Station Agent in Every Amtrak State Act

S. 2432 · 116th Congress · Aug 1, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To require Amtrak to place at least 1 station agent in every State in which Amtrak operates.

This Act may be cited as the “Station Agent in Every Amtrak State Act”.

In this Act:

(1)

Amtrak— The term Amtrak means the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as “Amtrak”.

(2)

Station agent— The term station agent means an Amtrak employee who is responsible for—

(A)

assisting passengers with intercity passenger rail travel;

(B)

selling Amtrak tickets;

(C)

providing customer service during operating hours; or

(D)

performing building maintenance duties at any Amtrak facility.

Amtrak shall ensure that not fewer than 1 station agent is placed in every State in which Amtrak operates.