Senate Committee Advances Bipartisan Casey, Fetterman Legislation to Prevent Future Train Derailment Disasters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted out the bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023, sponsored by U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA). The bill now heads to the full Senate for consideration. This landmark legislation would prevent future train derailments by taking key steps to improve rail safety procedures and protocols and increasing fines for wrongdoing committed by rail
May 10, 2023
