Active Legislation

Federal Legislation

     BLET National Legislative Office New web site for BLE-T National Legislative Office - 2/11/2007

110th Congress

S.184 the Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act of 2007 (STARS Act). Support

S.184 Rail Security Act of 2007.pdf

S.294 A bill to reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes. Passed in Senate and sent to House 10/31/2007.

Rail Security Act of 2007 - STARS Act summery.pdf

BLET News Flash on the STARS Act.

H.R. 534  Rail Transit Security and Safety Act of 2007

HR-800 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 Support  Scheduled for vote in the House on Thursday, March 1, 2007

HR-2095 - Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007,Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2007 Strongly Support!!!

     Passed in House 10/17/2007 sent to Senate 10/18/2007

HR-1401 - Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 (Referred to Senate Committee after being Received from House)  6/21/2007

S-1438 - Companion Bill to HR-2095 introduced by Senator Charles E. Schumer D-N.Y.

HR 2095 Needs our support now!!!!! Click here for details!!!!! 5/10/2007

HR 2125 - Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act of 2007 6/21/2007 BLET does not support or oppose this bill as of now - still being reviewed.

HR 2701 - Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007 6/21/2007

HR 3045 -  Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2008

    Passed in House & Senate - Vetoed by President Bush on 11/13/2007 - Failed 2/3 Majority vote to override veto on 11/15/2007

HR 3074 - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008

    7/24/2007 Passed in House - 9/12/2007 Passed in Senate with amendment - 11/14/2007 House agreed to amendment and passed

The Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 - Passed into law - Click here for .pdf document.

109th Congress

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H.R. 5483 - Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act - Signed into law - 1/12/2007

State Legislation

95th General Assembly:

Bill Status of HB5159  95th General Assembly - Railroad Police Misconduct

94th General Assembly:

Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB2865 Asks for Cameras to monitor automobile traffic at crossings. - Enacted into law Public Act 094-0771

Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2243 Concerns Railroad Police Passed into law - Public Act 094-0846

Illinois General Assemble - Bill Status for HB4344 Asks for passage of the Mid-West High Speed Rail Compact. Enacted into law as Public Act 094-1077

Illinois General Assemble - Bill Status for HB5220 - Addresses IDOT owning "Rolling Stock" Passed into law - Public Act 094-0807

95th General Assembly:

Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB1738 - Local Community Rail Security Act of 2007

*Note-This is by no means a complete list of active legislation.  To look up active legislation for any bill that you are interested in go to the following web sites:

    THOMAS -- U.S. Congress on the Internet for Federal legislation.

    State of Illinois - Government Section for State of Illinois legislation - Use this site to look up Public Acts and Statutes.

        Illinois Compiled Statutes - Chapter 610 - Railroads

Search and Download U.S. Code from the United States House of Representatives Site below:

     Office of the Law Revision Counsel

View Public Laws on the Library of Congress web site - click here

*Note-Most of the laws that pertain to Railroads can be found under Title 45 and Title 49.

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     Senator Richard J. Durbin

     Senator Barack Obama

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