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Responsible Railroads Act of 2004

Introduced: October 4, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 12, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Jul 9, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 9, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Responsible Railroads Act of 2004 - Amends Federal transportation law to prohibit a rail tank car containing hazardous materials from being transported or stored on rail tracks unless information identifying the tank car, the hazardous materials within such tank car, and response guidance is immediately available through Operation Respond Institute's technology or similar technology to local first responders in each location where the tank car may be located. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide an exception to such prohibition if no data base exists through which the requirement can be met.

What's happening now July 12, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Oct 4, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 4, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 8, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4802: Responsible Railroads Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4802/
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"H.R. 4802: Responsible Railroads Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4802/.
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H.R. 4802, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4802/.
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