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  • H. R. 6248, known as the “Think Differently Transportation Act,” requires Amtrak to provide Congress with information on its compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) regarding trains and stations. The bill mandates Amtrak to include an action plan to...

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    Amtrak is like a big train company, and this bill wants them to tell the government how they are making their trains and stations easier for people with disabilities to use. They need to make a plan to fix anything that's not right and say who else needs to help if they share the station with other companies.

  • S. 4107 is a bill introduced in the Senate requiring Amtrak to provide Congress with reports on its compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The bill mandates that Amtrak include an action plan to ensure its trains and stations meet ADA standards and...

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    Amtrak needs to tell Congress how well it is doing to make its trains and stations easy for everyone to use, especially for people with disabilities, and they have to make a plan to fix any problems. They must do this every year and also every five years after that, to show they are trying their best to be accessible.

  • S. 4107, also called the “Think Differently Transportation Act,” requires Amtrak to provide Congress with updates on how well it complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at its train stations. The bill amends the United States Code, mandating that Amtrak...

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    In this bill, Amtrak is being asked to tell Congress how well they are doing in making sure their train stations are easy for people with disabilities to use. They have to share their plans to fix any problems and do this once a year for now, and then every five years later on.

  • H. R. 6248, also known as the "Think Differently Transportation Act," aims to enhance Amtrak's compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. The bill requires Amtrak to provide Congress with detailed reports, including an action plan to ensure all rail...

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    H. R. 6248 is a bill that wants to make sure Amtrak trains and stations are easy for everyone, including people with disabilities, to use. It asks Amtrak to send reports to Congress about how they are doing this and follow a plan to fix any problems.

  • The bill S. 4107, titled the "Think Differently Transportation Act," requires Amtrak to provide reports to Congress about its compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 concerning its trains and stations. It mandates that Amtrak includes an action plan to...

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    Amtrak, the company that runs many trains, needs to tell the government how it is making sure its trains and stations are easier to use for people with disabilities, like people in wheelchairs, by following the rules from a law called the Americans with Disabilities Act. They have to make a plan showing what they are doing to fix things that aren't easy to use yet, who is in charge of these fixes, and how quickly they are doing it.

  • S. 4107, known as the "Think Differently Transportation Act," requires Amtrak to report to Congress about how well it is following the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at its trains and stations. The bill updates the United States Code to ensure Amtrak creates an action...

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    S. 4107 is a bill that makes Amtrak tell Congress each year how well they are making their trains and stations friendly for people with disabilities, like having ramps and elevators for everyone to use easily. They also have to keep checking and reporting every few years even after the first big check is done.

  • H.R. 6248, titled the “Think Differently Transportation Act,” requires Amtrak to report to Congress about its compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 for its trains and stations. The bill amends existing legislation to add requirements for action...

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    H.R. 6248 asks Amtrak to tell Congress how it's making sure train stations and trains are easy for people with disabilities to use, following a 2020 agreement to follow these rules. It wants Amtrak to say who’s responsible and when they plan to finish fixing things.

  • S. 71, titled the "Baby Changing on Board Act," requires Amtrak to install baby changing tables in the bathrooms on passenger rail cars that are operated and owned by Amtrak and purchased after the enactment of this act. The bill mandates that every rail car have at least one...

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    Amtrak is like a train company, and this bill wants all their new train bathrooms to have a place for parents to change their baby's diapers, just like they have in some public bathrooms. It also says the bathrooms should have signs so people know there's a baby changing spot inside.