,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ai1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,lawler introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,transportation to issue regulations    
requiring a rail carrier to report      
certain damage if such carrier has a    
reasonable suspicion that an action     
carried out by the carrier caused such  
damage4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,helping ,oversee and  
,ward off ,infrastructure ,emergencies  
,act or the ,,howie ,act4  #b4 ,standard
 for reporting certain damage relating  
to railroad operations ,the ,secretary  
of ,transportation1 acting through the  
,administrator of the ,federal ,railroad
 ,administration1 shall issue such      
regulations as are necessary to update  
section #bbe4i of title #di1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations1 to require a     
railroad to report a train accident     

resulting in damage described under such
 section1 including any incident that   
causes a fire 7including a brush fire7  
alongside a railroad track1 if such     
railroad has a reasonable suspicion that
 an action carried out by the railroad  
caused such damage4