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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DELUZIO:H.R. 1238.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18The single subject of this legislation is:Rail Safety[Page H971]
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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2023-02-28
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2023-02-28
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2023-02-28
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2023-02-28
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2023-02-28
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2023-02-28
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2023-02-28
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2023-02-28
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2023-02-28
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2023-02-28
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2023-02-28
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2023-03-08
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2023-03-08
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2023-03-08
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2023-03-08
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2023-03-08
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2023-03-08
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2023-03-08
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CA
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2023-03-14
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2023-03-14
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2023-03-23
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2023-04-03
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2023-04-10
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2023-04-10
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2023-04-10
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2023-05-09
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2023-05-09
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2023-05-09
False
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2023-05-15
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Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
2023-03-21T22:15:48Z
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2023-02-28
Introduced in House
2023-04-19T22:58:24Z
Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally Act or the DERAIL Act
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to expand the statutory definition of a high-hazard flammable train (HHFT), thereby subjecting more trains to additional safety requirements.
Specifically, DOT must expand the definition of HHFT to mean a train transporting one or more loaded tank cars of a Class 3 flammable liquid (e.g., benzene residue) or a Class 2 flammable gas (e.g., vinyl chloride) and other materials DOT determines necessary for safety. Current regulations define HHFT as a train transporting 20 or more loaded tank cars of a Class 3 flammable liquid in a continuous block or 35 or more loaded tank cars of a Class 3 flammable liquid dispersed throughout the train.
The bill also requires railway carriers to report a train derailment that involves a train carrying material toxic by inhalation within 24 hours of the derailment to the National Response Center, state and local officials, and tribal governments.

Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally Act
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Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally Act
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Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally Act
2024-05-24T13:42:01Z
Introduced in House
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To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations to define high-hazard flammable train, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T20:23:43Z
Introduced in House
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