HR 7748 — Railway Safety Act of 2026
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-03-02
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsors
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — cosponsor
- Rulli, Michael A. (R, OH-6) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
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 | UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION | UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION | — | HR 7748 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | CSX CORPORATION | CSX CORPORATION | — | HR 7748 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-03-02 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | LaLota, Nick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Rulli, Michael A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 7748 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CSX CORPORATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 7748 | lobbying_bill_mention |
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 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | LaLota, Nick (R, house NY-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | 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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 31 | $7,980 | $7,980 |
| 2 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 3 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 7 | $3,790 | $3,790 |
| 5 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 6 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 9 | thomas s. pattison md | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 10 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 11 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 12 | suburban hospital alliance of nys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | caltrans | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | cammebys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | hellman management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | j. lohr vineyards & wines | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | maryland state | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | longbow public policy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 19 | american health care association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | nela realty llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | berbromgt | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | humtown products | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $278 | $278 |
| 24 | centers for advanced orthopaedics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 25 | town of clarkstown | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
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.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 535 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 3 yes / 0 no / 274 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · 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 Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Rulli, Michael A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by LaLota, Nick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION (hr 7748) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CSX CORPORATION (hr 7748) · lobbying_bill_mention