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S. 629 (109th)

Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

15 March 2005

Last action

25 April 2005 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 92.

Sponsors

Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY]

Subjects

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Source updated

10 August 2026

Summary

Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005 - 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); (3) specifically cover such acts against passenger vessels; and (4) add as an aggravated offense the commission of such prohibited act under circumstances in which the railroad on-track equipment, passenger vessel, or mass transportation vehicle was carrying high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or specified hazardous material.

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Timeline

  1. 15 March 2005

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 March 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 April 2005

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  4. 25 April 2005

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 92.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 25 April 2005

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with amendments. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  6. 25 April 2005

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with amendments. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

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Reported to Senate (text)

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  • Reported to Senate (text)

    Reported to Senate · EN · 25 April 2005

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  • Reported to Senate (PDF)

    Reported to Senate · EN · 25 April 2005

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  • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 25 April 2005

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 March 2005

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