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HR 2379 114th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Transportation Oil and gas Railroads Transportation safety and security

To prohibit the transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail.

Introduced: May 15, 2015 See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
May 15, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 15, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits any transportation by rail of crude oil with a Reid vapor pressure level greater than 8.5 psi until the Department of Transportation (DOT) establishes an appropriate national standard for the maximum volatility of crude oil to be permitted to be shipped by rail.

DOT shall establish such a national standard, after which the 8.5 psi standard required by this Act shall expire.

What's happening now May 18, 2015

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 18, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 18, 2015
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Garamendi, John
California · May 15, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2379: To prohibit the transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2379/
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"H.R. 2379: To prohibit the transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2379/.
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H.R. 2379, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2379/.
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