Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008

Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Long title	An Act to amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 110th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 110–432 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large	122 Stat. 4848
Codification
Titles amended	49 U.S.C.
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 2095 by Jim Oberstar (D–MN) on May 1, 2007; Committee consideration by House Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Passed the House on October 17, 2007 (377-38); Passed the Senate on August 1, 2008 (unan. consent) with amendment; House agreed to Senate amendment on September 24, 2008 (H.Res. 1492) with further amendment; Senate agreed to House amendment on October 1, 2008 (74-24); Signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 16, 2008;

The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 is a United States federal law, enacted by Congress to improve railroad safety. Among its provisions, the most notable was the mandate requiring positive train control (PTC) technology to be installed on most of the US railroad network by 2015. This was spurred by the 2008 Chatsworth train collision the month prior to passage of the act. After two delays, the technology was operational on all required railroads by the end of 2020.

^ Roll call vote 980, via Clerk.House.gov
^ H.Res.1492 - Providing for agreement by the House of Representatives to the Senate amendment to the bill, H.R. 2095, with an amendment (110th Congress)
^ Roll call vote 210, via Senate.gov

[1] Roll call vote 980, via Clerk.House.gov

[2] H.Res.1492 - Providing for agreement by the House of Representatives to the Senate amendment to the bill, H.R. 2095, with an amendment (110th Congress)

[3] Roll call vote 210, via Senate.gov

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