H.R.2095 - Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 Sponsor: James Oberstar / 110th Congress

Vote Date:

October 02, 2008

Date	Location	Motion	Result	Yes	No
October 17, 2007	House	On Passage - House -…	Pass	377	38
October 17, 2007	House	On Motion to Recommit with…	Fail	198	222
August 01, 2008	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment…	Pass	100	0
September 29, 2008	Senate	Motion to Invoke Cloture on…	Pass	69	17
October 02, 2008	Senate	Motion to Concur in the…	Pass	74	24

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Motion:

Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. To the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095

Location:

Senate

Result:

Pass

74 Yes Votes
24 No Votes
2 Not Voting

Showing contributions: Jan 2001-Oct 2008 Senate

Interests who did want this bill to become law (such as Chemicals and Labor Unions) gave an average of:

$73,545 to each legislator voting Yes
$54,331 to each legislator voting No

Contribution data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org)

Comments

Railroad Safety by Danielle Fitts, Aug 11, 2008 (9:05pm)

This bill was originally intended to guarantee rail workers 10 consecutive hours of rest per day. However, Republicans and the railroad industry complained that this would create scheduling conflicts and other unintended consequences. The result was a compromise in the form of a flurry of amendments. One of the amendments allows for limbo time, on-duty hours in which workers are transported to a location where they officially complete their shifts, to be counted against the hours-of-service limits. While most of the rail unions support this bill, it is important to keep a wary eye on the amendments that are creeping in.

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