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Safe Freight Act of 2017

Introduced: January 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jan 4, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Freight Act of 2017

This bill 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 January 4, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2360 Related bill Safe Freight Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 68
All 68 Democratic 52 Republican 4
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Dec 21, 2018
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Sep 4, 2018
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jul 26, 2018
LEVIN, SANDER
· Jul 26, 2018
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jul 24, 2018
Hunter, Duncan
· Jul 13, 2018
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 14, 2018
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 24, 2018
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 22, 2018
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 22, 2018
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · May 16, 2018
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 10, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 10, 2018
Kihuen, Ruben
· May 9, 2018
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 9, 2018
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 12, 2018
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 11, 2018
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Apr 11, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2018
BRADY, ROBERT
· Feb 6, 2018
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Feb 6, 2018
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 6, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 6, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 6, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 6, 2018
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 6, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Dec 18, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 6, 2017
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Dec 6, 2017
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Dec 5, 2017
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Nov 30, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 28, 2017
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Nov 16, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 6, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 25, 2017
Delaney, John
· Oct 24, 2017
O'Rourke, Beto
· Oct 24, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 23, 2017
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 12, 2017
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Oct 3, 2017
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 12, 2017
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 27, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· Jul 18, 2017
Donovan, Daniel
· Jun 29, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 29, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 233: Safe Freight Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-233/
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"H.R. 233: Safe Freight Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-233/.
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