There were 48 bills introduced in the House on Friday (the
Senate was not in session). Of those only two may be of specific interest to
readers of this blog:
HR
2353 To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor
carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust
Fund, and for other purposes. Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]
HR 2379
To prohibit the transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail. Rep.
Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
A copy of the text of HR 2353 [typo on bill # corrected 5-18-15 0900 CDT] is already available. In
addition to extending the current spending authorization for transportation
related programs funded by the Highway Trust fund through July 31st,
it would also extend the funding for various hazardous material training and
response programs for the same period. This bill will be considered by the
House Rules Committee on Monday and the full House on Tuesday.
It looks HR 2379 will be another bill that would attempt to
reduce the risk of fires and explosions from crude oil train derailments by
limiting the volatility of that crude.
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