,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ad1 
#bjac,mr4 ,whitehouse introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ,amtrak to     
propose a pet policy that allows        
passengers to transport domesticated    
cats and dogs on certain ,amtrak trains1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,pets on ,trains ,act of #bjac4  #b4    
,amtrak policy for passengers           
transporting domesticated cats and dogs 
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 ,amtrak shall propose a pet      
policy that allows passengers to        
transport domesticated cats or dogs on  
certain trains operated by ,amtrak4  7b7
 ,pet policy ,in the proposal required  
under subsection 7a71 ,amtrak shall--   
7#a7 designate1 where feasible1 at least

 one car of each passenger train that is
 comprised of more than one car in which
 a ticketed passenger may transport a   
domesticated cat or dog in the same     
manner as carry-on baggage if-- 7,a7 the
 cat or dog is contained in a pet       
kennel2  7,b7 the pet kennel can be     
stowed in accordance with ,amtrak size  
requirements for carriage of carry-on   
baggage2  7,c7 the passenger is ticketed
 for traveling a distance less than #gej
 miles2 and  7,d7 the passenger pays a  
fee described in subsection 7c72 and    
7#b7 allow ticketed passengers to       
transport domesticated cats or dogs in  
the same manner as cargo if-- 7,a7 the  
cat or dog is contained in a pet kennel2
  7,b7 the pet kennel can be stowed in  
accordance with ,amtrak requirements for
 cargo stowage2  7,c7 the passenger is  
ticketed for traveling a distance less  
than #gej miles2  7,d7 the cargo area is
 temperature controlled in a manner     
protective of dog and cat health2 and   
7,e7 the passenger pays a fee described 

in subsection 7c74  7c7 ,fee collection 
,under the pet policy described in      
subsection 7b71 ,amtrak shall collect a 
fee for each cat or dog transported by a
 ticketed passenger in an amount that1  
at a minimum1 covers the costs of       
administration of the policy4  7d7      
,limitation on statutory construction   
7#a7 ,service animals ,the proposal     
required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
separate from and in addition to the    
policy governing ,amtrak passengers     
traveling with service animals4 ,nothing
 in this section may be interpreted to  
limit or waive the rights of passengers 
to transport service animals4  7#b7     
,additional train cars ,nothing in this 
section may be interpreted to require   
,amtrak to add additional train cars or 
modify existing train cars4