3.0.0 6973 2020-02-14T19:16:02Z 2020-02-14T19:16:02Z House H HR 2008-09-18 110 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2008-09-19T15:18:33Z Referred to 2008-09-18T14:07:15Z A bill to require rail carriers to develop positive rail control system plans for improving railroad safety and to increase the civil penalties for railroad safety violations. 110 3493 S 2008-09-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2008-09-19 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2008-09-18 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2008-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 N W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2008-09-18 True G000021 Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] ELTON GALLEGLY R CA 24 2008-09-18 True S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 27 2008-09-18 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2008-09-18 True C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2008-09-18 True B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2008-09-18 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2008-09-23 False S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2008-09-23 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2008-09-24 False Transportation and Public Works Accident prevention Emergency Management Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Hours of labor Labor and Employment Law Railroad commuting traffic Railroad employees Railroad equipment Railroad freight operations Railroad passenger traffic Railroad safety Transportation planning Transportation and Public Works 00 2008-09-18 Introduced in House 2008-12-09T22:19:00Z Rail Collision Prevention Act - Requires each rail carrier that is a Class I railroad, that has inadequate safety performance, or that provides intercity passenger or commuter rail passenger transportation to develop and submit for Secretary of Transportation approval by December 31, 2014, a plan to implement a positive train control system that prevents rail collisions.

Requires implementation of such systems by December 31, 2012, in areas that have the highest safety risk due to shared track between commuter and freight rail.

Increases penalties for violations of rail safety regulations or orders issued by the Secretary, including violations related to rail accident reporting and hours-of-service.

]]> Rail Collision Prevention Act Short Titles as Introduced Rail Collision Prevention Act Display Title Rail Collision Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced To require rail carriers to develop positive rail control system plans for improving railroad safety and to increase the civil penalties for railroad safety violations. Introduced in House 2008-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6973ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6973ih.xml 2008-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. 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.