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Calendar No. 485 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4107 

To require Amtrak to report to Congress information on Amtrak compliance 

with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 with respect to trains 

and stations. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 11 (legislative day, APRIL 10), 2024 

Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mrs. CAPITO) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

AUGUST 1, 2024 

Reported by Ms. CANTWELL, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To require Amtrak to report to Congress information on 

Amtrak compliance with the Americans with Disabilities 

Act of 1990 with respect to trains and stations. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Think Differently 

5 Transportation Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPORT ON AMTRAK ADA COMPLIANCE. 

2 Section 24315(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

6 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

7 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 

8 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

9 and 

10 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(D) shall include an action plan for bringing 

12 Amtrak rail cars and Amtrak-served stations that 

13 are not in compliance with the Americans with Dis14 abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) into 

15 compliance with such Act as required by the settle16 ment agreement entered into in 2020 between Am17 trak and the Department of Justice; and 

18 ‘‘(E) shall include a status report on— 

19 ‘‘(i) Amtrak-served stations for which Am20 trak is solely responsible for compliance with 

21 such Act based on a station assessment carried 

22 out by Amtrak, including a timeline for any re23 quired compliance with such Act, as required by 

24 the settlement agreement; 

25 ‘‘(ii) Amtrak-served stations for which Am26 trak has a shared responsibility for compliance 


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1 with such Act based on a station assessment 

2 carried out by Amtrak, including a timeline for 

3 any required compliance with such Act for the 

4 portions of the station for which Amtrak is the 

5 responsible party consistent with the terms of 

6 the settlement agreement, identifying who is re7 sponsible for compliance (and the status of the 

8 compliance of each responsible party with such 

9 Act) for such portions and the timeline for com10 pliance in cases in which Amtrak is not the re11 sponsible party; and 

12 ‘‘(iii) the status of compliance with such 

13 Act for all Amtrak-served stations for which 

14 Amtrak is not the responsible party, nor is re15 sponsible for a portion of the station, and the 

16 entity or entities that have responsibility for 

17 compliance with such Act, based on a station 

18 assessment carried out by Amtrak or the party 

19 responsible under such Act.’’; and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘station assessment’ 

22 means a review of all components of a station, including 

23 the building, platform, path to train, and parking areas, 

24 as required by the Access Board on the date of enactment 

25 of the Think Differently Transportation Act.’’. 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Think Differently Trans3 portation Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REPORT ON AMTRAK ADA COMPLIANCE. 

5 Section 24315(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

9 at the end; 

10 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 

11 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

12 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(D) shall include an action plan for bringing 

14 Amtrak-served stations that are not in compliance 

15 with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 

16 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) into compliance with such Act, 

17 as required by the settlement agreement entered into 

18 in 2020 between Amtrak and the Department of Jus19 tice; 

20 ‘‘(E) shall include a status report on— 

21 ‘‘(i) Amtrak-served stations for which Am22 trak is solely responsible for compliance with 

23 such Act based on a station assessment carried 

24 out by Amtrak, including a timeline for any re25 quired compliance with such Act, as required by 

26 the settlement agreement; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) Amtrak-served stations for which Am2 trak has a shared responsibility for compliance 

3 with such Act based on a station assessment car4 ried out by Amtrak or by the party responsible 

5 for such compliance, including a timeline for 

6 any required compliance with such Act for the 

7 portions of the station for which Amtrak is the 

8 responsible party consistent with the terms of the 

9 settlement agreement, identifying who is respon10 sible for compliance (and the status of the com11 pliance of each responsible party with such Act) 

12 for such portions and the timeline for compliance 

13 in cases in which Amtrak is not the responsible 

14 party; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) the status of compliance with such 

16 Act for all Amtrak-served stations for which Am17 trak is not the responsible party, nor is respon18 sible for a portion of the station, and identify the 

19 entity or entities that have responsibility for 

20 compliance with such Act, based on a station as21 sessment carried out by Amtrak or the party re22 sponsible under such Act.’’; and 

23 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(3) Amtrak may meet the requirements described in 

25 clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (1)(E) by demonstrating 


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1 that Amtrak took reasonable measures to obtain cooperation 

2 from responsible entities. 

3 ‘‘(4) Amtrak shall submit the action plan and status 

4 report required under subparagraphs (D) and (E) of para5 graph (1)— 

6 ‘‘(A) annually while the settlement agreement re7 ferred to in paragraph (1)(D) is in effect; and 

8 ‘‘(B) every 5 years beginning on the first day the 

9 settlement is no longer in effect.’’. 


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Calendar No. 485 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4107 

A BILL 

To require Amtrak to report to Congress informatrains and stations. with Disabilities Act of 1990 with respect to tion on Amtrak compliance with the Americans 

AUGUST 1, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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