House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to require occupied cabooses on the rear of all trains over 2,000 feet in length that contain certain hazardous materials.
Sponsor: Rep. Gerry Sikorski D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 28, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 8, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 7 Democrats
1 of 8 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Tony Hall (D-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Major Owens (D-NY), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), James Traficant (D-OH), Bruce Vento (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gerry Sikorski.
- H.R. 4939 (100th) Lead Contamination Control Act of 1988
- H.R. 4712 (100th) A bill to reauthorize the Office of Government Ethics, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 612 (100th) A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to establish more realistic rules for determining the eligibility of…
- H.R. 2666 (100th) Acid Deposition Control Act of 1987
- H.J.Res. 546 (100th) A joint resolution designating April 1989 as "National Outdoor Power Equipment Safety Month".
- H.R. 2157 (100th) Higher Education Amendments of 1987
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.