Safe Rails Act of 2002
Latest action · Aug 1, 2002 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 540.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 20, 2001
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a Rail Security Fund account in the Treasury from which the Secretary of Transportation may make grants of up to $100 million annually to freight railroads, hazardous materials shippers, or owners of tank cars used in the transportation of hazardous materials, for full or partial reimbursement of costs incurred on or after September 11, 2001, in the conduct of specified activities to prevent or respond to acts of terrorism, sabotage, or other security threats. Permits grants to railroads of more than $100 million annually if as a result of the security risk assessment the Secretary determines that critical rail transportation security needs require reimbursement to any eligible entity in such amounts. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2003 and 2004.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Dec 20, 2001Markup Apr 18, 2002Reported Aug 1, 2002 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2002Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Hollings with amendments. With written report No. 107-232.
- Aug 1, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 540.
- Apr 18, 2002Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Dec 20, 2001Introduced in Senate
- Dec 20, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13960-13961)
- Dec 20, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13960 | John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV | Dec 20, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 13, 2002S. 1871, Safe Rails Act of 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 18, 2002</p>
- May 13, 2002S. 1871, Safe Rails Act of 2002Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 18, 2002
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-82 | THE EFFECT OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF ENRON ON THE FUNCTIONING OF ENERGY MARKETS154 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Feb 13, 2002 |
| S. Hrg. 107-521 | EFFECTS OF SUBTITLE B OF S. 1766 TO THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT97 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Feb 6, 2002 |
| Serial No. 107-81 | THE ELECTRIC SUPPLY AND TRANSMISSION ACT OF 2001221 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Dec 12, 2001–Dec 13, 2001 |
| S. Hrg. 107-279 | THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2001--S. 20692 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Mar 29, 2001 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a rail transportation security risk assessment, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safe Rails Act of 2001
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Safe Rails Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Auditing
- Bridges
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Destruction of property
- EBB Terrorism
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Employee training
- Environmental Protection
- Federal aid to transportation
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government trust funds
- Governmental investigations
- International Affairs
- Labor and Employment
- Navigation satellites
- Railroad employees
- Railroad freight operations
- Railroad passenger traffic
- Railroad research
- Railroad rolling stock
- Railroad safety
- Railroad yards
- Research and development
- Risk assessment
- Sabotage
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Security measures
- September 11, 2001
- Space activities
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation of hazardous substances
- Tunnels
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2002Reported to Senate
- Dec 20, 2001Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
