H.R. 1789: Tank Car Safety and Security Act of 2015
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H.R. 1789: Tank Car Safety and Security Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-14 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Tank Car Safety and Security Act of 2015
Plain summary
Tank Car Safety and Security Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to revise federal regulations regarding DOT-111 tank cars used to move flammable liquids to: (1) improve tank car design standards for new cars to include an outer steel jacket around it and thermal protection, full-height head shields, and high-flow capacity pressure relief valves; and (2) require additional safety upgrades to tank cars built after October 2011 by including installation of such valves and design modifications to prevent bottom outlets from opening in case of accident. Directs the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to issue regulations to require that all rail safety coordinators ensure that no tank car containing crude oil is left unattended during any period that it is being transferred between railroad carriers or between a railroad carrier and a shipper. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a plan to phase out older-model DOT-111 tank cars that are not retrofitted to meet the new federal requirements.
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Tank Car Safety and Security Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · 8 cosponsors
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Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Betty McCollum (D-MN)
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1789.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr1789 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114