S. 629 · 109th Congress
Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005
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Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to rewrite provisions prohibiting acts of destruction and violence against trains, railroad equipment and structures, and the mass transportation system to: (1) correspond with current prohibitions against acts of violence against the mass transportation…
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Apr 25, 2005
Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to rewrite provisions prohibiting acts of destruction and violence against trains, railroad equipment and structures, and the mass transportation system to: (1) correspond with current prohibitions against acts of violence against the mass transportation system; (2) apply such provisions to acts committed knowingly (currently, willfully); (3) cover such acts against passenger vessels; and (4) add as an aggravated offense the commission of such prohibited act under circumstances in which the railroad on-track equipment, passenger vessel, or mass transportation vehicle was carrying high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or specified hazardous material.
Provides for the death penalty where the offense results in the death of any person.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005
Latest action (Apr 25, 2005): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 92.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 15, 2005
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.