Urges US Congress to pass The Railway Safety Act of 2023.

Urges US Congress to pass The Railway Safety Act of 2023. Safeguards offered in S-576 The Railway Safety Act of 2023 include but are not limited to a nationwide mandate for well-trained two-person crews on all freight trains, restrictions on train length and weight, improved regulations for wayside defect detectors, speed restrictions, universalized track and rail-car maintenance standards, higher standards for tank cars carrying hazardous material, emergency response plans for communities and rail carriers, reduced or eliminated blocked crossings, and an increase in fines for rail companies that do not adhere to rail safety protocols.

Carries-over to 2024.

03/23/2023 First reading in Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.