HR 971 — RAIL Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-02-04
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Sponsors
- Rulli, Michael A. (R, OH-6) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (3)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | CSX CORPORATION | $70,000 | H.R. 971 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | CSX CORPORATION | CSX CORPORATION | — | HR 971 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | — | H.R.971 |
Action timeline
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-04 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Rulli, Michael A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | CSX CORPORATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 971 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.971 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CSX CORPORATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 971 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | — | congress-committee |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Rulli, Michael A. (R, house OH-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSX CORPORATION | 2 | $70,000 | 0 | $0 | $70,000 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $1,549 | $1,549 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 4 | maryland state | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 5 | american health care association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 6 | humtown products | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 7 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $278 | $278 |
| 8 | centers for advanced orthopaedics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 9 | the crowne plaza annapolis | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 10 | leadership anne arundel inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6 | $6 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 538 unknown (99%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Rulli, Michael A. (R · house · OH-6) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Rulli, Michael A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CSX CORPORATION (h.r. 971) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CSX CORPORATION (hr 971) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY (h.r.971) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · congress-committee