HR 233
115th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Railroads
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Safe Freight Act of 2017
Introduced: January 3, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Committees of jurisdiction
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