H.R. 192 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Jan 13, 2025. Received Jan 14, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAmtrak must disclose executive pay publicly
This bill requires Amtrak, the national railroad company, to share details about what its top executives earn in their annual report to Congress. The company would have to list each executive's base salary and any bonus payments, plus explain what criteria and metrics determined those bonuses. Amtrak would then post this report on its public website so anyone can see it.
How it affects you
This doesn't directly change anything in your daily life, but it does affect taxpayers who fund Amtrak and anyone interested in how the company spends money on executive compensation. The transparency lets the public and Congress see how executive pay is decided and what performance standards are used to justify bonuses.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jan 3, 2025)
Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act
This bill requires Amtrak to publicly disclose the annual base pay and bonus compensation paid to an Amtrak executive in a required annual report to Congress.
Specifically, Amtrak must incorporate into the annual report the annual base pay and any bonus compensation paid to a member of the executive leadership team. This must include the criteria and metrics used to determine any bonus compensation.
Further, Amtrak must make the annual report available on Amtrak's public website.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 192
AN ACT
Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act
Sponsor: Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC-7) · Introduced Jan 3, 2025 · Transportation and Public Works · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jan 14, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Jan 13, 2025
Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 407–0
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 201 | 0 | 14 |
| Republicans | 206 | 0 | 13 |
Source: Clerk of the House · roll call 8
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 3 official versions.