[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1478 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1478

  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on the 
costs and benefits of commuter rail passenger transportation involving 
                   transfers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 21, 2025

Mr. Kean (for himself and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on the 
costs and benefits of commuter rail passenger transportation involving 
                   transfers, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``One Seat Ride Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON COMMUTER SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a 
study identifying the benefits of commuter rail passenger 
transportation and major obstacles to providing commuter rail passenger 
transportation that does not involve a transfer for passengers.
    (b) Requirements.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall--
            (1) consider economic, logistical, and quality of life 
        factors in analyzing the major obstacles to implementing 
        single-seat trips on commuter rail passenger transportation for 
        as many passengers as possible; and
            (2) include in such study an analysis of the costs and 
        benefits with respect to single-seat trips on commuter rail 
        passenger transportation on the New Jersey Transit Raritan 
        Valley line during peak hours and the impact such trips would 
        have on other New Jersey Transit lines.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the study 
required under subsection (a).
    (d) Commuter Rail Passenger Transportation Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``commuter rail passenger transportation'' has the 
meaning given such term in section 24102 of title 49, United States 
Code.
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