To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish and implement a fatigue management plan, and for…

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To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish and implement a fatigue management plan, and for other purposes.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 113th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations to ensure that all controlling locomotives operated at speeds exceeding 25 miles mph, regardless of when the locomotive is placed in service for the first time, are equipped with a functioning alerter.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 6, 2014

Directs the Secretary to require all railroad carriers to establish and implement a fatigue management plan that identifies and evaluates any fatigue related railroad safety hazards on its system and to determine the degree of risk associated with each hazard.

Directs the Secretary biannually to require any railroad carrier implementing a positive train control system to report to the Secretary on the progress of the implementation.

Requires the Secretary to issue regulations to require that on-track safety programs include requiring implementation of redundant signal protection, such as shunting, for maintenance-of-way work crews who depend on a train dispatcher to provide signal protection.

Instructs the Secretary to ensure that railroad carriers provide railroad employees with predictable and defined work and rest schedules.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish and implement a fatigue management plan, and for other purposes.

Latest action (May 7, 2014): Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: May 6, 2014

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.