US Congress House Bill 4370 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on December 16 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-12-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials Act of 2009 - Requires railroad carriers engaged in the transportation of hazardous materials (hazmats) to submit to the Secretary of Transportation, and update annually, a plan for providing at least 48 hours notification to requesting local emergency responders before transporting hazmats through their jurisdictions. Directs the Secretary to require carriers to demonstrate periodically that the plan's procedures are adequate to give appropriate notice to such responders.

Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials Act of 2009

Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]

Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-12-17		Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2009-12-17		Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2009-12-16		Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4370/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4370/BILLS-111hr4370ih.pdf