Topic
Railroads
1,293
bills on this subject
Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 150. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.
Bills by Congress
107th to 119th
139
bills in the 114th Congress.
Showing 61–90,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1405 | RAILS Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | March 18, 2015 |
| HR 1393 | Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | March 18, 2015 |
| HR 1314 | Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 | Became Public Law No: 114-74. | November 2, 2015 |
| HR 1308 | Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | March 5, 2015 |
| HR 1291 | Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Act of 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | March 5, 2015 |
| HR 1290 | To provide for a study by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies on the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid urban areas, and for other purposes. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | March 5, 2015 |
| HR 1043 | RESPONSE Act of 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | February 25, 2015 |
| HR 946 | Commuter Rail Passenger Safety Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | February 13, 2015 |
| HR 935 | National Freight Network Trust Fund Act of 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | February 13, 2015 |
| HR 861 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. | February 11, 2015 |
| HR 844 | To require a plan approved by the Surface Transportation Board for the long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | February 11, 2015 |
| HR 779 | Northern Virginia Metrorail Extension Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | February 6, 2015 |
| HR 749 | Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | March 9, 2015 |
| HR 721 | Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | February 4, 2015 |
| HR 705 | Rail Crossings Safety Improvement Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | February 5, 2015 |
| HR 674 | Pets on Trains Act of 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | February 4, 2015 |
| HR 652 | State Transportation and Infrastructure Financing Innovation Act (STIFIA) | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | February 3, 2015 |
| HR 612 | National Right-to-Work Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. | April 29, 2015 |
| HR 589 | Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | January 28, 2015 |
| HR 390 | Moving Obstructed Trains In-between Openings Now (MOTION) Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | January 15, 2015 |
| HR 354 | To impose a civil penalty against a railroad carrier when a shift change of train employees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade crossing. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | January 15, 2015 |
| HR 240 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 | Became Public Law No: 114-4. | March 4, 2015 |
| HR 198 | MOVE Freight Act of 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | January 8, 2015 |
| HR 22 | FAST Act | Became Public Law No: 114-94. | December 4, 2015 |
| HRES 94 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the Chinese railroad workers from 1865 to 1869, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government. | February 5, 2015 |
| HRES 10 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with existing law, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation; and for other purposes. | Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. | January 6, 2015 |
| S 3187 | Mandate Oil Spill Investigations and Emergency Rules (MOSIER) Act of 2016 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | July 13, 2016 |
| S 3044 | Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief and Reconstruction Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | June 9, 2016 |
| S 3001 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501. | May 26, 2016 |
| S 2848 | Water Resources Development Act of 2016 | Held at the desk. | September 19, 2016 |
Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.