HR 2559
100th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Environmental Protection
Public safety
Railroad freight operations
Railroad safety
Railroads
Transportation and Travel
Transportation of hazardous substances
A bill to require occupied cabooses on the rear of all trains over 2,000 feet in length that contain certain hazardous materials.
Introduced: May 28, 1987
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 8, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
May 28, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 28, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to mandate that all freight trains over 2,000 feet in length carrying specified hazardous materials, including explosives, compressed gases, and poisons, have an occupied caboose on the rear.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1