Congressman Chris Deluzio, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2026 - Beaver County Radio

Senator Fetterman, Rep. Deluzio Supporting Bipartisan Rail Safety Bills

Senator John Fetterman and Congressman Chris Deluzio, both from Pennsylvania, are supporting bipartisan measures aimed at increasing safety guidelines for rail operators that are hauling hazardous materials.  Fetterman is a co-sponsor of the Railway Safety Act of 2026 in the U.S. Senate, and Deluzio introduced an identical version of the bill in the House this week.  The legislation would require more safety detectors to be placed along rail lin…

Deluzio, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) joined fellow U.S. House members Congressmen Nick LaLota (R-NY-01), Michael Rulli (R-OH-06), and John Garamendi (D-CA-08) to introduce the Railway Safety Act of 2026. Following the disastrous Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, this bill would make freight rail safer by strengthening hazardous materials oversight, emergency response support, and rail safety standard…

Congressman Chris Deluzio, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2026 - Beaver County Radio

(File Photo of Congressman Chris Deluzio) Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Washington, D.C.) According to a release in Washington D.C. today from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office, Deluzio (PA-17) joined fellow U.S. House members Congressmen Nick LaLota (R-NY-01), Michael Rulli (R-OH-06), and John Garamendi (D-CA-08) to introduce the Railway Safety Act of 2026. This bill would make freight rail safer by strengthening hazardous materials …

BLET hails introduction of Railway Safety Act of 2026 in U.S. House of Representatives | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

On March 2, Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), along with co-leads Nick LaLota (R-NY), Michael Rulli (R-OH), John Garamendi (D-CA), introduced a companion bill to the Railway Safety Act of 2026 in the U.S. House Representatives. It matches the Senate measure that was introduced by Senators Jon Husted (R-OH) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) on February 24. This legislation is designed to bring much needed safety reforms to the rail industry to better protect ra…