H.R. 4756

Summary

H.R. 4756, the Freights First Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 25, 2025 by Rep. Eric Burlison (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, and last saw action on Jul 26, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Record

Text

H.R. 4756 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 4756 IH: Freights First Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-25
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4756  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 25, 2025   Mr. Burlison  (for himself,  Mr. Perry , and  Ms. Hageman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit the preference for Amtrak using rail lines, junctions, and crossings near ports and rail yards, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Freights First Act  .
2.
Limitation of preference for Amtrak
Section 24308(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking  Except in an emergency  and inserting the following:
(1)
In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2) or in an emergency
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(2)
Limitation of preference
Intercity and commuter rail passenger transportation provided by or for Amtrak shall not have preference over freight transportation in using a rail line, junction, or crossing if such rail line, junction, or crossing is located within 50 miles of a port or rail yard.
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Sponsors

Rep. Eric Burlison (R) sponsors H.R. 4756, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Eric Burlison

Rep. · R–MO-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 25, 2025

Harriet Hageman

Rep. · R–WY-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 25, 2025 · Original

Scott Perry

Rep. · R–PA-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 25, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 4756 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 · Jul 26, 2025 · 47 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Jul 25, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4756 has taken 3 actions since Jul 25, 2025, the latest on Jul 26, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4756 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4756 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Freights First Act — Display Title
• Freights First Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit the preference for Amtrak using rail lines, junctions, and crossings near ports and rail yards, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4756 in 9 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 Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Railroads, Transportation, Economics/Economic Development, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4756 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. 4756’s is Transportation and Public Works.

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