AmericanHort and Ag Groups Urge Caution on Rail Mandates in Transportation Bill

AmericanHort joined a coalition of agricultural organizations requesting Congress to advance targeted, data-driven rail safety improvements while avoiding provisions from the Railway Safety Act that could disrupt supply chains and raise costs for producers. The letter supports investments in technology, infrastructure, and emergency response, and cautions that broad operational mandates could undermine the efficiency and reliability agriculture depends on.