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H.R. 844: To require a plan approved by the Surface Transportation Board for the long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks.

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H.R. 844: To require a plan approved by the Surface Transportation Board for the long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-10 · 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 2015-02-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-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.
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Official title

To require a plan approved by the Surface Transportation Board for the long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks.

Plain summary

Requires a rail carrier to have a storage plan, meeting specified requirements and approved by the Surface Transportation Board, for any of its rail cars that it stores for three or more years, and continues to store, on tracks (except rail yard or storage yard tracks) that pass through a commercial- or residential-zoned area that were designed or previously used for through transportation of trains.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To require a plan approved by the Surface Transportation Board for the long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr844 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114