To enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7748 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7748 To enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 2, 2026 Mr. Deluzio (for himself, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. Rulli) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Railway Safety Act of 2026''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I--RAIL SAFETY Sec. 101. Definitions. Sec. 102. Safety requirements for high-hazard trains. Sec. 103. Ensuring the safety of long trains. Sec. 104. Blocked highway-rail grade crossings. Sec. 105. Inspections. Sec. 106. Emergency brake signals. Sec. 107. Defect detection systems. Sec. 108. Safe Freight Act of 2026. Sec. 109. Increased penalties for violations of rail safety regulations. Sec. 110. Safer tank cars. Sec. 111. Rail safety infrastructure research and development grants. Sec. 112. Authorization of appropriations for tank car research and development. Sec. 113. Federal Railroad Administration safety culture. Sec. 114. GAO report on roadway worker protections. S