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Union Calendar No. 424 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6248 

[Report No. 118–510] 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 6, 2023 

Mr. MOLINARO (for himself, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. NEHLS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

PAPPAS, Mr. CARSON, and Mrs. GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure 

MAY 14, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. MANN, Mr. GOLDMAN of New 

York, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 

DESAULNIER, Mr. FROST, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Ms. UNDERWOOD

MAY 14, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 6, 2023] 


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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. 


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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 Trans5 portation 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)— 

10 (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ 

11 at the end; 

12 (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the pe13 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

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

16 Amtrak rail cars and Amtrak-served stations that are 

17 not in compliance with the Americans with Disabil18 ities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) into com19 pliance with such Act as required by the settlement 

20 agreement entered into in 2020 between Amtrak and 

21 the Department of Justice; and 

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

23 ‘‘(i) Amtrak-served stations for which 

24 Amtrak is solely responsible for compliance 

25 with such Act based on a station assessment 


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1 carried out by Amtrak, including a timeline 

2 for any required compliance with such Act, 

3 as required by the settlement agreement; 

4 ‘‘(ii) Amtrak-served stations for which 

5 Amtrak has a shared responsibility for com6 pliance with such Act based on a station as7 sessment carried out by Amtrak, including 

8 a timeline for any required compliance with 

9 such Act for the portions of the station for 

10 which Amtrak is the responsible party con11 sistent with the terms of the settlement 

12 agreement, identifying who is responsible 

13 for compliance (and the status of the com14 pliance of each responsible party with such 

15 Act) for such portions and the timeline for 

16 compliance in cases in which Amtrak is not 

17 the responsible party; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) the status of compliance with 

19 such Act for all Amtrak-served stations for 

20 which Amtrak is not the responsible party, 

21 nor is responsible for a portion of the sta22 tion, and the entity or entities that have re23 sponsibility for compliance with such Act, 

24 based on a station assessment carried out by 


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1 Amtrak or the party responsible under such 

2 Act.’’; and 

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

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

5 means a review of all components of a station including 

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

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

8 of the Think Differently Transportation Act.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 424 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6248 

[Report No. 118–510] 

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 

MAY 14, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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