HR 3338 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

National Metro Safety Act

Introduced Jul 24, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Donna F. Edwards D-MD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 25, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 24, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Metro Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation, notwithstanding certain prohibitions, to: (1) develop, implement, and enforce national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideways; and (2) require such standards to include National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regarding crashworthiness, emergency access and egress, event recorders, and hours of service.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2009 to Jul 31, 2009, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJul 24, 2009
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 24, 2009
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalJul 24, 2009
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJul 24, 2009
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalJul 24, 2009
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalJul 24, 2009
D-MDElijah E. CummingsJul 31, 2009
D-MDFrank Kratovil, Jr.Jul 31, 2009

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 25, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  2. Jul 24, 2009Introduced in House
  3. Jul 24, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1506National Metro Safety ActIdentical billNov 4, 2009

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 24, 2009Introduced in House

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