A bill to enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3903 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3903 To enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 24, 2026 Mr. Husted (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Schmitt, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Moreno, and Mr. Fetterman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ 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. Sec. 115. Federal Railroad Administration safety workforce management. Sec. 116. Office of Personnel Management review of safety inspector and specialist class