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Tracking Rail Amendments to the BUILD America 250 Act

May 20, 2026

[Last Updated: May 21, 12:08 AM]

- [Support] Amendment #046 offered by Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-FL-1) to reduce historic preservation delays on rail infrastructure projects. VOTE YES.

- [Support] Amendment #061 offered by Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC-04) to set aside minimum allocations from the CRISI Program for planning, project development, and delivery of rail infrastructure and safety improvements.

- [Support] Amendment #068 offered by Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR-01) to provide rail eligibility for the rural piece of the new Surface Transportation Accelerator Grant (STAG) program. VOTE YES.

- [Support] Amendment #055 offered by Rep. Val Hoyle (D-OR-4) to move the INFRA grant program back into the Highway Trust Fund instead of making it dependent on annual appropriations. VOTE YES.

- [Oppose] Amendment #228 offered by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA-4) which would remove the eligibility for passenger rail from the Surface Transportation Block Grants. VOTE NO.

- [Oppose] Amendment #236 offered by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA-4) which would remove the eligibility for rail from the urban set-aside portion of STAG. VOTE NO.

- [Support] Amendment #125 offered by Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) which would require the USDOT to provide a list to Congress every month listing projects that have seen withheld funds, terminated funds, and/or scoping amendments. VOTE YES.

- [Support] Amendment #301 offered by Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV-01) which would clarify that any entity performing traditional railroad work over infrastructure constructed or improved by an FRA grant are rail carriers. VOTE YES.

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"It is an honor to be recognized by the Rail Passengers Association for my efforts to strengthen and expand America’s passenger rail. Golden spikes were once used by railroads to mark the completion of important rail projects, so I am truly grateful to receive the Golden Spike Award as a way to mark the end of a career that I’ve spent fighting to invest in our country’s rail system. As Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, it has been my priority to bolster funding for Amtrak, increase and expand routes, look to the future by supporting high-speed projects, and improve safety, culminating in $66 billion in new funding in the Bipartisan infrastructure Law."

Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
March 30, 2022, on receiving the Association's Golden Spike Award for his years of dedication and commitment to passenger rail.