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H.R. 4925: FRA Safety Data Improvement Act

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H.R. 4925: FRA Safety Data Improvement Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-02-05 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-02-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

FRA Safety Data Improvement Act

Plain summary

FRA Safety Data Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Federal Railroad Administration to develop a plan, and a timeline to carry out such plan, to implement the recommendations from the Inspector General Report No. ST2017045 of the Department of Transportation to improve its management and collection of railroad safety data. (Sec. 3) No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this bill.

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Official text

FRA Safety Data Improvement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4925, FRA Safety Data Improvement Act (2018-03-07)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] reported raising $5.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4925 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115