H.R.233: Safe Freight Act of 2017

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120 (104 Democrats, 16 Republicans)

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Safe Freight Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the operation of a freight train or light locomotive engine used in the movement of freight unless it has a crew of at least two individuals, one of whom is certified by the Federal Railroad Administration as a locomotive operator and the other as a train conductor.

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Date Description
Jan. 4, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jan. 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan. 3, 2017

Introduced in the House by Don Young (R-Alaska)

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