HR 4534 · 115th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

METRO Accountability and Reform Act

Introduced 2017-12-04· Sponsored by Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.(2017-12-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Metro Efficiency, Transparency, Reliability, Oversight, Accountability and Reform Act or the METRO Accountability and Reform Act This bill amends the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 to reauthorize through FY2029 the grant program for capital and preventive maintenance projects for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall issue language to amend the WMATA Compact to establish a Metro Reform Board and transmit such language to the signatories of the compact (i.e., Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia), the funding jurisdictions, and Congress. DOT shall not release any funds until it certifies that the signatories have enacted such language. DOT may make grants to WMATA to finance the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital Improvement Program approved by WMATA's Board of Directors. The bill sets forth protections for WMATA employees, including whistle-blower protections. The General Services Administration shall initiate a review of the various transit benefit programs administered by each federal department and agency with facilities located in the Washington…

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