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Metro Accountability and Investment Act

USA117th CongressHR-694| House 
| Updated: 2/4/2021
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 reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2031 authority for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to finance in part the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in its Capital Improvement Program. It conditions the availability of funds, in part, on the WMATA Board of Directors certifying to DOT that it has adopted and will keep certain resolutions in effect for the entire funding period, including (1) establishing an independent budget authority, procurement authority, and hiring authority for its Office of the General Inspector; (2) ensuring its Inspector General (IG) can obtain legal advice from a counsel reporting directly to the IG; (3) requiring the IG to submit recommendations for corrective action to the General Manager and the Board of Directors of WMATA; (4) requiring the IG to publish such recommendations on its website; (5) requiring the WMATA Board of Directors to provide written notification to Congress at least 30 days in advance of the removal of an IG; and (6) prohibiting the WMATA Board of Directors from removing its Inspector General without a 30-day written notification that documents specific reasons for removal, including an abuse of authority.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2520
Metro Accountability and Investment Act
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2520
    Metro Accountability and Investment Act


  • February 2, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 2, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • February 4, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Congressional oversightDistrict of ColumbiaEmployee hiringFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsLawyers and legal servicesMarylandPublic transitRegional and metropolitan planningState and local financeState and local government operationsTransportation programs fundingVirginia

Metro Accountability and Investment Act

USA117th CongressHR-694| House 
| Updated: 2/4/2021
Metro Accountability and Investment Act This bill reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2031 authority for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to finance in part the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in its Capital Improvement Program. It conditions the availability of funds, in part, on the WMATA Board of Directors certifying to DOT that it has adopted and will keep certain resolutions in effect for the entire funding period, including (1) establishing an independent budget authority, procurement authority, and hiring authority for its Office of the General Inspector; (2) ensuring its Inspector General (IG) can obtain legal advice from a counsel reporting directly to the IG; (3) requiring the IG to submit recommendations for corrective action to the General Manager and the Board of Directors of WMATA; (4) requiring the IG to publish such recommendations on its website; (5) requiring the WMATA Board of Directors to provide written notification to Congress at least 30 days in advance of the removal of an IG; and (6) prohibiting the WMATA Board of Directors from removing its Inspector General without a 30-day written notification that documents specific reasons for removal, including an abuse of authority.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2520
Metro Accountability and Investment Act
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2520
    Metro Accountability and Investment Act


  • February 2, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 2, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • February 4, 2021
    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

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDistrict of ColumbiaEmployee hiringFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsLawyers and legal servicesMarylandPublic transitRegional and metropolitan planningState and local financeState and local government operationsTransportation programs fundingVirginia