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H.R. 1748 (116th)

Safe Freight Act of 2019

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Introduced

13 March 2019

Last action

14 March 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Sponsors

DON YOUNG, David Cicilline, Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Kathleen Rice, Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Gwen Moore, Darren Soto, PETER KING, Conor Lamb, Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Sanford Bishop, TIM RYAN, Raúl Grijalva, Christopher Smith, Grace Napolitano, Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Anthony Brown, Marcia Fudge, Bradley Schneider, Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Josh Harder, David Scott, Sharice Davids, David Loebsack, Angie Craig, Ann Kirkpatrick, Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Tom Malinowski, Daniel Kildee, Cheri Bustos, Tom O'Halleran, Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Abigail Spanberger, Brian Higgins, Donald Payne, Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Daniel Lipinski, Eric Swalwell, Elaine Luria, Gerald Connolly, Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

Subjects

Transport

Source updated

7 April 2025

Transport

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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.

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Timeline

  1. 13 March 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 March 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 March 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 14 March 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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