3.0.0 6066 2022-02-08T23:17:36Z 2022-02-08T23:17:36Z House HR 2020-03-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 3, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HECK:H.R. 6066.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1470]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2020-03-04T16:22:30Z Referred to 2020-03-03T15:00:17Z 2020-03-04 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2020-03-03 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-03-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 N K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2020-03-03 True L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2020-03-03 True A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2020-03-03 True W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2020-03-04 False Transportation and Public Works Accidents Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Railroads Research and development Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-03-03 Introduced in House 2020-05-01T13:54:19Z Passenger Train Safety Act

This bill addresses passenger safety issues aboard trains.

Specifically, the bill

  • directs the Federal Railroad Administration to research safety issues relating to speed signs, seat securement mechanisms, and methods for mitigating derailment injuries;
  • requires the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to address various safety issues, including developing policies for the safe use of child safety seats and implementing enhanced crew training;
  • directs the Department of Transportation to require each railroad carrier that provides regularly scheduled intercity rail passenger or commuter rail passenger transportation to install inward- and outward-facing audio recording devices in or on all controlling locomotive cabs and cab car operating compartments on such passenger trains;
  • prohibits entities providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation from beginning service on certain routes unless a positive train control system is fully implemented and operational on such routes; and
  • requires railroad carriers to periodically review and update their speed limit action plans.
]]> Passenger Train Safety Act Display Title Passenger Train Safety Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Federal Railroad Administration and Amtrak to implement and carry out certain National Transportation Safety Board recommendations, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Passenger Train Safety Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6066ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6066ih.xml 2020-03-04 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.