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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Responsible Railroads Act of 2004

H.R. 4802Introduced Jul 9, 2004Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. Martin Meehan D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 12, 2004 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.

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

17 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 15 Democrats

2 of 17 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Tim Holden (D-PA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), James McGovern (D-MA), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Max Sandlin (D-TX), Mark Udall (D-CO), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Curt Weldon (R-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Martin Meehan.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-5 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.