US Congress House Bill 543 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 7 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-07 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

(Sec. 1) 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.

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.

Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]

Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]

Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-07	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2019-02-06	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-02-06	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1372)
2019-02-06	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 543.
2019-02-06	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1372)
2019-02-06	House	Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-01-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2019-01-14	House	Introduced in House

HB7095 (Related) 2020-06-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
HB2 (Related) 2020-07-20 - Received in the Senate.
HR1028 (Similar To) 2020-06-30 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/543/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr543/BILLS-116hr543ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr543/BILLS-116hr543eh.pdf