H.R. 4523119th CongressOn the floor scheduleLatest action Sep 10, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: To make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code.
Introduced:
Read the official bill on Congress.govIn the chamber's own words:“To make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code.”House weekly floor schedule · Aug 25, 2026 · for Aug 31, 2026Read the sourceSchedule checked Aug 31, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC
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HR 4523 fixes typos, formatting, and citation errors in transportation law without changing any policy.
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HR 4523 is a technical "housekeeping" bill that corrects small errors in title 49 of the United States Code, which covers transportation laws including railroad and transit loan programs. It fixes typos, adds missing headings and legal citations, and renumbers subsections for clarity, without altering what the laws actually do.
This affects lawyers, judges, and government agencies who read and cite these transportation laws. It has no direct effect on everyday people or businesses.
Because the bill only corrects wording and formatting, it creates no new rules, removes no protections, and changes no eligibility for loans or grants.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.