US SB1663 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Reauthorizes funding to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) contingent on certain changes to its governance and operations. The bill reauthorizes capital and preventive maintence grants to WMATA for FY2020-2029 as well as additional funding for capital and preventive maintence projects and the WMATA Inspector General (IG). The Department of Transportation (DOT) may not provide any amounts to WMATA until certain conditions are met, including that DOT (1) certifies that the WMATA Board of Directors has passed a resolution that reaffirms the IG as an independent and objective unit, (2) establishes and maintains the Jeanice McMillan Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Track Safety Task Force, (3) establishes and maintains a Keith Dodson Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Bus Safety Task Force, and (4) certifies that the WMATA General Manager has implemented procedures that establish documented policies and procedures for the capital planning process and require WMATA to improve the transit asset management planning process.
Title
Metro Safety, Accountability, and Investment Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-05-23 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2739 (Related) 2019-05-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
SB846 (Related) 2019-06-04 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
SB846 (Related) 2019-06-04 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Emergency communications systems
Government studies and investigations
Maryland
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Telephone and wireless communication
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Virginia
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Emergency communications systems
Government studies and investigations
Maryland
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Telephone and wireless communication
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Virginia
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1663/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1663/BILLS-116s1663is.pdf |