United States · Bill · S
S. 629 (109th)
Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005
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
Discovery layer
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
15 March 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
21 April 2005
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
25 April 2005
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 92.
Source: Calendars
25 April 2005
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with amendments. Without written report.
Source: Committee
25 April 2005
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with amendments. Without written report.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 25 April 2005 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 15 March 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 25 April 2005
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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Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 March 2005
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 March 2005
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Sponsors
- Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/629
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/629
- us · 109-s-629 · source updated 10 August 2026