Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2004

Summary

Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to rewrite provisions prohibiting acts of destruction and violence against trains, railroad equipment and structures, and the mass transportation system to: (1) correspond with current prohibitions against acts of violence against the mass transportation system; (2) apply such provisions to acts committed knowingly (currently, willfully); and (3) add as an aggravated offense the commission of such prohibited act under circumstances in which the railroad on-track equipment or mass transportation vehicle was carrying high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or specified hazardous material.

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Timeline

1. 6 April 2004

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S3794-3795)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 April 2004

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 6 April 2004 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 April 2004

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 April 2004

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 6 April 2004

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Sponsors

• Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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