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H.R. 3040: Safe Freight Act

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H.R. 3040: Safe Freight Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-08-02 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-08-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · 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, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. 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

Safe Freight Act

Plain summary

Safe Freight Act - Prohibits the operation of a freight train or light locomotive engine used in the movement of freight unless it has a crew of at least two individuals, one of whom is certified by the Federal Railroad Administration as a locomotive operator and the other as a train conductor.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Safe Freight Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · 82 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), William R. Keating (D-MA), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Bill Foster (D-IL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Dina Titus (D-NV), Diana DeGette (D-CO) and 22 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3040 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113