 29, 2010
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 29, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5801: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the subsidization of Amtrak sleeper class service, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5801/
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"H.R. 5801: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the subsidization of Amtrak sleeper class service, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5801/.
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H.R. 5801, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5801/.
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