Station Agent in Every Amtrak State Act

Bill: 116-s-2432
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2019-08-01
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)

Railroads
Latest action: action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-08-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Station Agent in Every Amtrak State Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to place at least one station agent in every state in which it operates.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2432 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 1, 2019 Mr. Manchin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require Amtrak to place at least 1 station agent in every State in which Amtrak operates.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Station Agent in Every Amtrak State Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Amtrak The term Amtrak means the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak . (2) Station agent The term station agent means an Amtrak employee who is responsible for— (A) assisting passengers with intercity passenger rail travel; (B) selling Amtrak tickets; (C) providing customer service during operating hours; or (D) performing building maintenance duties at any Amtrak facility. 3. Amtrak station agents Amtrak shall ensure that not fewer than 1 station agent is placed in every State in which Amtrak operates.