Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Mar 21, 2023
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Referred
Mar 22, 2023
T&I · Science
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill addresses safety requirements for rail carriers and trains transporting hazardous materials. Specifically, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must issue safety regulations for trains carrying hazardous materials to require that rail carriers or shippers (1) provide state emergency response commissioners with advanced notice and information about the hazardous materials; (2) reduce blocked rail crossings; and (3) comply with certain requirements regarding train length and weight specifications, track standards, speed restrictions, and response plans. DOT must also establish requirements for wayside defect detectors. These are used by railway systems alongside the tracks to det...
Timeline · 4 actions
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 21, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 21, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.