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H.R. 5697

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5697, the Passenger Rail Liability Adjustment Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Oct 6, 2025 by Rep. Troy Nehls (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, and last saw action on Dec 1, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Record

Text

H.R. 5697 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb5697/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5697 IH: Passenger Rail Liability Adjustment Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-06
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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. 5697  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 6, 2025   Mr. Nehls  (for himself,  Mr. Moulton , and  Ms. Titus ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on  the Judiciary , 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   A BILL
To adjust the effective date of any adjustment based on Consumer Price Index to rail passenger liability cap that occurs during calendar year 2026.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Passenger Rail Liability Adjustment Act of 2025  .
2.
Effective date for rail passenger liability cap adjustment
The effective date for any adjustment to the liability cap under section 28103(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, as described in section 11415(b) of the FAST Act ( 49 U.S.C. 28103  note), that occurs during calendar year 2026, shall be 90 days after the notice required under such section 11415(b).

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-10-06
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To adjust the effective date of any adjustment based on Consumer Price Index to rail passenger liability cap that occurs during calendar year 2026.

Sponsors

Rep. Troy Nehls (R) sponsors H.R. 5697, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5697 went before 3 committees: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, Judiciary and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
Referred to · Dec 1, 2025 · 47 Bills
Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Oct 6, 2025 · 2,181 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Oct 6, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5697 has taken 3 actions since Oct 6, 2025, the latest on Dec 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 1, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
Oct 6, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Oct 6, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 5697 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5697 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Passenger Rail Liability Adjustment Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Passenger Rail Liability Adjustment Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To adjust the effective date of any adjustment based on Consumer Price Index to rail passenger liability cap that occurs during calendar year 2026. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 25 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5697 in 12 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 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Transportation, Automotive Industry, Budget/Appropriations, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia13—
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia13—
CSX CORPORATION—District of Columbia13—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA13—
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION13—
CSX CORPORATION13—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 25.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANASTASIA TIONGSON113
ANTHONY COTTO113
BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ113
BRETT HEWITT113
DAVID PEARCE113
DONALD GRIFFIN113
JAMES GRANDE113
JILLIAN KINDER113
KATHERINE DUVENECK113
KATIE MABRY113
MARKUS HYBNER113
MONA DOOLEY113
NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT113
PATRICK EDMOND113
ROBERT GORDON113
ROBERT MCCARTY113
SAM WHITFIELD113
STEF ZIELEZIENSKI113
STEPHEN FLIPPIN113
TANEESHA JOHNSON113

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$2.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$1.4M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$1.4M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$660K2nd Quarter - Report
CSX CORPORATIONCSX CORPORATION2026 first_quarter$620K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 first_quarter$506.4K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 fourth_quarter$465.8K4th 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
CSX CORPORATIONCSX CORPORATION2026 second_quarter$310K2nd Quarter - Report
CSX CORPORATIONCSX CORPORATION2025 fourth_quarter$251K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5697 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. 5697’s is Transportation and Public Works.

hr5697/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