# 119-s-2899: Rail Service Continuity and Stability Act of 2025

119-s-2899, Rail Service Continuity and Stability Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2899
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rail Service Continuity and Stability Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Provides open-ended federal funding to keep Amtrak's long-distance routes running.** The Rail Service Continuity and Stability Act of 2025 authorizes additional appropriations to Amtrak specifically for the long-distance routes defined in 49 U.S.C. 24102. Only routes that exist on the date of enactment are eligible, and Amtrak may receive such additional sums as may be necessary to support those routes with no fixed funding amount, phase-in schedule, or sunset.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Support for long-distance Amtrak routes: benefit, low. This bill would let Amtrak receive "such additional sums as may be necessary" to support long-distance routes. Those routes mean the set listed in 49 U.S.C. 24102. The authority would apply only to routes that exist on the date of enactment. The bill does not set a dollar amount, cap, phase-in, or…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-2899 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2899)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-306)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2899 (as of 2026-09-10).