To make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code.
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (14 Sep 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
What this bill does
H.R. 4523 makes technical, non-substantive corrections to title 49 of the United States Code, the section of federal law covering transportation. The bill focuses primarily on chapter 224, which governs the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program's direct loans and loan guarantees. Its changes include reformatting definitions with clearer subheadings, correcting punctuation and grammar (such as fixing "government sponsored" to "government-sponsored" and "an streamlined" to "a streamlined"), adding cross-reference citations to related statutes (such as public law and U.S. Code citations), and clarifying internal section references by adding "of this title" where needed for precision. It also corrects a cross-reference in the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 and updates a section heading's punctuation.
These amendments do not change any substantive rights, funding levels, program eligibility, or agency authority. They affect how the U.S. Code reads and cross-references itself, which matters mainly to legal drafters, agencies, and others who rely on precise statutory text, rather than to the public or regulated entities in a practical sense.
The bill was introduced by Rep. Robert Onder in July 2025 and passed the House on August 31, 2026, by voice vote under a procedure used for noncontroversial legislation. It now goes to the Senate for consideration. No further action has yet been reported.
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Official summary
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.
Timeline
14 Sep 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 4523 do?
- H.R. 4523 makes technical, non-substantive corrections to title 49 of the United States Code, the section of federal law covering transportation. The bill focuses primarily on chapter 224, which governs the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program's direct loans and loan guarantees. Its changes include reformatting definitions with clearer subheadings, correcting punctuation and grammar (such as fixing "government sponsored" to "government-sponsored" and "an streamlined" to "a streamlined"), adding cross-reference citations to related statutes (such as public law and U.S. Code citations), and clarifying internal section references by adding "of this title" where needed for precision. It also corrects a cross-reference in the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 and updates a section heading's punctuation. These amendments do not change any substantive rights, funding levels, program eligibility, or agency authority. They affect how the U.S. Code reads and cross-references itself, which matters mainly to legal drafters, agencies, and others who rely on precise statutory text, rather than to the public or regulated entities in a practical sense. The bill was introduced by Rep. Robert Onder in July 2025 and passed the House on August 31, 2026, by voice vote under a procedure used for noncontroversial legislation. It now goes to the Senate for consideration. No further action has yet been reported.
- Has H.R. 4523 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 4523. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 4523?
- H.R. 4523 was sponsored by Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 4523?
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (14 Sep 2026).
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