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An Amtrak train arrives at a station. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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BILL ADVANCES TO COMPEL AMTRAK TO COMPLY WITH AMERICANS WITH DIS­ABIL­ITIES ACT

By Luke Parsnow New York State
PUBLISHED 2:06 PM ET Jan. 31, 2024 PUBLISHED 2:06 PM EST Jan. 31, 2024
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A bill authored by U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro that aims to compel Amtrak to comply
with the Americans With Disabilities Act will advance to a full vote on the
floor of the House of Representatives, the New York congressman announced
Wednesday.

The "Think DIFFERENTLY Transportation Act" was voted out of the House Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure and has bipartisan co-sponsors.

The bill would direct Amtrak to commission a report to Congress on its ADA
compliance for all its trains and rail stations and requires Amtrak to provide a
deadline for when the upgrades will be completed by.

The ADA was passed by Congress and signed into law by President George H.W. Bush
in 1990 and gave intercity rail stations a 20-year window to establish better
access for those with disabilities. Molinaro's office said as of July 2023,
Amtrak has only made 30% of its 385 stations accessible to those with
disabilities. Molinaro also said Amtrak received $275 million in federal funds
between 2017 and 2021 for accessibility upgrades and continues to receive near
this amount.

"Thirty years after the Americans with Disabilities Act passed – Amtrak’s
leadership still has work to do to meet the law and make trains and rail
stations accessible to individuals of all disabilities. My bipartisan bill
forces the issue, and I am thankful to this committee for sending it to the
House Floor," Molinaro said in a statement.

Molinaro represents New York's 19th Congressional District, which stretches from
the Massachusetts border west to include parts of the Hudson Valley and Southern
Tier, and includes the cities of Binghamton and Ithaca.





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