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If a bill being proposed by two House members becomes law, Amtrak riders might stop complaining about everything for a while. Reps. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) and Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) yesterday introduced H.R. 2066, the Pets on Trains Act of 2013 which, if passed would permit cat and dog owners to bring their furry friends aboard trains.

Currently, the only animals allowed on Amtrak routes are service animals, but Denham, a dog lover, is tired seeing his pooch, Lily, be allowed on airplanes, but not on train lines. “If I can take her a on a plane, why can’t I travel with her on Amtrak, too?” he said in a press release.

The bill would require Amtrak, within 90 days of passage, to adopt a pet policy that would allow customers to bring cats and small dogs on trains provided they pay a fee and kennel their pets for the duration of the ride. The bill only accommodates dogs up to a certain size; kennels would still have to fit in Amtrak’s on-board storage compartments.

Amtrak would also be required to designate at least one car on each train to be the “pet car.” The legislation affects routes up to 750 miles, so, if it becomes law, the 11 million annual riders on the Northeast Regional could start making new types of train friends.