HR 8012 119th Congress
HOWIE Act
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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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the House. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · House floor actions · Code H11100 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in House | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code Intro-H | Congress.gov | |
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| Official actionReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H11000 | Congress.gov |
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Helping Oversee and Ward off Infrastructure Emergencies Act or the HOWIE ActThis bill directs the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to revise current railroad accident reporting requirements to include additional causes of damage. Specifically, FRA must require a railroad to report a train accident that results in damage if the railroad has a reasonable suspicion that an action carried out by the railroad caused the damage. An accident includes any incident that causes a fire, including a brush fire, alongside a railroad track.
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- Introduced in HouseMar 19, 2026