Rail Transit Security and Safety Act of 2005
Latest action · Mar 17, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.
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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rail Transit Security and Safety Act of 2005 - Directs the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security (Under Secretary) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to complete a vulnerability assessment of freight and passenger rail transportation. Requires the Under Secretary, based on the assessment, to develop specific prioritized recommendations for improving rail security.
Directs the Under Secretary to establish the position of Federal Rail Security Manager to: (1) serve as regional coordinator of the Under Secretary's response to terrorist incidents and threats to rail assets; and (2) coordinate efforts related to rail security with State and local law enforcement.
Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the rail passenger transportation security programs in Japan, member nations of the European Union (EU), and other foreign countries in order to identify effective rail transportation security measures.
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to Amtrak for certain fire and life-safety improvements and infrastructure upgrades to tunnels on the Northeast Corridor.
Directs the DHS Secretary to award grants directly to public transportation agencies for allowable capital and operational security improvements.
Establishes a research and development (R&D) program to improve freight and intercity passenger rail security.
Sets forth certain whistleblower protections for rail employees or other persons who have provided information or otherwise assisted in any investigation regarding certain conduct, or who have refused to violate or assist in the violation of any regulation related to public transportation security.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 3, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Mar 3, 2005 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred Mar 17, 2005 | |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee | Referred Mar 17, 2005 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 3, 2005 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2005 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2005 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
- Mar 17, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.
- Mar 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
- Mar 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
- Mar 3, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2005Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the security and safety of rail and rail transit transportation systems, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rail Transit Security and Safety Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative remedies
- Animals
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Biological warfare
- Bridges
- Chemical warfare
- Chemicals
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost accounting
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Damages
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Labor
- Disciplining of employees
- Discrimination in employment
- Dismissal of employees
- District of Columbia
- Dogs
- Drainage
- East Asia
- Economic impact statements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic surveillance
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency Management
- Employee training
- Environmental Protection
- Equipment and supplies
- Europe
- European Union
- Evacuation of civilians
- Executive reorganization
- Explosives
- Federal aid to research
- Federal aid to transportation
- Federal officials
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Financial planning
- Fire prevention
- Geographic information systems
- Government corporations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Grievance procedures
- Hours of labor
- Infrastructure
- International Affairs
- Japan
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Legal fees
- Lighting
- Maryland
- Mass rapid transit
- Massachusetts
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
- New York City
- Nuclear terrorism
- Public service advertising
- Railroad employees
- Railroad engineering
- Railroad finance
- Railroad freight operations
- Railroad passenger traffic
- Railroad safety
- Railroad terminals
- Railroads
- Research and development
- Research grants
- Risk
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Security measures
- Technological innovations
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation of hazardous substances
- Transportation planning
- Transportation research
- Transportation workers
- Tunnels
- Wage restitution
- Wages
- Water Resources Development
- Whistle blowing
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2005Introduced in House
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