H.R. 8689 · 118th Congress

Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act

Introduced on Jun 11, 2024 by Marcus J. Molinaro (R-NY-19). One cosponsor. Latest action (Dec 10, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jun 11, 2024
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require Amtrak to publicly disclose certain bonus compensation paid to Amtrak executives, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Marcus J. MolinaroR-NY-19Sponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jun 11, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jun 11, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Jun 11, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  4. Jun 12, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  5. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged
  6. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
  8. Nov 26, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-780.
  9. Nov 26, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-780.
  10. Nov 26, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 645.
  11. Dec 9, 2024 · HouseMr. Graves (LA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. Dec 9, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6536-6537)
  13. Dec 9, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8689.
  14. Dec 9, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6536)
  15. Dec 9, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6536)
  16. Dec 9, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Dec 9, 2024 · HouseThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  18. Dec 10, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. States for Passenger Rail Coalition3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  2. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY2 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY$439.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.