Keeping China Off the Rails Act of 2026

This bill would change a federal law that sets manufacturing and content requirements for railroad freight cars used in the United States. It would apply two of those existing requirements, found in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of the law, to freight cars that carry cargo for the U.S. Armed Forces. The requirements would phase in over four years, starting with the newest cars and expanding to older cars each year, until they cover all such freight cars. The bill would exempt cars used for secret military shipments, and cars whose owners were not told in advance that military cargo would be shipped in them.

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Sponsors

• Joni Ernst Republican sponsor
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