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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 

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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPORT ON AMTRAK ADA COMPLIANCE. 

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

8 amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1)— 


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

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

4 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

5 and 

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

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

8 Amtrak rail cars and Amtrak-served stations that 

9 are not in compliance with the Americans with Dis10 abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) into 

11 compliance with such Act as required by the settle12 ment agreement entered into in 2020 between Am13 trak and the Department of Justice; and 

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

15 ‘‘(i) Amtrak-served stations for which Am16 trak is solely responsible for compliance with 

17 such Act based on a station assessment carried 

18 out by Amtrak, including a timeline for any re19 quired compliance with such Act, as required by 

20 the settlement agreement; 

21 ‘‘(ii) Amtrak-served stations for which Am22 trak has a shared responsibility for compliance 

23 with such Act based on a station assessment 

24 carried out by Amtrak, including a timeline for 

25 any required compliance with such Act for the 


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1 portions of the station for which Amtrak is the 

2 responsible party consistent with the terms of 

3 the settlement agreement, identifying who is re4 sponsible for compliance (and the status of the 

5 compliance of each responsible party with such 

6 Act) for such portions and the timeline for com7 pliance in cases in which Amtrak is not the re8 sponsible party; and 

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

10 Act for all Amtrak-served stations for which 

11 Amtrak is not the responsible party, nor is re12 sponsible for a portion of the station, and the 

13 entity or entities that have responsibility for 

14 compliance with such Act, based on a station 

15 assessment carried out by Amtrak or the party 

16 responsible under such Act.’’; and 

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

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

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

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

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

22 of the Think Differently Transportation Act.’’. 

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