H.R. 9182

Summary

H.R. 9182, the Southeastern Rail Technologies Mapping Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jun 8, 2026 by Rep. Don Beyer (D) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Transportation And Infrastructure, and last saw action on Jun 8, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Record

Text

H.R. 9182 has 5 co-sponsors.

119 HR 9182 IH: Southeastern Rail Technologies Mapping Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-08
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9182  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 8, 2026   Mr. Beyer  (for himself,  Mrs. Foushee ,  Ms. McClellan ,  Ms. Wilson of Florida , and  Mr. Soto ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to study improving rail and integrating new rail power technologies in the southeastern United States, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Southeastern Rail Technologies Mapping Act of 2026  .
2.
Study on improving rail and integration of new rail power technologies
(a)
In general
The Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, acting through the Associate Administrator of the Office of Research, Data, and Innovation, shall conduct a study relating to the improvement of rail performance and integration of new rail power technologies in the southeastern United States.
(b)
Considerations
In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Administrator shall—
(1)
identify—
(A)
any segment of a rail corridor between Florida and Washington, DC that may be suitable for technologies such as rail electrification or use of fuel cell or battery; and
(B)
any challenges relating to implementing such technologies; and
(2)
for each segment of such rail corridor for which the Administrator determines the technologies described in paragraph (1) cannot be implemented—
(A)
explain the reasoning for such determination; and
(B)
recommend any update to the rail corridor that would make it suitable for the implementation of such technologies and provide an estimated cost for each such update.
(c)
Report
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).

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To require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to study improving rail and integrating new rail power technologies in the southeastern United States, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Don Beyer (D) sponsors H.R. 9182, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Don Beyer

Rep. · D–VA-8 · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 8, 2026

Valerie Foushee

Rep. · D–NC-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 8, 2026 · Original

Jennifer McClellan

Rep. · D–VA-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 8, 2026 · Original

Darren Soto

Rep. · D–FL-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 8, 2026 · Original

Frederica Wilson

Rep. · D–FL-24 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 8, 2026 · Original

Kathy Castor

Rep. · D–FL-14 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 25, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 9182 went before 1 committee: Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Jun 8, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9182 has taken 2 actions since Jun 8, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9182 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9182 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• To require the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to study improving rail and integrating new rail power technologies in the southeastern United States, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• Southeastern Rail Technologies Mapping Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Southeastern Rail Technologies Mapping Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9182 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 Railroads, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Budget/Appropriations, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Economics/Economic Development, Environment/Superfund, Government Issues.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9182 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9182’s is Transportation and Public Works.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9182, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 96 (Monday, June 8, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEYER:H.R. 9182.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H3992]

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