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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Committees of jurisdiction
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