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S. 2916

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Summary

S. 2916, the Long-Distance Corridor Relief Act, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 19, 2025 by Sen. Tim Sheehy (R). It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Sep 19, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


Record

Text

S. 2916 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb2916/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2916 IS: Long-Distance Corridor Relief Act
U.S. Senate
2025-09-19
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2916 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19 (legislative day, September 16), 2025 Mr. Sheehy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL
To remove the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation consider the committed or anticipated non-Federal funding for long distance intercity passenger rail routes under the Corridor Identification and Development Program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Long-Distance Corridor Relief Act .
2.
Modification of consideration requirement of non-Federal funding for corridor selection
Section 25101(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (14) as subparagraphs (A) through (N), respectively, and indenting such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
(2)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking In selecting and inserting the following:
(1)
In general
In selecting
.
(3)
in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by striking committed or and by inserting except as provided in paragraph (2), committed or ; and
(4)
by adding at the end the following:
(2)
Exception for long-distance route corridor
For the purposes of this subsection, the Secretary shall not consider committed or anticipated non-Federal funding for operating or capital costs for any intercity passenger rail corridor on a long-distance route.
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-09-19
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to remove the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation consider the committed or anticipated non-Federal funding for long distance intercity passenger rail routes under the Corridor Identification and Development Program.

Sponsors

Sen. Tim Sheehy (R) sponsors S. 2916 alone.

Committees

S. 2916 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Referred To · Sep 19, 2025 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 2916 has taken 2 actions since Sep 19, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 19, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Sep 19, 2025
Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2916 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2916 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Long-Distance Corridor Relief Act — Display Title
  • Long-Distance Corridor Relief Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to remove the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation consider the committed or anticipated non-Federal funding for long distance intercity passenger rail routes under the Corridor Identification and Development Program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 20 registered lobbyists who named S. 2916 in 11 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Medicare/Medicaid, Trade (domestic/foreign), Animals, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Environment/Superfund.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEYNew Jersey14
MERCK & CO INCNew Jersey13
CSX CORPORATIONDistrict of Columbia12
SANOFI US SERVICES INCDistrict of Columbia11
VIATRIS INCPennsylvania11

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
MERCK & CO INCMERCK & CO, INC.2025 second_quarter$5M2nd Quarter - Amendme…
MERCK & CO INCMERCK & CO, INC.2025 second_quarter$5M2nd Quarter - Report
MERCK & CO INCMERCK & CO, INC.2025 first_quarter$2.6M1st Quarter - Report
SANOFI US SERVICES INCSANOFI US SERVICES INC.2025 first_quarter$2.5M1st Quarter - Report
CSX CORPORATIONCSX CORPORATION2026 first_quarter$620K1st Quarter - Report
VIATRIS INCVIATRIS INC.2025 first_quarter$590K1st Quarter - Report
CSX CORPORATIONCSX CORPORATION2026 second_quarter$310K2nd Quarter - Report
HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEYHEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY2025 first_quarter$52.7K1st Quarter - Report
HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEYHEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY2025 second_quarter$52.3K2nd Quarter - Report
HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEYHEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY2025 third_quarter$41.5K3rd Quarter - Report
HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEYHEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY2025 fourth_quarter$38.7K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2916 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2916’s is Transportation and Public Works.

s2916/policy-areas.txt
Transportation and Public WorksAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationWater Resources Development

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