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Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act

Introduced: March 4, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Sep 22, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 641.
Sep 22, 2016
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Mar 25, 2015
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 4, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 4, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act

(Sec. 2) This bill revises the railroad safety risk reduction program.

The bill extends from December 31, 2015, to December 31, 2020, the deadline for submission to the Department of Transportation (DOT) by each Class I railroad carrier and each entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation of a plan for implementing a positive train control (PTC) system on certain of its tracks.

(Sec. 3) DOT may extend the implementation deadline, upon application, in one-year increments, if specified circumstances exist.

(Sec. 4) The bill directs DOT to revise federal regulations requiring a Class II or III railroad (including a tourist or excursion railroad) to extend by five years the deadlines for equipping its locomotives with an onboard PTC system to operate in PTC territory and applicable reporting requirements.

(Sec. 5) The bill requires Class I railroad carriers and each entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation to submit annual progress reports to DOT on the status of plans to implement a PTC system.

What's happening now September 22, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 641.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1006 Related bill Positive Train Control Safety Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 18, 2015
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 17, 2015
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 12, 2015
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Mar 11, 2015
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Mar 9, 2015
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 4, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 650: Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-650/
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"S. 650: Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-650/.
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