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Protect Riders of Metrorail Public Transportation Act of 2015

Introduced: October 20, 2015 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 21, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Oct 20, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 20, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1487)
Oct 20, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Riders of Metrorail Public Transportation Act of 2015

This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT), in carrying out the public transportation safety program, to:

  • conduct inspections, investigations, audits, examinations, and testing of the equipment, facilities, rolling stock, and operations of the public transportation system of a recipient of financial assistance;
  • make reports and issue directives with respect to the safety of a recipient's system;
  • subpoena and depose any employee of a recipient or of a state safety oversight agency, subject to certain administrative requirements, in conjunction with an accident investigation or an investigation into a pattern or practice of conduct negatively affecting public safety; and
  • investigate public transportation accidents and incidents and provide guidance to recipients regarding their prevention.

DOT may also administer state safety oversight activities for a rail fixed guideway system operating in more than two states, if the state safety oversight agency overseeing the system has become incapable of providing adequate safety oversight, until the states involved develop a state safety oversight program that DOT certifies as meeting specified criteria.

What's happening now October 21, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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