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H.R. 158 117th Congress House

Rail Audit Transparency Act

Official title: To require the Federal Railroad Administration to provide appropriate congressional notice of comprehensive safety assessments conducted with respect to interc… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: January 4, 2021 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsPublic transitRailroadsTransportation safety and security
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Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jan 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rail Audit Transparency Act

This bill requires the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to provide Congress with notice of when a comprehensive safety assessment is being conducted on an intercity or commuter rail transit agency.

Specifically, the FRA must (1) provide notice within 10 days after it initiates an assessment to specified congressional committees and each Member of Congress who represents a state in which the service that is subject of the assessment is located, and (2) report the findings of the assessment within 90 days after completion to such committees and Members.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 158: Rail Audit Transparency Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-158/
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"H.R. 158: Rail Audit Transparency Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-158/.
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H.R. 158, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-158/.
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[H.R. 158: Rail Audit Transparency Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-158/)
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