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H.R. 265In committee

Train FOOD Act

Introduced: Jan 9, 2025

Latest action date: Jan 10, 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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119th Congress
Introduced
Jan 9, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.

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What this bill does

Train Furtherance of Outstanding Onboard Dining Act or the Train FOOD Act

This bill directs Amtrak to establish an advisory committee to provide internal review for Amtrak's implementation of the Amtrak Food and Beverage Working Group (FBWG) recommendations to improve onboard food and beverage service.

The Amtrak advisory committee must submit an annual report to Congress on the status of Amtrak's implementation of each of the FBWG recommendations. The advisory committee's annual reports must be publicly available on an Amtrak website.

In addition, the Government Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress describing Amtrak's progress in implementing each FBWG report recommendation.

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Transportation and Public Works

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Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightFood industry and servicesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsNational Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)Railroads

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  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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  2. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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  3. Introduced in House

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  4. Introduced in House

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