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.

Bill: 115-hr-1093
Sponsor: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2017-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Public transit
Railroads
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: 
This bill requires the Federal Railroad Administration or the Federal Transit Authority: (1) within 10 days after beginning a safety audit of a railroad or rail transit agency, to notify specified congressional committees and each Member of Congress representing a state through which such agency operates service; and (2) within 90 days after completing such audit, to report the results to such committees and Members. 

action_date: 2018-03-13
text: 
This bill requires the Federal Railroad Administration: (1) within 10 days after initiating a comprehensive safety assessment of an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation to notify specified congressional committees and each Member of Congress representing a state in which the service that is the subject of the assessment is being conducted is located; and (2) within 90 days after completing such safety assessment, to report the results to such committees and Members. 

action_date: 2018-09-27
text: 
(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. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9138; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H9138-9139)
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H9138; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H9138-9139)
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Mr. Denham asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9138-9139)
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 452.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-594.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-594.
action_date: 2017-03-29
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2017-03-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-03-29
text: Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged.
action_date: 2017-03-29
text: Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in House