# 119-hr-769: All Aboard Act

119-hr-769, All Aboard Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-769
- Congress: 119
- Title: All Aboard Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would give rail passengers a right to refunds when trips are canceled or delayed more than three hours.** It would also require Amtrak to stop using a "run-to-fail" maintenance model and produce a six-month plan for alternative maintenance strategies and costs.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Full refunds for Amtrak delays and cancellations: benefit, low. This bill would let you get your full ticket price back if Amtrak cancels a covered trip or it finishes more than 3 hours late because of an Amtrak failure. The Transportation Secretary would have 180 days to write rules on who is covered and how to decide fault. If Amtrak does not dispute liabilit…
- End run-to-fail maintenance and penalties: mixed, medium. This bill would require Amtrak to stop using a 'run-to-fail' maintenance model. Amtrak would have 6 months to report replacement maintenance strategies and cost estimates. Amtrak could not use a run-to-fail approach after 2 years and must implement a new strategy within that time. The Transportatio…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7352: PASTEUR Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-769 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/769)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5334)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7352: PASTEUR Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7352)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-769 (as of 2026-04-21).