To require the Federal Railroad Administration to provide appropriate congressional notice of comprehensive safety assessments conducted with respect to intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 543.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SIRES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 7, January 14, 2019, Page H544):
  Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee finds the authority for this legislation in article I, section 8 of the Constitution.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 14, 2019 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 543, 116th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 8, 2026

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  September 20, 2026

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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