S. 1779 119th Congress Senate

LOCOMOTIVES Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit State standards relating to the control of emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in locomotives, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2025 Introduced by: Joni Ernst Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

Environmental Protection Air qualityRailroadsState and local government operations

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May 15, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

May 15, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now May 15, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Environment and Public Works Committee
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Lobbying activity 19

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)
for BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION
for UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
for BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)
for BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · Texas · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION
for UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
for BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
19 filings
SENATE
19 filings
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
18 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
12 filings
Surface Transportation Board (STB)
12 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
11 filings
White House Office
11 filings
Federal Railroad Administration
9 filings

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Cosponsors 19