To impose a civil penalty against a railroad carrier when a shift change of train employees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade crossing.

3.0.0 354 2023-01-11T13:29:07Z 2023-01-11T13:29:07Z House HR 2015-01-14 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 14, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DUFFY:H.R. 354.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,specifically Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18.[Page H407]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2015-01-15T16:22:47Z Referred to 2015-01-14T14:07:40Z 2015-01-15 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2015-01-14 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2015-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000614 Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] Sean Duffy R WI P. 7 N S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2015-01-16 False R000587 Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] Reid Ribble R WI J. 8 2015-02-25 False Transportation and Public Works Civil actions and liability Motor vehicles Railroads Roads and highways Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works

00 2015-01-14 Introduced in House 2015-01-30T16:01:12Z This bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to assess a civil penalty of $10,000 against a railroad carrier for each complete hour in which a shift change of rail carrier employees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade crossing.

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To impose a civil penalty against a railroad carrier when a shift change of train employees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade crossing. Display Title To impose a civil penalty against a railroad carrier when a shift change of train employees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade crossing. Official Title as Introduced To impose a civil penalty against a railroad carrier when a shift change of train employees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade crossing. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr354ih/xml/BILLS-114hr354ih.xml 2015-01-15 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.