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HR 1248 110th Congress House

Clean Railroads Act of 2007

Official title: To amend section 10501 of title 49, United States Code, to exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board.

Introduced: May 1, 2007 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Environmental ProtectionGovernment Operations and PoliticsIndependent regulatory commissionsJurisdiction
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LawRailroadsRefuse and refuse disposalSurface Transportation Board
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This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Feb 28, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 28, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean Railroads Act of 2007 - Excludes solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 719 Identical bill Clean Railroads Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 15, 2007
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 1, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1248: Clean Railroads Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1248/
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"H.R. 1248: Clean Railroads Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1248/.
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H.R. 1248, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1248/.
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