IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 666 
Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 20 through 
September 26, 2021, as ‘‘Rail Safety Week’’ in the United States, and 
supporting the goals and ideals of Rail Safety Week to reduce rail- 
related accidents, fatalities, and injuries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 
Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. CARSON, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 
SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. RODNEY 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BOST, Mr. COHEN, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. 
GIMENEZ, and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of the week of Sep-
tember 20 through September 26, 2021, as ‘‘Rail Safety 
Week’’ in the United States, and supporting the goals 
and ideals of Rail Safety Week to reduce rail-related 
accidents, fatalities, and injuries. 
Whereas the first Rail Safety Week was held from September 
24 through September 30, 2017, by the national edu-
cation safety nonprofit Operation Lifesaver, the Depart-
ment of Transportation, and other organizations; 
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Whereas Rail Safety Week was launched to raise awareness 
about the need for increased education on how to be safe 
around highway-rail grade crossings and railroad tracks 
and to highlight efforts to further reduce collisions, inju-
ries, and fatalities; 
Whereas highway-rail grade crossing and trespassing acci-
dents constituted approximately 96 percent of all rail-re-
lated fatalities during 2020; 
Whereas, since 2005— 
(1) the number of public highway-rail grade cross-
ings has decreased by 9.8 percent; and 
(2) the number of gates at such crossings has in-
creased by 38.1 percent; 
Whereas, in 2020, 47 percent of all highway-rail grade cross-
ing collisions and 69 percent of all fatal highway-rail 
grade crossing collisions occurred at gated highway-rail 
grade crossings; 
Whereas preliminary Federal statistics indicate that 1,901 
highway-grade crossing collisions occurred in the United 
States in 2020, resulting in 198 deaths and another 685 
individuals injured; 
Whereas many collisions between trains and motor vehicles or 
pedestrians could have been prevented by increased edu-
cation, engineering, and enforcement; 
Whereas Operation Lifesaver, the foremost public information 
and education program on rail safety, administers a pub-
lic education program about grade-crossing safety and 
trespassing prevention; 
Whereas, during Rail Safety Week, from September 20 
through 26, and throughout the year, everyone is encour-
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aged to take added caution as motorists or pedestrians 
approach tracks or trains; 
Whereas the United States, Canada, and Mexico will concur-
rently observe Rail Safety Week; and 
Whereas this important observance should lead to greater 
safety awareness and a reduction in highway-rail grade 
crossing collisions and other railroad incidents: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Rail Safety 
Week’’; 
(2) expresses strong support for— 
(A) the goals and ideals of Rail Safety 
Week; and 
(B) efforts to reduce rail-related accidents, 
fatalities, and injuries; and 
(3) encourages the people of the United 
States— 
(A) to participate in Rail Safety Week 
events and activities; and 
(B) to educate themselves and others on 
how to be safe around railroad tracks. 
Æ 
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