House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-432
Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008
Became law on Oct 16, 2008.
Sponsor: Rep. James Oberstar D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 1, 2007
- Committee actionJun 14, 2007
- Passed HouseOct 17, 2007 · 377–38
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2008 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesOct 1, 2008
- To the PresidentOct 6, 2008
- Became lawOct 16, 2008
Latest action: Oct 16, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-432.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2095.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2095, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007” on July 3, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 14, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 3, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18807
- CBO publication date
- July 3, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2095, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/2095
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9e4048801508496485944c1edffaf9e295314c6d1f1b9800c8aa8f4ecd9b0788
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2095, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007” on July 3, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 14, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 3, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18807
- CBO publication date
- July 3, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2095, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/2095
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9e4048801508496485944c1edffaf9e295314c6d1f1b9800c8aa8f4ecd9b0788
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 110-336 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on September 19, 2007.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 19, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/336
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2095, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/2095
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9e4048801508496485944c1edffaf9e295314c6d1f1b9800c8aa8f4ecd9b0788
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2095, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
94 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 85 Democrats
9 of 94 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Christopher Carney (D-PA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX) and 64 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Oberstar.
- H.R. 3311 (110th) To authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota…
- H.R. 1195 (110th) SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008
- H.R. 1495 (110th) Water Resources Development Act of 2007
- H.R. 3986 (110th) John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2008
- H.R. 802 (110th) Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2008
- H.R. 4343 (110th) Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.