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S. 576: Railway Safety Act of 2023

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A bill to enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Sherrod Brown

Sponsor. Senior Senator for Ohio. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Dec 13, 2023
Length: 102 pages
Introduced
Mar 1, 2023
118th Congress (2023–2025)
Status

Ordered Reported on May 10, 2023

The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on May 10, 2023.

Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.

Cosponsors

11 Cosponsors (6 Republicans, 5 Democrats)

Prognosis
82% chance of being enacted (details)
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History

Mar 1, 2023
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Mar 16, 2023
 
Considered by Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

May 10, 2023
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

If this bill has further action, the following steps may occur next:
 
Passed Senate

 
Passed House

 
Signed by the President

S. 576 is a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 576. This is the one from the 118th Congress.

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