S 1979
116th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Railroads
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Safe Freight Act of 2019
Introduced: June 26, 2019
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 26, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Safe Freight Act of 2019
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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