Long-Distance Corridor Relief Enhancement Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jan 29, 2026
What it does
The Long-Distance Corridor Relief Enhancement Act would amend federal law to remove the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation consider committed or anticipated non-Federal funding when selecting long-distance intercity passenger rail corridors for the Corridor Identification and Development Program. This change applies to any long-distance route corridor accepted into the program on or after October 1, 2023. The bill aims to streamline the selection process by eliminating a funding-related criterion that may have disadvantaged certain routes lacking secured local or state financial commitments. It affects the U.S. Department of Transportation’s evaluation process for…
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