HR 2520
116th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Maryland
Performance measurement
Public transit
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Virginia
Metro Accountability and Investment Act
Introduced: May 3, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 3, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Metro Accountability and Investment Act
This bill authorizes additional funding to the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for capital and preventive maintenance projects.
DOT may not provide such grants until it annually certifies that the Board of Directors of WMATA has passed a resolution, and is making progress implementing such resolution, that
- establishes an independent budget authority, procurement authority, and independent hiring authority for the Office of Inspector General of WMATA;
- ensures the inspector general can obtain legal advice from a counsel reporting directly to the office; and
- requires the inspector general to submit recommendations for corrective action to the General Manager, the board, and Congress, and to publish any recommendations on the office's website, with redactions to prevent security risks.
DOT may provide additional grants to WMATA for the purpose of funding the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital Improvement Program approved by the board.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committees of jurisdiction
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