The following bills of interest saw action this week in the House and Senate--

Senate

Shipping Oil By Rail: Senate Resolution 247 (Rafferty-R- Montgomery) urging U.S. DOT to work with tank car manufacturers, crude oil shippers and the rail industry to adopt higher pool fire survivability standards and to train emergency first responders (sponsor summary) was reported from the Senate Transportation Committee and is now on the Senate Calendar for action.

1/25/2016