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S.546Signed into Law118th Congress
Railway Safety Act of 2023
The president signed it. It is now a real law.
Strengthens rail safety regulations in response to the East Palestine, Ohio derailment including requirements for two-person train crews and enhanced inspections.
Introduced: February 22, 2023Last Action: December 29, 2023
Vote Tally
67% Yea25% Nay
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Yea
24
Nay
3
Abstain
5
Not Voting
By Party
Democratic
30Y / 12N(67%)
Republican
33Y / 12N(66%)
Independent
2Y / 0N(100%)
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Lisa Murkowski
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John Barrasso
WY
Mark Kelly
AZ
Deb Fischer
NE
Bernie Sanders
VT
Maria Cantwell
WA
Jim Banks
IN
James Lankford
OK
Bill Hagerty
TN
Adam Schiff
CA
Chris Coons
DE
Tina Smith
MN
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
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Marsha Blackburn
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Steve Daines
MT
Jon Ossoff
GA
Raphael Warnock
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Ron Wyden
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Chris Van Hollen
MD
John Thune
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Todd Young
IN
Richard Blumenthal
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Jacky Rosen
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Bill Cassidy
LA
Brian Schatz
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PA
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MS
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
Elissa Slotkin
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Sheldon Whitehouse
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Dick Durbin
IL
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Angus King
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IL
Ron Johnson
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Dave McCormick
PA
Mike Crapo
ID
Joni Ernst
IA
Cynthia Lummis
WY
Rand Paul
KY
Tim Scott
SC
Gary Peters
MI
Chuck Schumer
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CO
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Chris Murphy
CT
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KS
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NH
Alex Padilla
CA
Ted Budd
NC
Susan Collins
ME
Peter Welch
VT
Jim Risch
ID
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
Nay24
Thom Tillis
NC
Tom Cotton
AR
Tim Kaine
VA
Mazie Hirono
HI
Kevin Cramer
ND
Tommy Tuberville
AL
Patty Murray
WA
Martin Heinrich
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Jon Husted
OH
Mark Warner
VA
Ruben Gallego
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Mitch McConnell
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Catherine Cortez Masto
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Andy Kim
NJ
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NH
Mike Lee
UT
John Curtis
UT
Ed Markey
MA
Rick Scott
FL
Jack Reed
RI
Josh Hawley
MO
Lindsey Graham
SC
Elizabeth Warren
MA
Markwayne Mullin
OK
