United States · Bill · S
S. 2478 (113th)
Short Line Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2014
Introduced
17 June 2014
Last action
17 June 2014 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Susan Collins, Patty Murray
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Short Line Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to award grants to private or nonprofit organizations involved in, or affiliated with, transportation by regional (Class II) railroads and shortline (Class III) railroads for research, development, evaluation, and training efforts to enhance rail safety practices and safety culture.
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Timeline
17 June 2014
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
17 June 2014
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3721-3722)
Source: IntroReferral
17 June 2014
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 17 June 2014 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 June 2014
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 June 2014
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 17 June 2014
Sponsors
- Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
- Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2478
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/2478
- us · 113-s-2478 · source updated 12 August 2025