S. 576 · 118th Congress

Railway Safety Act of 2023

Introduced on Mar 1, 2023 by Sherrod Brown (D-OH). 11 cosponsors, 6 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 13, 2023): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 284.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Mar 1, 2023
Cosponsors
11
6 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

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

Official title

A bill 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.

Sherrod BrownD-OHSponsor

Democrats · 5

Republicans · 6

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 1, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 1, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. Mar 16, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
  4. May 10, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  5. Dec 13, 2023Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Dec 13, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  7. Dec 13, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 284.

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 COMPANY15 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY$439.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. Southern California Regional Rail Authority11 reports
    $330K reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL10 reports
    $28.4M reported (all issues)
  5. ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS10 reports
    $4.9M reported (all issues)
  6. American Public Transportation Association10 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  7. CSX CORPORATION10 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  8. Solvay Chemicals Inc.10 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  9. GENESEE & WYOMING INC.9 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  10. CELANESE CORPORATION7 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  11. ENVIRI f/k/a HARSCO CORPORATION7 reports
    $860K reported (all issues)
  12. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS7 reports
    $5M reported (all issues)
  13. Galveston Wharves6 reports
    $162K reported (all issues)
  14. SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY6 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  15. UNION PACIFIC CORP.6 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  16. AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $910K reported (all issues)
  17. AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO5 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  18. AMERICAN SHORT LINE AND REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $736K reported (all issues)
  19. Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (d/b/a Airlines for America)5 reports
    $7M reported (all issues)
  20. American Society of Civil Engineers5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS$360.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  21. Association of America Railroads5 reports
    $112.5K reported (all issues)
  22. Bath & Body Works, Inc.5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  23. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division, IBT5 reports
  24. CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY5 reports
  25. CF INDUSTRIES, INC.5 reports
    $990K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN LLC$13.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  26. Commuter Rail Coalition5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  27. Fiber Optic Sensing Association5 reports
  28. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS5 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS, INC.$187.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  29. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS5 reports
    $826.4K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS$5,280 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  30. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS5 reports
  31. Int'l Ass'n of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail & Transp. Workers, Transp. Div.5 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  32. Iowa Interstate Railroad, LTD5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  33. KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS KOCH COMPANIES PUBLIC SECTOR, LL5 reports
    $10.5M reported (all issues)
  34. Knorr Brake Company, LLC5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  35. LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY5 reports
    $8.3M reported (all issues)
  36. NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $910K reported (all issues)
  37. National Grain and Feed Association5 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  38. National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  39. National Volunteer Fire Council5 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL, INC.$60K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  40. New York Air Brake, LLC5 reports
    $150K 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.