3.0.0 763 2020-02-12T18:54:46Z 2020-02-12T18:54:46Z Senate S S 2005-04-12 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-12T19:12:20Z 2005-04-12 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3486-3487) IntroReferral 2005-04-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3486) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE N H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2005-04-12 True Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Transportation Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Law Railroad engineering Railroad equipment Railroad safety Risk Science, Technology, Communications Standards Steel Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-04-12 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-14T21:08:25Z Welded Rail and Tank Car Safety Improvement Act - Directs the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to: (1) require each track owner using continuous welded rail (CWR) track to include in the plan filed with the FRA procedures to improve the identification of cracks in rail joint bars; (2) instruct FRA track inspectors to obtain the most recent CWR program of a railroad and require them to use those programs when conducting track inspections; (3) establish a program to review CWR joint bar inspection data from railroads and FRA track inspectors periodically; (4) validate a predictive model to quantify the relevant dynamic forces acting on railroad tank cars under accident conditions; and (5) initiate a rulemaking to develop and implement appropriate design standards for pressurized tank cars.

Requires the FRA to: (1) conduct a comprehensive analysis to determine the impact resistance of the steels in the shells of pressure tank cars constructed before 1989; and (2) establish a program to rank the cars according to their risk of catastrophic fracture and separation, and implement measures to eliminate or mitigate such risk.

]]> Welded Rail and Tank Car Safety Improvement Act Short Titles as Introduced Welded Rail and Tank Car Safety Improvement Act Display Title Welded Rail and Tank Car Safety Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Federal Railroad Administration to make welded rail and tank car improvements. Introduced in Senate 2005-04-12T04:00:00Z 2005-04-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3486-3487) 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.