To prohibit the use of Federal financial assistance for a certain high-speed rail development project in the State of California, and for other purposes.

This bill would block federal money from going to California’s high‑speed rail project if it is the same as, or very similar to, the project covered by a past federal–state agreement for the California High‑Speed Rail Authority. In short, the federal government could not fund that rail plan or any look‑alike version of it anymore.

The background: the earlier agreement tied to this project was ended by the Federal Railroad Administration in 2019, and the state’s plan aimed to build a high‑speed line between Los Angeles and San Francisco, with trains over 200 mph.

• Who is affected: California’s high‑speed rail program, state and local agencies, workers and businesses tied to the project, and future riders.
• What changes: No federal financial assistance could be used for that project or any substantially similar version of it.
• When: If enacted, the ban would apply going forward to that project and similar versions; the earlier federal agreement was already terminated in 2019.