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Metro Accountability and Investment Act

USA116th CongressHR-2520| House 
| Updated: 5/6/2019
Gerald E. Connolly

Gerald E. Connolly

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (8)
Steny H. Hoyer (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Metro Accountability and Investment Act This bill authorizes additional funding to the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for capital and preventive maintenance projects. DOT may not provide such grants until it annually certifies that the Board of Directors of WMATA has passed a resolution, and is making progress implementing such resolution, that establishes an independent budget authority, procurement authority, and independent hiring authority for the Office of Inspector General of WMATA; ensures the inspector general can obtain legal advice from a counsel reporting directly to the office; and requires the inspector general to submit recommendations for corrective action to the General Manager, the board, and Congress, and to publish any recommendations on the office's website, with redactions to prevent security risks. DOT may provide additional grants to WMATA for the purpose of funding the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital Improvement Program approved by the board.
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Timeline
May 3, 2019
Introduced in House
May 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • May 3, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • May 3, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • May 6, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Transportation and Public Works

Congressional oversightDistrict of ColumbiaGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsMarylandPerformance measurementPublic transitState and local government operationsTransportation programs fundingVirginia

Metro Accountability and Investment Act

USA116th CongressHR-2520| House 
| Updated: 5/6/2019
Metro Accountability and Investment Act This bill authorizes additional funding to the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for capital and preventive maintenance projects. DOT may not provide such grants until it annually certifies that the Board of Directors of WMATA has passed a resolution, and is making progress implementing such resolution, that establishes an independent budget authority, procurement authority, and independent hiring authority for the Office of Inspector General of WMATA; ensures the inspector general can obtain legal advice from a counsel reporting directly to the office; and requires the inspector general to submit recommendations for corrective action to the General Manager, the board, and Congress, and to publish any recommendations on the office's website, with redactions to prevent security risks. DOT may provide additional grants to WMATA for the purpose of funding the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital Improvement Program approved by the board.
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Timeline
May 3, 2019
Introduced in House
May 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • May 3, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • May 3, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • May 6, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Gerald E. Connolly

Gerald E. Connolly

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (8)
Steny H. Hoyer (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDistrict of ColumbiaGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsMarylandPerformance measurementPublic transitState and local government operationsTransportation programs fundingVirginia