Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
Latest action · Aug 22, 2017 Became Public Law No: 115-54.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 17, 2017
- Passed SenateAug 4, 2017
- To the PresidentAug 11, 2017
- Became lawAug 22, 2017Public Law 115-54
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 17, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Interstate Compact
(Sec. 1) This joint resolution grants congressional consent and approval for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the state of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a Metrorail Safety Commission (MSC) Interstate Compact.
The MSC Compact establishes a Washington Metrorail Safety Commission for the safety oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Rail (Metrorail) system.
The commission shall:
- distribute a written State Safety Oversight Program;
- enforce implementation of WMATA's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan, as well as audit triennially WMATA's compliance with such plan;
- enforce implementation of any Corrective Action Plans;
- enforce relevant federal and state laws and regulations relating to Metrorail safety;
- publish annually a Metrorail safety report, including updates of Corrective Action Plans, Commission directives, and on-going investigations; and
- publish annually a report on commission operations.
An independent annual audit shall be made of commission financial accounts.
Any signatory may withdraw from the MSC Compact, which shall constitute its termination.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 381 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed399–5 | Jul 17, 2017 |
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 16, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2017Markup Jun 14, 2017Reported Jul 17, 2017 |
| Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee | Referred Mar 9, 2017Discharged Jun 14, 2017 |
Actions 25
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 22, 2017Signed by President.
- Aug 22, 2017Became Public Law No: 115-54.
- Aug 11, 2017Presented to President.
- Aug 4, 2017ENGROSSMENT CORRECTION - Unanimous consent was granted for the Clerk to make changes in the engrossment of H.J.Res. 76 that was placed at the desk. Agreed to without objection.
- Aug 4, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 8/3/2017 S4806)
In the Congressional Record 7
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4919 | — | Sep 5, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6588 | — | Aug 4, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4806 | David Perdue R-GA | Aug 3, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4640 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Aug 1, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6196 | Ken Buck R-CO | Jul 24, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5894–H5900Text printed H5894–H5897Recorded votes H5902establish | Barbara Comstock R-VA, Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Gerald E. Connolly D-VA, Jamie Raskin D-MD, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Jul 17, 2017 |
| House | Lists H1306H.J. Res. 76–82 | — | Feb 16, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 17, 2017H.J. Res. 76, joint resolution granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety ComAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Judiciary on June 14, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 28, February 16, 2017, page H1306.
CRS reports 12
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
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Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJRES 22 | A joint resolution granting the consent and approval of Congress to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission. | Related bill | May 17, 2017 |
| HRES 469 | Requesting the Senate to return to the House of Representatives House Joint Resolution 76. | Related bill | Jul 24, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- Joint resolution granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission
- Official Title as Introduced
- Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to a enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Aug 4, 2017Received in Senate
- Jul 18, 2017Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jul 17, 2017Engrossed in House
- Jul 17, 2017Reported in House
- Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
