Railroad Safety and Accountability Act

This bill would write the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee into federal law and require the head of the Federal Railroad Administration to keep it in place. The committee would advise the agency on railroad safety rules and on non-rule options, and would include at least one representative from groups such as freight and passenger railroads, Amtrak, local governments, rail passengers, railroad labor, and suppliers. The agency head would have to meet with the committee every three months, and the committee would send Congress a yearly report on its activities. The committee would not be subject to the usual automatic end date for federal advisory committees, and funding would be authorized from the Highway Trust Fund.

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Sponsors

• Emilia Strong Sykes Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors