H.R.5762: Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2016

About This Bill

  • Introduced July 13, 2016
  • Latest Major Action July 14, 2016

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Bill Summary

Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish, within the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, a separate Hazardous Liquids Rail Spill Liability Account to support actions related to preventing and responding to discharges of oil or hazardous substances that result from rail shipments; (2) impose a fee on hazardous flammable liquids transported by rail; and (3)...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
July 14, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
July 13, 2016
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
July 13, 2016
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
July 13, 2016
Referred to House Ways and Means
July 13, 2016
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
July 13, 2016

Introduced in the House by Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.)

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