# 116-hr-8082: Freight RAILCAR Act of 2020

116-hr-8082, Freight RAILCAR Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8082
- Congress: 116
- Title: Freight RAILCAR Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-08-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Freight Rail Assistance and Investment to Launch Coronavirus-era Activity and Recovery Act of 2020 or the Freight RAILCAR Act of 2020 This bill establishes a new tax credit for the replacement and modernization of qualified freight railcars. Specifically, it allows a credit for 50% of the sum of the qualifying replacement or modernization amount, the qualifying scrap amount, and the qualifying railcar facility and technology modernization amount. The bill defines qualified freight railcar as a freight railcar that meets significant improvement requirements for capacity, fuel efficiency, or performance.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2020-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2020-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8082 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8082)

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