H.R. 4523 — To make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code.
Executive Summary
H.R. 4523 is a routine housekeeping measure that makes technical and conforming amendments to Title 49 of the United States Code, which governs transportation. The bill corrects typographical errors, updates statutory cross-references, and standardizes formatting within the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing chapter and other related sections. As a purely technical corrections bill, it makes no substantive policy changes and is designed solely to ensure the clarity, consistency, and accuracy of the U.S. Code.
Arguments For
- Improves statutory clarity by fixing typos and broken cross-references, reducing the risk of legal ambiguity or misinterpretation by federal agencies and courts.
- Represents a non-controversial, bipartisan housekeeping effort that maintains the integrity of the U.S. Code without altering underlying policy.
Likely Supporters
Arguments Against
- Requires floor or committee time for passage, though such bills are typically expedited via unanimous consent or suspension of the rules.
- Does not address any substantive policy issues within federal transportation law, serving only as a clerical update.
Likely Opponents
📋 Key Provisions
- Corrects typographical and grammatical errors in Title 49, such as changing 'an streamlined' to 'a streamlined'.
- Updates and clarifies statutory cross-references, including adding specific Public Law and Statutes at Large citations for the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
- Standardizes formatting, clause designations, and heading capitalization within Chapter 224 of Title 49 to align with Office of the Law Revision Counsel drafting standards.
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Corrects a grammatical error regarding the word 'streamlined'.
"by striking "an streamlined" and"
Adds the specific U.S. Code citation for the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
"inserting "(2 U.S.C. 900(c)(9))" after"
Updates the citation for the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 with its Public Law number.
"inserting "(Public Law 117-58"