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S 2360 115th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Railroads Transportation employees Transportation safety and security

Safe Freight Act

Introduced: January 30, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Jan 30, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 30, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Safe Freight Act

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 30, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 233 Related bill Safe Freight Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Oct 2, 2018
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 20, 2018
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Feb 27, 2018
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 12, 2018
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Feb 12, 2018
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 8, 2018
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Feb 7, 2018
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 30, 2018
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jan 30, 2018
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 30, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2360: Safe Freight Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2360/
MLA
"S. 2360: Safe Freight Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2360/.
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S. 2360, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2360/.
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