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H.R. 4523

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Summary

H.R. 4523, to make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code, was introduced in the House on Jul 17, 2025 by Rep. Robert Onder (R). It last saw action on Aug 31, 2026: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Record

Text

H.R. 4523 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb4523/engrossed-in-house.txt
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4523 Engrossed in House (EH)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4523
_______________________________________________________________________
                                 AN ACT
   To make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as
                     necessary to improve the Code.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose.
Sec. 3. Technical amendments to chapter 224 of title 49, United States
                            Code.
Sec. 4. Other technical amendments.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
    The purpose of this Act is to make technical amendments to title
49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code.
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 224 OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES
              CODE.
    (a) Definitions.--Section 22401 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A) The
                term'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The term'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and
                        (iii) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III);
                            (ii) by striking ``(B) The cost'' and
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Direct loan.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The cost''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``Calculation of the cost
                        of a direct loan'' and inserting:
                            ``(ii) Inclusion.--Calculation of the cost
                        of a direct loan'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii)
                        as subclauses (I) and (II);
                            (ii) by striking ``(C) The cost'' and
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(C) Loan guarantee.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The cost''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``Calculation of the cost
                        of a loan guarantee'' and inserting the
                        following:
                            ``(ii) Inclusion.--Calculation of the cost
                        of a loan guarantee'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``(D) The
                cost'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(D) Modification.--The cost'';
                    (E) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``(E) In
                estimating'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(E) Net present values.--In estimating''; and
                    (F) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``(F) When
                funds'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(F) Basis of estimated cost.--When funds'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(2 U.S.C. 900(c)(9))''
        after ``Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
        1985''; and
            (3) in paragraph (12)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``of this
                title'' after ``section 20102''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``of this
                title'' after ``section 24102''.
    (b) Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees.--Section 22402 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``government
        sponsored'' and inserting ``government-sponsored'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``of this title''
        after ``section 20157(i)'';
            (3) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(2 U.S.C.
                661c(b)(1))'' after ``section 504(b)(1) of the Federal
                Credit Reform Act of 1990'';
                    (B) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) in the matter before subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``of this title''
                                after ``section 22406(a)(2)'';
                                    (II) by striking ``(Public Law 114-
                                94)'' and inserting ``(Public Law 114-
                                94, 129 Stat. 1312)''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``(Public Law 94-
                                210)'' and inserting ``(Public Law 94-
                                210, 90 Stat. 31)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
                        ``(Public Law 117-58, div. B, 135 Stat. 652)''
                        after ``Surface Transportation Investment Act
                        of 2021''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``(Public Law
                117-58, div. B, 135 Stat. 652)'' after ``Surface
                Transportation Investment Act of 2021'';
            (4) in subsection (g)(1)(C)(ii)(II), by striking the period
        at the end and inserting a semicolon;
            (5) in subsection (h)(3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by inserting ``of this title'' after
                        ``section 24312''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``of this title'' after
                        ``section 24308(a)''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``of this
                title'' after ``section 22404''; and
            (6) in subsection (i)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking the heading
                ``Actions by the Office of Management and Budget'' and
                inserting the heading ``Actions by the office of
                management and budget'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(A)--
                            (i) by inserting ``(Public Law 117-58, div.
                        B, 135 Stat. 652)'' after ``Surface
                        Transportation Investment Act of 2021''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``an streamlined'' and
                        inserting ``a streamlined''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (6)(A)--
                            (i) in clause (iv), by striking
                        ``refinancing an'' and inserting ``refinancing
                        of an''; and
                            (ii) in clause (ix), by inserting ``of this
                        title'' after ``section 5323(j)''.
    (c) Administration of Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees.--Section
22403 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``of this title''
        after ``section 22402'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``of this title'' after
        ``section 22402'';
            (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``of this title'' after
        ``section 22402'';
            (4) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting ``of this title''
        after ``section 22402(f)'';
            (5) in subsection (g), in the matter before paragraph (1),
        by inserting ``of this title'' after ``section 22402'';
            (6) in subsection (h)(1), by inserting ``of this title''
        after ``section 22402'';
            (7) in subsection (i)--
                    (A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by
                inserting ``of this title'' after ``section 22402''
                each place it appears; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of this
                section''; and
            (8) in subsection (m), by inserting ``of this title'' after
        ``section 22402''.
    (d) Substantive Criteria and Standards.--Section 22405(1) of title
49, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``of this title'' after
``section 22402''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 22406 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking the period at the
        end;
            (2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``of this title''
        after ``section 22402(f)(5)''; and
            (3) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``of this title''
        after ``section 22403(l)(1)''.
SEC. 4. OTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
    (a) National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance
Bureau.--Section 116(d)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ``of this title'' after ``sections 22401 through
22403''.
    (b) Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021.--Section
21303(1) of the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 (49
U.S.C. 22402 note) is amended by striking ``section 22402(b)(1)(E) of
title 49'' and inserting ``section 22402(b)(1)(F) of title 49''.
    (c) Grant Conditions.--Section 22905(c)(2)(B) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ``of this title'' after ``section
22404''.
            Passed the House of Representatives August 31, 2026.
            Attest:
                                                                 Clerk.
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 4523
_______________________________________________________________________
                                 AN ACT
   To make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as
                     necessary to improve the Code.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-17
  2. Passed House2026-08-31
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jul 17, 2025

hb4523/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (07/17/2025)

This bill makes technical amendments to Title 49 (Transportation) of the U.S. Code, including amendments related to the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program.

Sponsors

Rep. Robert Onder (R) sponsors H.R. 4523 alone.

Robert Onder

Rep. · R–MO-3 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 4523 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Markup By · Sep 10, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4523 has taken 12 actions since Jul 17, 2025, the latest on Aug 31, 2026.

ChamberAction
Aug 31, 202617:23
House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Aug 31, 202617:23
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Aug 31, 202617:23
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5281-5282)
Aug 31, 202617:23
—
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Aug 31, 202617:21
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4523.

Votes

H.R. 4523 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4523 goes by 3 titles.

  • To make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code. — Display Title
  • To make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • To make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 4523, the latest on Feb 3, 2026.

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4523 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Insurance.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ALLIANCE OF NONPROFITS FOR INSURANCE, RRGRisk retention groupCalifornia12$50K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FULCRUM PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC12$50K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DANA THOMPSON112
EMILY LAVERY112
MIYA PATEL112
OSCAR RAMIREZ112
ZACHARY LAVEN112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ALLIANCE OF NONPROFITS FOR INSURANCE, RRGFULCRUM PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE OF NONPROFITS FOR INSURANCE, RRGFULCRUM PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4523 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4523’s is Transportation and Public Works.

hr4523/policy-areas.txt
Transportation and Public WorksAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 4523 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Government lending and loan guarantees to Transportation programs funding.

hr4523/subjects.txt
Government lending and loan guaranteesInfrastructure developmentRailroadsTransportation programs funding

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4523, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ONDER:H.R. 4523.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H3477]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com