Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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12 cosponsors · 1 D, 11 R

2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

The bill extends from December 31, 2015, to December 31, 2020, the deadline for submission to the Department of Transportation (DOT) by each Class I railroad carrier and each entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation of a plan for implementing a positive train control (PTC) system on certain of its tracks.

What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Sep 22, 2016

Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act

(Sec. 2) This bill revises the railroad safety risk reduction program.

(Sec. 3) DOT may extend the implementation deadline, upon application, in one-year increments, if specified circumstances exist.

(Sec. 4) The bill directs DOT to revise federal regulations requiring a Class II or III railroad (including a tourist or excursion railroad) to extend by five years the deadlines for equipping its locomotives with an onboard PTC system to operate in PTC territory and applicable reporting requirements.

(Sec. 5) The bill requires Class I railroad carriers and each entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation to submit annual progress reports to DOT on the status of plans to implement a PTC system.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act

Latest action (Sep 22, 2016): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 641.

Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 4, 2015

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

No recorded floor vote found.