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HR 838 118th Congress House Taxation

Freight RAILCAR Act of 2023

Introduced: July 15, 2024 Introduced by: LaHood, Darin Republican · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 6, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Freight Rail Assistance and Investment to Launch Coronavirus-Era Activity and Recovery Act of 2023 or the Freight RAILCAR Act of 2023

This bill provides a new tax credit through 2025 for 10% of freight railcar fleet modernization expenses (i.e., railcar replacement and modernization expenses for meeting fuel efficiency and performance standards). The bill provides that no more than 2,000 freight railcars per taxpayer may be taken into account for purposes of determining the credit in a taxable year.

The Department of the Treasury must report to Congress on the credit to provide information on the number of times the credit was claimed and the number of railcars scrapped or built as a result of the credit.

What's happening now February 6, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Cosponsors 68
All 68 Democratic 18 Republican 38
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Oct 25, 2024
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Oct 18, 2024
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Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Sep 23, 2024
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Aug 16, 2024
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Aug 6, 2024
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Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Jul 26, 2024
Molinaro, Marcus
· Jul 15, 2024
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Ciscomani, Juan
Arizona · May 24, 2024
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 22, 2024
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Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · Apr 23, 2024
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 12, 2024
Duarte, John
· Feb 23, 2024
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Nov 13, 2023
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Van Orden, Derrick
Wisconsin · Nov 2, 2023
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Bean, Aaron
Florida · Oct 30, 2023
Williams, Brandon
· Oct 19, 2023
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Carey, Mike
Ohio · Jul 28, 2023
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jul 10, 2023
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Babin, Brian
Texas · May 25, 2023
Garcia, Mike
· May 18, 2023
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Pfluger, August
Texas · May 18, 2023
Kilmer, Derek
· May 15, 2023
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Gooden, Lance
Texas · May 9, 2023
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Apr 28, 2023
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Apr 28, 2023
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Feenstra, Randy
Iowa · Apr 20, 2023
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Luttrell, Morgan
Texas · Apr 20, 2023
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Apr 18, 2023
Trone, David
· Apr 13, 2023
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Mar 27, 2023
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Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · Mar 10, 2023
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Mar 9, 2023
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Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Mar 9, 2023
Chavez-DeRemer, Lori
· Feb 27, 2023
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Valadao, David G.
California · Feb 24, 2023
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Feb 17, 2023
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Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Feb 9, 2023
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Feb 9, 2023
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 9, 2023
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 6, 2023
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Feb 6, 2023
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 6, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Feb 6, 2023
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 6, 2023
Carl, Jerry
· Feb 6, 2023
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Feb 6, 2023
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 6, 2023
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Feb 6, 2023
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Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Feb 6, 2023
Ferguson, A.
· Feb 6, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 838: Freight RAILCAR Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-838/
MLA
"H.R. 838: Freight RAILCAR Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-838/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 838, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-838/.
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[H.R. 838: Freight RAILCAR Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-838/)
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