To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the minimum size of crews of freight trains, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-233| House
| Updated: 1/4/2017
Don Young
Republican Representative
Alaska
Cosponsors (120)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Paul Cook (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Mike Bishop (Republican)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Dan Newhouse (Republican)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Trent Franks (Republican)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Duncan D. Hunter (Republican)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the minimum size of crews of freight trains, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-233| House
| Updated: 1/4/2017
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Don Young
Republican Representative
Alaska
Cosponsors (120)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Paul Cook (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Mike Bishop (Republican)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Dan Newhouse (Republican)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Trent Franks (Republican)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Duncan D. Hunter (Republican)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Transportation and Public Works
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