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H.R.543

H.R.543: 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.

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About This Bill

Introduced Jan. 14, 2019
Latest Major Action Feb. 7, 2019
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Bill Sponsor

Albio Sires (D-N.J.)

Bill Cosponsors

2 (All Democrats)

Bill Versions

Introduced in House - Jan. 14, 2019
Referred in Senate - Feb. 7, 2019
Engrossed in House - Feb. 6, 2019

Bill Summary

(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...

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
Feb. 7, 2019	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb. 6, 2019	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb. 6, 2019	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Feb. 6, 2019	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 543.
Feb. 6, 2019	Considered under suspension of the rules.
Feb. 6, 2019	Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb. 6, 2019	Voice Vote in the House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1372)
Feb. 6, 2019	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1372)
Jan. 14, 2019	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan. 14, 2019	Introduced in the House by Albio Sires (D-N.J.)

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