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HR 4370 111th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Emergency medical services and trauma care Fires Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health personnel Law enforcement officers Railroads Transportation safety and security

Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials Act of 2009

Introduced: December 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Dec 17, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Dec 17, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials Act of 2009 - Requires railroad carriers engaged in the transportation of hazardous materials (hazmats) to submit to the Secretary of Transportation, and update annually, a plan for providing at least 48 hours notification to requesting local emergency responders before transporting hazmats through their jurisdictions.

Directs the Secretary to require carriers to demonstrate periodically that the plan's procedures are adequate to give appropriate notice to such responders.

What's happening now December 17, 2009

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 16, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4370: Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4370/
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"H.R. 4370: Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4370/.
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H.R. 4370, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4370/.
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