H.R. 3194 · 119th Congress

LOCOMOTIVES Act

Introduced on May 5, 2025 by John R. Moolenaar (R-MI-2). 27 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jul 14, 2026): Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
May 5, 2025
Cosponsors
27
0 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection
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Progress

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

Official title

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.

Subjects

  • Air quality
  • Railroads
  • State and local government operations

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.

John R. MoolenaarR-MI-2Sponsor

Republicans · 27

Roll calls

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History

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  1. May 5, 2025Introduced in House
  2. May 5, 2025Introduced in House
  3. May 5, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
  4. May 5, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  5. Jul 14, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Jul 14, 2026 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY12 reports
    $4.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY$439.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. CSX CORPORATION5 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  3. UNION PACIFIC CORP.5 reports
    $4.9M reported (all issues)
  4. ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS2 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION1 report
    $120K reported (all issues)
  6. Americans for Prosperity1 report
    $660K reported (all issues)
  7. Earthjustice Action1 report
    $188.3K reported (all issues)
  8. Sierra Club1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.