S 1532 · in committee · niche
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
- taxes
What this bill does
- The bill increases the annual tax credit limit for railroad track maintenance from $3,500 to $6,100 per mile.
- Short line railroads and companies maintaining railroad tracks are affected by this expansion.
- The credit limit adjusts for inflation after 2025 and includes tracks owned as of January 1, 2024.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would raising the railroad track maintenance credit from $3,500 to $6,100 per mile affect maintenance quality and safety on smaller regional rail lines?
- 02
What evidence supports that short line railroads need this specific credit increase to fund necessary track upkeep versus other funding mechanisms?
- 03
Which communities and industries depend most on short line railroad infrastructure, and how might improved maintenance under this bill impact their economic activity?
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Sponsor · R-ID
Mike Crapo
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
41/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-04-30
Joining the bill

Ron Wyden
D-OR · original

John Thune
R-SD

Kevin Cramer
R-ND

Jerry Moran
R-KS

Roger F. Wicker
R-MS

James E. Risch
R-ID

Roger Marshall
R-KS

Cindy Hyde-Smith
R-MS

Margaret Wood Hassan
D-NH

Deb Fischer
R-NE

Dan Sullivan
R-AK

Tom Cotton
R-AR
+ 29 more
Legislative timeline
2025-04-30 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-04-30 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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