Congress orders a map of America's rail electrification future
H.R. 9213 — American Electric Rail Mapping Act of 2026 · Filed by Donald Beyer (D-VA) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Jun 9, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill directs the Federal Railroad Administration to study the feasibility of electrifying passenger and freight rail corridors across the United States. The study will map existing rail systems, identify which corridors could be electrified, and explore clean technology options, with results reported to Congress within two years. No funding is appropriated, and the study must use existing FRA resources.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a straightforward mandate for a government study on rail electrification options. It creates no new programs, appropriates no funds, and imposes no restrictions—it is purely informational and planning-oriented.
What the text implies
- Study results may inform future federal rail electrification funding decisions and infrastructure investment priorities, potentially directing billions in future appropriations.
- Mapping of rail corridors and electrification feasibility may influence state and local transportation planning, affecting land use and regional development patterns.
- Consultation requirement with Tribes and territories ensures indigenous and territorial interests are documented in federal rail planning, creating a record of stakeholder input.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill creates a public information resource on rail electrification feasibility at no new cost, supporting informed policy decisions on transportation decarbonization and infrastructure planning. Citizens benefit from transparency on clean rail options without direct burden.
Named in the bill
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Office of Research, Data, and Innovation, Class I, II, III railroads, State and local governments, Native American Tribes, U.S. territories
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
- Jun 9, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 9, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
1 lobbying clients named this bill on 1 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $310,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 39 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.
Donald Beyer, the sponsor, reported $633,099 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle. $1,000 of that came from 1 PAC tied to these lobbying clients.
- Csx Corporation — $310,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,869 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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