In committee
Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act
Amtrak would be required to publicly disclose the base salaries and bonuses of its top executives, including its CEO, president, and other senior officers, on its website. Each annual report would also have to explain the exact performance goals and metrics used to award those bonuses. This gives taxpayers and train riders direct access to see how executive pay is decided at the federally funded rail service.
People affected—Not determinable from the text provided; the requirement directly applies to members of Amtrak's executive leadership team, but the text does not specify the exact number of individuals.
Fiscal magnitude—Not determinable from the text provided; the bill creates a reporting requirement and contains no direct appropriations, authorizations, or fee provisions.
Reach12provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Transport prioritiesEthics & oversight+25
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- General publicGains public online access to Amtrak's annual reports and detailed information about executive compensation and bonus structures.
Who it burdens
- AmtrakMust publish its annual reports on its public website and disclose the annual base salary, bonus compensation, and bonus criteria for its executive leadership team.
- Amtrak executive leadership teamHave their annual base pay, bonuses, and the specific metrics and criteria used to award those bonuses published publicly in Amtrak's annual reports.
The provisions, in plain language.
Requires Amtrak to make its annual reports to Congress publicly available on its website.
Requires Amtrak to disclose in its annual reports the annual base pay, bonus pay, and the criteria and metrics used to decide bonuses for its executive leadership team, including the chief executive officer and president.