3.0.0 3705 2024-08-14T13:09:21Z 2024-08-14T13:09:21Z House H HR 2023-05-25 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LAWLER:H.R. 3705.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:Rail Regulations[Page H2640]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2023-05-26T20:52:01Z Referred to 2023-05-25T13:07:40Z 2023-05-26 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2023-05-25 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2023-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000599 Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] Michael Lawler R NY 17 N Transportation and Public Works Accidents 2023-10-20T17:30:19Z Administrative law and regulatory procedures 2023-10-20T17:30:19Z Department of Transportation 2023-10-20T17:30:19Z Railroads 2023-10-20T17:30:19Z Transportation safety and security 2023-10-20T17:30:19Z Transportation and Public Works 2023-06-21T14:45:59Z 00 2023-05-25 Introduced in House 2024-08-14T13:07:49Z

Helping Oversee and Ward off Infrastructure Emergencies Act or the HOWIE Act

This bill requires the Federal Railroad Administration to issue regulations to require a railroad to report a train accident that results in damage if the railroad has a reasonable suspicion that an action carried out by the railroad caused the damage. An accident includes any incident that causes a fire, including a brush fire, alongside a railroad track.

Specifically, a railroad must report (1) a train accident resulting in damage (based on a preliminary gross estimate) of $150,000 or more to railroad and nonrailroad property; or (2) a train accident resulting in damage of $25,000 or more to a passenger train, including railroad and nonrailroad property.

]]> HOWIE Act Display Title 45 HOWIE Act 2024-07-24T15:21:54Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 HOWIE Act 2024-05-24T13:39:27Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Helping Oversee and Ward off Infrastructure Emergencies Act 2024-05-24T13:39:27Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring a rail carrier to report certain damage if such carrier has a reasonable suspicion that an action carried out by the carrier caused such damage. 2024-03-18T20:54:27Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr3705ih/xml/BILLS-118hr3705ih.xml 2023-05-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.