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: full_name: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2017-02-15
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Government studies and investigations

Public transit

Railroads

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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. </p>

action_date: 2018-03-13
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p>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. </p>

action_date: 2018-09-27
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>(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. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1093 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2017 Mr. Sires (for himself and Mr. Payne ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Authority to provide appropriate Congressional notice of safety audits conducted with respect to railroads and rail transit agencies.

1. Notice of safety audits (a) Initial notice Not later than 10 days after beginning a safety audit of a railroad or rail transit agency, the Federal Railroad Administration or the Federal Transit Authority shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and each member of Congress representing a State through which the railroad or transit agency operates service, of the beginning of that audit. (b) Report Not later than 90 days after completion of a safety audit described in subsection (a), the Federal Railroad Administration or the Federal Transit Authority shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and to each member of Congress representing a State through which the railroad or transit agency operates service, a report describing the results of that audit.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 452 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1093 [Report No. 115–594] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2017 Mr. Sires (for himself and Mr. Payne ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure March 13, 2018 Additional sponsor: Ms. Esty of Connecticut March 13, 2018 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 15, 2017 A BILL To require the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Authority to provide appropriate Congressional notice of safety audits conducted with respect to railroads and rail transit agencies.

1. Notice of comprehensive safety assessments (a) Initial notice Not later than 10 business days after the Federal Railroad Administration initiates a comprehensive safety assessment of an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation, the Federal Railroad Administration shall notify in electronic format the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 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. (b) Findings Not later than 90 days after completion of a comprehensive safety assessment described in subsection (a), the Federal Railroad Administration shall transmit in electronic format to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and to each member of Congress representing a State in which the service that is the subject of the assessment being conducted is located, its findings of that assessment, including identified defects and any recommendations. (c) Definition For purpose of this section, the term comprehensive safety assessment means a focused review of the safety-related processes and procedures, compliance with safety regulations and requirements, and overall safety culture of an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation.

Amend the title so as to read: A bill 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. .

March 13, 2018 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1093 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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.

1. Notice of comprehensive safety assessments (a) Initial notice Not later than 10 business days after the Federal Railroad Administration initiates a comprehensive safety assessment of an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation, the Federal Railroad Administration shall notify in electronic format the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 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. (b) Findings Not later than 90 days after completion of a comprehensive safety assessment described in subsection (a), the Federal Railroad Administration shall transmit in electronic format to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and to each member of Congress representing a State in which the service that is the subject of the assessment being conducted is located, its findings of that assessment, including identified defects and any recommendations. (c) Definition For purpose of this section, the term comprehensive safety assessment means a focused review of the safety-related processes and procedures, compliance with safety regulations and requirements, and overall safety culture of an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation.

Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1093 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 28, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT 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.

1. Notice of comprehensive safety assessments (a) Initial notice Not later than 10 business days after the Federal Railroad Administration initiates a comprehensive safety assessment of an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation, the Federal Railroad Administration shall notify in electronic format the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 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. (b) Findings Not later than 90 days after completion of a comprehensive safety assessment described in subsection (a), the Federal Railroad Administration shall transmit in electronic format to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and to each member of Congress representing a State in which the service that is the subject of the assessment being conducted is located, its findings of that assessment, including identified defects and any recommendations. (c) Definition For purpose of this section, the term comprehensive safety assessment means a focused review of the safety-related processes and procedures, compliance with safety regulations and requirements, and overall safety culture of an entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation.

Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk