DERAIL Act

Summary

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Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally Act or the DERAIL Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to expand the definition of a high-hazard flammable train (HHFT), thereby subjecting more trains to additional safety requirements. Specifically, DOT must expand the definition of HHFT to mean a train transporting one or...

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Introduced(1/31/25)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Deluzio

House (D) Pennsylvania – 17

Cosponsors (16)

Levin

House (D) California

Lee

House (D) Pennsylvania

Dean

House (D) Pennsylvania

Moore

House (D) Wisconsin

Pettersen

House (D) Colorado

Omar

House (D) Minnesota

Khanna

House (D) California

Schakowsky

House (D) Illinois

Lieu

House (D) California

Ryan

House (D) New York

Latest Action

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

Feb 1, 2025

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