Railroads

Surface Transportation Board Rural trunk lines Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger

Railroad Retirement Board: Funding Rail Safety (HR 928) CRISI Grants Automatic Track Inspection No Tax on Over-Time for all Workers (HR 5475)

Rail Safety; Hazardous material rail movement; Ethanol rail service interruptions/delays; ECP Brake Requirements

Fiscal year 2026 appropriations for railroad programs Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Implementation of the Union Station Redevelopment Act Reauthorization of federal surface transportation laws

Implementation of railroad programs in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Administration of FRA grants

Short Line Railroad Tax Credit Modernization Act, Surface Reauthorization

Preparation of applications under 49 USC 22907 for projects in Texas and Congressional and Administration support for projects under Chapter 224 of Title 49 for projects in Texas.

Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Activities necessary to obligate previously awarded federal project funding under 49 USC 22907 for a project spanning multiple US states

Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Activities necessary to obligate previously awarded federal project funding under 49 USC 22907 for projects in North Dakota Lobbying activity related to legislation (draft and introduced): -- FY2026 Transportation-HUD Appropriations in general, H.R. 7148/H.R. 4552/S. 2465: Support for full funding for 49 USC 22907 and 46 USC 54301 -- 26 USC 45G H.R. 516 & S. 1532 (119th Cong.) - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit: Continued support of current tax treatment of assignments under 26 USC 45G(b) and adjustment of 26 USC 45G(b) credit limitation and 45G(d) eligible track miles.

Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Obligation of federal project funding under 23 USC 117 for projects in Kentucky -- Obligation of projects under 49 USC 22907 in West Virginia -- Support for waiver of navigable waterway bridge airboard in Kentucky Lobbying activity related to legislation (draft and introduced): -- FY2026 Transportation-HUD Appropriations in general, H.R. 7148/H.R. 4552/S. 2465: Support for full funding for 49 USC 22907 and 46 USC 54301 -- 26 USC 45G H.R. 516 & S. 1532 (119th Cong.) - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit: Continued support of current tax treatment of assignments under 26 USC 45G(b) and adjustment of 26 USC 45G(b) credit limitation and 45G(d) eligible track miles.

Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Support for applications for federal project funding under 49 USC 22907 for projects in Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Georgia, Utah, Mississippi, Tennessee and other states -- Support for obligation for federal project funding under 49 USC 22907 for projects in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania Lobbying activity related to legislation (draft and introduced): -- FY2026 Transportation-HUD Appropriations in general, H.R. 7148/H.R. 4552/S. 2465: Support for full funding for 49 USC 22907 and 46 USC 54301 -- 26 USC 45G H.R. 516 & S. 1532 (119th Cong.) - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit: Continued support of current tax treatment of assignments under 26 USC 45G(b) and adjustment of 26 USC 45G(b) credit limitation and 45G(d) eligible track miles.

Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Activities necessary to obligate previously awarded federal project funding under 49 USC 22907 for projects in Iowa and Illinois -- Support for obligation and design of safe, efficient, and reliable projects in Illinois funded by the High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program and other federal programs Lobbying activity related to legislation (draft and introduced): -- FY2026 Transportation-HUD Appropriations in general, H.R. 7148/H.R. 4552/S. 2465: Support for full funding for 49 USC 22907 and 46 USC 54301 -- 26 USC 45G H.R. 516 & S. 1532 (119th Cong.) - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit: Continued support of current tax treatment of assignments under 26 USC 45G(b) and adjustment of 26 USC 45G(b) credit limitation and 45G(d) eligible track miles.

Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Activities necessary to obligate previously awarded federal project funding under 49 USC 22907 for projects in Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Georgia, Nebraska, Washington, and Ohio -- Support for applications for federal project funding under 49 USC 22907 for projects in Texas, Colorado, Georgia, Alabama, and Nebraska Lobbying activity related to legislation (draft and introduced): -- FY2026 Transportation-HUD Appropriations in general, H.R. 7148/H.R. 4552/S. 2465: Support for full funding for 49 USC 22907 and 46 USC 54301 -- 26 USC 45G H.R. 516 & S. 1532 (119th Cong.) - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit: Continued support of current tax treatment of assignments under 26 USC 45G(b) and adjustment of 26 USC 45G(b) credit limitation and 45G(d) eligible track miles.

Railroad tax issues (45 G Railroad tax credit).

Railroad tax issues (45 G Railroad tax credit).

Railroad Safety Legislation.

Issues related to railway safety.

Discussions of 2024 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement federal grant projects. General discussions on the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement federal program. Discussion on the development of a new zero emission freight container railroad technology. Discussions on enhancements to 45G in the federal tax code. S. 576 and HR. 1674, Railway Safgety Act of 2023, and related topics on rail freight safety.

S.2071, Reliable Rail Service Act, including provisions related to the reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Board and rail service oversight. Issues related to Federal Railroad Administrations regulation of tank car construction approvals. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Hearing, Oversight and Examination of Railroad Grade Crossing Elimination and Safety (Jan. 18, 2024), request for comments to be submitted to the record related to tank car construction approvals. S.576 & H.R. 1674, Railway Safety Act, including provisions related to shippers rights, rail safety programs, and the shipment of chemicals by rail. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Modal Regulatory Reform Initiatives, PHMSA 2018-0080 (HM-265), including provisions related to AAR approval of rail cars. Issues pertaining the proposed class 1 rail merger.

Issues related to surface transportation reauthorization, rail safety legislation, freight rail operations and infrastructure, and the transport of hazardous materials.

Mr. Flitton lobbied House and Senate personnel on maritime, rail, and transportation issues generally.

Issues related to car hire rules. Issues related to box car parity. Issues related to rail car owners and leasers.

Rail safety Tank car safety

Issues related to railroad shipping rates.

Issues related to railroad modernization.

H.R. 952: Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act; all provisions

IJIA Implementation-PL 117-58 Issues related to Surface Transportation Reauthorization Issues related to mergers and acquisitions

Issues Related to Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Merger, Rail Border Crossings, General Business Issues, Issues Related to Rail Cargo Theft

General concerns on efficient rail systems as ag heavily relies off of railroads. SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING BILLS: - Reintroduction of the Rails to Trails Landowner Rights Act, which would require that trail sponsors obtain consent from all impacted landowners and provide fair compensation when converting abandoned railroad corridors into recreational trails.

Issues related to railway safety, general railroad and transportation issues