Train FOOD Act
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Overview
This bill requires Amtrak to regularly report to Congress on its progress in implementing recommendations made by the Amtrak Food and Beverage Working Group to improve onboard food and beverage service. Amtrak must establish an advisory committee with representatives from Amtrak, employee unions, passenger advocacy groups, and states providing funding. The committee will provide internal review and submit annual reports detailing implementation status, including justifications for any recommendations deemed impractical or impossible to implement, along with estimated costs if funding is a factor. The Government Accountability Office will also submit a report to Congress summarizing Amtrak’s overall progress.
Key provisions
- Establishes an Amtrak advisory committee to review implementation of FBWG recommendations.
- Requires Amtrak to submit annual reports to Congress on implementation status.
- Mandates public availability of Amtrak’s annual implementation reports on a website.
- Directs the GAO to submit a report to Congress summarizing Amtrak’s progress.
- The advisory committee must include representatives from Amtrak, employee unions, passenger advocacy groups, and state-supported route funding providers.
- Reports must detail progress, completed recommendations, and recommendations deemed impractical.
- Justifications for impractical recommendations must be provided, including estimated costs if funding is a factor.
- Reports must describe changes to Amtrak’s food and beverage service since the bill’s enactment.
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