Sponsors (3)
The bill preserves federal grant access that keeps intercity passenger-rail projects and related jobs alive, but imposes potential additional federal cost and leaves states and local agencies with planning uncertainty because amounts and timing are unspecified.
Intercity rail providers, passengers, and urban and rural communities would keep access to federal passenger-rail grant funding, allowing planned and new passenger-rail projects to proceed.
Transportation and construction workers would see continued job support and work opportunities from projects funded by the authorized grants.
State and local governments and planning agencies face uncertainty about project timing and budgeting because the bill does not specify authorization amounts or effective dates.
Taxpayers could face increased federal spending if the extended authorizations lead to new appropriations for rail grants.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Replaces IIJA subsection authorizing appropriations for certain intercity passenger rail grants, effectively revising the statutory authorization (amounts and dates not shown).
Official title: To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to extend the authorization for grants under section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, through fiscal year 2032.
Introduced October 3, 2025 by Jim Costa · Last progress October 3, 2025
Amends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to replace the current grant-authorizing language for certain intercity passenger rail programs, effectively extending or revising the authorization of appropriations for those grants. The text supplied does not show dollar amounts, specific program changes, or effective dates, only that subsection 22106(a) is being replaced. The bill is short and narrowly focused: it only provides a new statutory citation (a short title) and replaces a single IIJA subsection that governs authorization for intercity passenger rail grants. Because funding levels and timing are not included in the excerpt, the practical effect depends on the language and amounts inserted in the replaced subsection.