H.R. 1674 · 118th Congress

Railway Safety Act of 2023

Introduced on Mar 21, 2023 by Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17). 17 cosponsors, 9 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 22, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 21, 2023
Cosponsors
17
9 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Accidents
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Appropriations
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Department of Transportation
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Infrastructure development
  • Railroads
  • Research and development
  • State and local government operations
  • Transportation programs funding
  • Transportation safety and security
  • User charges and fees

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Christopher R. DeluzioD-PA-17Sponsor

Democrats · 8

Republicans · 9

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 21, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 21, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 21, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
  4. Mar 21, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
  5. Mar 22, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION18 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  2. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY10 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY$439.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. CSX CORPORATION10 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  4. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS10 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  5. Solvay Chemicals Inc.10 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  6. ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS9 reports
    $3.7M reported (all issues)
  7. GENESEE & WYOMING INC.9 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  8. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL7 reports
    $28.4M reported (all issues)
  9. SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY6 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  10. AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO5 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  11. Association of America Railroads5 reports
    $112.5K reported (all issues)
  12. CELANESE CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  13. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS5 reports
    $826.4K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS$5,280 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. Int'l Ass'n of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail & Transp. Workers, Transp. Div.5 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  15. LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY5 reports
    $8.3M reported (all issues)
  16. NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $910K reported (all issues)
  17. OLIN CORPORATION5 reports
    $760K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: OLIN WINCHESTER LLC$6.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  18. TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO5 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  19. TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC.5 reports
    $390K reported (all issues)
  20. UNION PACIFIC CORP.5 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  21. Ambipar Response Training Center4 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  22. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS4 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)
  23. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS4 reports
  24. ARKEMA INC3 reports
    $570K reported (all issues)
  25. BASF CORPORATION3 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  26. ARKEMA INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES (fka ARKEMA INC.)2 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)
  27. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.2 reports
    $42.5M reported (all issues)
  28. City of Banning, CA2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  29. Shell USA, Inc. (fka Shell Oil Company)2 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)
  30. AFL-CIO1 report
    $720K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  31. Alabama State Port Authority1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  32. City of Lakewood1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.