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Reliable Rail Service Act

USA118th CongressS-2071| Senate 
| Updated: 6/21/2023
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (1)
Roger Marshall (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Reliable Rail Service Act This bill revises freight rail transportation policy to require rail carriers to provide transportation or service in a manner that meets the shipper's need for timely, efficient, and reliable rail service and fulfills the shipper's reasonable service requirements. (Current policy requires rail carriers to provide the transportation or service on reasonable request.) It also establishes specific criteria for the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to consider when determining whether a rail carrier has violated its obligations under the policy. The STB must expedite any proceedings to consider a rail carrier's alleged violation of the policy. The bill also specifies that information a rail carrier must provide on the carrier's rates and other service terms includes information on reasonable transit or cycle times consistent with the requestor's needs and requirements for the efficient and reliable receipt, transportation, and delivery of property.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4959
Reliable Rail Service Act
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4959
    Reliable Rail Service Act


  • June 21, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 21, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

Reliable Rail Service Act

USA118th CongressS-2071| Senate 
| Updated: 6/21/2023
Reliable Rail Service Act This bill revises freight rail transportation policy to require rail carriers to provide transportation or service in a manner that meets the shipper's need for timely, efficient, and reliable rail service and fulfills the shipper's reasonable service requirements. (Current policy requires rail carriers to provide the transportation or service on reasonable request.) It also establishes specific criteria for the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to consider when determining whether a rail carrier has violated its obligations under the policy. The STB must expedite any proceedings to consider a rail carrier's alleged violation of the policy. The bill also specifies that information a rail carrier must provide on the carrier's rates and other service terms includes information on reasonable transit or cycle times consistent with the requestor's needs and requirements for the efficient and reliable receipt, transportation, and delivery of property.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4959
Reliable Rail Service Act
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4959
    Reliable Rail Service Act


  • June 21, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 21, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (1)
Roger Marshall (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted