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H.R. 6852: Grants for Reliable, Efficient, and Accountable Transit Act

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H.R. 6852: Grants for Reliable, Efficient, and Accountable Transit Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-09-20 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-09-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. 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

Grants for Reliable, Efficient, and Accountable Transit Act

Plain summary

Grants for Reliable, Efficient, and Accountable Transit Act This bill amends the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 to reauthorize capital and preventive maintenance projects for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The bill revises provisions relating to standards for WMATA arbitrators and enforcement of awards in labor disputes. The state of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia (Signatories) shall amend the WMATA Compact to limit the annual growth in the rate of spending by each signatory by not more than 3% to subsidize operational needs of WMATA. The bill sets forth whistle-blower protections for WMATA employees and criteria for pension benefits for current and prospective WMATA employees.

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Official text

Grants for Reliable, Efficient, and Accountable Transit Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6852 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115