US Congress · H.R. 192 · Passed the House

Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act

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Introduced 2025-01-03

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What it does

Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act This bill requires Amtrak to publicly disclose the annual base pay and bonus compensation paid to an Amtrak executive in a required annual report to Congress. Specifically, Amtrak must incorporate into the annual report the annual base pay and any bonus compensation paid to a member of the executive leadership team. This must include the criteria and metrics used to determine any bonus compensation. Further, Amtrak must make the annual report available on Amtrak's public website.

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1Short title

This section would give the Act the short title "Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act."

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act .

2Amtrak reports and audits

This section would amend section 24315(a) of title 49, United States Code, which covers what Amtrak must submit to Congress. Amtrak would have to make that same submission available to the public on Amtrak's website, in addition to submitting it to Congress. This section would also replace the existing paragraph (2) of that subsection with a new requirement that Amtrak provide the annual base pay and any bonus compensation paid to each member of its executive leadership team, including the chief executive officer, the president, and other officers, along with the criteria and metrics used to determine any such bonus compensation.

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2. Amtrak reports and audits Section 24315(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting , and make available to the public on the website of Amtrak, after submit to Congress ; and (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) provide the annual base pay and any bonus compensation paid to a member of the executive leadership team (including the chief executive officer, president, and officers) of Amtrak, including the criteria and metrics used to determine any such bonus compensation; and . Passed the House of Representatives January 13, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-01-03

In the House.

Passed the House · 2025-01-13

Senate floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

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The numbers

29%

of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)

sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (2025-01-14).