3.0.0 2360 2023-01-11T13:38:51Z 2023-01-11T13:38:51Z Senate S 2018-01-30 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-01-30T20:40:11Z Safe Freight Act of 2017 115 233 HR 2017-01-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Related bill CRS 2018-01-30 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2018-01-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND N B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2018-01-30 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2018-01-30 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2018-01-30 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2018-01-30 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2018-02-07 False M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2018-02-07 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2018-02-08 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2018-02-12 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2018-02-12 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2018-02-27 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2018-03-06 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2018-06-20 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2018-10-02 False Transportation and Public Works Railroads Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2018-01-30 Introduced in Senate 2018-07-27T16:16:31Z Safe Freight Act

This bill prohibits the operation of a freight train or light locomotive engine used in the movement of freight unless it has a crew of at least two individuals, one of whom is certified by the Federal Railroad Administration as a locomotive operator and the other as a train conductor.

]]> Safe Freight Act Display Title Safe Freight Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the minimum size of crews of freight trains, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Safe Freight Act Introduced in Senate 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2360is/xml/BILLS-115s2360is.xml 2018-01-30 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.