3.0.0 4824 2023-01-14T22:48:16Z 2023-01-14T22:48:16Z House H HR 2004-07-13 108 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2004-07-14T16:03:39Z hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2004-07-14T16:03:34Z hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2004-07-14T16:03:29Z Referred to 2004-07-13T13:01:00Z 2004-07-14 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. Committee 2004-07-14 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. Committee 2004-07-14 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2004-07-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1366) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-13 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2004-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 N M000316 Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5] KAREN MCCARTHY D MO 5 2004-07-13 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2004-07-13 True C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] Ed Case D HI 2 2004-07-13 True O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2004-07-13 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2004-07-13 True T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2004-07-13 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2004-07-13 True G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2004-07-13 True M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2004-07-22 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2004-07-22 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2004-09-23 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2004-09-23 False R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 28 2004-10-05 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Department of Homeland Security Department of Labor Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Dismissal of employees EBB Terrorism Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Emergency medicine Employee rights Employee training Environmental Protection Evidence (Law) Fines (Penalties) Fire departments Fire fighters Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grievance procedures Health Injunctions Labor and Employment Law Law enforcement officers Legal fees Limitation of actions Paramedical personnel Police Private police Risk Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Terrorism Transportation of hazardous substances Transportation planning Transportation workers Wage restitution Whistle blowing Transportation and Public Works 00 2004-07-13 Introduced in House 2004-10-21T19:02:17Z Extremely Hazardous Materials Transportation Security Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials that require: (1) physical security measures; (2) Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities to be informed before such material is transported within, through, or near an area of concern; (3) coordination among such authorities to create response plans for a terrorist attack; (4) the use of currently available technologies and systems to ensure effective communication between material transporters, law enforcement authorities, and first responders; (5) comprehensive training for all individuals involved in the shipping of such materials; and (6) the Secretary to determine whether transportation through or near an area could be made by alternate routes at a lower security risk.

Subjects a person (other than an individual) who violates such a regulation to injunctive relief or a civil penalty of up to $100,000. Authorizes the Secretary to impose administrative penalties.

Sets forth provisions regarding whistleblower protection involving the security of shipments of such materials.

]]> Extremely Hazardous Materials Transportation Security Act of 2004 Display Title Extremely Hazardous Materials Transportation Security Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Extremely Hazardous Materials Transportation Security Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4824ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4824ih.xml 2004-07-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.