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H.R. 4802: Responsible Railroads Act of 2004

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H.R. 4802: Responsible Railroads Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-07-09 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-07-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Responsible Railroads Act of 2004

Plain summary

Responsible Railroads Act of 2004 - Amends Federal transportation law to prohibit a rail tank car containing hazardous materials from being transported or stored on rail tracks unless information identifying the tank car, the hazardous materials within such tank car, and response guidance is immediately available through Operation Respond Institute's technology or similar technology to local first responders in each location where the tank car may be located. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide an exception to such prohibition if no data base exists through which the requirement can be met.

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Official text

Responsible Railroads Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] · 17 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4802 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108