H.R. 1547 · 118th Congress

Orders a federal study of commuter rail trips without transfers, including on NJ Transit

Official title: One Seat Ride Act1

Did not become law

§1What it does

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The bill would require the Department of Transportation to study the benefits of commuter rail service and the main obstacles to offering commuter trains that get riders to their destination without changing trains.2,3 The study would weigh economic, logistical and quality-of-life factors.3 It would also have to include a cost-benefit analysis of direct, one-seat trips on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley line during rush hours and how such trips would affect other New Jersey Transit lines.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, December 6, 2023: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.1
IntroducedMarch 10, 2023
SponsorRep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]
Cosponsors1 cosponsor (1 Democratic)
Official recordH.R. 1547 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

Why this matters: The official count.

House, December 5, 2023

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: Passed — 356 yes, 61 no, 16 not voting.4