Rail Motive Power Source Integration Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
Introduced
Summary
Integrating multiple motive power sources into U.S. rail lines is the bill's core aim. It would fund a Federal Railroad Administration pilot to research, design, and demonstrate ways for passenger and freight trains to rotate between battery, electrification, hydrogen, and diesel power.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Pilot to test multi-source rail power
This bill would require the Federal Railroad Administration to run a pilot program to ease switching trains between power types. The FRA would research battery, electrification, hydrogen, and diesel technologies and study costs and land needs. The FRA would design rail cars that can rotate between multiple power sources and run demonstration projects to test them. The FRA would also map each location where a train must be changed for an inoperable power source and report results to Congress within one year after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 6/8/2026
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/8/2026
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Roll Call Votes
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