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Senate Bill 1663
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Metro Safety, Accountability, and Investment Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 23, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 23, 2019
Latest Action
May 23, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1663
Congress
116
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Mark Warner
Virginia
Democrat
Ben Cardin
Maryland
Democrat
Chris Van Hollen
Maryland
Democrat
Tim Kaine
Virginia
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Metro Safety, Accountability, and Investment Act of 2019

This bill 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.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
May 23, 2019
Related Bills (2)
May 15, 2019
Introduced in House
58
Sponsorship
House Bill 2739
Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
52
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 846
Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
05/23/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
05/23/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 6:02:36 AM
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