[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8012 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8012
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 19, 2026
Mr. Lawler 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 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.
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 ``Helping Oversee and Ward off
Infrastructure Emergencies Act'' or the ``HOWIE Act''.
SEC. 2. STANDARD FOR REPORTING CERTAIN DAMAGE RELATING TO RAILROAD
OPERATIONS.
The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator
of the Federal Railroad Administration, shall issue such regulations as
are necessary to update section 225.9 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations, to require a railroad to report a train accident resulting
in damage described under such section, including any incident that
causes a fire (including a brush fire) alongside a railroad track, if
such railroad has a reasonable suspicion that an action carried out by
the railroad caused such damage.
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HOWIE Act
#8012 | HR Congress #119
Policy Area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects:
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (3/19/2026)
Bill Text Source: Congress.gov
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