U.S. Congress - S.629 Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005
S.629 - Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005
A bill to amend chapter 97 of title 18, United States Code, relating to protecting against attacks on railroads and other mass transportation systems. view all titles (3)
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- Short: Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005 as introduced.
- Short: Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005 as reported to senate.
- Official: A bill to amend chapter 97 of title 18, United States Code, relating to protecting against attacks on railroads and other mass transportation systems. as introduced.
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4/25/2005--Reported to Senate, amended. (There is 1 other summary)Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to rewrite provisions prohibiting acts of destruction and violence against trains, railroad equipment and structures, and thOfficial Summary
4/25/2005--Reported to Senate, amended. (There is 1 other summary)
Railroad Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to rewrite provisions prohibiting acts of destruction and violence against trains, railroad equipment and structures, and the mass transportation system to:
(1) correspond with current prohibitions against acts of violence against the mass transportation system;
(2) apply such provisions to acts committed knowingly (currently, willfully);
(3) cover such acts against passenger vessels; and
(4) add as an aggravated offense the commission of such prohibited act under circumstances in which the railroad on-track equipment, passenger vessel, or mass transportation vehicle was carrying high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or specified hazardous material. Provides for the death penalty where the offense results in the death of any person.
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