Train Coverings for Community Safety Act

Train Coverings for Community Safety Act

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to prescribe regulations requiring materials transported by rail to be completely covered while in transit, including while being held, delayed, or transferred.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6499 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6499

 To enhance rail safety and provide for the safe and covered transport 
         of materials in railroad cars, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 2022

 Ms. Meng (for herself and Mr. Suozzi) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To enhance rail safety and provide for the safe and covered transport 
         of materials in railroad cars, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Train Coverings for Community Safety 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RULEMAKING REQUIRED.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations requiring 
materials transported by rail to be completely covered while in 
transit, including while being held, delayed, or transferred.
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