H.R. 213 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
To prohibit the use of Federal financial assistance for a certain high-speed rail development project in the State of California, and for other purposes.
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-06
Latest action (2025-01-07): Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
What H.R. 213 does, in plain terms
This bill prohibits the state of California from receiving federal funds for a high-speed rail corridor development project. Specifically, the prohibition applies to a project in California that is the same or substantially similar to the project that is the subject of an FY2010 cooperative agreement entered into on November 18, 2011, between the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). As background, CHSRA has received various federal grants for the California High-Speed Rail program, a project led by the state of California with the goal of implementing a high-speed rail system capable of speeds exceeding 200 miles per hour between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The FRA terminated the specific FY2010 cooperative agreement on May 16, 2019.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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