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HR 1763 114th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Railroads Transportation employees Transportation safety and security

Safe Freight Act

Introduced: December 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Apr 14, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Apr 13, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 13, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Freight Act

Prohibits the operation of a freight train or light locomotive engine used in the movement of freight unless it has a crew of at least two individuals, one of whom is certified by the Federal Railroad Administration as a locomotive operator and the other as a train conductor.

What's happening now April 14, 2015

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 29 Republican 2
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Vargas, Juan
California · Nov 16, 2016
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 7, 2016
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jul 14, 2016
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 14, 2016
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Jun 21, 2016
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jun 7, 2016
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 19, 2016
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 1, 2016
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Dec 16, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Dec 1, 2015
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Nov 16, 2015
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Nov 16, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 16, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Nov 3, 2015
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 3, 2015
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 27, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Oct 27, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Oct 22, 2015
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 20, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 20, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 20, 2015
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 20, 2015
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 9, 2015
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 8, 2015
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 29, 2015
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 7, 2015
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Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 29, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1763: Safe Freight Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1763/
MLA
"H.R. 1763: Safe Freight Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1763/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1763, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1763/.
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[H.R. 1763: Safe Freight Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1763/)
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