3.0.0 197 2020-02-12T18:54:43Z 2020-02-12T18:54:43Z Senate S S 2005-01-26 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-01-26T22:18:54Z Rail Crossing Safety Act 109 603 HR 2005-02-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. Identical bill CRS Identical bill House 2005-01-26 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2005-01-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S605-606) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N Transportation and Public Works Ambulances Bridges Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Emergency medicine Federal aid to transportation Fire fighters Governmental investigations Health Highway finance Infrastructure Law enforcement officers Paramedical personnel Police Railroad freight operations Railroad safety Railroads Road construction Traffic accidents and safety Traffic congestion Transportation engineering Transportation research Tunnels Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-01-26 Introduced in Senate 2005-02-08T22:37:28Z Rail Crossing Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study the impact of blocked highway-railroad grade crossings on the ability of emergency responders to perform public safety and security duties.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to States and units of local government to construct tunnels, bridges, and other means of separating rail tracks and roads in order to improve safety.

]]> Rail Crossing Safety Act Short Titles as Introduced Rail Crossing Safety Act Display Title Rail Crossing Safety Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve safety and reduce traffic congestion at grade crossings. Introduced in Senate 2005-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s197is/xml/BILLS-109s197is.xml 2005-01-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.