,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bd1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,norton introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,transportation to develop and submit a 
report to ,congress on recommendations  
to reduce train noise and vibrations    
near homes1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,train ,noise and ,vibrations      
,reduction ,act of #bjbc4  #b4          
,recommendations to reduce train noise  
and vibrations near homes  7a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,transportation shall 
develop and submit to ,congress a report
 containing--  7#a7 recommendations to  
reduce train noise and vibrations near  
homes2 and  7#b7 estimates of the costs 
and benefits of each such               
recommendation4  7b7 ,contents ,the     

report required under subsection 7a7    
shall1 at a minimum1 include such       
recommendations regarding-- 7#a7        
modifications to trains and tracks2     
7#b7 modifications to train and track   
maintenance procedures2  7#c7 speed     
limits for trains2  7#d7 mitigation     
measures between tracks and homes2  7#e7
 the distance required between tracks   
and homes2  7#f7 limits on the number of
 trains2  7#g7 limits on the number of  
cars on trains2  7#h7 limits on hours of
 operations2  7#i7 building noise       
insulation2 and  7#aj7 modifications to 
soil conditions4