House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Rail Safety Improvement Act of 1987
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 10, 1987
- Committee actionDec 15, 1987
- Passed HouseDec 18, 1987 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 23, 1988 — Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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
16 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 10 Democrats
5 of 16 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.
Jim Bates (D-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), H. Callahan (R-AL), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), James Cooper (D-TN), John Dingell (D-MI), James Florio (D-NJ), Norman Lent (R-NY), Dan Schaefer (R-CO), Gerry Sikorski (D-MN), James Slattery (D-KS), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Thomas Tauke (R-IA), W. Tauzin (R-LA), Doug Walgren (D-PA), Robert Whittaker (R-KS).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Luken.
- H.R. 3515 (100th) Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988
- H.R. 5442 (100th) Asbestos Information Act of 1988
- H.R. 2837 (100th) A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to assist States in responding to the threat to human health posed by exposure to radon.
- H.R. 2897 (100th) Federal Trade Commission Act Amendments of 1987
- H.R. 4101 (100th) Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 1988
- H.R. 2167 (100th) Railroad Unemployment Insurance and Retirement Improvement Act 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.