Donald Payne Jr.: “Bioterrorism represents a real and persistent threat to this Nation.”

It is time for Congress to require that freight railroads participate in the Confidential Close Call Reporting System.

There are Americans on a terror watch list as well. So, you know, I would suggest we take in all the information with respect to that.

Thanks in large part to this Committee's past efforts, Congress passed the STB Reauthorization Act of 2015.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed by President Biden in November 2021, provides $22 billion in funding to Amtrak through Fiscal Year 2026.