To require the Federal Railroad Administration to provide appropriate congressional notice of comprehensive safety assessments conducted with respect to intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation.
USA116th CongressHR-543| House
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Albio Sires
Democratic Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (2)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Federal Railroad Administration (1) within 10 days after it initiates a comprehensive safety assessment of an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger service, to notify specified congressional committees and each Member of Congress representing a state in which the service that is the subject of the assessment being conducted is located, of the initiation of that assessment; and (2) within 90 days after completing such assessment, to report the findings of such assessment to such committees and Members.
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Bill from Previous Congress
HR 115-1093To require the Federal Railroad Administration to provide appropriate congressional notice of comprehensive safety assessments conducted with respect to intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1372)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 543.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1372)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1372)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsPublic transitRailroadsTransportation safety and security
To require the Federal Railroad Administration to provide appropriate congressional notice of comprehensive safety assessments conducted with respect to intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation.
USA116th CongressHR-543| House
| Updated: 2/7/2019
(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Federal Railroad Administration (1) within 10 days after it initiates a comprehensive safety assessment of an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger service, to notify specified congressional committees and each Member of Congress representing a state in which the service that is the subject of the assessment being conducted is located, of the initiation of that assessment; and (2) within 90 days after completing such assessment, to report the findings of such assessment to such committees and Members.
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Bill from Previous Congress
HR 115-1093To require the Federal Railroad Administration to provide appropriate congressional notice of comprehensive safety assessments conducted with respect to intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1372)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 543.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1372)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1372)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Albio Sires
Democratic Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (2)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transportation and Public Works
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsPublic transitRailroadsTransportation safety and security