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Bill109th CongressFiled Mar 15, 2005Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 629

Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005

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What it doesSummary reported to senate with amendment(s) (Apr 25, 2005)

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) 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.

Provides for the death penalty where the offense results in the death of any person.

What just happenedApr 25, 2005

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 92.

Who’s behind it

Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL](R-AL)Sponsor
7 cosponsors1 D6 R
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  1. Apr 25, 2005Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 92.

  2. Apr 25, 2005Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with amendments. Without written report.

    Judiciary Committee
  3. Apr 25, 2005Committee14000

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with amendments. Without written report.

    Judiciary Committee
  4. Apr 21, 2005Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

    Judiciary Committee
  5. Mar 15, 2005IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  6. Mar 15, 2005IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Reported to Senate with amendment(s)Apr 25, 200501

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) 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.

Provides for the death penalty where the offense results in the death of any person.

Introduced in SenateMar 15, 200500

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.