Congress cleans up transportation law's internal cross-references
H.R. 4523 — To make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code. · Filed by Robert Onder (R-MO) · Introduced Jul 17, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill makes purely technical corrections to Chapter 224 of Title 49 (transportation law), fixing cross-references, standardizing heading formats, correcting punctuation and grammar, and clarifying which sections of the law are being cited. It does not change any substantive transportation policy, funding, or regulatory authority—only the internal structure and clarity of the existing statute.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a pure technical-amendments measure—no policy change, no new authority, no funding shifts. It corrects cross-references, standardizes formatting, and fixes grammar in existing transportation law sections.
Who it affects
Technical amendments that improve statutory clarity and internal consistency have a modest positive civic effect by reducing ambiguity in how transportation law is applied and enforced. No substantive restrictions on citizens' rights or new costs are imposed.