H.J.Res. 76 · 115th Congress · enacted
Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
Became Public Law No: 115-54.
Latest official action 2017-08-22 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 17, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Interstate Compact (Sec. 1) This joint resolution grants congressional consent and approval for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the state of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a Metrorail Safety Commission (MSC) Interstate Compact. The MSC Compact establishes a Washington Metrorail Safety Commission for the safety oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Rail (Metrorail) system. The commission shall: distribute a written State Safety Oversight Program; enforce implementation of WMATA's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan, as well as audit triennially WMATA's compliance with such plan; enforce implementation of any Corrective Action Plans; enforce relevant federal and state laws and regulations relating to Metrorail safety; publish annually a Metrorail safety report, including updates of Corrective Action Plans, Commission directives, and on-going investigations; and publish annually a report on commission operations. An independent annual audit shall be made of commission financial accounts. Any signatory may withdraw from the MSC Compact, which shall constitute its termination.
Congressional Research Service · 2017-08-22
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Steny H. Hoyer
House · MD District 5 · Democratic
$238,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton
House · DC · Democratic
$12,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
House · VA District 8 · Democratic
$637,849PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jamie Raskin
House · MD District 8 · Democratic
$390,423PAC receipts · 2025–2026
8 of 8 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$25,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Sponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Sponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$25,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Sponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$20,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Sponsor · $2,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$20,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Sponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$15,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Sponsor · $3,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$15,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$15,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Sponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$14,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Sponsor · $4,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $2,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Sponsor · $2,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$14,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Sponsor · $3,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$14,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Sponsor · $2,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.$12,500
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$12,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Sponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
BMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC)$10,000
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDIRECT SUPPLY, INC. PARTNERS PAC (DSI PARTNERS PAC)$10,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Sponsor · $2,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$10,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENROLLED AGENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$10,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$10,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Sponsor · $5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordUA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$10,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$10,000
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND$10,000
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$9,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Sponsor · $4,500
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jamie Raskin · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
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