S. 3728

Summary

S. 3728, the Long-Distance Corridor Relief Enhancement Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 29, 2026 by Sen. Tim Sheehy (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Jan 29, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

S. 3728 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S3728 IS: Long-Distance Corridor Relief Enhancement Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-01-29
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 3728  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 29, 2026   Mr. Sheehy  (for himself and  Mr. Merkley ) 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 Enhancement 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
(A)
In general
For the purposes of this subsection, the Secretary shall not require or consider committed or anticipated non-Federal funding for any part of the program described in subsection (a) for any intercity passenger rail corridor on a long-distance route.
(B)
Application
The exception provided in subparagraph (A) shall apply to any long-distance route corridor accepted into the program on or after October 1, 2023.
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Tracker

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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. 3728, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Tim Sheehy

Sen. · R–MT · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 29, 2026

Jeff Merkley

Sen. · D–OR · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 29, 2026 · Original

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Committees

S. 3728 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Referred To · Jan 29, 2026 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 3728 has taken 2 actions since Jan 29, 2026.

Votes

S. 3728 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 3728 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Long-Distance Corridor Relief Enhancement Act — Display Title
• Long-Distance Corridor Relief Enhancement 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

2 clients hired 2 firms and 9 registered lobbyists who named S. 3728 in 3 quarterly filings, 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 Government Issues, Railroads, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Environment/Superfund, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Defense.

Clients

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

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.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3728 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3728’s is Transportation and Public Works.

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