119-hr3730

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3730 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3730

To direct the Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board to establish 
 an advisory committee on rail electrification, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 4, 2025

 Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
 of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
 concerned

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 A BILL

To direct the Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board to establish 
 an advisory committee on rail electrification, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Forging Ahead on Rail 
Electrification Act'' or the ``FARE Act''.

SEC. 2. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RAIL ELECTRIFICATION.

    (a) Establishment.--The Chairman of the Surface Transportation 
Board shall establish an advisory committee on rail electrification to 
study and issue recommendations regarding barriers to rail 
electrification, including research and development needs to mitigate 
such barriers.

    (b) Membership.--The members of the advisory committee established 
under subsection

    (a) shall represent a balance of interested and 
affected parties, including--

    (1) passenger railroads;

    (2) freight railroads;

    (3) electric utilities;

    (4) electric equipment manufacturers;

    (5) rail equipment manufacturers;

    (6) State governments; and

    (7) relevant Federal agencies.
            (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and every 2 years thereafter until the date described in 
subsection
            (d) , the Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the study and recommendations 
of the advisory committee described in subsection

    (a) .
            (d) Termination.--The advisory committee shall be terminated on the 
date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
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