[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8338 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8338

  To require the Secretary of Transportation to develop and submit a 
    report to Congress on recommendations to reduce train noise and 
             vibrations near homes, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 2022

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Transportation to develop and submit a 
    report to Congress on recommendations to reduce train noise and 
             vibrations near homes, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Train Noise and Vibrations Reduction 
Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE TRAIN NOISE AND VIBRATIONS NEAR 
              HOMES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop 
and submit to Congress a report containing--
            (1) recommendations to reduce train noise and vibrations 
        near homes; and
            (2) estimates of the costs and benefits of each such 
        recommendation.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall, at a 
minimum, include such recommendations regarding--
            (1) modifications to trains and tracks;
            (2) modifications to train and track maintenance 
        procedures;
            (3) speed limits for trains;
            (4) mitigation measures between tracks and homes;
            (5) the distance required between tracks and homes;
            (6) limits on the number of trains;
            (7) limits on the number of cars on trains;
            (8) limits on hours of operations;
            (9) building noise insulation; and
            (10) modifications to soil conditions.
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