To enhance safety requirements for trains, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To enhance safety requirements for trains, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Energy, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H6562D5BCAEB04F30A8F5021EBF5AAB1D: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Rail Worker and Community Safety Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section HDCFF0355D5234FB58919E4C5D6AFBFBB: 2. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: The term railroad has the meaning given that term in section 10102 of title 49, United States...
- Section H8197F4419A5F480186C710DB6A410E50: 3. Freight train crew size safety standards This section may be cited as the Safe Freight Act of 2023. Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States...
- Section HD5C351C74932478BA6641B5F27973F90: 20154. Freight train crew size safety standards No freight train may be operated without a 2-person crew consisting of at least 1 appropriately qualified and...
- Section H9E71449BE409410D833A2E15046BCF43: 4. Safety regulations for train operations Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To enhance safety requirements for trains, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Energy, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To enhance safety requirements for trains, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Stansbury (for herself, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Espaillat, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an increment of compensated leave that— can be earned by a rail carrier employee for use during an absence from employment for any of the reasons described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 20(b)
a railroad carrier that— is a Class I railroad
a railroad carrier that— is a Class I railroad
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