3.0.0 4738 2023-01-11T13:26:26Z 2023-01-11T13:26:26Z House H HR 2014-05-22 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PAYNE:H.R. 4738.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to make rules for the government andregulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated inArticle I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H4830]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2014-05-23T20:58:30Z Referred to 2014-05-22T13:02:20Z 2014-05-23 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2014-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2014-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 N Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Transportation Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Oil and gas Railroads Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2014-05-22 Introduced in House 2014-07-10T21:18:54Z Tank Car Safety Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to revise federal regulations regarding DOT-111 tank cars used to move flammable liquids to: (1) improve tank car design standards for new cars to include an outer steel jacket around it and thermal protection, full-height head shields, and high-flow capacity pressure relief valves; and (2) require additional safety upgrades to tank cars built after October 2011 by including installation of such valves and design modifications to prevent bottom outlets from opening in case of accident.

Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a plan to phase out older-model DOT-111 tank cars that are not retrofitted to meet the new federal requirements.

]]> Tank Car Safety Act of 2014 Display Title Tank Car Safety Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To ensure the safety of DOT-111 tank cars by improving standards for new tank cars and upgrading existing tank cars, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Tank Car Safety Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4738ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4738ih.xml 2014-05-23 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.