[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2569 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2569

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to develop and 
 submit a report to Congress on recommendations to reduce train noise 
           and vibrations near homes, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 2025

Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to develop and 
 submit a report to Congress on recommendations to reduce train noise 
           and vibrations near homes, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Train Noise and Vibrations Reduction 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE TRAIN NOISE AND VIBRATIONS NEAR 
              HOMES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall develop and submit to Congress a report containing--
            (1) recommendations to reduce train noise and vibrations 
        near homes; and
            (2) estimates of the costs and benefits of each such 
        recommendation.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall, at a 
minimum, include such recommendations regarding--
            (1) modifications to trains and tracks;
            (2) modifications to train and track maintenance 
        procedures;
            (3) speed limits for trains;
            (4) mitigation measures between tracks and homes;
            (5) the distance required between tracks and homes;
            (6) limits on the number of trains;
            (7) limits on the number of cars on trains;
            (8) limits on hours of operations;
            (9) building noise insulation; and
            (10) modifications to soil conditions.
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