3.0.0 1044 2025-05-27T14:15:52Z 2025-05-27T14:15:52Z Senate S S 2023-03-29 118 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-03-29T18:54:43Z 2023-03-29 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2023-03-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000479 Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] John Fetterman D PA K. N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2023-03-29 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2023-03-29 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2023-07-19 False Transportation and Public Works Congressional oversight 2023-04-18T15:15:22Z Emergency communications systems 2023-04-18T15:15:22Z Government information and archives 2023-04-18T15:15:22Z Government studies and investigations 2023-04-18T15:15:22Z Railroads 2023-04-18T15:15:22Z Transportation safety and security 2023-04-18T15:15:22Z Transportation and Public Works 2023-04-13T20:45:14Z

00 2023-03-29 Introduced in Senate 2024-01-31T19:43:14Z <p><b>Railway Accountability Act</b></p> <p>This bill addresses safety requirements for rail carriers.</p> <p>The Department of Transportation (DOT) must review existing regulations relating to the practices regarding the establishment of a train consist (i.e., the contents and location of each rail car in a train). The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) must issue regulations requiring each railroad to submit an updated Risk Reduction Program Plan that (1) documents the railroad's standards for train consist and safety protocol for trains in the switchyard, and (2) strives to balance derailment risk and rail yard employee safety.</p> <p>DOT must issue a regulation that prohibits conducting train brake inspections while a train is in motion and requires the mechanical inspector assigned to inspect a locomotive or rail car to be the official who signs off on the inspection.</p> <p> The FRA must amend regulations to require (1) more frequent communication checks between a head-of-train device and an end-of-train device, and (2) repetition of the emergency brake signal transmission until it is received by the end-of-train device.</p> <p>Class I railroads must join the Confidential Close Call Reporting System if they have been ordered to pay the maximum civil penalty for specific rail safety regulation violations.</p> <p>Further, the FRA must (1) study and submit a report to Congress on broken rim derailments and proposed regulations to reduce the frequency; and (2) post on the FRA public website a list of specific active Class I railroad safety waivers, including those relating to brake procedures and brake inspection requirements.</p>

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