S 629 · 109th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-03-15· Sponsored by Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 92.(2005-04-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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) specifically 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.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 629, Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005

May 2, 2005

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 25, 2005</p>

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S. 629, Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005

May 2, 2005

Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 25, 2005

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (7)

1 Democrat6 Republicans