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H.R. 3729

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3729, the Battery and Regenerative Braking Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 4, 2025 by Rep. Kevin Mullin (D). It was referred to Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, and last saw action on Jun 5, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Record

Text

H.R. 3729 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb3729/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3729 IH: Battery and Regenerative Braking Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-04
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3729  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 4, 2025   Mr. Mullin  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide eligibility for projects to develop and implement regenerative braking and energy storage technologies under the consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Battery and Regenerative Braking Act  .
2.
Consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements
Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(m)
Additional eligible entities and projects
In addition to the eligibility provided in subsections (b) and (c), an entity providing commuter rail passenger transportation, as defined in section 24102, shall be eligible under this section for projects to develop and implement regenerative braking and energy storage technologies.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-04
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide eligibility for projects to develop and implement regenerative braking and energy storage technologies under the consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements program, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Kevin Mullin (D) sponsors H.R. 3729 alone.

Kevin Mullin

Rep. · D–CA-15 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 3729 went before 2 committees: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
Referred to · Jun 5, 2025 · 47 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Jun 4, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3729 has taken 3 actions since Jun 4, 2025, the latest on Jun 5, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 5, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
Jun 4, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 4, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 3729 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3729 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Battery and Regenerative Braking Act — Display Title
  • Battery and Regenerative Braking Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide eligibility for projects to develop and implement regenerative braking and energy storage technologies under the consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3729 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Homeland Security, Transportation, Health Issues, Pharmacy, Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia15—
THE ALS ASSOCIATION—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION15—
THE ALS ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANASTASIA TIONGSON115
BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ115
JILLIAN KINDER115
KATIE MABRY115
MARKUS HYBNER115
TANEESHA JOHNSON115
WARD MCCARRAGHER115
DANIEL CRAMER111
DENISE DEMICHELE-BAILIN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$660K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$660K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$440K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$350K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$340K3rd Quarter - Report
THE ALS ASSOCIATIONTHE ALS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3729 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3729’s is Transportation and Public Works.

hr3729/policy-areas.txt
Transportation and Public WorksAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com