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HR 6066 116th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Accidents Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Railroads Research and development Transportation safety and security

Passenger Train Safety Act

Introduced: March 3, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 4, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 3, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Passenger Train Safety Act

This bill addresses passenger safety issues aboard trains.

Specifically, the bill

  • directs the Federal Railroad Administration to research safety issues relating to speed signs, seat securement mechanisms, and methods for mitigating derailment injuries;
  • requires the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to address various safety issues, including developing policies for the safe use of child safety seats and implementing enhanced crew training;
  • directs the Department of Transportation to require each railroad carrier that provides regularly scheduled intercity rail passenger or commuter rail passenger transportation to install inward- and outward-facing audio recording devices in or on all controlling locomotive cabs and cab car operating compartments on such passenger trains;
  • prohibits entities providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation from beginning service on certain routes unless a positive train control system is fully implemented and operational on such routes; and
  • requires railroad carriers to periodically review and update their speed limit action plans.
What's happening now March 4, 2020

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Mar 4, 2020
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Mar 3, 2020
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 3, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6066: Passenger Train Safety Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6066/
MLA
"H.R. 6066: Passenger Train Safety Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6066/.
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H.R. 6066, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6066/.
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[H.R. 6066: Passenger Train Safety Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6066/)
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