Rail Motive Power Source Integration Act of 2026

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Introduced 2026-06-08Topic: transportation · energy · infrastructure utilities

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This bill would require the Federal Railroad Administration to set up a pilot program to make it easier for passenger and freight trains to switch between different power sources, such as battery, electric, hydrogen, and diesel, while operating. Under the program, the agency would research how to combine these power sources and the challenges involved, including cost and land needs. It would also develop rail car designs that can switch between power sources and run demonstration projects to test them. The agency would study where trains must be changed because their power source cannot operate past a certain point, and report results to Congress within one year.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-06-08	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-06-08	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-06-08		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-06-08		Introduced in House	introduce

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