Earlier this week (after my hearing schedule blog post) the
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee scheduled a markup hearing
for a number of bills tomorrow. Of potential interest to readers of this blog
is the markup of S 546,
the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety
Evaluation (RESPONSE) Act of 2015. This bill, passed in the Senate on May 9th
under the Senate’s unanimous consent process. The bill is virtually identical
to HR
1043 that has yet to be acted upon by any of the five subcommittees of the
Transportation Committee to which it has been assigned for consideration.
There is one amendment currently published for consideration
in tomorrow’s hearing. The amendment contains a number of minor wording and
procedural changes that do not substantially affect the purpose of the bill,
establishing a subcommittee of the existing National
Advisory Council to look at topics related to improving emergency responder
training and resource allocation for hazardous materials incidents involving
railroads.
This bill will almost certainly be passed on a voice vote in
tomorrow’s hearing.
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